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CATALOGUE 2009 INDEX Foreword FEATURE FILMS Amsterdam Ataraxia - Poodle shaving for the Blind Blindspot Bollywood Hero Cakeman Carmen of the North Coach Crepuscule Dazzle Desperate Frogs & Toads Happy End Hunting and Sons The Indian Julia’s Heart Life in one day Linoleum The Multi Culti Story My Dad’s a Detective! The Mysterious Island Fort De Punt Ruta del Jaca School’s Out Scum The Secret Book of Nicolas Shylock The Silent Ones Sniff the Dog Stella’s War The Storm Taxandria Three Hearts Two eyes staring White Fish White Light Winter Silence Winterland 5 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 INT. CO-PRODUCTIONS The Aviatrix of Kazbek C’est déjà l’été Eep! The last days of Emma Blank Nothing Personal Spy of Orange Winter in Wartime 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 INT. CO-PRODUCTIONS MINORITY PART The Alasness of Things Chnchik 54 54 2 Cut Loose Face Fish tank Fresh sea water Gigante The Happiest Girl in the World Jermal Lost Persons Area My Queen Karo Reykjavik-Rotterdam Storm Wind Journeys 55 55 56 56 57 57 58 58 59 59 60 60 DOCUMENTARIES After the rape Babaji, an Indian Love Story A Better Life Beyond the Game Bloody Mondays and Strawberry Pies Boris Ryzhy Bridging the Gap Calling E.T. Carmen meets Borat Checkpoint Dreamyourtopia Contract hotels-Djangan Loepah! Crips Dew Episode 3 - ‘Enjoy Poverty’ The Farmer who wanted to emigrate… Fear Forgotten Space The girl that no longer wants to stay Home Recordings In the Holy Fire of Revolution The Last Days of Shishmaref Leyla and Mecnun abroad The Mamas and the Papas The New Rijksmuseum Oblivion On the way to school Outfoxed Prisoners of the Ground Reflections Reliance - an African Saga Remembering Holland… SWEETY, the friends, betrayal and murder of Maja Bradaric Tiengemeten 1996-2009 Transit Dubai Varese, the one all alone The World behind our Food SHORT DOCUMENTARIES About love; Mr. and Mrs. Chan 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 100 Holland Film Best In Town Pyotr – letters from the Gulag The Secret of Boccherini Snowblind. Ultima Thule 100 101 101 102 SHORT FILMS #37 About Fish and Revolution Akiko Among Gods Backtrack Brat Breath Circus Cry & Laugh Dao Final Heavenly Soap The last day Lucide Mama Superfreak Opening Night Raw Honey Reef Sand Some Things Are Really Simple Success Vera 104 104 105 105 106 106 107 107 108 108 109 109 110 110 111 111 112 112 113 113 114 114 ANIMATED FILMS The 7 brothers After the Great Flood Eyes of the Lighthouse Fences The Juggler Pose Self-Portrait Super 116 116 117 117 118 118 119 119 IN PRODUCTION - FEATURE FILMS Flowing Fucsia the Mini-witch Gangsta Boys The Hell of ‘63 The Human Race Joy Meat The odd one out R U There Shocking Blue Smoke and Ochre 122 122 123 123 124 124 125 125 126 126 127 COLOPHON Holland Film Claudia Landsberger Marlies Baltus Translation Nicholas Cunningham Annette Eskénazi Design/Layout Floppy Design Print Ecodrukkers Nieuwkoop BV Price: € 20,- This catalogue can be ordered by: Holland Film Ph. + 31 20 570 7575 F. + 31 20 570 7570 [email protected] www.hollandfilm.nl © Holland Film Copyright reserved. Subject to the exceptions provided for by law no part of this publication may be reproduced and or published in print, by photocopying, on microfilm or in any other way without the written consent of the copyright holder(s). The same applies to whole or partial adaptations. The publisher retains the sole right to collect from third parties fees payable in respect of copying and/or take legal or other action for this purpose. ISBN 978-90-74583-18-3 IN PRODUCTION - INT. CO-PRODUCTIONS Tramontana 130 Holland Film 3 FOREWORD Holland Film exists as a one-stop shop that offers a wide range of services to the global film community. We promote our broad range of homegrown product to buyers worldwide, as well as keep the global industry updated on all aspects of the Dutch industry. We match-make international companies with suitable co-production partners and we are always willing to advise international producers and talent of the benefits of filming in the Netherlands. Our promotion of Dutch film is continued at all of the prestigious festivals within the film calendar, such as Cannes, Berlin, Venice and Toronto, and we are a leading voice within European Film Promotion, which supports the work of all of Europe’s national film promotional bodies. Our films continue to pick up hosts of international awards and we will never tire of reminding the international film community of Holland’s illustrious record at the Oscars, having picked both nominations and statues alike on several occasions The 2009 Holland Film catalogue gives full and comprehensive details about the bumper crop of high quality features, shorts (narrative well as experimental) and feature-length documentaries that have issued from The Netherlands over the past year. We also detail the many and varied films currently in production. As importantly, the catalogue is a record of, and a testament to, the works and talents of Dutch directors and producers, both established and emerging, whose Holland Film ambitious and thought-provoking films seek and deserve attention from international festivals, distributors and audiences alike. So, read on and take in the impressive breadth of Dutch features and shorts, documentaries, animation, action titles, films for younger audiences and prime arthouse fare – films that are characterised both by an unquenchable curiosity and an adherence to the highest levels of style and professionalism. To mention a few we have the new feature THE STORM by Academy Award® Nominee Ben Sombogaart (TWIN SISTERS), the debut feature TWO EYES STARING by Elbert van Strien, the new feature of acclaimed director Alex van Warmerdam, THE LAST DAYS OF EMMA BLANK. The doc CARMEN MEETS BORAT by Mercedes Stalenhoef screened already in the Competition Program of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) in November 2008. As ever, we very much look forward to answering your enquiries and to seeing many of these Dutch films screened in cinemas across the world to wide and discerning audiences. Wishing you a happy and prosperous Holland Film year. The Holland Film Team Claudia Landsberger - Managing Director 5 FEATURE FILMS FEATURE FILMS AMSTERDAM Ivo van Hove 85’ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: AMSTERDAM Prod: Amsterdam Film Company in cooperation with Lagestee Film and Palentino Pictures Co-prod: NPS Sc: Jeroen Planting, developed in cooperation with Gerardjan Rijnders D.O.P.: Marc Felperlaan Completed: January 2009 Language: Dutch/English/ German/French/Moroccan (English subtitles) Cast: Mimoun Oaissa (KICKS, SCHNITZEL PARADISE), Marisa Tomei (LOVERBOY), Omar Metwally (RENDITION, MUNICH). An urban-city film that deals with the most basic aspects of human behaviour prejudice, intolerance, sexual passion, survival, hope and disillusion. Ivo van Hove: First feature film. AMSTERDAM is the mythical name for a modern European city, an urban kaleidoscope in which the film’s characters try to change their lives. But for them, the Lagestee Film city turns out to be a cesspool of vice. Ph: +31 20 627 3374 The lives of an American couple, a Dutch family, two French homosexuals, a F: +31 842 261 607 pair of Moroccan brothers and a German family eventually meet when all [email protected] become involved in a bizarre traffic accident, a climax that puts on hold every- www.lagesteefilm.nl body’s search for happiness. Un film sur la ville qui aborde les aspects fondamentaux du comportement humain : préjugés, intolérance, passion, survie, espoir et désillusion. AMSTERDAM est le nom mythique d’une ville européenne moderne, kaléidoscope urbain dans lequel les personnages du film tentent de changer leurs vies. Mais la ville s’avère pour eux une antre du vice. Les vies d’un couple américain, une famille néerlandaise, deux homosexuels français, deux frères marocains et une famille allemande finissent par se croiser quand tous sont impliqués dans un étrange accident de la circulation, un moment fort qui suspend la quête du bonheur de tous les protagonistes. 8 Holland Film FEATURE FILMS ATARAXIA – POODLE SHAVING FOR THE BLIND Sander Blom 83’ / video / colour Genre: feature Original title: ATARAXIA – POODLE SHAVING FOR THE BLIND Prod: seriousFilm Sc: Sander Blom D.O.P.: Vladas Naudzius Completed: December 2009 Language: a.o. Dutch (English subtitles) Cast: tba An essential guide to living. How to survive the boredom of paradise, penile shrinkage, treacherous breakfasts. And much more besides. ATARAXIA - POODLE SHAVING FOR THE BLIND is an essential manual for surviving the business of day to day living. Using wildly varying locations and perspectives, advice is offered for each and every one of life’s predicaments: how to prevent your shrinking penis from killing you; how best to obtain canned food from the Gods; how, being a wasp, one should deal with the forbidding and sudden windowpane. Problems you never even knew existed (until now) will be resolved. Sander Blom: First feature film. ON LOOKING FOR FACES IN THE CLOUDS (2008, short), MEASUREMENT TO KNOWLEDGE (2007, short), ETNA (2006, short), PACK UP YOU TROUBLES (1998, short), AN ANDALUSIAN MOUSE (1998, short), SEEING IS BELIEVING (1996, short). seriousFilm Ph: +31 6 2073 7277 (Marc Thelosen) [email protected] www.seriousfilm.nl Un guide de vie indispensable. Comment survivre à l’ennui du paradis, au rapetissement pénien et aux petits déjeuners traîtres. Et encore bien plus. ATARAXIA - POODLE SHAVING FOR THE BLIND est un manuel indispensable pour survivre au quotidien. Depuis des lieux et points de vue variés, il offre des conseils adaptés à tous les aléas de la vie : comment éviter que le rapetissement pénien vous tue ; le meilleur moyen d’obtenir des boîtes de conserve des dieux ; comment une guêpe doit-elle se comporter face à la menace d’une vitre apparaissant soudain. Les problèmes dont vous ignoriez (jusqu’ici) l’existence seront résolus. Holland Film 9 FEATURE FILMS BLINDSPOT Ad Bol 80’ / video / b&w Genre: psychological drama Original title: BLINDSPOT Prod: Eager Films Sc: Ad Bol, Johnny Melville D.O.P.: Jan van den Nieuwenhuijzen Completed: September 2008 Language: English/German/ Dutch (English subtitles) Cast: Johnny Melville (CASTINGX), Micky Hoogendijk (DEUCE BIGALOW, ALIBI), Maike Möller. Ad Bol: Second feature film. SWEET BETTY (2007, short), CASTINGX (2005, feature). A man is sucked into the psychological web of two women on the run both from themselves and from their past. Anya dons a blindfold to dance mysteriously in her private atelier. Suddenly she awakes, screaming. Her husband comforts her - another nightmare – and implores her to see a specialist. She shrugs off the idea. She enters a warehouse under the watchful eye of Theodore, a distinguished middle-aged man. Upstairs in the studio she preens in her sexy underwear. A knock at the door startles her. She opens it and Theodore barges in, holding a Colt revolver to her head… Eager Films Ph: +31 20 775 2804 [email protected] www.eagerfilms.com Un homme aspiré dans la toile psychologique de deux femmes qui se fuient elles-mêmes ainsi que leur passé. Anya se bande les yeux pour danser mystérieusement dans son atelier. Soudain, elle se réveille en hurlant. Son mari la réconforte – un autre cauchemar – et la supplie de consulter un spécialiste. Elle refuse. Elle entre dans un magasin sous l’œil vigilant de Theodore, un homme distingué d’un certain âge. Dans l’atelier, elle se pavane dans sa lingerie sexy. Elle sursaute quand on frappe à la porte. Elle ouvre, Theodore fait irruption et lui braque un colt contre la tête. 10 Holland Film FEATURE FILMS BOLLYWOOD HERO Diederik van Rooijen 85’ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: BOLLYWOOD HERO Prod: IDTV Film Sc: story based on the experiences of Egbert-Jan Weeber D.O.P.: Lennert Hillege Completed: January 2009 Language: Dutch/English/Hindi (English subtitles) Cast: Egbert-Jan Weeber (ALIBI, VIVERE), Ishwari BoseBhattacharya, Akhilosh Kumar. Diederik van Rooijen: Second feature film. a.o. STELLA’S WAR (2009, feature), DUMMY (2006, short), MASS (2005, short), THE MESSENGER (2005, When a young actor goes to India to play in a Bollywood film, he discovers the short), ZULAIKA (2003, feature), harsh realities of life. BABYPHONED (2002, short). When Dutch actor Nick travels to Bombay to find himself he discovers the simple truth that he is nothing other than a spoilt and selfish guy whose good looks have always protected him from the hard reality of life. His attitude changes completely, however, after witnessing the death of a small girl, and he embarks upon a journey of self-discovery, desperate to free himself from the egoism that has hitherto dominated his life. IDTV Film Ph: +31 20 314 3322 F: +31 20 314 3300 [email protected] www.idtvfilm.nl Lorsqu’un jeune acteur part en Inde pour jouer dans un film de Bollywood, il découvre les dures réalités de la vie. Lorsque le jeune acteur néerlandais Nick part à Bombay pour se retrouver, il découvre qu’il n’est au fond rien d’autre qu’un enfant gâté, un égoïste que sa beauté a toujours protégé de la dure réalité de l’existence. Cependant, son attitude change totalement après qu’il a été témoin de la mort d’une fillette, et il s’embarque dans un voyage introspectif, déterminé à se libérer de l’égoïsme qui a dominé sa vie jusqu’ici. Holland Film 11 FEATURE FILMS CAKEMAN Annemarie van de Mond 80’ / video / colour Genre: crime comedy Original title: TAARTMAN Prod: Zoo Pictures Sc: Pieter Bart Korthuis D.O.P.: Hidde Boorsma Completed: January 2009 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Cast: Jaap Spijkers (TWIN SISTERS, ZUS & ZO), Tjitske Reidinga (HAPPY FAMILY, YES NURSE! NO NURSE!), Betty Schuurman (WHERE IS WINKY’S HORSE?, TWIN SISTERS), Marcel Musters (DUNYA & DESIE, BLACK BOOK). A small-town confectioner becomes embroiled in a drug-deal when the debts of his shopaholic wife treathen to ruin his livelihood. Annemarie van de Mond: HANNAHANNAH (2007, feature), BITE! (2003, short). Zoo Pictures When his shop is about to be seized by the tax authorities, Ben is offered a Ph: +31 10 282 7628 one-time job as a drugs courier to deliver ten kilos of coke to a remote locaF: +31 10 282 7921 tion outside the village. It seems a simple undertaking and the solution to all [email protected] Ben´s problems. But fate thinks otherwise, and he is swept up into a maelstrom of catastrophic events that lead him to the brink of ruin, forcing him to be the man he never dared to be. Un pâtissier provincial se retrouve impliqué dans un trafic de drogue quand les dettes de sa femme accro au shopping menacent de ruiner son gagne-pain. Quand le fisc menace de saisir sa pâtisserie, on propose à Ben de passer de la drogue et de livrer dix kilos de coke dans un endroit reculé en bordure de son village. Cela semble une entreprise simple et la solution à tous ses problèmes. Mais le sort en a décidé autrement et il est pris dans un tourbillon d’événements catastrophiques qui le conduisent au bord de la ruine et le forcent à devenir l’homme qu’il n’avait jamais osé être. 12 Holland Film FEATURE FILMS CARMEN OF THE NORTH Jelle Nesna 100’ / 35mm / colour Genre: musical love drama Original title: CARMEN VAN HET NOORDEN Prod: Fu Works, In-Soo productions Sc: Maarten van Hinte, Karin van der Meer, Jelle Nesna D.O.P.: tba Completed: September 2009 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Cast: Tygo Gernandt (SCHNITZEL PARADISE, GODFORSAKEN!), Sanguita Akkrum. set photo CARMEN OF THE NORTH is inspired by the book, the opera and the 1919 Dutch film ‘Een Carmen van het Noorden’. For police inspector Joz, intimacy is intrinsically linked with the violent end to his parents’ relationship. He is therefore insecure when it comes to love. When he meets the beautiful and tempting murder suspect Carmen, his suspicions about her intensify – as does his infatuation for her. He puts aside all principles, leaves his fiancée and loses his job. But when he realises that Carmen values freedom more than anything else, he becomes the man he does not want to be... Jelle Nesna: First feature film. Fu Works Ph: +31 20 344 5160 F: +31 20 635 3060 [email protected] www.fuworks.nl CARMEN OF THE NORTH s’inspire du roman, de l’opéra et du film néerlandais de 1919 « Een Carmen van het Noorden ». Pour l’inspecteur de police Joz, l’intimité est intrinsèquement liée à la fin violente de la relation de ses parents. Du coup, il manque d’assurance en matière d’amour. Quand il rencontre la belle et attirante Carmen, suspectée de meurtre, ses soupçons sont renforcés – ainsi que sa toquade pour elle. Il abandonne tous ses principes, quitte sa fiancée et perd son travail. Mais quand il comprend que, pour Carmen, la liberté passe avant tout, il devient l’homme qu’il ne veut pas être… Holland Film 13 FEATURE FILMS COACH Joram Lürsen 85’ / video / colour Genre: tragicomedy Original title: COACH Prod: Stormy Minutes Society Co-prod: VARA Sc: Frank Ketelaar D.O.P.: Lex Brand Completed: February 2009 Language: Dutch/Moroccan (English subtitles) Cast: Anneke Blok (TIRAMISU, LOVE IS ALL), Mamoun Elyounoussi (WHERE IS WINKY’S HORSE?, POLLEKE), Mark Rietman (WAITER, FAMILY), Abdelftah Ahmed Salah (SHOUF SHOUF HABIBI!, POLLEKE). A guilt-ridden well-to-do Dutch woman finds both purpose and pain when she becomes life coach to a Moroccan teenager. Suzanne, the guilt-ridden well-to-do wife of Leon and mother to sixteen yearold Sophie, signs up as a mentor to Soukri, a teenage Moroccan boy. After a tough start, Suzanne grows into her role, supporting Soukri in his secret ambition to be an actor. That is against the will of his father, a mechanic, who wants his son to take over his garage. Nor is Leon so keen on the new situation, particularly when love begins to bloom between Soukri and Sophie… Joram Lürsen: a.o. LOVE IS ALL (2007, feature), IN ORANGE (feature, 2004). Stormy Minutes Society Ph: +31 20 420 0100 F: +31 20 638 6303 [email protected] www.minutes.tv Une Néerlandaise aisée, accablée d’un sentiment de culpabilité, trouve un but et le chagrin lorsqu’elle devient le mentor d’un adolescent marocain. Suzanne, la femme aisée qui éprouve un sentiment de culpabilité de Leon et mère de Sophie, âgée de seize ans, devient le mentor de Soukri, un adolescent marocain. Après des débuts difficiles, Suzanne s’habitue à son rôle et soutient Soukri qui rêve en secret de devenir acteur. Cela s’oppose à la volonté de son père, un mécanicien qui veut qu’il reprenne son garage. Leon n’apprécie pas non plus la nouvelle situation, encore moins quand Sophie et Soukri tombent amoureux… 14 Holland Film FEATURE FILMS CREPUSCULE Maartje Seyferth & Victor Nieuwenhuijs 72’ / 35mm / b&w Genre: drama Original title: CREPUSCULE Prod: Moskito Film Sc: Victor Nieuwenhuijs, Maartje Seyferth D.O.P.: Victor Nieuwenhuijs Completed: January 2009 Language: no dialogue Cast: Nellie Benner, Titus Muizelaar. An introverted girl opens up in front of her mirror, dreams up a gun and dusk becomes darkness. In CREPUSCULE (the moment when dusk fades into night) darkness descends on a silent and beautiful girl. She enters the city closed and introverted. But alone in her room, she has no shame in front of the mirror. Working at a gas-station nobody seems to consider her. Yet an older man does notice her and therefore embodies a threat. The girl dreams up a gun, dusk becomes darkness, the jazzy music shifts into something more ominous and the city begins to ooze disquiet. Maartje Seyferth & Victor Nieuwenhuijs: LULU (2005, feature), VENUS IN FURS (1995, feature) Awards: Award for Creative Quest and True Professional Properties St. Petersburg Int. FF, Silver Award Lighting by Australian Society of Cinematographers. Moskito Film Ph: +31 6 5478 3528 [email protected] www.moskitofilm.com Une jeune fille introvertie s’ouvre devant son miroir, imagine un pistolet et le crépuscule se transforme en obscurité. Dans CREPUSCULE, l’obscurité tombe sur une belle fille silencieuse. Elle entre dans la ville, renfermée et introvertie. Mais, seule dans sa chambre, elle n’a pas de honte devant son miroir. Elle est pompiste et personne ne semble faire cas d’elle. Cependant, un homme plus âgé la remarque et incarne donc un danger. La jeune fille imagine un pistolet, le crépuscule se transforme en obscurité, la musique jazzy devient plus inquiétante et la ville commence à respirer l’inquiétude. Holland Film 15 FEATURE FILMS DAZZLE Cyrus Frisch 84’ / video / colour Genre: romantic/psychological/social drama Original title: OOGVERBLINDEND Prod: Stichting Filmkracht, Cyrus Frisch Sc: Cyrus Frisch D.O.P.: Cyrus Frisch Completed: January 2009 Language: English Cast: Rutger Hauer (BRIDE FLIGHT, SOLDIER OF ORANGE), Georgina Verbaan (ALIBI, AMAZONS). Cyrus Frisch: BLACKWATER FEVER (2008, feature), WHY DIDN’T ANYBODY TELL ME IT WOULD BECOME THIS BAD IN An unexpected telephone conversation sparks a short-lived romance within an inhumane world. AFGHANISTAN (2007, feature), FORGIVE ME (2001, feature). Stichting Filmkracht DAZZLE tells the story of passionate love between two people who long for a Ph: +31 6 2186 8485 more beautiful life. [email protected] Through a twist of fate a man in Argentina and a young woman in www.worldproblems.info Amsterdam find themselves connected by telephone. They share a sense of horror about the world around them, from which their conversation provides a welcome escape. Despite the physical distance between them they develop a strong bond. But even the passion ignited between them cannot avert a tragic ending. Une conversation téléphonique inattendue déclenche une brève idylle dans un monde inhumain. DAZZLE raconte l’histoire d’une passion entre un homme et une femme qui désirent ardemment une vie plus belle. Par un coup du sort, un homme, en Argentine, et une jeune femme, à Amsterdam, se retrouvent en communication. Ils partagent la même horreur du monde environnant à quoi leur conversation leur offre une échappatoire bienvenue. Malgré la distance physique qui les sépare, ils tissent des liens puissants. Mais même la passion qui les enflamme ne pourra pas conjurer une fin tragique. 