Vuurvonk is your partner for the research & development of documentary and television projects. Bring your own ideas or get inspired by our program proposals. By temporarily outsourcing your R&D to us as a production house, communication, or advertising agency, you can fully focus on your ongoing projects. Check out our catalog for pitch-ready programs that have already been thoroughly researched and developed.
SPARK
We help you find the missing spark (Dutch translation: Vonk) that makes your digital stories come to life.
During the research and development phase, we dive deep into exploring and defining various perspectives, characters, settings, and the overall narrative structure. This phase is crucial as it sets the foundation for an early final pitch.
Typically, a broadcaster or production company presents an idea which I then refine, either individually or in collaboration with others. This involves establishing the aesthetic and narrative focus of the project.
The entire process leads up to a pitch, a pilot recording, or even a fully realized first episode.
Extracts from Fiskepark co-developed and co-written with Filip Lenaerts for De Mensen & VRT.
CATALOGUE
Discover exciting approaches for digital stories about the people who keep the tracks and trains rolling. Explore a gripping, cinematic TV documentary series that delves into the determined lives of firefighting pilots and their staff. Get yourself entertained by four AI geeks in a humorous talk show about AI.
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About
Vuurvonk is a project developed by Joeri Vlekken, an accomplished documentary director with a proven track record of collaborations with prestigious networks such as VRT EEN, VRT CANVAS, KETNET, RTBF, and ARTE. Throughout his career, his work has been broadcasted on various platforms and tv-channels including RTS, Amazon, Apple TV+, VPRO, NOS, MUBI, and others.
VIBRATO (2024)
A heartfelt musical ode to the 40,000 people who face parkinson every day.
First Release – February 27th 2024 – VRT CANVAS
Extra run on International Parkinson Day – April 11th – 22.30 – VRT EEN +
Available on VRTMAX
Extracts from Vibrato developed and written with Phara de Aguirre for VRT Canvas
HET DORP ACHTER DE MUUR (2023)
What happens behind the walls of the Brussels prisons? This documentary series follows the lives of staff and inmates for a year as they move to a new building.
Release – October 2023 – VRTMAX – VRTCANVAS
Extracts from HET DORP ACHTER DE MUUR developed and written with Leentje Lybaert for VRT Canvas