Films from The Netherlands 2016

134 Pages·2016·9.21 MB·English

by  Richard Pluis

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2 INDEX
NL PRODUCTIONS Mammal 50
As if I’m Crazy 6 My First Highway 51
Camp Holland 7 The Night of a Thousand Hours 51
Dummie the Mummy and the Sphinx Oblivion Verses 52
of Shakabah 8 Oscuro Animal 52
Family Weekend 9 Rehepapp 53
The Fury 10 Rey 53
The Glorious Works of G.F. Zwaen 11 Siv Sleeps Astray 54
Heart Beat 12 Something Useful 54
The Hero 13 Tokyo Trials (working title) 55
Out of Love 14 Tonic Immobility 55
Owls and Mice 15 Upstream 56
Quit 16 White Sun 56
Riphagen 17 Zama 57
Seaside Walking 18
Seventh Heaven 19 COMING SOON
Tonio 20 Cobain 60
Transition Is the Mission 21 Falko 60
Waldstille 22 In Blue 61
Invite Me to War 61
MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS My Giraffe 62
Adios Amigos 24 Pat & Mat the Film 62
Alberta 25 Quality Time 63
Beyond Sleep 26 Rafaël 63
Bodkin Ras 27 Soof 2 64
Brimstone 28
Disappearance 29 DOCUMENTARIES
History’s Future 30 All You Need Is Me 66
La Holandesa 31 Along Chappel Road 67
If the Sun Explodes 32 Ants on a Shrimp 68
In My Father’s Garden 33 Below the Surface 69
Lack-Purgatory 34 Bezness as Usual 70
Monk 35 A Boy’s Dream 71
Mr. Frog 36 Burma Storybook 72
Prey 37 Destination Berlin 73
Public Works 38 A Family Affair 74
A Real Vermeer 39 Fighting for Peace 75
Scream Week 40 Forget Me Not 76
Tulips, Honour, Love and a Bike 41 Haunting History 77
WE 42 Holland, The Living Delta 78
When My Father Became a Bush 43 In the Arms of Morpheus 79
Inside the Chinese Closet 80
MINORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS Jheronimus Bosch, Touched by the Devil 81
All of a Sudden 46 The Laws of Silence 82
Belgica 46 Little Angels 83
Blessed Benefit 47 MH17: a Nation’s Grief 84
The Commune 47 The Mission 85
Handle with Care 48 Need for Meat 86
Humidity 48 Nelsons No. 5 87
Kebab Royal 49 One Life Is Not Enough 88
Love and Friendship 49 REM 89
Love Is Thicker than Water 50 The Restitution Committee 90
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Silent Land 91 They Call Us the Enemy 122
Sketches of Siberia 92 Voices of Finance 123
A Strange Love Affair with Ego 93
Strike a Pose 94 ANIMATED SHORTS
To Stay Alive - a Method 95 Ballone di Cannone 126
Transit Havana 96 Bingo! 126
Waiting for Giraffes 97 Deadly Drive-In Disaster 127
Welcome Home 98 Disgusting Sounds People Make 127
Young Wrestlers 99 Full Feather Jacket 128
Jonas and the Sea 128
SHORT DOCUMENTARIES Just a Biopic 129
9 Days from My Window in Aleppo 102 Lucy 129
Bird Strike 102 Nona and the Singing Meatball 130
Coffee & Cake 103 (Otto) 130
Dedicated to Dance 103 Panic! 131
Full of Dreams 104 Pregnant 131
I’ll Fly Higer 104 Red-end and the Factory Plant 132
Made in Iran 105 Sabaku 132
Ninnoc 105 Under the Apple Tree 133
Paul´s Last Waltz 106
Pien Queen of the Bees 106
Skatekeet 107 COLOPHON
Spring Forward 107
EYE International
Street 108
Marten Rabarts
Supporting Film 108 Nathalie Mierop
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILMS Translations
Across 110 Nicholas Cunningham
Blue Hour 110
Design & Layout
Brilliance 111
Floppy Design
Buckets 111
Crooked 180 112 Print
Dancin' the Camera 112 Ecodrukkers Nieuwkoop
A Day off 113
Dede; Mehmet with Yellow Boots 113 Price: €20,-
Dos Santos 114
This catalogue can be ordered from:
Happy Tuesday 114
EYE Film Institute Netherlands
Hold on! 115
EYE International
Home Suite Home 115 Ph: [phone]
Import 116 [email protected]
KI 木 116 www.international.eyefilm.nl / www.eyefilm.nl
Kings Day 117
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NL PRODUCTIONS
6 NL PRODUCTIONS
AS IF I’M CRAZY
Frank Lammers
Successful young artist Benjamin is 90’ / DCP / colour
totally confused when he ends up in a Genre: drama
psychiatric hospital, because he re- Original title: OFIKGEKBEN
Prod: IJswater Films
members nothing of what happened… Co-prod: Pellicola
Sc: Frank Lammers
D.O.P.: Bert Haitsma, Alex Wuijts
When young artist Benjamin is incar- Completed: January 2016
cerated within a psychiatric hospital he Language: Dutch
Cast: Mike Weerts (BORGMAN, DUMMIETHE
has no idea how he got there. Life in MUMMY), Matteo van der Grijn (DAYLIGHT,
the hospital is relentless and absurd CORNEA), Monic Hendrickx (NENA, SONNY
BOY), Fedja van Huêt (BLOODSWEATAND
but, step by step, Benjamin seems to
TEARS, ACCUSED).
