Karel Segers

Producer, Script Consultant and Story Analyst

Sydney, Australia

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About Karel

Karel Segers was born on June 12, 1965 in Hasselt, Flanders, Belgium. He is a producer and writer, known for Kindred (2014), Tin Can Heart (2008) and Danger Close (2016).

He wrote his first produced screenplay at age 17. Today he is a story consultant, writer and producer, with experience in film rights acquisition, development and production. Karel is a qualified teacher whose lectures have inspired students in Australia, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. His clients include award-winning filmmakers as well as three Oscar-nominees.

Karel is the founder of The Story Department and www.Logline.it! and he ranks in the world's Top 10 of most influential people for screenwriting on Twitter. He is a co-writer on Danger Close (aka Long Tan), a screenplay that attracted Kriv Stenders (Red Dog), Sam Worthington (Avatar) and Stuart Beattie (Pirates of the Caribbean).

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Danger Close (2016)
Film by Kriv Stenders (Action, Drama and War) Writer Late afternoon August 18, 1966 South Vietnam - for three and a half hours, in the pouring rain, amid the mud and shattered trees of a rubber plantation called Long Tan, Major Harry Smith and his dispersed company of 108 young and mostly inexperienced Australian and New Zealand soldiers are fighting for their lives, holding off an overwhelming enemy force of 2,500 battle hardened Viet Cong and North Vietnamese soldiers. With their ammunition running out, their casualties mounting and the enemy massing for a final assault each man begins to search for his own answer - and the strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honor, decency and courage. The Battle of Long Tan is one of the most savage and decisive engagements in ANZAC history, earning both the United States and South Vietnamese Presidential Unit Citations for gallantry along with many individual awards. But not before 18 Australians and more than 500 enemies are killed. Written by Martin Walsh
Kindred (2014)
Film (short) by Oscar Nicholson (Action, Horror and Sci-Fi) Writer A cynical young Indigenous man and his family are abducted by aliens. Leading them on a breathtaking escape, he discovers the aliens' origins, shattering his worldview forever.
Trouw met mij (2014)
Film by Kadir Balci (Comedy) Miscellaneous Crew Following a brief affair, gym teacher Jurgen decides to marry his fellow teacher Sibel. But that's not what their families expected: Jurgen's Flemish parents don't understand why their only son dumped his previous girlfriend to marry a colleague; while Sibel's Turkish brother is agitated by her impulsive decision. Jurgen and Sibel look forward to their big day. But are they marrying just each other, or are they marrying their families as well? A comedy about French fries and baklava; about marriage and trust; about Flemish modesty versus Turkish temperament. Written by Flanders Image
The Grand Design (2012)
Film (short) by Samuel Bartlett (Drama) Producer A metaphysics student must decide between sacrificing his own life or that of a stranger after living the same day twice.
Moondance (2011)
Film (short) by Rodney March (Animation, Musical, Romance and Sci-Fi) Producer An astronaut and a moon maiden fall in love, but are separated by the vacuum of space. Will they choose love or life?
The Dinner Party (2009)
Film by Scott Murden (Horror and Thriller) Producer Conflicting fates collide in this dark psychological thriller from Canberra, Australia, when an unstable woman (Lara Cox) plots an evening to remember where the invited guests of her soiree are not guaranteed to leave the table alive. Tensions mount as the true nature of the gathering becomes frighteningly clear to those at the table, and what should have been a pleasant evening all round becomes a struggle to both understand and ultimately survive the ordeal. Written by Brendan Sloane
Tin Can Heart (2008)
Film (short) by Rodney March (Animation and Sci-Fi) Producer, Writer, Composer On a deserted hot planetoid, a lonely robotic puppy tries to befriend an android visitor. His attempts at friendship are rebuffed until he is put a life and death choice. When the pup gives up his very own battery, his last hope comes from a within mysterious spherical chamber. Written by Anonymous
Puppy (2005)
Film by Kieran Galvin (Comedy, Drama, Romance and Thriller) Producer, Composer, Miscellaneous Crew Attempting suicide, sultry but down-on-her-luck swindler Liz is rescued by lonely tow truck driver Aiden. But instead of rushing her to the hospital, Liz's savior abducts her to his remote farmhouse, convinced that she is the wife who abandoned him years earlier. Cut off from civilization, kept prisoner and guarded day and night by vicious attack dogs, Liz realizes she must rely on her skills as a con artist to talk her way out of this hostage situation. In the satiric tradition of Buffalo '66, Misery, Black Snake Moan, and Secretary, comes this captivating black comedy about the ties that bind. Written by Dokument Films
Aerosol (2005)
Film (short) by Wojciech Wawrzyniak (Fantasy) Producer A Worker is making aerosol cans on a Tayloresque factory floor. The routine of his job is wrecked when an ant crawls into his machine. The game of cat and mouse, fueled by paranoia and hatred, begins and ultimately ends with the destruction of the machine that provides the Worker's livelihood. The ant, feeling guilty, tries to help reconstruct the machine. From this moment, the Worker begins to realize that there is more to being human than his life to that point has lead him to believe. Written by Karel Segers
Love Hurts (2005)
Film (short) by Jon Berengut (Fantasy) Composer When leaving a party, a boy becomes the victim of a vicious and continuous attack by a mysterious girl in a red raincoat.
Lovesong (2004)
Film (short) by Robert Lorrigan (Drama) Producer A secluded relationship crosses a boundary... at least in Alexander's mind.
Return to Port Davey (2003)
Film by James Middleton (Documentary) Producer A journey with three crayfishermen back into the wilderness where they worked for most of their lives
PVBA Elektron (1983)
Television (Comedy) Actor