Sweet Sixteen

Exactly sixteen years ago today, Avalon came into my life, walking up to me in the streets when I came back from a film festival. Though he's no longer with me, my little movie star is still present at many film festivals in his own way.

On Friday, March 18th, his short film Avalon will be shown at the Ciné Privé short film festival in Ghent, Belgium. All the films will be presented in a church, more in particular in the Circuskerk Malem, Oudstrijderslaan 1 in Ghent.

Click here to see pictures of Avalon on the film set or read the original screenplay (which is free on KindleUnlimited).

That same evening, I will also be signing copies of the books Avalon and When Animals Attack (which features Avalon on the cover) at the Offscreen film festival in Brussels. The signing session starts at half past six and takes place in Cinema Nova, Rue d'Arenberg 3, Brussels.

I hope you will all continue to support this special kitty.

Avalon won the audience award at Sundance

Hi everyone! I just heard the good news that my short film AVALON received the audience award at the Sundance Short Film Competition. Thanks so much to everyone who voted. If you haven't seen the short film, you can watch it for free at eepurl.com/bYqgNr. Or, if you prefer, you can read the original screenplay here: http://amzn.to/1ARrqs0

Watch Avalon's latest movie

Do you want to see Avalon's latest short film Next to Her?

I am giving my readers free and exclusive access to the movie which is currently not available anywhere else.

Next to Her tells the story of an elderly man, Maurice, who visits his demented wife in the nursery home. A shared lunch is the only thing they have left, but his wife's mind drifts off to the ghost of her deceased cat Avalon whom she sees walking around in her room.

I'd love to send you the movie so you can all see it. Click here to have access.

Avalon the movie star

This past Saturday and Sunday, we shot the short film based on my story Next to Her. As you all know, Avalon has a major part in this film. He plays a ghost cat whom an elderly lady sees walking around in her hospital room, much to the dismay of her husband.

Avalon's picture graces the screen in almost every shot and his name is mentioned more than a few times. In fact, Avalon's part is so important in the script that the director, Vincenzo De Jonghe, decided the rename the film Avalon instead of Next to Her. *big smile*

Other actors include Anna-Maria de Schepper, Luc de Ruelle, and Annelies De Nil.

The short film will be part of the movie anthology Follow: Love, Life, Ghent, but will also be shown separately at festivals. The film will premiere at Film Fest Ghent in October, 2015.

Of course, you can always read the story on which the film is based on Amazon US, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, etc.

But first, let's look at some pictures of the film set.

Avalon's new star turn

Today marks the release for the short story Next To Her.

As you can all see, Avalon graces the cover. But his participation doesn't end here. In fact, Avalon plays an important part in Next To Her, and he will also be prominent in the film adaptation which is currently in the making.

In Next To Her, an 84 year-old man visits his terminally ill wife in the hospital. A daily lunch is the only thing they still share. But the woman's attention fades towards the ghost of her cat, Avalon, whom she sees walking around in her hospital room.

Here are a few places where you can get the story:

Amazon US

Amazon UK

Amazon FR

Amazon NL

Let me know what you think of the cover in the comments and on Twitter using @AvalonTheLion and/or the hashtag #NextToHer.