16 Holland Film FEATURE FILMS DESPERATE Dave Schram 110’ / 35mm / colour Genre: youth film Original title: RADELOOS Prod: Shooting Star Film Company, Bridge Entertainment Group Sc: Maria Peters D.O.P.: Erwin Steen Completed: October 2008 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Cast: Marius Gottlieb (CHARACTER), Marloes van der Wel, Robin Martens, Roos Smit. Dave Schram: Second feature film. TIMBOEKTOE (2007, feature). After the death of his father and rejection by his girlfriend, who can the devastated Paco turn to in his hour of need? Yara is a beautiful teenager with a crush on her classmate, Paco. Paco has a girlfriend and considers Yara just a friend. When her mother arranges for her to audition for a modelling agency, Yara develops some strange dietary habits - maybe Paco will think she’s more attractive if she’s skinnier. When Paco’s father suddenly dies, his entire world crashes around him. And when his girlfriend leaves him, who can Paco turn to in this desperate hour? Sales: Bridge Rights Ph: +31 35 688 2835 F: +31 35 688 2800 [email protected] www.bridgeonline.nl Après la mort de son père et l’abandon par sa petite amie, vers qui Paco peutil se tourner dans ces moments difficiles ? Yara est une belle adolescente amoureuse de son camarade de classe Paco, qui a une petite amie et considère Yara comme une simple camarade. Quand sa mère lui décroche un rendez-vous dans une agence de mannequins, Yara entreprend un régime – peut-être que Paco la trouvera plus jolie si elle maigrit. Lorsque le père de Paco meurt brusquement, son monde s’effondre complètement. Et quand sa petite amie le quitte, vers qui pourra-t-il se tourner dans ce moment difficile ? Holland Film 17 FEATURE FILMS FROGS & TOADS Simone van Dusseldorp 70’ / 35mm / colour Genre: youth film Original title: KIKKERDRIL Prod: Lemming Film Co-prod: BosBros. Film-TV Productions, KRO Sc: Simone van Dusseldorp D.O.P.: Daniel Bouquet Completed: January 2009 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Cast: Nino Morris den Brave, Whitney Franker (ABI), Juul Vrijdag (LOVE IS ALL, SEA OF SILENCE), Georgina Verbaan (ALIBI, ERIC IN THE LAND OF INSECTS). Six year-old Max and his girlfriend Jesse go on a musical adventure through nature to find frogspawn. Six year-old Max must undertake an important mission: to find some frogspawn for his older brother. Together with his girlfriend Jesse he journeys over fields, past farms and animals and through a forest that eventually leads to his grandma’s home. During his magical adventure through nature he is continually entertained and encouraged with cheerful children’s songs. Max, six ans, et son amie Jesse s’embarquent dans une aventure musicale pour trouver des œufs de grenouille. Simone van Dusseldorp: Second feature film. a.o. DOGGIE (2007, short) Awards: Scandinavian Region Skåne Short Film Prize BUFF, 1st Prize Cairo Int. FF for Children, Children’s Jury Prize Youth Film Competition Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, DEEP (2006, feature) Awards: Best Feature Film & Best Actress Geneve Tout Ecran Int. FF, GEHEIMEN VAN HET SCHOOLPLEIN (2003, youth tv series), GEHEIME GEDACHTEN (2001, youth tv series). Max, six ans, doit entreprendre une mission importante : trouver des œufs de grenouille pour son frère aîné. Avec son amie Jesse, il parcourt des champs, des fermes, rencontre des animaux et traverse une forêt qui le conduit finalement Sales: Delphis Films chez sa grand-mère. Pendant cette aventure magique à travers la nature, il est Ph: +1 514 843 3355 F: +1 514 843 9574 continuellement encouragé par de joyeuses chansons enfantines. [email protected] www.delphisfilms.com 18 Holland Film FEATURE FILMS HAPPY END Frans Weisz 95’ / 35mm / colour set photo One hour above ground is worth more than an eternity underneath it. HAPPY END is the third part of Frans Weisz’s family trilogy. The drama picks up eighteen years later with the patriarchal Simon mortally ill. The family meets at his bedside to decide what to do. Somebody mentions euthanasia, but the family cannot and will not talk about that subject. In order to put his father out of his pain, Isaac disconnects the tubes, but to everyone’s surprise Simon doesn’t pass away – he recovers. Une heure sur terre vaut mieux qu’une éternité sous terre. HAPPY END forme le troisième volet de la trilogie familiale de Frans Weisz. Le drame reprend dix-huit ans après, quand le patriarcal Simon est mortellement malade. La famille se réunit à son chevet pour décider que faire. Quelqu’un évoque l’euthanasie, mais la famille ne peut pas et ne veut pas en entendre parler. Pour soulager la douleur de son père, Isaac débranche les tuyaux, mais à la surprise générale, Simon ne meurt pas – il guérit. Holland Film Genre: drama/arthouse Original title: HAPPY END Prod: Eyeworks Film & TV Drama Co-prod: NPS Sc: Judith Herzberg D.O.P.: Richard van Oosterhout Completed: March 2009 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Cast: Pierre Bokma (BLOOD BROTHERS, CLOACA), Kitty Courbois (POLLEKE, QUI VIVE), Edwin de Vries (THE DISCOVERY OF HEAVEN, LEFT LUGGAGE), Rijk de Gooyer (QUI VIVE, LAST CALL). Frans Weisz: a.o. BOY ECURY (2003, tv feature film), QUI VIVE (2001, feature), POLONAISE (1989, feature), HAVINCK (1987, feature), A HOT SUMMER NIGHT (1982, feature), CHARLOTTE (1980, feature) Awards: Bavarian Awards for Best Script and Best Actress, RED HAIRED SIEN (1975, feature), THE BURGLAR (1972, feature), ILLUSION IS A GANGSTER GIRL (1967, feature). Eyeworks Film & TV Drama Ph: +31 20 666 1892 F: +31 20 346 3748 [email protected] www.eyeworks.tv 19 FEATURE FILMS HUNTING AND SONS Sander Burger 100’ / 35mm / colour Genre: psychological drama Original title: HUNTING & ZN. Prod: NFI Productions Sc: Sander Burger, Dragan Bakema, Maria Kraakman D.O.P.: Sal Kroonenberg Completed: April 2009 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Cast: Dragan Bakema (HOW TO SURVIVE MYSELF?, VOX POPULI), Maria Kraakman (GUERNSEY, ILES FLOTTANTES). The impact of pregnancy and impending parenthood on a happy young couple. Recently married, a young man and woman lead a happy and respectable everyday life. They seem delighted with their illusionary IKEA-existence until cracks begin to show. Suddenly, everything that appears normal is turned on its head. HUNTING AND SONS will be an artistic film that delivers a razor sharp account of a bleak and soul-destroying Holland. The film will be a study of triviality and everyday superficiality, covering an existential panic. L’effet de la grossesse et de la parentalité imminente sur un jeune couple heureux. Sander Burger: a.o. PANMAN: RHYTHM OF THE PALMS (2007, feature) Awards: Best Narrative Feature Hollywood Black Film Festival 2008, Best Original Score Brooklyn International Film Festival, OLIVIER ETC. (2006, feature), KOEN! (2004, short), ONS WATERLOO (2003, doc). NFI Productions Ph: +31 10 221 1344 F: +31 10 221 1345 [email protected] www.nfi.nu Récemment mariés, un jeune homme et une jeune femme mènent une vie heureuse et respectable. Ils paraissent ravis de leur existence illusoire à la IKEA, jusqu’à ce qu’elle commence à se fissurer. Soudain, tout ce qui paraît normal est bouleversé. HUNTING AND SONS sera un film d’art offrant un portrait incisif d’une Hollande monotone et abrutissante. Le film sera une étude de la banalité et de la superficialité du quotidien qui masquent une panique existentielle. 20 Holland Film FEATURE FILMS THE INDIAN Ineke Houtman 90’ / 35mm / colour Genre: family Original title: DE INDIAAN Prod: BosBros. Film-TV Productions Co-prod: Lemming Film, VPRO Sc: Nynke Klompmaker D.O.P.: Sander Snoep Completed: September 2009 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Cast: Matthias den Besten, Bastiaan Ragas, Angelique de Bruijne, Hans Dagelet. Koos desperately wants to resemble his imposing, white dad but that is difficult as he is small and dark. Koos, a boy not yet eight, very much wants to look like his impressive, Dutch father - not an easy thing to do as Koos, adopted from Peru, is rather small and of dark complexion. One day he sees a Peruvian boy playing a strange kind of music outside the supermarket and discovers that he, like the boy, is of Indian origin. From that day on, despite his Dutch parents, he tries his very best to be a true Indian... Ineke Houtman: a.o. WHEN NIGHT FALLS (2004, feature), POLLEKE (2003, feature), DAISY: SCRATCHES IN THE TABLE (1998, feature). Sales: Delphis Films Ph: +1 514 843 3355 F: +1 514 843 9574 [email protected] www.delphisfilms.com Koos veut désespérément ressembler à son impressionnant papa blanc, mais c’est difficile car il est petit avec la peau sombre. À moins de huit ans, Koos veut ressembler à son impressionnant père néerlandais – c’est difficile à réaliser vu que Koos, un Péruvien adopté, est plutôt petit et a la peau sombre. Un jour, il voit un jeune Péruvien qui joue une musique étrange devant le supermarché et il découvre qu’il est d’origine indienne, comme lui. À partir de ce jour, malgré ses parents néerlandais, il fait de son mieux pour être un vrai Indien… Holland Film 21 FEATURE FILMS JULIA’S HEART Peter de Baan 85’ / video / colour Genre: drama Original title: JULIA’S HART Prod: IDTV Film Co-prod: VPRO Sc: Peter de Baan, Mirjam Oomkes D.O.P.: Lennert Hillege Completed: November 2008 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Cast: Sanne den Hartogh (HANNAHANNAH, STELLENBOSCH), Willemijn Kressenhof, Koen Wouterse (WALTZ, LIVE!), Marielle van Sauers (DIAL 9 FOR LOVE, DOCHTER). When Julia dies and her heart is donated, Thomas moves heaven and earth to find it again. Peter de Baan: THE PRINCE AND THE GIRL (2007, tv series), ALL SOULS: VAN 12 HOOG (2005, short), DE KROON (2004, tv series), KLEM IN DE DRAAIDEUR (2003, tv series). After Julia’s death in a traffic accident her heart is transplanted into the body of another woman. Her devastated boyfriend, Thomas, embarks on a quest to find this person within whom her heart now resides. En route he discovers that IDTV Film hearts beat faster when a loved one is near but when he finds the woman Ph: +31 20 314 3322 who carries Julia’s heart, tragedy strikes again. The new heart cannot cope F: +31 20 314 3300 with the surfeit of emotion and she dies in his arms… [email protected] www.idtvfilm.nl À la mort de Julia, son cœur est donné, et Thomas remue ciel et terre pour le retrouver. Julia meurt dans un accident et son cœur est transplanté dans le corps d’une autre femme. Son petit ami Thomas est brisé et part en quête de la personne qui possède maintenant son cœur. Ce faisant, il découvre que les cœurs battent plus vite à proximité d’un être aimé, mais quand il trouve la femme avec le cœur de Julia, la tragédie frappe encore. Le nouveau cœur ne peut pas supporter le trop-plein d’émotions et elle meurt dans ses bras… 22 Holland Film FEATURE FILMS LIFE IN ONE DAY Mark de Cloe 110’ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: HET LEVEN UIT EEN DAG Prod: Dutch Mountain Movies Co-prod: NPS Sc: Mark de Cloe D.O.P.: Jasper Wolf Completed: March 2009 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Cast: Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen (BLOOD BROTHERS, XTC JUST DON’T DO IT), Lois de Jong, Tygo Gernandt (SCHNITZEL PARADISE, GODFORSAKEN!), Hadewych Minis (KILLER BABES, NADINE). In the belief that they can prolong their unspeakable love, a girl and boy flee to hell. Benny is born into a world in which human life lasts only one day, and consequently everything only happens one unique time. In his adolescence he meets Gini, and in the glow of their only experience of alcoholic intoxication they feel the intense joy of sex in all its purity and lose their hearts to one another. Fearful that their love may wither away, they decide to re-ignite it in hell and cold-bloodedly murder the blind man who brought them together… Mark de Cloe: First feature film. a.o. ZOMERDAG (2006, short tv film), FALSE WALTZ (2005, theatre adaptation) Awards: Prix Italia, BOY MEETS GIRL STORIES (2002, 34 short films), MERCEDES (2001, short), MOËT & CHANDON (1999, short), GITANES (1997, short) Awards: Best Short Film Avanca Film Festival, MISS BLANCHE (1994, short), LUCKY STRIKE (1992, short). Persuadés qu’ils ne pourront faire durer leur amour indicible, un garçon et une Dutch Mountain Movies fille s’enfuient en enfer. Ph: +31 20 688 1843 F: +31 20 686 3574 Benny est né dans un univers où la vie humaine ne dure qu’un jour, de sorte que chaque événement n’arrive qu’une seule fois. Adolescent, il rencontre Gini [email protected] www.dutchmountainmovies.com et, dans la sensation de chaleur de leur unique expérience de l’ivresse, ils éprouvent la joie intense de l’amour physique dans toute sa pureté et tombent amoureux. Craignant que leur amour ne cesse, ils décident de le raviver en enfer et ils assassinent de sang froid l’aveugle qui les avait mis en contact. Holland Film 23 FEATURE FILMS LINOLEUM Marcel Visbeen 75’ / video / colour Genre: drama Original title: LINOLEUM Prod: Selwyn Film Sc: Anke Boerstra, Marcel Visbeen D.O.P.: Mick van Rossum Completed: September 2008 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Cast: Ricky Koole (WHITE LIGHT, SPORTSMAN OF THE CENTURY), Romijn Conen (HOW TO SURVIVE MYSELF?, THE HORROR BUS), Anke Engels (KICKS, THE CAVE), Martijn Nieuwerf (TIRAMISU, WOLFSBERGEN). Two brothers realise that the recent death of their father is not the only loss they have to deal with. After the death of their father two brothers – and their wives - are forced to spend some days together to make the funeral arrangements. It soon becomes apparent, however, that it wasn’t for nothing that the brothers were estranged, and their father’s death becomes a catalyst for many old grievances to surface. Honesty doesn’t always turn out to be a virtue, especially when dealing with issues like love and guilt. Marcel Visbeen: First feature film. a.o. PUBLIC ENEMY (2005, tv film). Selwyn Film Ph: +31 10 477 0505 [email protected] www.selwynfilm.nl Deux frères comprennent que la mort récente de leur père n’est pas la seule perte qu’ils doivent surmonter. Après la mort de leur père, deux frères - et leurs épouses – sont forcés de passer quelques jours ensemble pour organiser l’enterrement. Cependant, il devient vite clair qu’ils ne s’étaient pas éloignés l’un de l’autre sans raison, et la mort du père sert de catalyseur pour faire remonter à la surface de nombreux vieux griefs. Il s’avère que la franchise n’est pas toujours une vertu, surtout en matière d’amour et de culpabilité. 