September 25, 2013
Islands | the Land of Change
documentary project (25 minutes)
conmemorating the 50st anniversary of the Zeeuws Museum is the film project Islands
a number of films will be produced loosely based upon collected footage answering the question ‘what of Zeeland would you like to be remembered?’
the Land of Change by Mirka Duijn and Nina Spiering is a poetic film based upon three of these memories on Zeeland
in co-production with the Zeeuws Museum
June 5, 2013
the Voice of the Master
documentary (72 mins)
since 2007 director Hester Overmars follows the various stages in the career of the young and outstanding counter tenor Oscar Verhaar and his mentor Geert van den Dungen, who were also the subjects of her short film Fuehre Mich from 2007
Oscar has attended the Royal Conservatory in The Hague and is expected to become an internationally acclaimed performing artist, will he succeed?
script & director Hester Overmars
director of photography Adri Schover
sound recordist David Spaans
co-producer NCRV Dokument
producers Koert Davidse | Marc Thelosen
supported by Netherlands Film Fund, Mediafonds & Rotterdam Media Fund
distribution Cinema Delicatessen
May 27, 2013
the Collectors
three documentaries (15 minutes each)
Koert Davidse’s triptich The Collectors with his short films on remarkable collectors: the World as a Collection, They are Giants & Asian Delight is now available for combined screening and on DVD
for more information contact: seriousFilm
April 1, 2013
I Love Hooligans
animated documentary (15 mins)
about a soccer hooligan from the Netherlands, one with a difference…
script & director Jan Dirk Bouw
art-director Joost Jansen
script coaching Heleen Suer
line producers Koert Davidse | Frederik Nicolai
produced by Koert Davidse | Marc Thelosen
co-produced by Eric Goossens | Toon Roebben
supported by Netherlands Film Fund, Tolerance United Foundation, Trut Fund & Flemish Audio Visual Fund
a co-production with Off World | Walking the Dog, Brussels, Belgium
world sales for this production at sndfilms.com
December 25, 2012
Medals & Spikes
documentary (48 mins)
Medals & Spikes reflects the strength of the sportsmen who find physical obstacles and above that, other strange mishaps on their way while competing
script & director Arjanne Laan
a co-production with RTV Rijnmond
commissioning editor Cees van der Wel
supported by Dutch Media Fund, Fundashon Bon Intenshon and Mediaconsult
the campaign for additional funding of Arjanne Laan’s documentary Medals & Spikes through Cinecrowd.nl on young Rotterdam based athletes and the upcoming 2012 Olympics in London has been succesfully concluded in May 2012
September 12, 2012
Islands | the Introduction
Monday September 12, 2011 at 20.00 hrs was the kick-off of Islands, a project commemorating the 50st birthday of the Zeeuws Museum in Middelburg
director Marieke Wijnen
www.eilanden.net
citizens of the province of Zeeland are invited to share their personal memories, their filmed contributions will be edited to one or more 50 minutes documentaries
the documentaries will premiere at Film by the Sea in 2013
May 27, 2012
the Boy is Gone
documentary | animation (72 minutes)
a small boy is chasing his dream to become a pilot, but the nightmare of W.W. II stands in his way
based upon his intense personal experiences director Christoph Bohn tells the story of a small community in East Belgium where German is the prevailing language
the Boy is Gone is a remarkable combination of archival footage, recent interviews and animated sequences
director Christoph Bohn
a co-production with Off World (Brussels) and Simple Films (Brussels)
supported by the Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds, Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft Belgien, VRT Canvas, Communaute Francaise de la Belgique, RTBF and the Netherlands Film Fund
February 1, 2012
1974
documentary (13 mins)
In the ’70s Wim Bokkers was a secret agent flying KLM to destinations like the Middle East and Asia, he made numerous slides of the locations he visited, displaying the contrast between his work – avoiding airplane hijacking – and the exotic cultures he experienced
script & director Katelijne Schrama
director of photography Ben Geraerts
music Evelien van den Broek
sound editing Tom Bijnen
project coach Albert Wulffers
distribution seriousFilm
this film was supported by the Netherlands Film Fund & Bevordering van Volkskracht
February 1, 2012
Asian Delight
documentary short by Koert Davidse (15 mins)
Amsterdam based Ferry Bertholet is one the most important collectors of Asian erotic art world wide
final documentary episode in a series of three, the tryptich is also available on the compilation DVD the Collectors
director Koert Davidse
director of photography Edwin Verstegen
sound recordist Mark Wessner
editor Luce van de Weg
music Esteve Molero Olivella
sound design Bart Jilesen
distribution EYE Film Institute
supported by the Netherlands Film Fund & SNS REAAL Fonds