MASTERCLASS

One Thursday a month, Palace puts the spotlight on a technical film trade. In partnership with film schools, the Académie André Delvaux, the Wallonia-Brussels Federation and mediarte.

In February, Christophe Hermans and Boris Tilquin will talk about documentary writing on the film MERCKX. The masterclass will be preceded by a screening of the film, and the meeting will take place in French.

Boris Tilquin is a Belgian author based in Brussels. After a degree in Philosophy at the University of Namur and a degree in Editing/Scripting at the Institut des arts de diffusion (IAD), Boris Tilquin graduated with a Master's degree in Screenwriting in 2016 and more recently with a Master's degree specializing in Cinematic Cultures and Thought. Alongside writing and directing, Boris Tilquin works as a consultant and script doctor for films and TV series. This year sees the release of DROSERA, his first short fiction film as writer-director, co-written and co-directed with Maud Carpentier. MERCKX is his first documentary, co-written and co-directed with Christophe Hermans, with whom he plans to continue collaborating on new fiction and documentary projects. 

MERCKX

Christophe Hermans, Boris Tilquin

BE, 83', 2025, VO ST FR/NL

Synopsis: From 1967 to 1975, Eddy Merckx won everything, devoured everything and left nothing to his rivals. In less than a decade, he established himself as the absolute icon of world cycling. But by dint of his triumphs, the ‘Cannibal’ ended up dividing people. How can you keep cycling when admiration gives way to hatred? This documentary traces the extraordinary career of the greatest champion of all time.