24 Holland Film FEATURE FILMS THE MULTI CULTI STORY Joost Ranzijn 90’ / video / colour Genre: musical film Original title: DE MULTI CULTI STORY Prod: Zig Zag Film Sc: Jane Waltman D.O.P.: Coen Stroeve, Mirco Maassen Completed: September 2008 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Cast: Mariëlle Woltring, Dionne Verwey, Babette Holtman, Samba Schutte. Joost Ranzijn: Second feature film. a.o. VROEGER BESTAAT NIET MEER (2001, tv drama), HAN DE WIT (1990, feature), MAN IN DE WAR Against a musical backdrop, two girl gangs, the racist “Whites” and the radical (1984, short). “Multis” fight their ethnic conflict. Zig Zag Film Two girl gangs, the racist “Whites” and the radical “Multis” terrorise the Ph: +31 20 626 8302 streets of a Dutch town. F: +31 20 626 1285 They express their racial conflict through songs and dance. Jenny was always in [email protected] and out of prison; to clean up her act, she cleans up statues. During a dance www.zigzagfilm.nl event she meets a boy named Mohamed and falls in love. When the two gangs square up for a final battle, Jenny promises to stop the fight – but the gangs are full of too much hate. Dans un décor musical, deux gangs de filles, les racistes « Whites » et les radicales « Multis » se livrent leur bataille ethnique. Deux gangs de filles, les racistes « Whites » et les radicales « Multis » terrorisent une ville néerlandaise. Elles expriment leur conflit racial par des chansons et des danses. Jenny passe son temps à aller et sortir de prison ; pour se racheter, elle nettoie des statues. Pendant une fête, elle rencontre Mohamed et en tombe amoureuse. Lorsque les deux gangs se mettent en position pour la bataille finale, Jenny promet d’arrêter le combat – mais les gangs ont trop la haine. Holland Film 25 FEATURE FILMS MY DAD’S A DETECTIVE! - THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND FORT Will Wissink 90’ / 35mm / colour Genre: family/adventure Original title: MIJN VADER IS EEN DETECTIVE! – HET GEHEIMZINNIGE FORTEILAND Prod: A’dam Films Sc: Zebi Damen D.O.P.: Will Wissink Completed: March 2009 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Cast: Cees Geel (SIMON, STORM BOUND), Tygo Gernandt (SCHNITZEL PARADISE, GODFORSAKEN!), Camilla Siegertz, (WITH GREAT JOY, FAR FROM FAMILY), Peer Mascini (BLIND DATE). When sleuth Sam helps his bungling detective father with a case, he and his friends land in a hair-raising adventure. Will Wissink: Second feature film. DROPOUTS (1999, feature). Awards: Best European Screenplay Int. FF Moravia, Special Jury Award Troia Int. FF. Max isn’t as good a detective as he thinks. His son Sam’s a better sleuth. Together with his tomboy neighbor and a rich baron’s son, Sam helps Max search for a stolen rare parrot. When a band of criminals kidnaps Max, the kids tail them in a speedboat and strand on a remote island fort. Something’s being A’dam Films hidden there… As they unravel the mystery, they’re pursued by a creepy vilPh: +31 20 489 9022 lain who guards the fort day and night. [email protected] www.amsterdamfilms.nl Lorsque le fin limier Sam aide son incapable détective de père, ses amis et luimême atterrissent dans une histoire ahurissante. Max n’est pas aussi bon détective qu’il n’imagine. Son fils Max s’en tire mieux. Avec sa voisine, un garçon manqué, et le fils d’un riche baron, Sam aide Max à rechercher un perroquet rare dérobé. Lorsqu’une bande de truands enlève Max, les gamins les poursuivent en hors-bord et atterrissent dans une forteresse isolée sur une île. On y cache quelque chose… Pendant qu’ils débrouillent le mystère, ils sont poursuivis par un sinistre malfrat qui garde la forteresse jour et nuit. 26 Holland Film FEATURE FILMS DE PUNT (working title) Hanro Smitsman 90’ / video / colour Genre: drama Original title: DE PUNT Prod: Staccato Films, Guapo Productions Sc: Carel Donck, Sylvia Pessireron D.O.P.: Joost Rietdijk Completed: February 2009 Language: Dutch/Malaysian (English subtitles) Cast: Terence Schreurs (LIFE IN ONE DAY, FAR FROM FAMILY), Anis de Jong, Gerson Oratmangoen (WIJSTER), Martin Schwab (FAR FROM FAMILY). Thirty years on, five people involved in a famous hijack meet on a television show. But one is carrying a gun… In 1977, the Dutch government ended the ‘De Punt’ train hijack by force. Six hijackers and two hostages lost their lives. The events live on in the collective memory of the Dutch people. Thirty lears later, some of the major protagonists – hijacker, victim, minister, marksman, father of killed hijacker – confront each other during a television programme. Nobody knows that one of them carries a gun… Trente ans après, cinq participants à un détournement célèbre se retrouvent sur un plateau de télévision. Mais l’un d’eux est armé... Hanro Smitsman: SKIN (2008, feature) Awards: Reflet d’Or for Best Film Geneva Int. FF, CONTACT (2007, short) Awards: a.o. Golden Bear Berlin Int. FF, ENGEL EN BROER (2004, short), DAJO (2003, short), AHMED WAS HERE (2000, short) Awards: Student Academy Award® Nomination. Guapo Productions Ph: +31 20 737 0154 [email protected] www.guapoproductions.nl En 1977, les autorités néerlandaises ont mis fin par la force à l’attaque d’un train à « De Punt ». Six terroristes et deux otages y trouvèrent la mort. L’événement survit dans la mémoire collective des Néerlandais. Trente ans après, certains des protagonistes : terroriste, victime, ministre, tireur d’élite, père du pirate tué – s’affrontent durant une émission de télévision. Personne ne sait que l’un d’eux est armé… Holland Film 27 FEATURE FILMS RUTA DEL JACA Kris Kristinsson 72’ / video / colour Genre: drama Original title: RUTA DEL JACA Prod: Circe Films Co-prod: Stichting Mamacita Sc: Kris Kristinsson D.O.P.: Kris Kristinsson Completed: January 2009 Language: English/Spanish (English subtitles) Cast: Matt Lorenz, Pietro Sibille, Rosalinda Guerrero, Sonia Morales. Kris Kristinsson: First feature film. As Matt journeys through Peru, following in the footsteps of his dead parents, the mystery of their death slowly unravels. Circe Films Ph: +31 20 625 3591 F: +31 20 626 0025 [email protected] www.circe.nl Twenty years after the disappearance of his parents Matt, a young American, travels through Peru to discover what happened. In the civil war between communist rebels and government troops 70.000 people died or disappeared. His quest leads him to a world where guinea pigs are sacred and singers are saints. As his investigation reaches a climax, the truth comes as a shock. In Ruta del Jaca there is no clear distinction between fiction and documentary footage. Tandis que Matt traverse le Pérou, sur les traces de ses parents morts, le mystère de leur mort s’éclaircit lentement. Vingt ans après la disparition de ses parents, Matt, un jeune Américain, traverse le Pérou pour découvrir la vérité. Pendant la guerre civile entre les rebelles communistes et les troupes gouvernementales, 70 000 personnes ont péri ou disparu. Ses recherches le conduisent dans un univers où les cobayes sont sacrés et les chanteurs des saints. Au comble de son enquête, la vérité est choquante. Dans Ruta del Jaca il n’y a pas de distinction nette entre la fiction et les métrages documentaires. 28 Holland Film FEATURE FILMS SCHOOL’S OUT Diede in ‘t Veld 90’ / 35mm / colour Genre: youth film Original title: SPANGAS WERKWEEK Prod: NL Film & TV Sc: Anya Koek D.O.P.: Han Wennink Completed: December 2009 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Cast: Jasper Gottlieb (AMAZONS, CHARACTER), Marius Gottlieb (DESPERATE, OFF-SIDE), Tim Murck, Gaby Blaaser. Using bricks of uncertainty, homesickness, sorrow and infatuation, ten school students build a sturdy house of friendship. Ten students spend a week in the Ardennes to work on a worthy cause – to build a holiday home for children who otherwise would never go on holiday. They are accompanied by a German teacher with a lot of experience within the construction trade. Initially, they are all highly motivated, but under strict supervision their own personal agendas quickly emerge. Only after having faced their own problems can they bond effectively and bring the building project to a great conclusion. Diede in ’t Veld: First feature film. a.o. SPANGAS (2007, tv series), THE DENTIST (2004, short), PETSTORY (2004, short), SLEEPING IN CHELSEA (2003, short). NL Film & TV Ph: +31 20 574 7626 F: +31 20 574 7627 [email protected] www.nlfilm.tv Utilisant des briques d’incertitude, de nostalgie, de chagrin et de toquade, dix lycéens construisent une solide maison de l’amitié. Dix lycéens passent une semaine dans les Ardennes pour se consacrer à une digne cause – construire une maison de vacances pour des enfants qui ne partiraient autrement jamais en vacances. Un professeur d’allemand, constructeur émérite, les accompagne. Au départ, ils sont tous très motivés, mais à y regarder de plus près, leurs objectifs personnels ressortent vite. Ils ne peuvent s’unir efficacement et mener le projet à bonne fin qu’après avoir affronté leurs propres problèmes. Holland Film 29 FEATURE FILMS SCUM Heinrich Dahms 90’ / video / colour Genre: drama Original title: SCHOFT Prod: BuzzMedia Network Sc: Heinrich Dahms D.O.P.: Johan Bosgraaf Completed: January 2009 Language: Dutch/Berber (English subtitles) Cast: Jurriaan Fuchs, Jill Velleman, Larbi Salah, Wouter Wiele. Heinrich Dahms: a.o. SURVIVING (2007, short feature), CITY WOLF (1989, feature), DUNE SURFER (1990, feature), AU PAIR (1990, feature). The opposite of tolerance is... Hassan has a bright future ahead and a girlfriend who loves him. After a night of sex, drugs and rock & roll Ed, on the other hand, discovers that life is not much fun either drunk or sober. Hassan wakes up having made decisions that will alter the course of his life. Ed wakes up with a hangover and a blind determination to get more beer. The paths of both men are about to cross irrevocably. BuzzMedia Network Ph: +31 35 772 5225 [email protected] www.buzzmedia.net Le contraire de la tolérance, c’est… Hassan a un brillant avenir devant lui et une petite amie qui l’aime. En revanche, après une nuit de sexe, drogue et rock & roll, Ed découvre que la vie n’est pas drôle qu’on soit ivre ou à jeun. Hassan se réveille après avoir pris des décisions qui changeront sa vie. Ed se réveille avec la gueule de bois et déterminé à boire plus de bière. Les chemins de ces deux hommes sont sur le point de se croiser irrévocablement. 30 Holland Film FEATURE FILMS THE SECRET BOOK OF NICOLAS Martijn van Nellestijn 95’ / 35mm / colour Genre: family/adventure Original title: SINTERKLAAS EN HET GEHEIM VAN HET GROTE BOEK Prod: SRSP Films Sc: Martijn van Nellestijn D.O.P.: Ruben Sluijter Completed: October 2008 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Cast: Pamela Teves, Richard de Ruijter, Erik-Jan Slot, Inge Ipenburg. Martijn van Nellestijn: First feature film. When St Nicolas falls off a roof and ends up in hospital, the evil Dr. Brain devises a plan to steal his secret book… SRSP Films Ph: +31 6 1164 8848 [email protected] www.sinterklaasdefilm.nl When good old Saint Nicolas has to recuperate in the hospital after an accident, the evil Dr. Brain takes her chance to execute a very nasty plan. Together with her helpers she wants to steal the money for this year’s children gifts and leave with the St Nicolas’ secret book. When news of this breaks out, the whole country becomes agitated and urges Nicolas’ helpers to rescue the book. Their subsequent adventures lead them to sunny Curacao! Quand saint Nicolas tombe d’un toit et se retrouve à l’hôpital, la méchante Dr Brain imagine un plan pour dérober son livre secret… Quand le bon vieux saint Nicolas doit se remettre d’une chute à l’hôpital, la méchante Dr Brain saisit l’occasion d’exécuter un très vilain plan. Avec ses acolytes, elle veut voler l’argent des cadeaux pour les enfants et partir avec le livre secret de saint Nicolas. Quand la nouvelle se répand, le pays entier est en effervescence et exhorte les assistants de saint Nicolas à sauver le livre. Les aventures qui s’ensuivent les conduisent sous le soleil de Curaçao. Holland Film 31 FEATURE FILMS SHYLOCK Michal Shabtay 68’ / video / colour and b&w Genre: docudrama Original title: SHYLOCK Prod: De Productie Sc: Michal Shabtay, Gareth Armstrong D.O.P.: Tarek Completed: September 2008 Language: Dutch/English/ Hebrew/Turkish (English subtitles) Cast: Cahit Ölmez (06/05 THE SIXTH OF MAY), Adelheid Roosen (BRITTLE, THE PENKNIFE). Michal Shabtay: a.o. ISLAMIC ART IN EUROPE (2008, doc/art), NORTHSEA (1977, doc/art), LANDSCAPE 1,2 AND 3 An exploration of the tragic, funny and often unbearable life of theatre’s most (1979, doc/art), MARSHALART famous Jew. (1991, doc/art), THE HENNY PENNY PICTUREBOOK (1992, doc/art), GOD SHYLOCK, as seen through the eyes of Tubal, the Merchant of Venice’s only SEEKERS (2003, doc/art), DEI OOK friend, this “one-man film” conjures up a whole cast of other characters: from (2003, doc), 50 YEARS SBK (2004-6, doc). Portia to Pontius Pilate, from the merchant to Adolph Hitler, from Dracula to the Wandering Jew. De Productie With a leer, a wink and a shrug, Tubal charts the concept of Shylock throughPh: +31 10 476 3388 out history, and traces the intolerance towards the ‘stranger’ in Europe. He F: +31 10 282 7921 talks about Shakespeare, theatre, xenophobia, history and ideas. [email protected] www.deproductie.nl Une étude de la vie tragique, drôle et souvent insoutenable du Juif le plus célèbre de la dramaturgie. SHYLOCK tel que le voit Tubal, le seul ami du Marchand de Venise. Ce « film en solo » fait apparaître toute une série d’autres personnages : de Portia à Ponce Pilate, du marchand à Adolf Hitler et de Dracula au Juif Errant. Avec un regard mauvais, un clin d’œil et un haussement d’épaules, Tubal retrace le concept de Shylock à travers l’histoire et détermine l’origine de l’intolérance envers « l’étranger » en Europe. Il parle de Shakespeare, du théâtre, de la xénophobie, de l’histoire et des idées. 32 Holland Film FEATURE FILMS THE SILENT ONES Ricky Rijneke 90’ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: DE STILLEN Prod: Rotterdam Films Sc: Ricky Rijneke D.O.P.: tba Completed: December 2009 Language: Dutch/English (English subtitles) Cast: Orsi Tóth (Tabló, Delta). Ricky Rijneke: First feature film. WING, THE FISH THAT TALKED BACK (2007, short). Three young adolescents consider their lives and realise that anything and everything is possible – a fleeting but momentous assessment. Rotterdam Films Ph: +31 10 465 8565 F: +31 10 465 8392 [email protected] www.rotterdamfilms.com In the early morning two young adolescents – brothers - wander over the mud flats, almost dry because of the low tide. They hang out. The landscape is empty and serene. A passer-by looms up out of the mist, a girl, breaking the stillness. One brother leaves, the other accompanies her further onto the mud flats. The tension is tangible, the languid tranquillity can be disturbed at any moment. A poetic film about a seemingly innocent and quiet day. Trois préadolescents se penchent sur leurs vies et se rendent compte que tout est possible – une conclusion éphémère mais capitale. Au petit matin, deux frères préadolescents se promènent dans les bancs de boue, presque secs car c’est la marée basse. Ils traînassent. Le paysage est vide et serein. Un passant surgit du brouillard : une fille qui rompt la tranquillité. L’un des frères s’en va, l’autre pousse plus loin sur les bancs de boue avec elle. La tension est tangible, la tranquillité langoureuse peut être brisée à tout moment. Un film poétique sur une journée apparemment innocente et paisible. Holland Film 33 FEATURE FILMS SNIFF THE DOG Steven de Jong 100’ / 35mm / colour Genre: family Original title: SNUF DE HOND IN OORLOGSTIJD Prod: Steven de Jong Producties, Bridge Entertainment Group Sc: Jasper Beerthuis D.O.P.: Nils Post Completed: September 2008 Language: Dutch/Frisian (English subtitles) Cast: Sanneke Bos, Bas Muijs, Rense Westra, Steven de Jong (KAMELEON 2, STORM BOUND) Orphan Tom and his dog Sniff help liberate a Frisian village during World War II. Friesland 1945. His parents killed in the bombing of Rotterdam, Tom is living in his uncle’s farm in Friesland to hide from the enemy. When he arrives, he is given a beautiful German Shepherd to keep him company, and the two become inseparable. But as the battlelines approach ever more near, Tom and his Jewish friend, Mirjam, who is also hiding on the farm, must embark upon the adventure of a lifetime to help the Canadian forces free their country. Steven de Jong: STORM BOUND (2007, feature), KAMELEON 2 (2005, feature), THE SKIPPERS OF THE KAMELEON (2003, feature), DE FÛKE (2000, feature), DE GOUDEN SWIPE (1995, feature) Sales: Bridge Rights Ph: +31 35 688 2835 F: +31 35 688 2800 [email protected] www.bridgeonline.nl L’orphelin Tom et son chien Sniff participent à la libération d’un village frison pendant la Seconde Guerre Mondiale. La Frise en 1945. Comme ses parents sont morts pendant le bombardement de Rotterdam, Tom s’est réfugié dans la ferme frisonne de son oncle. À son arrivée, on lui offre un superbe berger allemand pour lui tenir compagnie et ils deviennent inséparables. Mais, à mesure que les lignes de combat se rapprochent, Tom et Mirjam, son amie juive aussi réfugiée dans la ferme, doivent se lancer dans une aventure extraordinaire pour aider les soldats canadiens à libérer leur pays. 34 Holland Film FEATURE FILMS STELLA’S WAR Diederik van Rooijen 90’ / 35mm / colour Genre: psychological thriller Original title: STELLA’S OORLOG Prod: Waterland Film Co-prod: NCRV Television Sc: Hugo Heinen D.O.P.: Lennert Hillege Completed: January 2009 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Cast: Maartje Remmers, Javier Guzman, Teun Kuilboer, Thijs Römer (THREE HEARTS, 06/05 THE SIXTH OF MAY). After Stella’s husband returns from a peace mission, everything she believes in begins to disintegrate. So she starts her own war. Stella waves to Jurre as he leaves on a peace mission. She worries, but she can phone and write to him. She even fantasises about a second child. After all, he’s only gone for a few months. After Stella’s brother, who is serving with him, is killed in an ambush, Jurre comes home early, acting strangely, unapproachable, withdrawing from his friends, refusing help. The peace mission has turned into a war, but this time in the desert of Stella’s terraced house. Diederik van Rooijen: a.o. BOLLYWOOD HERO (2009, feature), DUMMY (2006, short), MASS (2005, short), THE MESSENGER (2005, short), ZULAIKA (2003, feature), BABYPHONED (2002, short). Waterland Film Ph: +31 20 682 2164 F: +31 20 682 3061 [email protected] www.waterlandfilm.nl Après que son mari est revenu d’une mission de maintien de la paix, tout ce en quoi Stella croit s’effrite. Alors, elle commence sa propre guerre. Stella dit adieu à Jurre qui part en mission de maintien de la paix. Elle s’inquiète, mais elle ne peut ni écrire ni téléphoner. Elle fantasme même sur un deuxième enfant. Il ne part que quelques mois. Après que la mort du frère de Stella, en mission avec lui, dans une embuscade, Jurre revient plus tôt. Il a un comportement bizarre, est inabordable, renfermé, refuse toute aide. La mission pacifique s’est transformée en guerre, mais ici dans le désert de la maison mitoyenne. Holland Film 35 FEATURE FILMS THE STORM Ben Sombogaart 100’ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: DE STORM Prod: NL Film & TV Sc: Rik Launspach, Marjolein Beumer D.O.P.: Piotr Kukla Completed: September 2009 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Cast: Sylvia Hoeks (DUSKA, EIS FREI), Barry Atsma (MORRISON GETS A BABY SISTER, NIGHTRUN), Dirk Roofthooft (SEA OF SILENCE, MAGONIA), Monic Hendrickx (NADINE, ZUS & ZO). Ben Sombogaart: a.o. BRIDE FLIGHT (2008, feature), One woman swims against the tide, back into the disaster area. Her name is CRUSADE IN JEANS (2006, feature), Julia. She is looking for her baby. PLUK AND HIS TOW TRUCK (2004, feature), TWIN SISTERS (2002, feaDuring a terrible storm, the dikes of Zeeland are breached in a hundred places, ture) Awards: Academy Award® and Julia’s farm is flooded. She is rescued by the young Aldo, but is nevertheNomination Best Foreign less inconsolable. Her baby son was left behind in the water. Language Film, THE FLYING LIFTBOY (1998, feature) Awards: So begins a long search – against the flow of evacuees – into the submerged, Audience Award Montreal Int. surreal landscape of animal and human corpses. The chance of survival is Children’s FF, THE BOY WHO STOPPED microscopically small, yet Julia sees signs that her son is still alive. But where? TALKING (1996, feature) Awards: And with whom? a.o. Unicef Award Berlin Int. FF and CIFEJ Award Laon and Une femme nage à contre-courant, elle retourne dans la zone sinistrée. Elle Golden Spire San Francisco Int. s’appelle Julia ; elle cherche son bébé. FF, THE PENKNIFE (1990, feature) Awards: a.o. First Prize film festiPendant une terrible tempête, les digues de Zélande sont rompues à des cenvals of Vienna, Essen, Tel Aviv, taines d’endroits et la ferme de Julia est inondée. Elle est sauvée par le jeune Montevideo, MY FATHER LIVES IN Aldo, mais reste inconsolable car son bébé est resté dans l’eau. Elle part le chercher - à contre-courant du flot d’évacués – dans le paysage sur- RIO (1989, feature). réaliste de cadavres d’hommes et d’animaux. Les chances de survie sont minusNL Film & TV cules, mais Julia voit des signes que son fils vit encore. Mais où ? Et avec qui ? Ph: +31 20 574 7626 F: + 31 20 574 7627 [email protected] www.nlfilm.tv 36 Holland Film FEATURE FILMS TAXANDRIA Mark Weistra 85’ / video / colour Genre: psychological thriller Original title: TAXANDRIA Prod: NFI Producties Sc: Mark Weistra, Mark Sloof van Toor D.O.P.: Luuk Zonnenberg Completed: January 2009 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Cast: Mark Sloof van Toor, Arent-Jan Linde (SCHNITZEL PARADISE, JOHAN), Rifka Lodeizen (NADINE, SIMON), Sophie van Oers (GANGSTA BLUES). Mark Weistra: First feature film. A.O. TODAY (2003, short). Following a family funeral, a young man begins to lose his mind. Six people, one location. Grandma is dead. The family is gathering to prepare for the funeral and the reading of the will, but father doesn’t show up. Everybody else, however, seems to have their own very special reason to be present, reasons that lead the main character towards insanity. TAXANDRIA is a surrealist, dramatic thriller with its own deliberate slow tempo - a very visual film that poses a series of questions, many of which it refuses to answer. NFI Producties Ph: +31 10 221 1344 F: +31 10 221 1345 [email protected] www.nfi.nu À la suite d’un enterrement familial, un jeune homme commence à perdre la tête. Six personnes, un seul lieu. Grand-mère est morte. La famille se réunit pour se préparer aux funérailles et à la lecture du testament, mais le père reste absent. Cependant, tous les autres semblent avoir une raison personnelle spécifique d’être présent, des raisons qui conduisent le protagoniste à la folie. TAXANDRIA est un thriller dramatique surréaliste, au rythme délibérément lent – un film très visuel qui pose une série de questions mais refuse de répondre à nombre d’entre elles. Holland Film 37 FEATURE FILMS THREE HEARTS Thijs Römer 83’ / video / colour Genre: passionate roadmovie Original title: HET WAPEN VAN GELDROP Prod: Column Film Co-prod: AVRO Sc: Thijs Römer D.O.P.: Thomas Kist N.S.C Completed: October 2008 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Cast: Thijs Römer (CAPTAIN ROB AND THE SECRET OF PROFESSOR LUPARDI, 06/05 THE SIXTH OF MAY), Katja Schuurman (NO TRAINS NO PLANES, COOL!), Tara Elders (06/05 THE SIXTH OF MAY, PHILEINE SAYS SORRY), Huub Stapel (GODFORSAKEN!, JOHAN). A murderous housewife, a psychotic maniac and a dreamy girl embark upon an adventurous odyssey. Joke leaves her children - and her dead husband – and drives away. Maddox stands on an empty road, barefoot, praying. A car approaches. She spreads her arms and closes her eyes. John is running for his life when he sees a strange scene: a car before a woman, her arms spread wide. Without hesitation, he jumps in the car. Together they drive to Geldrop, the village with three hearts in its coat of arms, each in search of redemption and liberation. Thijs Römer: First feature film. Column Film Ph: +31 20 572 2700 F: +31 20 572 2701 [email protected] www.columnfilm.com Une femme au foyer meurtrière, un psychotique maniaque et une fille rêveuse se lancent dans une odyssée. Joke quitte ses enfants – et son mari mort – et démarre. Maddox est en prière sur une route déserte, pieds nus. Une voiture approche. Elle étend les bras et ferme les yeux. John s’enfuit pour sauver sa peau et voit une scène étrange : une voiture devant une femme aux bras étendus. Sans hésiter, il saute en voiture. Ils roulent ensemble à Geldrop, le village avec trois cœurs dans ses armoiries, chacun en quête de rédemption et de libération. 38 Holland Film FEATURE FILMS TWO EYES STARING Elbert van Strien 120’ / 35mm / colour Genre: psychological thriller Original title: ZWART WATER Prod: Accento Films Sc: Elbert van Strien, Paulo van Vliet D.O.P.: Guido van Gennep Completed: May 2009 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Cast: Barry Atsma (MORRISON GETS A BABY SISTER, LEPEL), Hadewych Minis (LIFE IN ONE DAY, NADINE), Isabelle Stokkel, Bart Slegers (STORM BOUND). When nine-year-old Lisa discovers that her sinister new friend is a ghost, her family is put in mortal danger. When Christine inherits the parental home, she and her family decide to move there. One day Lisa, her nine-year-old daughter, discovers a strange and sinister girl, Karen, secretly living in the cellar. Karen tells her that she is the dead twin sister of Lisa’s mother, who poisoned her when they were nine. When Lisa’s father begins to suspect his wife of hiding a terrible secret, the consequences are deadly… Lorsque Lisa, neuf ans, découvre que sa nouvelle amie sinistre est un fantôme, sa famille est en danger de mort. Quand Christine hérite de la maison familiale, elle décide avec sa famille d’y emménager. Un jour, Lisa, sa fille de neuf ans, découvre une fille étrange et sinistre, Karen, qui vit en secret dans la cave. Karen lui dit qu’elle est la sœur jumelle morte de la mère de Lisa, qui l’a empoisonnée quand elles avaient neuf ans. Lorsque le père de Lisa commence à soupçonner sa femme de dissimuler un terrible secret, cela a des conséquences mortelles... Holland Film Elbert van Strien: First feature film. STILL WORLD (2005, short), THE HIDDEN FACE (2004, short), Awards: Silver Méliès Espoo Ciné Int. FF, Hans Christian Andersen Award Odense FF, FORBIDDEN EYES (2002, short) Awards: Silver Méliès Fantastisk FF Sweden, Kodak Award BIFFF, THE SPANISH HORSE (1999, short), MARIONETTENWERELD (1993, short) Awards: Nomination Student Academy Award®. Accento Films Ph: +31 20 344 4588 F: +31 20 344 4587 [email protected] www.accentofilms.nl 39 FEATURE FILMS WHITE FISH Remy van Heugten 76’ / video / colour Genre: drama/thriller Original title: WITVIS Prod: IDTV Film Co-prod: AVRO Sc: Luuk van Bemmelen D.O.P.: Mark van Aller Completed: January 2009 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Cast: Mads Wittermans (STORM BOUND, GODFORSAKEN!), Marcel Hensema (WILD ROMANCE, SIMON). Remy van Heugten: WILLEMSPARK (2006, tv series), SHAHRAM & ABBAS (2006, short), OVER ROZEN (2004, graduation film). After his father’s accident, Stijn rejects the world of parties. Until he and his brother discover a drugs haul at sea… Brothers Hans and Stijn run a fishing company, together with their father. Hans is the responsible one, Stijn rebels against the fishing life. After the father dies through Stijn’s negligence, Stijn rejects his excessive lifestyle and commits to the company. But times are hard, and when the brothers find a large quantity of coke, they decide to sell the drugs. It seems a solution to their financial problems until the police, and the original owners of the drugs, come after them. IDTV Film Ph: +31 20 314 3322 F: +31 20 314 3300 [email protected] www.idtvfilm.nl Après l’accident de son père, Stijn abandonne le monde des fêtes. Jusqu'à ce que son frère et lui découvrent de la drogue en mer... Les frères Hans et Stijn, et leur père, sont pêcheurs. Hans est sérieux, Stijn se rebelle contre la vie des pêcheurs. Après qu’une négligence de Stijn a causé la mort du père, Stijn abandonne ses excès et se consacre à l’entreprise. Mais les temps sont durs et quand les frères découvrent une grosse quantité de cocaïne, ils décident de la vendre. Cela semble résoudre leurs difficultés financières jusqu’à ce que la police et les propriétaires de la drogue les poursuivent. 40 Holland Film FEATURE FILMS WHITE LIGHT Jean van de Velde 90’ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: WIT LICHT Prod: The Entertainment Group Films Sc: Jean van de Velde D.O.P.: Theo van de Sande ASC Completed: December 2008 Language: Dutch/English/ Swahili/Luganda (English subtitles) Cast: Marco Borsato, Ricky Koole (THE DRESS, SPORTSMAN OF THE CENTURY), Siebe Schoneveld (LOVE IS ALL, PLUK AND HIS TOW TRUCK), Andrew Kintu (THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND). A man is forced to face a very different Africa from that he was born into. After his wife dies suddenly life becomes hard for Eduard Zuiderwijk. The restaurant owner, raised in East Africa, is now left to bring up his young son Thomas on his own. Thomas seeks solace with his friend Abu, the son of one of the black staff of the restaurant. When Abu is kidnapped with a dozen other kids, Eduard’s search takes him into the farthest corners of the jungle at which point he is confronted with an almost unrecognisable Africa... Un homme est contraint à affronter une Afrique fort différente de celle où il était né. Après la mort soudaine de sa femme, la vie devient difficile pour Eduard Zuiderwijk. Le restaurateur, qui a grandi en Afrique orientale, se retrouve seul pour élever son jeune fils Thomas. Thomas cherche la consolation auprès de son ami Abu, le fils d’un employé noir du restaurant. Quand Abu est kidnappé avec une douzaine d’autres enfants, les recherches d’Eduard le conduisent au fin fond de la jungle et il doit alors faire face à une Afrique quasiment méconnaissable... Holland Film Jean van de Velde: a.o. FLORIS (2004, feature), LEAK (2000, feature), ALL STARS (19992001, tv series) Awards: Emmy Award International Drama, Silver Rose Montreux Best Comedy, ALL STARS (1997, feature), LITTLE BLOND DEATH (1993, feature). The Entertainment Group Films Ph: +31 35 625 6000 F: +31 35 625 6060 [email protected] www.theentertainmentgroup.nl 41 FEATURE FILMS WINTER SILENCE Sonja Wyss 70’ / video / colour Genre: experimental drama Original title: WINTERSTILTE Prod: SNG Film Sc: Sonja Wyss D.O.P.: Peter Brugman Completed: September 2008 Language: German (English subtitles) Cast: Gerda Zangger (A PERFECT SPY), Sandra Utzinger (JIMMIE), Brigitta Weber, Sarah Bühlmann (JIMMIE, DILEMMA), Katalin Liptak (GRAN CANARIA). A widow and her four daughters, tormented by years of mourning, encounter the mysterious deer-men who change their lives irrevocably. In a snowed-in log cabin, a widow lives with her four grown-up daughters, all of whom have their own desires for love and intimacy. Their strong Catholic faith and the mourning that has tormented them for years have condemned them to a life of chastity. But when the mysterious deer-men appear their lives are changed forever. Une veuve et ses quatre filles, affligées par des années de deuil, rencontrent les mystérieux hommes-cerfs qui changent irrévocablement leurs vies. Sonja Wyss: First feature film. a.o. THE CROW (2002, short), HIGH TIMES (2001, short), TO DATE (1999, short), HELLO MISS STIRNIMAA (1999, short), PURITY (1998, short), GET OFF MY BACK (1996, short). SNG Film Ph: +31 20 686 7837 F: +31 20 682 4367 [email protected] www.sngfilm.nl Dans une cabane en rondins bloquée par la neige, une veuve vit avec ses quatre filles adultes qui soupirent toutes après l’amour et l’érotisme. Leur vive foi chrétienne et le deuil qui les a affligées pendant des années les ont condamnées à une vie chaste. Mais quand les mystérieux hommes-cerfs paraissent, leurs vies changent définitivement. 42 Holland Film FEATURE FILMS WINTERLAND Dick Tuinder 90’ / video / colour Genre: comedy/fantasy Original title: WINTERLAND Prod: Column Film, Silent Woods Industries Sc: Dick Tuinder D.O.P.: Stijn van Santen Completed: January 2009 Language: Dutch/English/ French/Japanese (English subtitles) Cast: Tara Elders (VOX POPULI, INTERVIEW), Tom Jansen (VOX POPULI), Kiriko Mechanicus, Stijn Westenend. A true story that never happened. According to the press release, WINTERLAND is a film. But in reality, it is a portrait of its egomaniacal creator, Dick Tuinder, who stands to lose control over the whole thing. When his actors mysteriously disappear from the set, he has to tap into all his resources to conjure everything back: walking trees, talking stones, flying eyes, a wall that separates the real from the virtual world and Sally Dewinter, just to mention a few ingredients within the magical potion. Dick Tuinder: First feature film. a.o. THE CURE (2007, short), JOURNAL D’UN SAMOURAI (2007, short), FUNNY DEWDROP (2007, short), THE GARDEN OF NOTHING (2007, short), MOST THINGS NEVER HAPPEN (2005, short), RIMBAUD’ IN AMSTERDAM (2003, short), ARTHUR DAUPIN’S ANATOMY OF TIME (1995, short), DOWNSTAIRS (1995, short), GOLD (1993, short). Une histoire vraie qui n’est jamais arrivée. Selon le communiqué de presse, WINTERLAND est un film. Mais en réalité, c’est un portrait de son créateur maniaco-narcissique, Dick Tuinder, qui risque fort de perdre la maîtrise de tout le projet. Lorsque ses acteurs disparaissent mystérieusement du plateau, il doit puiser dans toutes ses ressources pour tout faire réapparaître : des arbres marcheurs, des pierres parleuses, des yeux volants, un mur qui sépare le monde réel du monde virtuel et Sally Dewinter, pour ne citer que quelques ingrédients de sa potion magique. Holland Film Column Film Ph: +31 20 572 2700 F: +31 20 572 2701 [email protected] www.columnfilm.com 43 INTERNATIONAL CO-PRODUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL CO-PRODUCTIONS THE AVIATRIX OF KAZBEK Ineke Smits 105’ / 35mm / colour and b&w Genre: drama Original title: DE VLIEGENIERSTER VAN KAZBEK Prod: Isabella Films (NL), Fu Works (NL) Co-prod: Serendipity (BE), Volya Films (NL) Sc: Arthur Japin D.O.P.: Piotr Kukla Completed: Spring 2009 Language: Dutch/German/ Georgian (English subtitles) Cast: Madelief Blanken (PAPA’S KLEINE MEID, MUSICAL ‘THE SOUND OF MUSIC’), Zura Zhghenti (BLUE BIRD), Kakha Kintsurashvili (ON NINTH SKY, CHAIKA). Only the power of imagination can conquer reality. On the island of Texel, Marie dreams of mountains. She loves dancing, but the village community expects her to behave. She wants to be an independent woman, but is the only girl in a large family. Only when she meets the Georgian Goga and Irakli can she break away from the suffocating reality by learning to trust her fantasies. THE AVIATRIX OF KAZBEK is a modern, universal tale of three young people who meet amid the atrocities of war. Seul le pouvoir de l’imagination peut vaincre la réalité. Sur l’île de Texel, Marie rêve de montagnes. Elle adore danser, mais la communauté villageoise attend d’elle qu’elle soit sage. Elle veut être une femme émancipée, mais c’est la seule fille d’une famille nombreuse. Elle ne peut échapper à l’étouffante réalité qu’après la rencontre des Géorgiens Goga et Irakli, qui lui apprennent à se fier à son imagination. THE AVIATRIX OF KAZBEK est un conte moderne, universel, sur trois jeunes qui se rencontrent au milieu des atrocités de la guerre. 46 Ineke Smits: Second feature film. a.o. TRANSIT DUBAI (2008, doc), BLACK GOLD UNDER NOTECKA FOREST (2005, short doc), PUTIN’S MAMA (2003, short doc) Awards: Best Dutch Documentary in National Programme HotDocs Int. FF, MAGONIA (2001, feature) Awards: Golden Tulip Istanbul Int. FF, NOSTALGIA (1999, short doc, codirected by Tato Kotetishvili) Awards: Grand Prize Taiwan Int. Documentary Festival, ROSE, VIOLET AND LILY (1992, short). Isabella Films Ph: +31 20 422 9199 F: +31 20 423 1125 [email protected] www.isabellafilms.com Holland Film INTERNATIONAL CO-PRODUCTIONS C’EST DÉJÀ L’ÉTÉ Martijn Smits 90’ / video / colour Genre: docudrama Original title: C’EST DÉJÀ L’ÉTÉ Prod: De Productie (NL) Co-prod: Tarantula Films (BE) Sc: Martijn Smits, Bastiaan Kroeger D.O.P.: Benito Strangio Completed: Summer 2009 Language: French/Dutch (English subtitles) Cast: tba Martijn Smits: First feature film. A father, daughter and son, try to survive their daily lives. De Productie Ph: +31 10 476 3388 F: +31 10 282 7921 [email protected] www.deproductie.nl C’EST DÉJÀ L’ÉTÉ TELLS the story of a family barely able to survive. Jean has been fired from his job but is too ashamed to tell his kids. Marie has a baby - she seems to be having sex with everybody in town except her boyfriend. Eric should go to school, but prefers to spend his time with friends with their mopeds, pranks and fake guns. The three only seem able to communicate when they need something from each other. Un père, sa fille et son fils tentent de survivre au quotidien. C’EST DÉJÀ L’ÉTÉ raconte l’histoire d’une famille qui parvient à peine à survivre. Jean a perdu son travail mais a trop honte pour le dire à ses enfants. Marie a un bébé – on dirait qu’elle couche avec tout le monde sauf avec son petit ami. Eric devrait aller à l’école mais il préfère traîner avec ses copains en mob, à faire des bêtises avec des faux pistolets. Les trois personnages ne semblent capables de communiquer que quand ils doivent se rendre service. Holland Film 47 INTERNATIONAL CO-PRODUCTIONS EEP! Rita Horst 85’ / 35mm / colour Genre: family Original title: IEP! Prod: Lemming Film (NL) Co-prod: NPS (NL), A Private View (BE) Sc: Mieke de Jong D.O.P.: Theo Bierkens Completed: October 2009 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Cast: Huub Stapel (THE PREACHER, SEA OF SILENCE), Joke Tjalsma (DE DALTONS), Diederik Ebbinge. Is it a girl or is it a bird? Whatever it is, everybody wants her. Birdie is a little girl with wings instead of arms, who is found in the woods by Warre and Tine. While Tine does her best to raise Birdie as a normal little girl, the creature inevitably flies away to the South. Tine is inconsolable, and so she embarks, with Warre, on an exhilarating journey to find her lost friend… Est-ce une fille ou un oiseau ? Quoi qu’il en soit, tout le monde la veut. Birdie est une petite fille avec des ailes au lieu de bras, que Warre et Tine découvrent dans la forêt. Tandis que Tine fait de son mieux pour élever Birdie comme une petite fille normale, la créature s’envole inévitablement vers le sud. Tine est inconsolable, et elle s’embarque avec Warre dans un voyage grisant pour retrouver son amie perdue… 48 Rita Horst: Second feature film. ROMEO (1991, feature), DE DALTONS (1999, tv series) Awards a.o. Prix Jeunesse, Honour Nipkov and Emmy Award Nomination, KNOFJE (2001, tv series) Awards: Prix Jeunesse. Sales: Delphis Films Ph: +1 514 843 3355 F: +1 514 843 9574 [email protected] www.delphisfilms.com Holland Film INTERNATIONAL CO-PRODUCTIONS THE LAST DAYS OF EMMA BLANK Alex van Warmerdam 95’ / 35mm / colour Genre: comedy Original title: DE LAATSTE DAGEN VAN EMMA BLANK Prod: Graniet Film (NL) Co-prod: La Parti (BE) Sc: Alex van Warmerdam D.O.P.: Tom Erisman Completed: May 2009 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Cast: Marlies Heuer (ALL SOULS, 06/05 THE SIXTH OF MAY), Annet Malherbe (GRIMM, THE DRESS), Eva van de Wijdeven (DUNYA & DESIE, NIGHTRUN), Gène Berrvoets (DUSKA, NO TRAINS NO PLANES). The wicked matriarch Emma Blank awaits her death. As do her servants. In a large country home, the sick Emma Blank is cared for by her personnel: Haneveld the head housekeeper, Bella the cook, Gonnie the maid and Meier the man-servant. But despite her desperate need for loving care, Emma is a steely, avaricious dictator whose demands become ever more absurd, to the extent that her staff are driven to distraction. When they discover that they stand to inherit nothing, however, they drop their mask of pretence and plan revenge. La méchante matriarche Emma Blank attend sa mort. Ses domestiques aussi. Dans une grande demeure à la campagne, Emma Blank, malade, est soignée par son personnel : le majordome Haneveld, la cuisinière Bella, la bonne Gonnie et l’homme à tout faire Meier. Mais, malgré son besoin désespéré de soins attentionnés, Emma est un tyran inflexible et avare dont les exigences sont toujours plus absurdes, au point que son personnel devient fou. Quand ils comprennent qu’ils n’hériteront rien, ils cessent de faire semblant et préparent leur vengeance. Holland Film Alex van Warmerdam: WAITER (2006, feature), GRIMM (2003, feature), LITTLE TONY (1998, feature), THE DRESS (1996, feature) Awards: Fipresci Prize Venice Int. FF, THE NORTHERNERS (1992, feature) Awards: a.o. Felix for Best New European Film, Best European Art Direction, Best European Music, Golden Rose Bergamo Int. FF, ABEL (1986, feature) Awards: Critics’ Prize Venice Int. FF, THE TOWNEE (1984, short), GRANITE (1982, tv film), SEE THE MAN FALL (1980, tv film), STRIPTEASE (1979, short), ENTREE BRUSSELS (1978, short). Sales: Fortissimo Films Ph: +31 20 627 3215 F: +31 20 626 1155 [email protected] www.fortissimo.nl 49 INTERNATIONAL CO-PRODUCTIONS NOTHING PERSONAL Urszula Antoniak 90’ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: NOTHING PERSONAL Prod: Rinkel Film & TV Productions (NL) Co-prod: Family Affairs (NL), Fastnet Films (IE), VPRO (NL) Sc: Urszula Antoniak D.O.P.: Daniel Bouquet Completed: April 2009 Language: Dutch/English (English subtitles) Cast: Lotte Verbeek (LEFT), Stephen Rea (THE REAPING, THE CRYING GAME). A young woman is saved from suicide but before she can catch up with life again, she has to rework her death. Anne is trying to escape her grief, so she hits the road as a drifter. When she meets Martin she knows she has found a soul-mate. Martin offers her a deal: she can stay and work on his farm in exchange for food. She agrees, but on one condition: he can’t ask her any personal questions. Nor can he reveal anything personal about himself. But how can you live without asking questions, or express feelings without using words? Urszula Antoniak: First feature film. DUTCH FOR BEGINNERS (2007, short), BIJLMER ODYSSEE (2004, short). Rinkel Film & TV Productions Ph: +31 20 616 3231 F: +31 20 489 3980 [email protected] www.rinkelfilm.com Une jeune femme est sauvée du suicide mais, avant qu’elle puisse reprendre le fil de sa vie, elle doit retravailler sa mort. Pour échapper à son chagrin, Anne décide de devenir routarde. Quand elle rencontre Martin, elle sait qu’elle a trouvé l’âme sœur. Martin lui propose un marché : elle peut rester à la ferme et travailler en échange de nourriture. Elle accepte à une condition : il ne doit ni lui poser de questions personnelles ni lui révéler quoi que ce soit de personnel sur lui. Mais comment peut-on vivre sans poser de questions ou exprimer ses sentiments muettement ? 