▁Festival . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Pi eter ▁D irk x ▁first ▁studied ▁painting ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁in ▁Ant werp ▁before ▁starting ▁film ▁studies ▁at ▁Sint - L uk as ▁Br uss els . ▁His ▁first ▁short ▁in ▁film ▁school ▁was ▁‘ The ▁Ge ometry ▁of ▁Be et les ’ , ▁about ▁a ▁lon ely ▁man ▁who ▁cons iders ▁his ▁fr amed ▁insect s ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁only ▁friends . ▁ ▁For ▁his ▁gradu ation ▁project , ▁D irk x ▁made ▁‘ B ento ▁Mon og at ari ‘ . ▁It ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁Y v onne , ▁a ▁woman ▁whose ▁marriage ▁has ▁lost ▁its ▁spark . ▁She ▁tries ▁to ▁win ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁attention ▁by ▁trying ▁to ▁drag ▁him ▁into ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁Japanese ▁pop ▁culture . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁first ▁screen ed ▁at ▁‘ H et ▁G rote ▁O ng ed uld ! ’ , ▁a ▁show case ▁for ▁Belg ian ▁film ▁school ▁gradu ates , ▁where ▁it ▁won ▁the ▁C AN V AS ▁award ▁( Bel g ian ▁cultural ▁television ▁station ) ▁and ▁the ▁SC AM / S AC D ▁A udi ence ▁Award . ▁‘ B ento ▁Mon og at ari ’ ▁was ▁eventually ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁C annes ▁Film ▁Festival ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁in ▁the ▁Cin é f ond ation ▁programme . ▁Other ▁festival ▁se lections ▁include ▁the ▁Hamburg ▁Short ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁Montreal ▁World ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁Br uss els ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁and ▁Em ir ▁K ust ur