come to grips with himself again. He
Frank Lammers:
starts to realize how narcissistic and
First feature film.
simplistic he used to be. But when he
IJswater Films
is released and meets up with his old
Ph: [phone]
friends, he is confronted with yet [email protected]
www.ijswater.nl
another truth...
NL PRODUCTIONS 7
CAMP HOLLAND
Boris Paval Conen
A young Dutch soldier shoots an Af- 78’ / DCP / colour
ghan local after his comrade’s vehicle Genre: drama
hits a roadside bomb. This fatal inci- Original title: KAMPHOLLAND
Prod: KeyFilm
dent has dramatic consequences for Sc: Boris Paval Conen
D.O.P.: Tibor Dingelstad
him and everyone else on his squad.
Completed: December 2015
Language: Dutch
Afghanistan, seven years ago. A Cast: Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen
(DUSK, BOY7), Lourens van den Akker
young Dutch soldier shoots an Afghan (CODEM, THEHELLOF’63), Yannick van de
local after his squad are blown up by Velden (INORANGE, LETTERFORTHEKING),
Kiefer Zwart (THESPACEBETWEEN, HALF
a roadside bomb. It seems like the
EMPTY).
right decision at the time, but back in
Boris Paval Conen:
“Camp Holland” it’s a different story.
EXIT(2013, feature) Awards: Golden Calf
An official enquiry follows. The Best TV Drama Netherlands FF, FIRST
shooting incident sets in motion an MISSION(2010, feature).
accumulation of lies and mutual KeyFilm
Ph: [phone]
accusations which will stretch the
[email protected]
friendship between the soldiers to its www.keyfilm.nl
limits.
8 NL PRODUCTIONS
DUMMIE THE MUMMY AND
THE SPHINX OF SHAKABA
Pim van Hoeve
Gus will not rest until he finds the 80’ / DCP / colour
Sphinx of Shakaba in order to help Genre: action/adventure, children's,
his friend become human again! comedy
Original title: DUMMIEDEMUMMIEENDESFINX
VANSHAKABA
When Dummie, the little living Prod: PV Pictures
Co-prod: Nickelodeon
mummy, realises he will never grow Sc: Tijs van Marle
up to become a real Pharaoh, he deci- D.O.P.: Guido van Gennep
Completed: November 2015
des to become famous instead. As fa- Language: Dutch
mous as his father the great Pharaoh Cast: Julian Ras, Yahya Gaier, Roeland
Fernhout, Jennifer Hoffman.
was 4000 years ago. His best friend
Gus worries: a famous living mummy Pim van Hoeve:
a.o. DUMMIETHEMUMMY(2014, feature),
is bound to go wrong. But Gus’s dad is
SNOWFEVER(2004, feature), I LOVETOLOVE
keen to help. Together they’ll think of (2003, feature) Award: Best Young Director
Flash FF.
something to make Dummie famous.