50 Holland Film INTERNATIONAL CO-PRODUCTIONS SPY OF ORANGE Tim Oliehoek 92’ / 35mm / colour Genre: action comedy Original title: SPION VAN ORANJE Prod: Fu Works (NL), IDTV Film (NL) Co-prod: In-Soo Productions (NL), VARA (NL), A Private View (BE) Sc: Tijs van Marle D.O.P.: Rolf Dekens Completed: February 2009 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Cast: a.o. Paul de Leeuw (LOVE IS ALL, YES NURSE! NO NURSE!), Nellie Frijda (FLODDER, ALICE IN GLAMOURLAND), Najib Amhali (SHOUF SHOUF HABIBI!, BASED ON A NOVEL), Jennifer Hoffman. A couturier must protect the Netherlands from his evil twin brother. Tim Oliehoek: Second feature film. ALL SOULS ‘BETSY’ (2005, short), TOO FAT TOO FURIOUS (2005, feature), THE HORSELESS PRINCE (2003, short), THE CHAMP (2002, short) Awards: Student Academy Award® Nomination 2003, Un couturier doit protéger les Pays-Bas de son frère jumeau malfaisant. ISABELLE (2001, short), BENNIE Les Pays-Bas sont menacés de destruction et François, un couturier, est leur seul (2000, short), INNAMORATA (1999, défenseur. Le terroriste dont il nous protège est son propre frère jumeau mal- short), VERKNIPT (1998, short). faisant, et le maladroit François doit devenir un espion discret pour contrecarrer ses projets - et sauver sa mère qui a cruellement été kidnappée par le frère Fu Works sadique. Encore faut-il savoir si François causera plus de dégâts que son frère ? Ph: +31 20 344 5160 F: +31 20 635 3060 [email protected] www.fuworks.com With the Netherlands under threat of destruction, the couturier Francois is its only defender. The terrorist he guards us against is his own evil twin brother, and the clumsy Francois must become a stealthy spy in order to stop his plans and to save his mother who has been cruelly kidnapped by the sadistic sibling. The question is, will Francois actually cause more damage than his brother? Holland Film 51 INTERNATIONAL CO-PRODUCTIONS WINTER IN WARTIME Martin Koolhoven 103’ / 35mm / colour In order to become an adult, it’s necessary to experience loss of innocence. Genre: war/adventure Original title: OORLOGSWINTER Prod: Isabella Films (NL), Fu Works (NL) Co-prod: Prime Time (BE), Omroep Max (NL) Sc: Paul Jan Nelissen, Mieke de Jong, Martin Koolhoven D.O.P.: Guido van Gennep NSC Completed: November 2008 Language: Dutch/English/ German (English subtitles) Cast: Martijn Lakemeier, Yorick van Wageningen (THE NEW WORLD TULSE LUPER SUITCASE: A LIFE IN SUITCASES, TOTAL LOSS), Jamie Campbell Bower (SWEENEY TODD, ROCKNROLLA), Raymond Thiry (THE LETTER FOR THE KING, NORTHERN LIGHT). Holland. January 1945. People are heading east to feed their families. Adolescent Michiel is eager to do something for the resistance and finally feels that he is taken seriously when his neighbour Dirk asks him to deliver a letter. But Dirk is caught and the letter’s recipient is shot by the Germans. Michiel soon learns there’s only a small distinction in between good and evil. He grows, now lonely but independent. He will never be the same again. Martin Koolhoven: a.o. HAPPY FAMILY (2006, feature), BONKERS (2005, feature) Awards: Audience Award Cinekid Int. FF, SCHNITZEL PARADISE (2005, feature), THE SOUTH (2003, feature) Awards: Best Actress Rouen Nordic Film Festival for Monic Pour devenir adulte, il faut expérimenter la perte de l’innocence. Hendrickx, THE CAVE (2001, feature), AMNESIA (2001, feature), Janvier 1945, aux Pays-Bas. Les gens partent vers l’est pour nourrir leurs familles. Michiel, un adolescent, veut absolument aider la résistance et se sent SUZY Q (1999, feature) Awards: enfin pris au sérieux quand son voisin Dirk lui demande de remettre une lettre. Fipa d’Argent Fiction Biarritz FF, Fipa d’Or Script Biarritz FF, Fipa Mais Dirk est arrêté et les Allemands abattent le destinataire de la lettre. d’Or Male Leading Part Biarritz Michiel apprend vite qu’il n’y a qu’une petite distinction entre le bien et le FF. mal. Il grandit, maintenant seul mais indépendant. Il ne sera plus jamais le même. Isabella Films Ph: +31 20 422 9199 F: +31 20 423 1125 [email protected] www.isabellafilms.com 52 Holland Film INT. CO-PRODUCTIONS MINORITY PART INT. CO-PRODUCTIONS - MINORITY PART THE ALASNESS OF THINGS Felix van Groeningen 100’ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: DE HELAASHEID DER DINGEN Prod: Menuet (BE) Co-prod: IDTV Film (NL) Completed: September 2009 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Little by little Gunther is turning into an utterly useless drunk - just like his father and uncles. Can Gunther somehow escape his futile destiny? Petit à petit, Gunther devient un ivrogne bon à rien – exactement comme son père et ses oncles. Gunther pourra-t-il échapper à son vain destin ? Felix van Groeningen: WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE (2007, feature), STEVE + SKY (2004, feature), 50CC (2000, short). IDTV Film Ph: +31 20 314 3322 F: +31 20 314 3300 [email protected] www.idtvfilm.nl CHNCHIK Aram Shahbazyan Director Aram Shahbazyan 100’ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: CHNCHIK Prod: Isabella Films (NL) Co-prod: Armna LLC (AM), Zero Fiction Film (DE), Ventura film (CH) Completed: August 2009 Language: Armenian (English subtitles) Aram Shahbazyan: First feature film. A drama, common to all mankind, of a “God’s fool” girl that lives in a sinful society that both abuses and, eventually, executes her. Le drame, concernant toute l’humanité, d’une croyante fanatique, qui vit dans une société de pécheurs qui la maltraite et finit par l’exécuter. 54 Isabella Films Ph: +31 20 422 9199 F: +31 20 423 1125 [email protected] www.isabellafilms.com Holland Film INT. CO-PRODUCTIONS - MINORITY PART CUT LOOSE Jan Verheyen 110’ / video / colour Genre: drama/tragicomedy Original title: LOS Prod: Eyeworks Film & TV drama (BE) Co-prod: BosBros Film-TV Productions (NL) Completed: September 2008 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Tom, an idealistic journalist, is about to settle down with his girlfriend when his life and views are shaken up by the beautiful refugee Nadia. Tom, un journaliste idéaliste, est sur le point de se ranger avec sa petite amie quand sa vie et ses projets sont bouleversés par la belle réfugiée Nadia. Jan Verheyen: a.o. BUITENSPEL (2005, feature), TEAM SPIRIT (2000, feature). BosBros. Film-TV Productions Ph: +31 20 524 4030 F: +31 20 524 4040 [email protected] www.bosbros.com FACE Tsai Ming-liang 120’ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: VISAGE Prod: JBA Production (FR) Co-prod: Tarantula (BE), Homegreen (TW), Circe Films (NL) Completed: Winter 2009 Language: French/Chinese (English subtitles) Director Tsai Ming-liang Things go disastrously wrong as a famous filmmaker attempts to direct a Salome-themed musical comedy in the Louvre. Les choses tournent très mal quand un cinéaste célèbre essaie de mettre en scène au Louvre une comédie musicale sur le thème de Salomé. Holland Film Tsai Ming-liang: a.o. I DON’T WANT TO SLEEP ALONE (2006, feature), THE WAYWARD CLOUD (2004, feature). Sales: Fortissimo Films Ph: +31 20 627 3215 F: +31 20 626 1155 [email protected] www.fortissimo.nl 55 INT. CO-PRODUCTIONS - MINORITY PART FISH TANK Andrea Arnold 90’ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: FISH TANK Prod: Kasander Film (UK) Co-prod: Kasander Film (NL) Completed: May 2009 Language: English Andrea Arnold: a.o. RED ROAD (2006, feature), WASP (2003, short). Second feature by Academy Award® winner Andrea Arnold (WASP, short) who also won the Jury Prize at Cannes for her debut feature RED ROAD. Kasander Film Ph: +31 10 433 3043 Second long métrage d’Andrea Arnold, récompensée par un Oscar (WASP, court F: +31 10 433 3061 métrage), qui a aussi remporté le Prix du Jury à Cannes pour son premier long [email protected] métrage RED ROAD. www.kasanderfilm.nl FRESH SEA WATER Paz Fábrega 80’ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: AGUA FRIA DE MAR Prod: Les films du Requin (FR) Co-prod: Isabella Films (NL), Temporal Films (CR), Pimienta (MX) Completed: August 2009 Language: Spanish (English subtitles) Paz Fábrega: First feature film. A film about the stubbornness of spoiled little girls who no longer seem so little when carry with them the heartbreak of growing up. Un film sur l’obstination des petites filles gâtées qui ne semblent plus si petites quand elles trimbalent les peines inhérentes à la croissance. 56 Isabella Films Ph: +31 20 422 9199 F: +31 20 423 1125 [email protected] www.isabellafilms.com Holland Film INT. CO-PRODUCTIONS - MINORITY PART GIGANTE Adrián Biniez Pauluk 90’ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: GIGANTE Prod: Fernando Epstein (UY) Co-prod: a.o. Motel Films (NL), Pandora Films (DE), Rizoma Films (AR) Completed: January 2009 Language: Spanish (English subtitles) After a security guard discovers a cleaning woman through his surveillance cameras, he must decide whether to give up his new obsession, or confront it. Après qu’un vigile a découvert une femme de ménage à travers sa caméra de vidéosurveillance, il doit décider d’abandonner sa nouvelle obsession ou de l’affronter. Adrián Biniez Pauluk: 8 HORAS (2006). Motel Films (IDTV Film) Ph: +31 20 314 33 22 F: +31 20 314 33 00 [email protected] www.idtvfilm.nl THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD Radu Jude 90’ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: CEA MAI FERICITA FATA DIN LUME Prod: Hi-Film Productions (RO) Co-prod: Circe Films (NL) Completed: December 2008 Language: Rumanian (English subtitles) When a young filmmaker tries to direct a musical comedy about Salome in the Louvre, the experience turns out to be a disaster. Quand un jeune cinéaste tente de réaliser une comédie musicale sur Salomé, au Louvre, l’expérience s’avère catastrophique. Holland Film Radu Jude: First feature film. ALEXANDRA (2007, short), THE TUBE WITH A HAT (2006, short). Circe Films Ph: +31 20 625 3591 F: +31 20 626 0025 [email protected] www.circe.nl 57 INT. CO-PRODUCTIONS - MINORITY PART JERMAL Ravi Bharwani 90’ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: JERMAL Prod: Orlow Seunke, Shanty Harmayn (ID) Co-prod: a.o. Motel Films (NL) Completed: January 2009 Language: Indonesian (English subtitles) Years after an assault on his wife’s lover, loner Didi meets the son he never knew he had, and eventually learns to accept his past. Ravi Bharwani: a.o. THE RAINMAKER (2004, feature), VIVA INDONESIA (2001, feature). Motel Films (IDTV Film) Des années après sa brutale agression de l’amant de sa femme, le solitaire Ph: +31 20 314 33 22 Didi rencontre le fils qu’il ignorait avoir, et il finit par apprendre à accepter son F: +31 20 314 33 00 passé. [email protected] www.idtvfilm.nl LOST PERSONS AREA Caroline Strubbe 90’ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: LOST PERSONS AREA Prod: Minds Meet (BE) Co-prod: Artemis (BE), De Productie (NL), UJ Budapestfilmstudios (HU) Completed: March 2009 Language: Dutch/English/ Hungarian (English subtitles) Caroline Strubbe: First feature film. The offbeat but happy lives of Tessa (9) and Hungarian engineer Sobolz take a sudden turn when her father has an accident at work. De Productie Ph: +31 10 476 3388 Les vies excentriques mais heureuses de Tessa (9 ans) et de l’ingénieur hongrois F: +31 10 282 7921 [email protected] Sobolz prennent une tournure inattendue quand son père a un accident du www.deproductie.nl travail. 58 Holland Film INT. CO-PRODUCTIONS - MINORITY PART MY QUEEN KARO Dorothée van den Berghe 90’ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: MY QUEEN KARO Prod: Caviar Films (BE) Co-prod: IDTV Film (NL), Tarantula (BE) Completed: Spring 2009 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Dorothée van den Berghe: Second feature film. In a 1970s Amsterdam commune, a nine year old child is witness to the shifting GIRL (2002, feature). idealism of the age. IDTV Film Ph: +31 20 314 3322 Dans une commune des années 1970 à Amsterdam, un enfant de neuf ans est F: +31 20 314 3300 témoin de l’idéalisme en mutation de cette période. [email protected] www.idtvfilm.nl REYKJAVIK–ROTTERDAM Oskar Jonasson 90’ / 35mm / colour Genre: thriller Original title: REYKJAVIKROTTERDAM Prod: Blueeyes productions (IS) Co-prod: Rotterdam Films (NL) Completed: September 2008 Language: Icelandic/Dutch/ English (English subtitles) Recently out of jail, Kristofur takes to the sea one last time but soon finds out that some so-called mates do not deserve his trust. Récemment sorti de prison, Kristofur prend la mer une dernière fois mais découvre vite que certains de ses prétendus amis ne méritent pas sa confiance. Holland Film Oskar Jonasson: a.o. PEARLS AND SWINE (1997, feature), REMOTE CONTROL (1992, feature). Rotterdam Films Ph: +31 10 465 8565 F: +31 10 465 8392 [email protected] www.rotterdamfilms.com 59 INT. CO-PRODUCTIONS - MINORITY PART STORM Hans Christian Schmid 90’ / 35mm / colour Genre: political thriller Original title: STORM Prod: 23/5 Filmproduktion (DE) Co-prod: IDTV Film (NL), Zoo Pictures (NL), Zentropa Germany (DE), Zentropa Denmark (DK) Completed: February 2009 Language: English/Serbian (English subtitles) A female prosecutor at a tribunal in The Hague must convince a young Bosnian woman to testify against an alleged war criminal. Une femme procureur au tribunal de La Haye doit convaincre une jeune Bosniaque de témoigner contre un criminel de guerre présumé. Hans Christian Schmid: REQUIEM (2006, feature), DISTANT LIGHTS (2003, feature), 23 (1998, feature). Sales: TrustNordisk Ph: +45 3686 8788 F: +45 3677 4448 [email protected] www.trustnordisk.com WIND JOURNEYS Ciro Guerra 110’ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: LOS VIAJES DEL VIENTO Prod: Ciudad Lunar Producciones (CO) Co-prod: Volya Films (NL) Completed: Spring 2009 Language: Spanish/Anduine (English subtitles) An old musician returns his accordion to his master, destined never to play it again, accompanied by a protégé hungry to learn his musical secrets. Un vieux musicien rend son accordéon à son maître, qui ne devait plus en jouer, accompagné par un protégé avide d’apprendre ses secrets musicaux. 60 Ciro Guerra: a.o. LA SOMBRA DEL CAMINANTE (2006, feature). Volya Films Ph: +31 10 415 2651 F: +31 10 437 5934 [email protected] www.volyafilms.com Holland Film DOCUMENTARIES DOCUMENTARIES AFTER THE RAPE Catherine Ulmer 73’ / video / colour Original title: AFTER THE RAPE Prod: Cobos Films Sc: Catherine Ulmer D.O.P.: Pedro Jimenez Completed: IDFA Nov 2008 Language: Urdu (English subtitles) Catherine Ulmer: Second feature length documentary. MY CAREER IN THE CHURCH (2006, doc), WE WERE ALL ON THAT TRAIN (2004, doc), COMPAÑEROS (2004, short doc), DESPOBLADO (2003, short doc), LA VIE EN 8MM (2003, doc series), LA VIE SANS TOI (2001, short doc). A documentary about Islamic feminism, its modes of expression and a necessary course of action. A one-woman revolution in Pakistan. After the rape, she could have lived in shame or commited suicide. But Mukhtaran Mai decided to open a school for girls. She had the extraordinary insight that only a change of mentality could break the traditional rules. Now, female victims of abuse are coming from all over the country to seek Mukhtaran Mai’s support. Her fight has given them their voice back – and their rights. “Violence only can end with culture and education”. Cobos Films Ph: +31 20 320 3368 [email protected] www.cobosfilms.nl Un documentaire sur le féminisme islamique, ses modes d’expression et une ligne de conduite nécessaire. La révolution d’une femme au Pakistan. Après son viol, elle aurait pu vivre dans la honte ou se suicider. Mais Mukhtaran Mai a décidé d’ouvrir une école de filles. Elle prend conscience que seule l’évolution des mentalités pourrait briser le système traditionnel. Maintenant, les femmes victimes de sévices viennent de tout le pays demander le soutien de Mukhtaran Mai. Son combat leur a rendu leur voix – et leurs droits. « C’est uniquement par la culture et l’éducation que la violence pourra cesser ». 62 Holland Film DOCUMENTARIES BABAJI, AN INDIAN LOVE STORY Jiska Rickels 71’ / video / colour Original title: BABAJI, AN INDIAN LOVE STORY Prod: Dieptescherpte Sc: Jiska Rickels D.O.P.: Martijn van Broekhuizen Completed: December 2008 Language: Hindu/English (English subtitles) Every day Babaji descends into his self-made grave, waiting for death to reunite him with his wife. We enter the life of Babaji through observations of his daily life - in the morning when he washes himself in the river, while putting flowers on his wife’s grave or when curing people from diseases. Or when he is lying in his grave, just waiting. Slowly we get to know more about this old man and his relationship with his wife. The colourful mosaic of a life emerges, in which love, death and the passing of time are essential elements. Jiska Rickels: Second feature length documentary. 4 ELEMENTS (2006, doc) Awards: a.o. Best Cinematography Chicago Int. FF, Special Jury Mention Message to Man Int. FF, SEVKO (2005, short doc), ELECTRIEK (2004, short), HIMMELFILM (2004, short doc), UNTERTAGE (2003, short doc) Awards: Special Jury Mention Karlovy Vary Int. FF, Documentary Award Message to Man Int. FF. Dieptescherpte Ph: +31 20 689 2588 [email protected] Chaque jour, Babaji descend dans la tombe qu’il a creusée pour attendre que la mort le réunisse avec sa femme. Nous abordons la vie de Babaji en observant son quotidien – quand il se lave dans la rivière le matin, quand il fleurit la tombe de sa femme ou lorsqu’il soigne des malades. Ou quand il se couche dans sa tombe, juste pour attendre. Lentement, nous finissons par en apprendre davantage sur ce vieillard et sa relation avec sa femme. Il en émerge la mosaïque pittoresque d’une vie dans laquelle l’amour, la mort et l’écoulement du temps sont des éléments essentiels. Holland Film 63 DOCUMENTARIES A BETTER LIFE Karin Junger 80’ / video / colour Original title: EEN BETER LEVEN Prod: IDTV Docs Sc: Karin Junger D.O.P.: Brigit Hillenius, Peter Lataster, Adri Schrover, Edwin Donders Completed: IDFA Nov 2008 Language: Arabic/Berber/Dutch (English subtitles) Moroccan fathers and sons living in the Netherlands tell how migration profoundly reshaped the lives of two generations. The fathers are now old. Their sons are the frequent subject of controversy in Dutch society. Here, both tell their stories - how migration a long time ago affected subsequent generations. In the search for prosperity the price for a better life was often high: loneliness, humiliation, backbreaking work, alienation from loved ones. This film nevertheless shows the profound influence of a father’s life on that of his son, and attempts to start a dialogue between the two radically different generations. Des pères et des fils marocains vivant aux Pays-Bas racontent comment l’émigration a profondément transformé la vie de deux générations. Karin Junger: a.o. GANGSTA BLUES (2005, feature), GREAT! (2003, short) Awards: Silver Bear Berlin Int. FF, MALLE APPIE (2003, short doc), LISTEN! (2002, short doc), MAMA BENZ & THE TASTE OF MONEY (2001, doc), GOD IS MY CO-PILOT (2000, short doc), CHICKIES, BABIES & WANNABEES (1999, doc), ACT OF LOVE (1992, short doc), MIXED FEELINGS (1991, short doc) Awards: Special Jury Prize Parnu Int. Anthropology Festival, Birthplace UNKNOWN (1988, doc) Awards: Joris Ivens Award IDFA. IDTV Docs Ph: +31 20 314 3100 F: +31 20 314 3450 [email protected] www.idtvdocs.nl Maintenant, les pères sont vieux. Leurs fils soulèvent souvent des controverses dans la société néerlandaise. Ici, ils racontent chacun leur histoire – l’impact de l’émigration ancienne sur les générations suivantes. À la recherche de la prospérité, le prix payé pour une vie meilleure était souvent élevé : solitude, humiliation, travail éreintant, éloignement des êtres aimés. Néanmoins, le film montre l’influence profonde de la vie d’un père sur celle de son fils, et il s’efforce d’amorcer un dialogue entre deux générations radicalement différentes. 64 Holland Film DOCUMENTARIES BEYOND THE GAME Jos de Putter 75’ / video / colour Original title: BEYOND THE GAME Prod: Dieptescherpte Sc: Jos de Putter D.O.P.: Richard van Oosterhout Completed: IDFA Nov 2008 Language: English/Dutch/ Chinese/Norwegian/Spanish/ French/Korean (English subtitles) Jos de Putter: a.o. IN MEMORIAM: ALEXANDER LITVINENKO (2007, short doc) Awards: Director’s Award Chicago Documentary FF, Special Mention Banff, BEFORE THE FLOOD (2006, short doc), HOW MANY ROADS (2006, doc), ALIAS KURBAN Set in the world of cyber games, this film follows two champion players en SAÏD (2004, doc), DANS, GROZNY route to the 2007 World Championships. DANS (2002, doc), BROOKLYN STORIES (2002, short doc), NOR HIS Sky is 19, comes from China, and is the world Warcraft champion. Grubby is 20, DONKEY (2000, short doc), THE MAKING OF A NEW EMPIRE (1999, from the Netherlands and is the former Warcraft world champion. These two protagonists avoid each other as much as possible during the year, so that their doc), NAGASAKI STORIES (1995, eventual encounter at the world championships can rightly be called the ìclash short doc), SOLO, THE LAW OF THE FAVELA (1994, short doc) Awards: of the titan’s. Joris Ivens Award IDFA, IT’S BEEN BEYOND THE GAME portrays the lives of these two top players, stars and role A LOVELY DAY (1993, doc) Awards: models, on the way to their final duel. Dutch Film Prize for Best Debut, Situé dans l’univers des jeux vidéo en ligne, ce film suit deux joueurs chevronBest Film of the year by the nés en route pour le Championnat du Monde 2007. Dutch Film Critics Association. Sky, 19 ans, Chinois, est champion du monde du jeu Warcraft. Grubby, 20 ans, Néerlandais, est l’ancien tenant du titre. Ces deux protagonistes s’évitent le plus possible pendant l’année, pour que leur rencontre lors du championnat mondial soit un vrai « combat titanesque ». BEYOND THE GAME présente les vies de ces deux joueurs d’élite, vedettes et exemples de leurs congénères, en route pour leur duel final – des concurrents qui entrent en lice comme les bandits armés d’un western hypermoderne. Holland Film Sales: Films Transit International Ph: +1 514 844 3358 F: +1 514 844 7298 [email protected] www.filmstransit.com 65 DOCUMENTARIES BLOODY MONDAYS & STRAWBERRY PIES Coco Schrijber 87’ / video / colour Original title: BLOODY MONDAYS & STRAWBERRY PIES Prod: Bonanza Films Co-prod: IKON Sc: Coco Schrijber D.O.P.: Martijn van Broekhuizen Completed: October 2008 Language: Dutch/English/ French/Arabic (English subtitles) Coco Schrijber: Second feature length documentary. WONDERFUL WORLD (2004, short doc) Awards: a.o. Best Director Granada FF, Special Award Best Documentary Brussels FF, Award for the entire production San A film about boredom and the lost skill of being idle and loafing around. Francisco Golden Gate Documentary and Fiction The intriguing emotion boredom forces us to consider why we live the way we do. Festival, Jury Award Houston Beauty, love, work... sometimes things just aren’t worth getting out of bed for. Worldfest Int. FF, Films4lives Award at Document 4 Int. Using a mix of characters that include a Wall Street stockbroker, a 95-year old Human Rights Documentary FF, female spy and a desert nomad, this film offers profound boredom as a soluFIRST KILL (2001, doc) Awards: Press Award Netherlands FF, NOT tion to the emptiness of our existence. As Nietzsche said: He who entrenches BIG ENOUGH (1997, short doc), himself against boredom entrenches himself against himself. LUNCH IN BUDAPEST (1996, short The voice-over of the universally bored human being is performed by John doc), AN ORDINARY FAMILY (1996, Malkovich. short doc), IN MOTION (1994, short doc). Un film sur l’ennui et le talent perdu d’être oisif et de fainéanter. L’ennui, ce sentiment fascinant, nous oblige à réfléchir sur notre vie. La beauté, l’amour, le travail… parfois, rien ne vaut la peine de se lever. Par divers personnages, parmi lesquels un agent de change de Wall Street, une espionne de 95 ans et un nomade du désert, ce film propose l’ennui comme une solution au vide de notre existence. Comme disait Nietzsche : Qui se préserve de l’ennui se préserve de lui-même. Le commentaire off de l’être humain universellement en proie à l’ennui est interprété par John Malkovich. 66 Bonanza Films Ph: +31 20 626 3801 F: +31 20 627 0695 [email protected] www.bonanza.nl Holland Film DOCUMENTARIES BORIS RYZHY Aliona van der Horst 59’ / video / colour Original title: BORIS RYZHY Prod: Zeppers Film & TV Co-prod: VPRO Sc: Aliona van der Horst D.O.P.: Maasja Ooms, Aliona van der Horst Completed: IDFA Nov 2008/ Silver Wolf Competition Language: Russian (English subtitles) Aliona van der Horst: a.o. VOICES OF BAM (2006, doc, codirected by Maasja Ooms), RELIEVED (2004, short doc), THE HERMITAGE DWELLERS (2003, doc), AFTER THE SPRING OF ‘68, A STORY ABOUT LOVE (2001, short doc). A film about poetry, the Russian mafia, suicide, love, and the Perestroika years. Why did the acclaimed Russian poet Boris Ryzhy take his own life at the tender age of 26? The director’s quest to answer this question takes her to the notorious industrial city of Yekaterinenburg, where Boris grew up. Through interviews with neighbours, family and friends she pieces together a picture of the poet’s complex life. What emerges is a haunting film – with a smattering of tragi-comic moments – about Boris’ love for life. Through his poems, pain is transformed into grace. Sales: NPO / RNW Sales Ph: +31 35 677 3561 F: +31 35 677 5318 [email protected] www.nposales.com Un film sur la poésie, la maffia russe, l’amour et les années de la perestroïka. Pourquoi le poète russe reconnu Boris Ryzhy s’est-il suicidé à seulement 26 ans ? La recherche d’une réponse à cette question conduit la réalisatrice dans la métropole industrielle d’Iekaterinbourg, où grandit Boris. En interviewant ses voisins, sa famille et ses amis, elle reconstitue une image de la vie compliquée du poète. Cela aboutit à un film obsédant - avec quelques passages tragi-comiques – sur l’amour que Boris avait pour la vie. À travers ses poèmes, la douleur se métamorphose en grâce. Holland Film 67 DOCUMENTARIES BRIDGING THE GAP Corinne van Egeraat 84’ / video / colour Original title: BRIDGING THE GAP Prod: IJswater Films Co-prod: Humanist Broadcasting Foundation Sc: Corinne van Egeraat D.O.P.: Hans Bouma Completed: IDFA Nov 2008 Language: Dutch/French/English (English subtitles) Corinne van Egeraat: Second feature length documentary. SPEEDING ON THE VIRTUAL HIGHWAY (2007, doc), LORD OF THE JUNGLE (2000, short doc), COWBOYS IN KOSOVO (2004, short doc). An idealistic and ambitious young Dutchman is thrown headlong into the com- Sales: NPO / RNW Sales plex African aid industry. Ph: +31 35 677 3561 F: +31 35 677 5318 Daniel has been selected for a demanding UN training assignment, fighting [email protected] poverty and preserving the rain-forest of Cameroon. His project deals with nat- www.nposales.com ural products, such as fruits, nuts and honey, for which there is a huge market, but no laws to control the trade. The resource that could provide an income for thousands of poor forest inhabitants is now a source of conflicting interests and corruption. How will Daniel’s idealism survive this confrontation with stark reality? Un jeune Néerlandais idéaliste et ambitieux est parachuté précipitamment dans la complexe industrie humanitaire africaine. Daniel a été sélectionné pour un stage exigeant aux Nations Unies, pour combattre la pauvreté et protéger la forêt tropicale camerounaise. Son projet concerne les produits naturels, comme les fruits, les noix et le miel. Le marché est gigantesque, mais aucune loi ne contrôle le commerce. Les ressources qui pourraient faire vivre des milliers d’habitants pauvres des forêts sont maintenant une source d’intérêts antagoniques et de corruption. Comment l’idéalisme de Daniel survivra-t-il à cette confrontation à la réalité brutale ? 68 Holland Film DOCUMENTARIES CALLING E.T. Prosper de Roos 70’ / video / colour Original title: CALLING E.T. Prod: Zeppers Film & TV, PLU Films Sc: Prosper de Roos D.O.P.: Rob Hodselmans Completed: IDFA Nov 2008 Language: English/Italian/ Dutch/Russian (English subtitles) How would we present ourselves if we were to make contact with extraterrestrial intelligence? Would we speak as one world? Just imagine that we were to make contact with extraterrestrial intelligence. Now, in our lifetime! There is a small group of people who are seriously considering this unlikely scenario. Their daily life is spent looking for signals from extraterrestrial civilisations and wondering how we, earthlings, should present ourselves if we were to make real contact. There is a protocol for the big moment - the decision to speak as one world. But can we manage to do that? Prosper de Roos: First feature length documentary. POSTCARDS FROM THE CONTINENT (2006, short doc), M THE FONTGIBU & THE PLUM PUDDING (2005, short), FUNNY FARMS (2004, short doc), 25/01/95 (2003, short doc), X (2002, short doc), A NIGHT WITH MICHAEL (1998, short doc). Zeppers Film & TV Ph: +31 20 675 8594 F: +31 20 679 3929 [email protected] www.zeppers.nl Comment nous présenterions-nous si nous entrions en contact avec une intelligence extraterrestre ? Nous exprimerions-nous comme un seul monde ? Imaginez que nous entrions en contact avec une intelligence extraterrestre. Aujourd’hui, de notre vivant ! Un petit groupe d’individus envisagent sérieusement ce scénario improbable. Ils passent leurs journées à guetter des signaux de civilisations extraterrestres et à se demander comment nous, les terriens, nous devrions nous présenter si nous établissions réellement le contact. Il y a un protocole pour le grand moment – la décision de nous exprimer comme un seul monde. Mais en sommes-nous capables ? Holland Film 69 DOCUMENTARIES CARMEN MEETS BORAT Mercedes Stalenhoef 85’ / video / colour Original title: CARMEN MEETS BORAT Prod: Pieter van Huystee Film (NL) Co-prod: IKON (NL), BBC (GB), YLE (FI), SBS (AU), Sub Cult Ura (RO) Sc: Mercedes Stalenhoef D.O.P.: Erik van Empel Completed: IDFA Nov 2008/Joris Ivens Competition Language: Rumanian (English subtitles) How a Romanian gypsy girl and her village changed after the arrival of ‘Borat’ Mercedes Stalenhoef: Second feature length documentary. I NEVER WANT TO BE FAMOUS (2005, doc) Awards: Golden Calf as Special Jury Award Netherlands FF, nominated for Prix Italia and Prix Europa. CARMEN MEETS BORAT is a film about a small cog in a big wheel. A gypsy village is suddenly confronted with a massive dilemma after its inhabitants are portrayed as the backward people from Kazhakstan in the film BORAT. Carmen sees how the village, and the people around her, change irrevocably - and knows Pieter Van Huystee Film her future is set to alter dramatically as well. A hilarious film with very serious Ph: +31 20 421 0606 undertones. F: +31 20 638 6255 [email protected] Le bouleversement provoqué par l’arrivée de « Borat » dans la vie d’une www.pvhfilm.nl Tzigane roumaine et de son village. CARMEN MEETS BORAT est un film sur un petit rouage d’une grande machine. Un village tzigane est soudain face à un dilemme énorme après que le film BORAT a dépeint ses villageois comme les habitants attardés du Kazakhstan. Carmen voit comment le village, et son entourage, se transforment irrévocablement – et elle sait que son avenir va aussi changer radicalement. Un film hilarant, avec des accents très sérieux en profondeur. 70 Holland Film DOCUMENTARIES CHECKPOINT DREAMYOURTOPIA Peter Wingender 90’ / video / colour Original title: CHECKPOINT DREAMYOURTOPIA Prod: Eyeworks Film & TV Drama, Armada Productions, Screentime Entertainment Sc: Peter Wingender D.O.P.: Agnes de Ruijter Completed: Spring 2009 Language: English/Dutch (English subtitles) Peter Wingender: First feature length documentary. Eyeworks Film & TV Drama Ph: +31 20 666 1892 F: +31 20 346 3748 The discovery of DADARA’S American Dream at the 2008 Burning Man Festival. [email protected] www.eyeworks.tv What does it mean to be alive in 2008 AD? DADARA provokes the ‘Burners’ by forcing them to go through the whole procedure of crossing a border. Line up, fill out the immigration forms, don’t speak or smoke. Go through the interrogation room, where officers are nasty and can be bribed with dream dollars. You can’t make it into dreamland without a passport and a visa... is this just a ‘default world’? La découverte du Rêve Américain de DADARA au Festival de l’Homme Brûlant 2008. Que signifie vivre en l’an 2008 de notre ère ? DADARA provoque les « Brûleurs » en les contraignant à se soumettre à la procédure du passage d’une frontière : faire la queue, remplir le dossier d’immigration, interdiction de parler et de fumer. Passer par la salle des interrogatoires où les fonctionnaires sont malfaisants et peuvent être soudoyés avec des dollars imaginaires. Impossible d’entrer dans le pays de rêve sans passeport ni visa… est-ce uniquement un « monde par défaut » ? Holland Film 71 DOCUMENTARIES CONTRACT HOTELS-DJANGAN LOEPAH! (DON’T FORGET) Hetty Naaijkens-Retel Helmrich 80’ / video / colour and b&w Original title: CONTRACTPENSIONS-DJANGAN LOEPAH! (NIET VERGETEN) Prod: Scarabeefilmproducties Nederland Sc: Hetty Naaijkens-Retel Helmrich, Jasper Naaijkens D.O.P.: Leonard Retel Helmrich Completed: September 2008 Language: Dutch/English (English subtitles) Hetty Naaijkens-Retel Helmrich: First feature length documentary. After the war, 300.000 Indonesians were repatriated to the Netherlands and placed in foul boarding houses - an unpleasant and unforgettable experience. Scarabeefilmproducties Nederland Ph: +31 13 530 0276 The Dutch considered people “from the tropics” dirty, assuming they had come F: +31 13 530 0277 straight from the jungle. “You must be glad to finally live in a brick house,” [email protected] one of the newcomers was told, to his dismay. They also received insulting les- www.scarabeefilms.com sons in personal hygiene – “as if I don’t know how to brush my teeth!.” The filmmaker interviews many of these repatriates about their unpleasant introduction to Dutch life, and to the residents who witnessed their arrival. Archive footage underlines the stories. Après la guerre, 300 000 Indonésiens ont été rapatriés aux Pays-Bas et installés dans des pensions sordides – une expérience désagréable et inoubliable. Les Néerlandais considéraient les arrivants des tropiques comme malpropres, s’imaginant qu’ils sortaient de la jungle. Un nouveau venu fut indigné d’entendre : « Vous devez être content d’habiter enfin dans une maison en briques. » Ils reçurent aussi des cours d’hygiène - « comme si je ne savais pas me laver les dents ! » Le réalisateur interviewe de nombreux rapatriés sur leur introduction à la vie néerlandaise, et aux autochtones qui assistèrent à leur arrivée. Des métrages d’archives soulignent les récits. 72 Holland Film DOCUMENTARIES CRIPS Joost van der Valk 80’ / video / colour Original title: CRIPS Prod: Pieter van Huystee Film D.O.P.: Joost van der Valk, Marco Nauta Completed: January 2009 Language: Dutch/Sranantongo (Surinamese)/English (English subtitles) Joost van der Valk: First feature length documentary. a.o. HAAGSE SJONNIE (2006, short doc), SKIING AS RELIGION (2003, video diary). A documentary about the Crips, a violent Dutch gang living in The Hague. The members of the notorious Crips gang, mainly Surinam men, make a living out of armed robbery but seek salvation through rap music. The film shows their culture of violence, brotherhood and loyalty but also reveals the sensitive side of men whose love for their families is paramount. This is expressed through their wish - and struggle - to beat crime with rhyme. Pieter van Huystee Film Ph: +31 20 421 0606 F: +31 20 638 6255 [email protected] www.pvhfilm.nl Un documentaire sur les Crips, un gang néerlandais violent vivant à La Haye. Les membres du gang notoire des Crips, principalement des Surinamiens, vivent de vols à main armée mais cherchent le salut par le rap. Le film montre leur culture faite de violence, fraternité et loyauté, mais il révèle aussi le côté sensible de ces hommes pour qui l’amour de leur famille est primordial. Cela s’exprime par leur désir - et lutte - pour combattre le crime par le rythme. Holland Film 73 DOCUMENTARIES DEW Ben Jurna & Carrien Dijkstra 72’ / video / colour Original title: DAUW Prod: Caraut AV Productions Sc: Ben Jurna D.O.P.: Carrien Dijkstra Completed: September 2008 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Ben Jurna & Carrien Dijkstra: First feature length documentary. Caraut AV Productions Ph: +31 6 2292 5482 [email protected] www.dauwdoc.nl DEW is a film about art and its origins, and the maverick Dutch artist Marc Mulders. A controversial artist, Mulders reflects on the seasons in his paintings, but in his photography and collages he gives an outlet – a countenance – to the clash between spirituality and the fake reality of the TV world, or the ‘iconclash’ as he calls it. DEW does not deal in narrative or linger on Mulder’s youth – it is instead an exploration of his dilemmas, his craft and his place within the artistic tradition. It is therefore a film about engagement and intimacy. DEW est un film sur l’art et ses origines, et sur l’artiste non-conformiste Marc Mulders. Mulders, un artiste controversiste, réfléchit aux saisons dans ses tableaux, mais dans ses photographies et collages, il donne un exutoire – et son soutien - au clash de la spiritualité et de la réalité factice de la télévision, ou « iconoclash » selon son expression. DEW n’use pas de la narration et ne s’attarde pas sur sa jeunesse – c’est plutôt une reconnaissance de ses dilemmes, de son métier et de sa place dans la tradition artistique. C’est donc un film sur l’engagement et l’intimité. 74 Holland Film DOCUMENTARIES EPISODE 3 – ‘ENJOY POVERTY’ Renzo Martens 90’ / video / colour Original title: EPISODE 3 ‘ENJOY POVERTY’ Prod: Renzo Martens Menselijke Activiteiten (NL) Co-prod: Inti Films (BE) Sc: Renzo Martens D.O.P.: Renzo Martens Completed: IDFA Nov 2008/First Appearance Competition Language: French/English (English subtitles) Renzo Martens: Second feature length documentary. EPISODE 1 (2003, doc). Renzo Martens launches an emancipation project that helps the Congo’s poor benefit from Africa’s most lucrative export: filmed poverty. Using investigative journalism, satire and self-criticism, the ingeniously provocative and surprising EPISODE 3 - ‘ENJOY POVERTY’ examines the emotional and economic value of Africa’s fastest growing and most lucrative export product: filmed and photographed poverty. Over two years Martens undertakes an epic journey to reveal the systems and structures that inevitably keep Africa poor. Deep in the interiors of Congo he launches an emancipatory program designed to help the poor benefit from ‘their’ poverty. Renzo Martens Menselijke Activiteiten Ph: +32 476 608093 [email protected] www.intifilms.com Renzo Martens lance un projet émancipateur d’aide aux pauvres Congolais pour profiter de leur produit d’exportation le plus lucratif : la pauvreté filmée. Par le journalisme d’investigation, la satire et l’autocritique, le provocateur et surprenant EPISODE 3 - ‘ENJOY POVERTY’ étudie la valeur émotive et économique du produit d’exportation africain à la croissance la plus rapide et le plus lucratif : la pauvreté en image. Pendant deux ans, Martens a entrepris un voyage épique pour dévoiler le système qui perpétue la pauvreté de l’Afrique. Au fin fond du Congo, il lance un programme émancipateur conçu pour aider les pauvres à bénéficier de « leur » pauvreté. Holland Film 75 DOCUMENTARIES THE FARMER WHO WANTED TO EMIGRATE... Geertjan Lassche 85’ / video / colour Original title: DE BOER DIE ZOU GAAN EMIGREREN... Prod: EO, Netwerk, Geertjan Lassche Sc: Geertjan Lassche D.O.P.: Menno Mennes Completed: IDFA NOV 2008 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Geertjan Lassche: First feature length documentary. An old and traditional dairy farmer is so sick of the rigid agricultural regulations in the Netherlands that he decides to emigrate to France. Sales: NPO / RNW Sales Ph: +31 35 677 3561 F: +31 35 677 5318 [email protected] www.nposales.com A traditional Dutch dairy farmer decides, at the end of his life, to emigrate to France to escape the Netherlands’ rigid agricultural regulations. He takes with him all his livestock, his blind farm-hand and his new girlfriend. Although his planned emigration seems doomed to failure, tension mounts right up to the end. Will he go or won’t he? A hilarious, dramatic and moving portrait of one of the last free-thinking farmers within today’s Netherlands. Un vieil éleveur traditionnel de vaches laitières est tellement lassé par les règles rigides aux Pays-Bas qu’il décide d’émigrer en France. À la fin de sa vie, un éleveur néerlandais traditionnel décide d’émigrer en France pour fuir les règles agricoles néerlandaises rigides. Il emporte tout son bétail, son ouvrier agricole aveugle et sa nouvelle petite amie. Quoique son projet d’émigration semble voué à l’échec, la tension monte jusqu’à la fin. Partira-t-il ou non ? Un portait hilarant, dramatique et émouvant de l’un des derniers éleveurs libres penseurs des Pays-Bas actuels. 76 Holland Film DOCUMENTARIES FEAR Michiel van Erp 90’ / video / colour Original title: ANGST Prod: De Familie Co-prod: NPS Sc: René van ’t Erve D.O.P.: Jelle Odé Completed: January 2009 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Michiel van Erp: a.o. FUNFAIR BEHIND THE DIKES (2006, doc), PRINCE OF HEARTS (2003, doc). A collage of characters try to overcome their personal anxiety disorders in the crowded city of Amsterdam. De Familie Ph: +31 20 663 3303 F: +31 20 468 8008 [email protected] www.defamilie.net Today, more patients with anxiety disorders seek professional help than those who suffer from depression, making anxiety the number one mental illness in the Netherlands. This film will show how a small number of those patients attempt to overcome their fears, in order to get on with their lives in the cosmopolitan city that is today’s Amsterdam. Un collage de personnages qui s’efforcent de surmonter leurs névroses d’angoisse personnelle dans la foule de la ville d’Amsterdam. Aujourd’hui, un plus grand nombre de patients souffrant de névroses d’angoisse consultent des professionnels que de malades dépressifs, ce qui fait de l’angoisse la maladie mentale principale aux Pays-Bas. Ce film montre comment un petit nombre de patients tentent de surmonter leurs angoisses afin de reprendre le fil de leur vie dans la ville cosmopolite qu’est actuellement Amsterdam. Holland Film 77 DOCUMENTARIES FORGOTTEN SPACE Allan Sekula & Noël Burch 90’ / 35mm / colour Original title: FORGOTTEN SPACE Prod: Doc.Eye Film (NL) Co-prod: WILDart Film (AT) Sc: Allan Sekula, Noël Burch D.O.P.: Wolfgang Thaler Completed: September 2009 Language: English/Dutch/ Spanish (English subtitles) How cargo containers changed the world into a global economy. Allan Sekula and Noël Burch explore the sea, the ‘forgotten space’ which forms the arena for the globalisation of freight transport and labour. The film is a visual and analytical essay about the triumphal progress of container-transport logistics and the way in which it influences local communities, workers, farmers and consumers. The documentary moves between four ports and their hinterlands: Rotterdam, Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Bilbao, and follows the containers’ journey to inland factories in China, and to distribution centres all over the world. Allan Sekula: a.o. LOTTERY OF THE SEA (2006, doc), GALA (2005, short doc), TSUKIJI (2001, short doc). Noël Burch: a.o. MACHOS AND MATRIARCHS (1998, short doc), SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY (1994, doc), ONE WAY TICKET (1993, feature), NOVICAT (1965, short). Doc.Eye Film Ph: +31 20 686 5687 F: +31 20 686 7413 [email protected] www.doceyefilm.nl Comment les conteneurs de fret ont transformé le monde en économie mondiale. Allan Sekula et Noël Burch explorent la mer, cet « espace oublié » qui constitue l’arène de la mondialisation du transport du fret et du travail. Ce film est un essai analytique sur la révolution logistique du transport en conteneurs et sur son influence sur les communautés, travailleurs, agriculteurs et consommateurs locaux. Le documentaire navigue entre quatre ports et leurs arrière-pays : Rotterdam, Los Angeles, Hong-Kong et Bilbao. Il suit les conteneurs dans les usines chinoises et les centres de distribution mondiaux. 78 Holland Film DOCUMENTARIES THE GIRL THAT NO LONGER WANTS TO STAY Saskia Vredeveld 80’ / 35mm / colour Original title: HET MEISJE DAT NIET MEER WIL LOGEREN Prod: Zeppers Film & TV Sc: Saskia Vredeveld D.O.P.: Melle van Essen Completed: November 2009 Language: South African (English subtitles) The dreams of children to escape the dull, everyday reality of the South African townships, if only for a moment. South Africa has experienced democracy for nearly ten years but still more than sixty percent of the population live in slums. Crime flourishes here. There is hardly any talk of community spirit. Everyone steals from everyone and people barricade themselves into their poor, miserable, shabby properties. The dreams of children become a metaphor for the future of a country that is trying to pull itself out of a quagmire of poverty, violence, drunkenness and Aids. Saskia Vredeveld: Second feature length documentary. a.o.TABACCO ROAD (2006, short doc), SELF PORTRAIT, ROGER BALLEN (2002, short doc), BIJLMER BLUES (2002, short doc), OUT OF EDEN (2001, doc), OVER THE EDGE (1999, short doc), LOOK AT THE BEAUTIFUL WORLD (1997, short doc), NEVER AGAIN (1993, short doc), HOMESICK OF SOUTH AFRICA (1988, short doc). Zeppers Film & TV Ph: +31 20 675 8594 F: +31 20 679 3929 [email protected] www.zeppers.nl Les rêves d’enfants d’échapper, ne serait-ce qu’un instant, à la morne réalité quotidienne des banlieues noires d’Afrique du Sud. L’Afrique du Sud fait l’expérience de la démocratie depuis plus de dix ans, mais plus de soixante pour cent de la population vit encore dans des bidonvilles où la criminalité prospère. La solidarité y est quasiment inexistante, tout le monde se vole, les gens se barricadent chez eux dans leurs cabanes misérables. Les rêves des enfants deviennent une métaphore de l’avenir d’un pays qui s’efforce de s’extraire du bourbier de la misère, de la violence, de l’alcoolisme et du sida. Holland Film 79 DOCUMENTARIES HOME RECORDINGS Mari Soppela 75‘ / video / colour Original title: HOME RECORDINGS Prod: LPMA Productions (NL), Neon Media (NL), Vega Film (CH) Co-prod: SF Schweizer Fernsehen (CH), YLE Co-productions (FI) Sc: Mari Soppela D.O.P.: Ruzbeh Babol Completed: IDFA Nov 2008 Language: Dutch/English/Finnish (English subtitles) An intimate documentary about a marriage that is about to be tested. Filmmaker Mari is forty, and Finnish, and married to composer Leo - Dutch and ten years her senior. Both are home-based freelancers who lead an outwardly settled life with their children in Amsterdam. One moment they’re running the household, raising the kids, the next doing their creative work or the little things we all do to maintain relationships. One day, however, things begin to unwind and they find themselves entering the twilight zone of zero tolerance. Mari Soppela: Second feature length documentary. FAMILY FILES (2002, doc) Awards: Best Nordic Documentary Nordisk Panorama, Main Prize Tampere Int. FF. LPMA Productions Ph: +31 20 880 1128 F: +31 20 880 1128 [email protected] www.lpma.nl Un documentaire intime sur un mariage qui va être mis à l’épreuve. La cinéaste quadragénaire finlandaise Mari est mariée au compositeur Leo : un Néerlandais de dix ans son aîné. Ce sont tous deux des travailleurs indépendants à domicile qui mènent apparemment une vie stable avec leurs enfants, à Amsterdam. Ils alternent les soins du ménage et l’éducation de leurs enfants avec leurs travaux créatifs et les petites attentions habituelles pour entretenir les liens. Cependant, un jour, la situation se détend et ils se retrouvent dans la zone floue de la tolérance zéro. 80 Holland Film DOCUMENTARIES IN THE HOLY FIRE OF REVOLUTION Masha Novikova 113’ / video / colour Original title: IN HET HEILIGE VUUR VAN REVOLUTIE Prod: NOVDOC, VPRO Sc: Masha Novikova D.O.P.: a.o. Andrei Pitinov, Igor Minakov Completed: IDFA Nov 2008 Language: Russian (English subtitles) A unique insight into Russian opposition to Putin’s regime. What is it like to be opposed to the current Russian regime? It is not so obvious who is who, and who belongs to which party. The people do not trust you, the regime persecutes you and your fellow comrades betray you. The passersby in the streets of Moscow do not have the first idea why you are demonstrating. Nobody needs your so called revolution. Why would you want to burn in the holy fire? Masha Novikova: a.o. ANNA, SEVEN YEARS ON THE FRONTLINE (2008, doc), IN MEMORANDUM: ALEKSANDR LITVINENKO (2007, doc, co-directed with Jos de Putter), BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH (2007, doc, co-directed with Frank van den Engel), THREE COMRADES (2006, doc). Sales: NPO / RNW Sales Ph: +31 35 677 3561 F: +31 35 677 5318 [email protected] www.nposales.com Un regard unique sur l’opposition russe au régime de Poutine. Qu’est-ce que cela veut dire d’être opposé au régime russe actuel ? On a du mal à distinguer qui est qui, et qui appartient à quel parti. Les gens se méfient de vous, le régime vous persécute et vos camarades vous trahissent. Dans les rues de Moscou, les passants n’ont aucune idée que vous êtes en train de manifester. Personne ne veut de votre soi-disant révolution. Pourquoi voudriezvous donc brûler dans le feu sacré ? Holland Film 81 DOCUMENTARIES THE LAST DAYS OF SHISHMAREF Jan Louter 93’ / 35mm / colour Original title: THE LAST DAYS SHISHMAREF Prod: Miroir Film Co-prod: LLiNK Sc: Jan Louter D.O.P.: Melle van Essen Completed: September 2008 Language: English/Inupiaq (English subtitles) A community faces extinction in the face of global warming. A documentary about the first actual victims of global warming, the inhabitants of the Alaskan island of Shishmaref. Each year, winter storms batter the island, depositing great tracts of land into the ocean. It is predicted that in ten years time the island will have disappeared completely. The resident Inupiaq community is facing a forced move to the mainland. The film will follow their concrete and irreversible drama and address the universal themes of identity and transcendence. OF Jan Louter: a.o. THE MOVE, 15 YEARS ON (2007, doc), LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME (2004, doc), A SAD FLOWER IN THE SAND (2001, doc) Awards: Special Mention International Documentary AFI Int. FF, HET DEBUUT (1999, doc), THEY DESTROYED ALL THE ROSES (1997, doc), DE VERHUIZING (1992, doc). Miroir Film Ph: +31 10 465 1778 F: +31 10 465 1778 [email protected] Une communauté est en voie de disparition face au réchauffement planétaire. Un documentaire sur les premières victimes concrètes du réchauffement planétaire, les habitants de l’île de Shishmaref, en Alaska. Chaque année, les tempêtes hivernales s’abattent sur l’île, déposant d’immenses pans de terre dans l’océan. On prévoit que d’ici dix ans, l’île aura totalement disparu. La communauté des Inupiaks, qui y habite, sera forcée de déménager sur le continent. Le film suivra leur drame concret et irréversible, et abordera les thèmes universels de l’identité et de la transcendance. 82 Holland Film DOCUMENTARIES LEYLA AND MECNUN ABROAD Zeynep Özkaya 76’ / video / colour Original title: LEYLA EN MECNUN IN DEN VREEMDE Prod: Xeynia Productions Co-prod: Nederlandse Moslim Omroep NMO Sc: Zeynep Özkaya D.O.P.: Zeynep Özkaya Completed: IDFA Nov 2008 Language: Turkish (English subtitles) Zeynep Özkaya: First feature length documentary. HILAL’S HAIR (2005, short doc) A film about my mother’s everlasting love for my father and the consequences of their migration from Turkey to the Netherlands. Xeynia Productions Ph: +31 6 2110 4522 [email protected] While visiting the village where my mother and father were born, I found a stack of old letters that contained love songs written from each to the other. These letters and songs reveal their passionate love, played out between Turkey and the Netherlands. Until now, there were many gaps in this story which I, as the youngest born, could not fill in… Un film sur l’amour infini de ma mère pour mon père, et les conséquences de leur émigration de Turquie aux Pays-Bas. Lors de ma visite dans le village natal de ma mère et de mon père, j’ai trouvé un tas de vieilles lettres avec des chansons d’amour qu’ils s’écrivaient mutuellement. Ces lettres et chansons révèlent leur amour passionné qui s’exprimait entre la Turquie et les Pays-Bas. Jusqu’ici, leur histoire comportait de nombreuses lacunes que je ne pouvais pas combler, vu que je suis leur dernière née… Holland Film 83 DOCUMENTARIES THE MAMAS AND THE PAPAS Janine Bakker 87’ / 35mm / colour Original title: DE ROZE WOLK Prod: Paul de Bont Producties Sc: Janine Bakker D.O.P.: Fried-Jan van den Eerenbeemt Completed: September 2008 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Janine Bakker: First feature length documentary. UNWANTED PARENTS (2003, short doc), DREAM CASTLES (2002, short doc). A lesbian and a gay couple decide to have a baby together and to share the upbringing. Sales: NPO / RNW Sales Ph: +31 35 677 3561 F: +31 35 677 5318 [email protected] www.nposales.com The film starts with their desire to become parents and follows them during the pregnancy, the birth and their first months as parents. It shows their struggle when they encounter Iris, the child’s biological mother, who feels unsure about sharing the baby, and reveals Patrick’s sense of isolation when all the attention is focused on the pregnancy. Un couple de lesbiennes et d’homosexuels décide d’avoir un enfant et de l’élever ensemble. Le film commence par leur désir d’être parents et les suit pendant la grossesse, l’accouchement et les premiers mois de parentalité. Il montre leurs difficultés quand ils rencontrent Iris, la mère biologique, qui n’est pas sûre de vouloir partager le bébé, et il révèle le sentiment d’isolement de Patrick quand toute l’attention se concentre sur la grossesse. 84 Holland Film DOCUMENTARIES THE NEW RIJKSMUSEUM Oeke Hoogendijk 110’ / video / colour Original title: HET NIEUWE RIJKSMUSEUM Prod: Pieter van Huystee Film Sc: Oeke Hoogendijk D.O.P.: Sander Snoep Completed: IDFA Nov 2008 Language: Dutch/English/ Spanish (English subtitles) Oeke Hoogendijk: Second feature length documentary. THE HOLOCAUST EXPERIENCE (2002, short doc), THE SAVED (1998, doc) A documentary about the fascinating and complicated process of rebuilding Holland’s most famous museum, the Rijksmuseum. Pieter van Huystee Film Ph: +31 20 421 0606 F: +31 20 638 6255 [email protected] www.pvhfilm.nl THE NEW RIJKSMUSEUM shows the intense behind-the-scenes activity during the museum’s demolition and restoration, and all of the political and financial wrangling one associates with such an undertaking. We also witness the people involved with the project - their effort, their joy, their struggle, as well as their love of art and an unwavering dedication to Holland’s most famous and illustrious museum. Un documentaire sur le processus fascinant et complexe de la reconstruction du musée néerlandais le plus célèbre, le Rijksmuseum. THE NEW RIJKSMUSEUM montre les activités intenses réalisées en coulisses pendant la démolition et la restauration du musée, ainsi que toutes les querelles politiques et financières associées à une telle entreprise. Nous sommes aussi témoin des intervenants sur ce projet : leurs efforts, leur satisfaction, leur combats ainsi que leur amour de l’art et leur dévouement absolu au musée le plus célèbre et illustre des Pays-Bas. Holland Film 85 DOCUMENTARIES OBLIVION Heddy Honigmann 93’ / 35mm / colour Original title: EL OLVIDO Prod: Cobos Films (NL) Co-prod: IKON TV (NL), ZDF-ARTE (DE) Sc: Heddy Honigmann in collaboration with Judith Vreriks & Sonia Goldenberg D.O.P.: Adri Schrover Completed: September 2008 Language: Spanish (English subtitles) Heddy Honigmann: a.o. OBLIVION (2008, doc) Awards: Silver Dove, Fipresci Prize and Oecumenical Award Leipzig Festival for Documentary & Animated Films 2008, FOREVER Heddy Honigmann’s long awaited return to Peru in a film about poverty and (2006, doc), DAME LA MANO (2003, poetry in a country plundered by the powerful. A film where the powerless doc), GOOD HUSBAND, DEAR SON resist being consigned to oblivion. (2001, doc), PRIVATE (2000, doc), CRAZY (1999, doc), 2 MINUTES OF SILENCE, PLEASE (1998, doc), THE OBLIVION takes us to the forgotten city of Lima and introduces us to its forgotten people. As we wander through the city streets, we visit old restaurants and UNDERGROUND ORCHESTRA (1997, small shops. We enter a few smart bars and sit down in plazas to watch and doc), O AMOR NATURAL (1996, doc), observe. We meet moving characters who use poetry, juggling, dreams and METAL AND MELANCHOLY (1992, doc). creativity to resist being consigned to oblivion by those who have sworn for Her films received major awards centuries that they love their people, but who in reality despise them. and important retrospectives. Le retour longtemps attendu d’Heddy Honigmann au Pérou dans un film sur la pauvreté et la poésie dans un pays pillé par les puissants, où les impuissants résistent à tomber dans l’oubli. OBLIVION nous emmène dans la ville oubliée de Lima et nous présente ses habitants oubliés. En flânant, nous allons dans de vieux restaurants et des petites boutiques. Nous entrons dans quelques bars chics et nous nous asseyons dans des places pour observer. Nous rencontrons des personnages touchants utilisant la poésie, la jonglerie, les rêves et la créativité pour échapper à l’oubli imposé par ceux qui jurent depuis des siècles qu’ils aiment leur peuple mais qui le méprisent en réalité. 86 Sales: Films Transit International Inc. Ph: +514 844 3358 F: +514 844 7298 [email protected] www.filmstransit.com Holland Film DOCUMENTARIES ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL Orhan Eskikoy & Ozgur Dogan 90’ / video / colour Original title: OP WEG NAAR SCHOOL Prod: Pieter van Huystee Film (NL) Co-prod: Perisan Film (TR) Sc: Orhan Eskikoy D.O.P.: Orhan Eskikoy Completed: IDFA Nov 2008/Joris Ivens Competition Language: Kurdish/Turkish (English subtitles) One year in the life of a young Turkish teacher on his first job – teaching in a Kurdish village. A fly-on-the wall documentary shot mainly in the classroom. When Emre arrives to teach in an impoverished Kurdish village, the total lack of running water is the least of his problems. The children do not speak Turkish and he cannot speak Kurdish. But despite bouts of frustration, anger and loneliness – as well as feeling like a foreigner in his own country – Emre is determined to accomplish his task, and accepts a little help from his mother along the way. Orhan Eskikoy & Ozgur Dogan: First feature length documentary. TOGETHER (2006, short doc), SUFFERING (2004, short doc), MOTHERS AND CHILDREN (2004, short doc), EACH DREAM IS A SHATTERED MIRROR (2001, short doc). Pieter van Huystee Film Ph: +31 20 421 0606 F: +31 20 638 6255 [email protected] www.pvhfilm.nl Un an de la vie d’un jeune enseignant turc lors de son premier poste dans un village kurde. Un documentaire dans le style de l’observateur caché, tourné principalement dans la classe. Quand Emre arrive pour enseigner dans un pauvre village kurde, l’absence totale d’eau courante est le moindre de ses soucis. Les enfants ne parlent pas turc et il ignore le kurde. Mais malgré des périodes de frustration, de colère et de solitude – comme le sentiment d’être un étranger dans son pays – Emre est déterminé à accomplir sa tâche et, en chemin, il accepte l’aide de sa mère. Holland Film 87 DOCUMENTARIES OUTFOXED Tijs Tinbergen 75’ / video / colour Original title: ROTVOS! Prod: Selfmade Films Sc: Tijs Tinbergen D.O.P.: Jan Musch Completed: Summer 2009 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Tijs Tinbergen: First feature length documentary. Selfmade Films Ph: +31 20 305 8555 F: +31 20 305 8550 [email protected] www.selfmadefilms.nl Who determines the fate of the fox? Man or the fox itself? When Holland banned fox-hunting in 2002, the wily canine seized its chance and infiltrated new habitats. This led to consternation among farmers, but also among many conservationists who, while initially enthusiastic, soon saw how this predator threatened other protected species such as wading birds. In 2006, the Dutch government gave way to pressure and legalised fox-hunting again. So what does this mean? Is man deciding the fox’s fate or will its instinct for survival prove stronger than people may suspect? Qui décide du sort du renard ? L’homme ou le renard lui-même ? Après l’interdiction de la chasse au renard aux Pays-Bas, en 2002, ce rusé en a profité pour infiltrer de nouveaux habitats. Les éleveurs étaient consternés, ainsi que de nombreux écologistes qui, malgré leur enthousiasme initial, ont constaté que ce prédateur menaçait d'autres espèces protégées comme les échassiers. En 2006, le gouvernement néerlandais a cédé aux pressions et de nouveau autorisé la chasse au renard. Qu'est-ce que cela signifie ? L'homme décide-t-il de son sort ou son instinct de survie est-il plus fort qu’on ne pense ? 88 Holland Film DOCUMENTARIES PRISONERS OF THE GROUND Stella van Vorst van Beest 80’ / video / colour Original title: PRISONERS OF THE GROUND Prod: Volya Films Sc: Stella van Vorst van Beest D.O.P.: Sander Snoep Completed: March 2009 Language: Finnish (English subtitles) A film about surviving the dark and longing for the light, a film in the shape of a Finnish Tango. The lyrics of the Finnish Tango are the inspiration for this film, telling of the desire to escape from dark and daily reality. On a journey through Finland we are finally led out of a deep depression when light appears on the horizon – we are taken from a black winter towards the promise of a light-filled paradise. The individual fantasies, memories and philosophies of each character in the film help design a guide to living: a guide to surviving the dark. Un film sur la survivance à l’obscurité et la soif de lumière, tourné sous la forme d’un tango finlandais. Stella van Vorst van Beest: First feature length documentary. GRENZELOOS KIJKEN (2004, short doc), 4 SEASONS: LITHUANIA IN SUPER 8 (2003, short doc), PORK (2002, short doc), WHEN THE NEIGHBOUR SINGS (2002, short), IT’S NOT GONNA WORK... (2000, short doc), BUILDING BLOCKS (2000, short doc), THE UMBRELLA FACTORY (1998, short doc), MELANCHOLIA I (1994, short doc), HOOK VAN HOLLANDMOSCOW (1993, short doc), TWO SERIOUS MEN (1992, short doc). Volya Films Ph: +31 10 415 5621 F: +31 10 437 5934 [email protected] www.volyafilms.com Ce film s’inspire des paroles du tango finlandais, racontant le désir d’échapper à la sombre réalité quotidienne. Parcourant la Finlande, nous finissons par être tirés d’une profonde dépression lorsque la lumière apparaît à l’horizon – on nous conduit hors d’un hiver noir vers la promesse d’un paradis inondé de lumière. Les imaginations, souvenirs et philosophies individuels de chaque personnage contribuent à créer un guide de vie : un manuel pour survivre à l’obscurité. Holland Film 89 DOCUMENTARIES REFLECTIONS Dick Rijneke 72’ / video / colour Original title: REFLECTIONS Prod: Rotterdam Films Sc: Mildred van Leeuwaarden D.O.P.: Dick Rijneke Completed: November 2008 Language: Dutch/English (English subtitles) Dick Rijneke: THAT’S IT !!! (2005, doc), THE BRIDGEKEEPER (1996, short doc), PINKEL (1982, doc), GREETINGS FROM ROTTERDAM (1980, short doc). Funny encounters in and around the waterways of Europe. Rotterdam Films Ph: +31 10 465 8565 F: +31 10 465 8392 [email protected] www.rotterdamfilms.com In REFLECTIONS the curious Wik wanders through six European cities within the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland and United Kingdom. While travelling he has all sorts of unexpected, surprising and sometimes funny encounters in and around the water. Des rencontres curieuses à l’intérieur et autour des voies navigables d’Europe. Dans REFLECTIONS, le curieux Wik se promène à travers six villes européennes aux Pays-Bas, en Belgique, en Irlande et en Grande-Bretagne. Tout en voyageant, il fait toutes sortes de rencontres inattendues, surprenantes et parfois amusantes sur l’eau et près de l’eau. 90 Holland Film DOCUMENTARIES RELIANCE – AN AFRICAN SAGA Sarah Vos 75’ / video / colour Original title: RELIANCE - AN AFRICAN SAGA Prod: Eyeworks Egmond Film Sc: Sarah Vos D.O.P.: Sander Snoep Completed: May 2009 Language: English/Wolof (English subtitles) Three young Gambian bankers run a microfinance institute in the Gambia, heralding the emergence of a new African business elite. Running a microfinance bank in a third world country is not an easy job. It requires high level management and skilled employees, rarely found in local areas. Recently three young Gambian bankers in their twenties, who studied economics in London and want to do good for their country, started up the first microfinance institute in the Gambia. RELIANCE – AN AFRICAN SAGA tells the story of this new upcoming African business elite from within. Sarah Vos: Second feature length documentary. a.o. BIG BROTHER IN THE MIDDLE EAST (2004, short doc) Awards: Nipkow Award, WELCOME TO HOLLAND - CAMPUS VUGHT (2003, doc) Awards: Honourable Mention Nipkow Award, BLUHENDE LANDSCHAFTEN (2002, short doc). Eyeworks Egmond Film Ph: +31 20 666 1892 F: +31 20 346 3748 [email protected] www.eyeworks.tv Trois jeunes banquiers gambiens dirigent un établissement de microcrédit en Gambie, signe précurseur de l’émergence d’une nouvelle élite professionnelle en Afrique. Diriger une banque de microcrédit dans un pays du Tiers Monde n’est pas une tâche aisée. Cela exige des compétences de gestion élevées et un personnel qualifié, rarement disponibles au niveau local. Récemment, trois banquiers gambiens d’une vingtaine d’années, qui ont fait des études d’économie à Londres et veulent rendre service à leur pays, ont créé le premier établissement de microcrédit de Gambie. RELIANCE – AN AFRICAN SAGA raconte, de l’intérieur, l’histoire de la nouvelle élite commerciale montante d’Afrique. Holland Film 91 DOCUMENTARIES REMEMBERING HOLLAND… Jan Wouter van Reijen 90’ / video / colour Original title: DENKEND AAN HOLLAND… Prod: Doc.Eye Film Sc: Jan Wouter van Reijen, Jaap van Hoekwijk D.O.P.: Jan Wouter van Reijen Completed: January 2009 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Jan Wouter van Reijen: a.o. GAGGED (2005, short), DOMBURG (2005, short doc), DREAM HOUSE (2004, doc), KINETIC (2003, short), I HAVE TO SEE… I HAVE TO SEE IT ALL (2001, doc), CADENCE (1986, short doc), GOD IN FRANCE (1976, short doc). What does one see when looking at a river? REMEMBERING HOLLAND… is a journey through the perception and imagination of painters, poets and writers who re-create the River Waal into works of art. Dealing with the countless different ways in which the river can be observed, it focuses on the interaction between perception and creativity, showing how artists use this process to express what is important to them in their work. Instead of a narrative structure, it is the compression of images that gives the film its strength and meaning. Doc.Eye Film Ph: +31 20 686 5687 F: +31 20 686 7413 [email protected] www.doceyefilm.nl Que voit-on quand on regarde un fleuve ? REMEMBERING HOLLAND…est un voyage à travers la perception et l’imagination de peintres, poètes et écrivains qui recréent le Waal dans des œuvres d’art. Traitant des innombrables façons d’observer le fleuve, il se concentre sur l’interaction de la perception et de la créativité, montrant comment les artistes exploitent ce processus pour exprimer ce qui est important pour eux dans leur œuvre. Au lieu d’une structure narrative, c’est la concentration des images qui donne au film sa force et son sens. 92 Holland Film DOCUMENTARIES SWEETY, THE FRIENDS, BETRAYAL AND MURDER OF MAJA BRADARIC Menna Laura Meijer 92’ / video / colour Original title: SWEETY, THE FRIENDS, BETRAYAL AND MURDER OF MAJA BRADARIC Prod: Pieter van Huystee Film, Mint Film Co-prod: BNN Sc: Menna Laura Meijer D.O.P.: Bert Haitsma Completed: IDFA Nov 2008 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Close friends of the murdered Maja Bradaric ask how this crime could have happened before their eyes. In November 2003, at the age of sixteen, Maja Bradaric was murdered by her best friends. In this film these same friends ask themselves how this was allowed to happen. SWEETY, THE FRIENDS, BETRAYAL AND MURDER OF MAJA BRADARIC is a documentary about the intense dynamics within that group of young people, where much more was going on than they could ever understood… Des amis proches de Maja Bradaric, victime d’un meurtre, se demandent comment ce crime a pu arriver sous leurs yeux. Menna Laura Meijer: First feature length documentary. SEXY (2007, short doc), BOYS (2005, short doc), REAL MEN (2004, short doc), GIRLS (2003, short doc), BEFORE I DIE (2002, short doc), TAGS (1993, short doc). Pieter van Huystee Film Ph: +31 20 421 0606 F: +31 20 638 6255 [email protected] www.pvhfilm.nl En novembre 2003, Maja Bradaric, âgée de seize ans, a été tuée par ses meilleurs amis. Dans ce film, ces mêmes amis se demandent comment cela a pu arriver. SWEETY, THE FRIENDS, BETRAYAL AND MURDER OF MAJA BRADARIC est un documentaire sur la dynamique intense au sein de ce groupe de jeunes, où il se passait bien plus de choses qu’ils n’auraient jamais pu comprendre… Holland Film 93 DOCUMENTARIES TIENGEMETEN 1996-2009 (working title) Digna Sinke 90’ / video / colour Original title: TIENGEMETEN 1996-2009 (working title) Prod: SNG Film Sc: Digna Sinke D.O.P.: Jan Wich, Goert Giltaij Completed: October 2009 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Digna Sinke: a.o. Atlantis (2008, feature), TIENGEMETEN 2001-2006 (2006, doc), BROSSA (2005, doc), TIENGEMETEN PART 1 (2001, doc), BELLE VAN ZUYLEN/MADAME DE CHARRIÈRE (1995, feature) Awards: Main prize Mannheim/Heidelberg Int. FF. On the island of Tiengemeten wild nature has been allowed to flourish. The island of Tiengemeten was once reclaimed from the sea and reshaped to provide fertile agricultural land. In the 1990s a decision was made to let the vagaries of nature loose on the island. The remodelling process began in 2006. Asphalt roads were removed, creeks were dug, trees were excavated, new trees were planted and dikes were heightened or levelled. The film shows the changing landscape. SNG Film Ph: +31 20 686 7837 F: +31 20 682 4367 [email protected] www.sngfilm.nl Sur l’île de Tiengemeten, on a permis à la nature sauvage de prospérer. L’île de Tiengemeten a jadis été conquise sur la mer et réaménagée pour fournir des terres agricoles fertiles. Dans les années 1990, on a décidé de laisser toute latitude aux caprices de la nature sur l’île. Le processus de réaménagement a débuté en 2006. On a supprimé des routes asphaltées, creusé des criques, déterré des arbres ; on a planté de nouveaux arbres et rehaussé ou nivelé des digues. Le film montre l’évolution du paysage. 94 Holland Film DOCUMENTARIES TRANSIT DUBAI Ineke Smits 72’ / video / colour Original title: TRANSIT DUBAI Prod: Volya Films Co-prod: NPS Sc: Ineke Smits D.O.P.: Edwin Verstegen, Melle van Essen Completed: IDFA Nov 2008 Language: Dutch/English (English subtitles) Who lives in Dubai? We find out through the eyes of four photography students. In the heart of the Middle East a new modern city, Dubai, is growing rapidly. Although Sheik Mohammed’s brain-child has not evolved from the express needs of its inhabitants, no city can originate and exist without citizens. Through snapshots of the lives of many residents the film goes beyond the city’s shiny façade, and we gradually discover that Dubai is nothing other than an optical illusion, one completely devoid of any homely sense. Qui vit à Dubaï ? Nous le découvrons à travers les yeux de quatre étudiants en photographie. Au cœur du Moyen-Orient, une nouvelle ville moderne, Dubaï, se développe rapidement. Bien que le projet conçu par le Cheikh Mohammed n’ait pas émané des besoins explicites des citadins, une ville ne peut jamais naître et exister sans habitants. À travers des aperçus de la vie de nombreux habitants, le film va au-delà de la façade brillante de la ville et nous découvrons petit à petit que Dubaï n’est qu’une illusion d’optique, totalement dépourvue de tout sens de la convivialité. Holland Film Ineke Smits: First feature length documentary. a.o. THE AVIATRIX OF KAZBEK (2009, feature), BLACK GOLD UNDER NOTECKA FOREST (2005, short doc), PUTIN’S MAMA (2003, short doc) Awards: Best Dutch Documentary in National Programme HotDocs Int. FF, Special Jury Mention Zagreb Int. FF, MAGONIA (2001, feature) Awards: Golden Tulip Istanbul Int. FF, NOSTALGIA (1999, short doc, co-directed by Tato Kotetishvili) Awards: Grand Prize Taiwan Int. Documentary Festival, ROSE, VIOLET AND LILY (1992, short). Volya Films Ph: +31 10 415 2651 F: +31 10 437 5934 [email protected] www.volyafilms.com 95 DOCUMENTARIES VARESE, THE ONE ALL ALONE Frank Scheffer 70’ / video / colour and b&w Original title: VARESE, THE ONE ALL ALONE Prod: KTV/Kasander (NL) Co-prod: Idéale Audience (FR) Sc: Frank Scheffer D.O.P.: Melle Damen, Reinier van Brummelen Completed: February 2009 Language: Dutch/English (English subtitles) A film that unveils the mystery behind the visionary composer Edgard Varèse, an alchemist of sound. A journey into the life and work of the French/American composer Edgard Varèse (1883-1965) whose music instilled in Frank Scheffer a fascination for 20th century music. Varèse considered music to be “organized sound” and it became clear to director Scheffer that the composer not only meant to categorize natural sounds into a structure, but to look for a schedule that recognised the historical patterns of this structure - literally music of a new order, born out of live matter. Frank Scheffer: a.o. TEA (2005, doc), A LABYRINTH OF TIME (2004, doc), FRANK ZAPPA PHASE II, THE BIG NOTE (2002, doc), THE ROAD (1997, doc), CONDUCTING MAHLER (1996, doc), HELICOPTER STRING QUARTET (1996, doc), THE NATURE OF SPACE (1993, doc). The Kasander Film Company Ph: +31 10 433 3043 F: +31 10 433 3061 [email protected] www.kasanderfilm.nl Le film dévoile le mystère du compositeur visionnaire Edgard Varèse, un alchimiste du son. Un voyage dans la vie et l’œuvre du compositeur franco-américain Edgard Varèse (1883-1965), dont la musique a inspiré à Frank Scheffer une fascination pour la musique du XXe siècle. Varèse considérait la musique comme un « son organisé » et le réalisateur Scheffer a compris que le compositeur ne voulait pas seulement catégoriser les sons naturels dans une structure, mais aussi rechercher un cadre identifiant les schémas historiques de cette structure – une musique littéralement d’un ordre nouveau, née d’un matériau vivant. 96 Holland Film DOCUMENTARIES THE WORLD BEHIND OUR FOOD Walther Grotenhuis 85’ / video / colour Original title: DE WERELD ACHTER ONS ETEN Prod: Kleine Beer Films (NL) Co-prod: IKON (NL), Lichtpunt (BE) Sc: Walther Grotenhuis D.O.P.: a.o. Andre Luis da Cunha, Adri Schrover Completed: December 2009 Language: Mehinaku/ Portuguese/Swahili/English/ Philippine/Dutch (English subtitles) The whole world is represented on our dinner plate, but is getting it there changing our world irrevocably? Only a few years ago the sweet Greek grape announced the end of the summer. Red cabbage, stews and carrots signalled winter’s arrival. But things have changed drastically. Now, we can have it all, whenever we want it. Seasons no longer matter. Why? We see globalisation on our plates but we know so little about the food we eat. Where does it come from? Whose hands has it touched? How far has it travelled? What are the stories behind these products? Walther Grotenhuis: Second feature length documentary. A.O. THE COOL RAGE OF BERNHARD WILLEM HOLTROP (2007, short doc), AIDS: A WOMAN’S STORY (2004, short doc), MOTORMANIA (2002, short doc), TAJIRI’S LABYRINT (2000, short doc), DOUBLELIFE (1997, short doc), THE ELECTRONIC CURTAIN (1996, short doc), THE ROSESELLER (1994, short doc), A TRUTH WITH MANY FACES (1983, doc). Le monde entier est représenté dans notre assiette, mais l’importation des den- Kleine Beer Films Ph: +31 20 625 5442 rées change-t-elle irrévocablement notre monde ? F: +31 20 620 2426 [email protected] Il y a quelques années, les raisins sucrés grecs annonçaient la fin de l’été. Le www.kleinebeerfilms.com chou, les ragoûts et les carottes signalaient l’arrivée de l’hiver. Mais ça a radicalement changé. