February 22, 2018
the Principal Wife
The story is about a little girl which one day realizes that her mother has left, and the girl doesn’t understand how that happened. She only remembers bits and pieces. ‘How come my mother has left, leaving me behind?’
Marijke in a first interview, November 23, 2015
When Marijke was eight years old her mother left the family to join a sect, in which her mother commited terrible crimes
In co-production with KRO-NCRV | supported by the Netherlands Media Fund
director Hester Overmars | creative advisor Joost Seelen
This documentary premiered at DOC feed Eindhoven on Thursday February 22, 2018, and will be broadcasted by the KRO-NCRV in May 2018.
February 11, 2018
From the Snow-Covered Hill
an animated short by Wijnand Driessen | Matty Jorissen, duration 14 mins
Will Hill (12) is bullyed by his fellow studens and his teacher, the only friendship he has is with a bird named Darwin, as the bullying gets worse and worse Will tries to escape, his flee leads to death
a co-production with Walking the Dog, Brussels
supported the Flemish Audiovisual Fund, the Netherlands Film Fund, co-funded with Cinecrowd.com, and the Tax Shelter programme of the Belgian Governement
This animated short had its Belgian premiere on Sunday February 11, during the Anima Film Festival in Brussels
November 19, 2017
Garden of Life
When 82 year old Leo, the filmmaker’s father-in-law, starts to lose control over his life due to Alzheimer’s, he desperately tries to maintain a grip on the small world of his back garden. Every day he inspects all changes, fingers leaves, and removes everything that should make way for new growth. But the garden is running wild. The seasons go by. ‘Friends are like the sunshine in the garden of life’. In August, Leo can still translate the slogan that adorns his garden. Friends’, he tries one last time in March, ‘are the… sunshine… in the dawn of… the morning.’
script | director Marco Niemeijer – post-production produced by seriousFilm
supported by the VEVAM director’s fund, and the Netherlands Film Fund
Dutch cinematic release by Periscoop Film is planned for March 2018
August 6, 2017
Sand Wanderer
As the world starts moving around him, the young dessert dweller decides to follow the footprints of his fellow tribesmen to the origin of natural forces, time.
a film by Eric Giessmann | script coach Ernie Tee | music Michel Banabila | sound design & final mix Wiebe de Boer | foley art Maurits van Overdulve | grading & delviery Laurent Fluttert
supported by the Netherlands Film Fund in the context of the Wildcard 2015 programme
February 25, 2017
the GAP
An animated short (10mins) by Patrick Vandebroeck & Raf Wathion: little Man is block shaped in a straight lined world; flattening out all irregularities, then one day he meets Red Ball…
script & director Patrick Vandebroeck | script & art director Raf Wathion | a co-production with VIVI film Vivian Vanfleteren | distribution KLIK! Distribution service | international sales SND Films | supported by the Netherlands Film Fund & VAF audiovisual fund
February 16, 2017
Dick Verdult – It Is True But Not Here
documentary on multi-talented artist Dick Verdult from Eindhoven, the Netherlands, founder of the Institute for Affordable Lunacy (Instituut voor Betaalbare Waanzin), also known as Cumbia composer and performer: Dick el Demasiado
script | director | camera Luuk Bouwman
a co-production with Omroep Brabant | NEWTON films, suppported by the Brabantse Beauties | Netherlands Media Fund, sales (North / South America): Gluon Media LLC lipe [at] gluon.media / Distribution (Argentina) Fuera De La Comun
January 18, 2017
Cloacinae
Every modern society is built on two invisible and indispensable systems. The sanitary and the monetary system. When something goes wrong with one of these two, our civilization is in danger. In this shadow puppet film we follow the journey of a cent who has fallen into the sewer system.
script & director Serge Onnen | stop-motion animation Sverre Fredriksen | music Li Daiguo | sound design Fred Kienhuis | final mix Rob Dul | grading & deliveries Laurent Fluttert |
supported by Stimuleringsfonds voor Creative Industrie, Mondriaan Fonds, Confucius instituut Leiden, stichting Stokroos, Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst, Cinecrowd & Institute for Provocation Beijing
premiere International Film Festival Rotterdam 2017 the Netherlands (in competition for the Tiger Award for Short Film) | theatrical screenings IFFR on Tour 2017 screenings in selected Dutch theatres | festivals Holland Animation Film Festival 2017 Utrecht (in competition for the Grand Prix for Dutch Animation, the Trade Award, and the Audience Award) | Ammehoela Festival 2017 Amsterdam | Mammoth Lakes Film Festival 2017 United States | Bunuel Calanda Festival Internacional 2017 Calanda | Sansueña International Festival del Cine 2017 Madrid | FC Hyena Philosophy VG 2017 Amsterdam | Ottawa International Film Festival 2017 Ottawa (in the Narrative Short Animation Competition) | Stop Motion Mx 2017 Mexico City | ZINEBI 2017 Bilbao (in international competition)
November 19, 2016
To Stay Alive – a method
Iggy Pop delivers us ‘To Stay Alive – a method‘ an early essay by Michel Houellebecq
by Lieshout | Hagers | Van Brummelen
a co-production with VPRO Television | AT-Production
supported by the Netherlands Media Fund | Netherlands Film Fund | Netherlands Film Production Incentive | CoBO Fund | Tax Shelter programme of the Belgian Governement
theatrical distribution Contact Film Gerard Huisman, international sales Cat ‘n Docs Catherine le Clef