When they hear of an ancient statuette PV Pictures
Ph: [phone]
that can make Dummie a human being
[email protected]
again, Gus can finally stop worrying... www.pvpictures.nl
Sales: Dutch Features Global
Entertainment
Ph: [phone]
[email protected]
www.dutchfeatures.com
NL PRODUCTIONS 9
FAMILY WEEKEND
Pieter van Rijn
A comedy about family and other 90’ / DCP / colour
inconveniences. Genre: comedy
Original title: FAMILIEWEEKEND
Prod: Kaap Holland Film
When wealthy widower Pieter invites Sc: Luuk van Bemmelen, Melle
his estranged children to spend a Runderkamp
D.O.P.: Piotr Kukla
weekend at the family mansion and Completed: November 2015
announces he has ‘important news’, Language: Dutch
Cast: Derek de Lint (A CHRISTMOOSESTORY,
Roderick, Fleur and Benjamin hurry to BLACKBOOK), Jelka van Houten (JACKIE,
join him. They are convinced their fa- THEDOMINOEFFECT), Jennifer Hofman
(RENDEZ-VOUS, DUMMIETHEMUMMY), Tim
ther will finally divide his huge fortune
Haars (NEWKIDSTURBO, NEWKIDSNITRO).
among them. But the three are in for a
Pieter van Rijn:
surprise, when it turns out that there is
First feature film.
no inheritance waiting for them, only
Kaap Holland Film
Bonnie, their father’s new beautiful,
Ph: [phone]
young and blonde fiancée. [email protected]
www.kaaphollandfilm.nl
10 NL PRODUCTIONS
THE FURY
André van Duren
The fury amuses and astonishes the 113’ / DCP / colour
viewer. But when we find out what Genre: drama
happened to her in her youth we are Original title: DEHELLEVEEG
Prod: Sigma Pictures
left devastated, and a shiver will Sc: André van Duren
D.O.P.: Theo Bierkens
replace our smile.
Completed: February 2016
Language: Dutch
We meet Albert Egberts’ Aunt Tini. Cast: Hannah Hoekstra (HEMEL, APP),
Benja Bruijning (THEFAMILYWAY, THEGANG
She is jokingly known as Tidy Tini as OFOSS), Hadewych Minis (BORGMAN,
her cleaning and polishing is both fe- BLOOD, SWEAT& TEARS), Gijs Scholten van
Aschat (PUBLICAFFAIRS, TIRZA).
rocious and ruthless. She has a relent-
lessly acerbic tongue, ruining many André van Duren:
a.o. THEGANGOFOSS(2011, feature)
family celebrations. As a boy Albert
Awards a.o: Special Jury Prize Direction
eavesdropped on her and tried despe- Festival des Films Policier Liege, YOUNG
rately to fathom what she meant by KEES(2003, feature), MARIKEN(2000,
feature) Awards: Golden Calf Audience
her semi-explicit faultfinding. As a stu- Award Netherlands FF, Audience Award
Cinekid, Adult Jury Award Chicago Int.
dent he even ended up in bed with her.
Children’s FF.
But once he becomes a father himself,
he seems set for a major confrontation Sigma Pictures
Ph: [phone]
in which all family secrets are finally [email protected]
revealed. www.sigmapictures.com
NL PRODUCTIONS 11
THE GLORIOUS WORKS OF G.F. ZWAEN
Max Porcelijn
Late 1990’s: Amsterdam-based writer 110’ / DCP / colour
G.F. Zwaen becomes entangled in Genre: black comedy
a plot involving a drugs trafficker, Original title: DEGROTEZWAEN
Prod: CTM Pictures
a dodgy tax inspector and an Sc: Max Porcelijn
D.O.P.: Coen Stroeve
internal affairs agent
Completed: October 2015
Language: Dutch
It’s nearly the end of the 20th Century Cast: Peter van de Witte , Anniek Pheifer
(BELLICHER: CELL, FIRSTMISSION), Ton Kas
and Amsterdam-based writer Gerard (PLANC, MATTERHORN), Ruben van der
F. Zwaen is not having the best of Meer (PLANC, LOVEISALL).
times. He's in the middle of a divorce,
Max Porcelijn:
he has a dwindling reputation as a wri- Second feature film.
PLANC(2012, feature) Awards a.o: Insigne
ter and his latest novel ‘The Spider…’
de Cristal Best Screenplay & Prix de Jury
is not getting the acclaim he feels it Jeunes Européens Liège Int. Crime FF,
Best Screenplay Fantastic Fest Austin,
deserves. And he needs money. But
Golden Calf Best Screenplay
his life takes a sudden turn for the bet- Netherlands FF.
ter when he stumbles upon an unex-
CTM Pictures
pected and horrific scene. The writer Ph: [phone]
seems to see an opportunity in it... [email protected]
www.ctm.nl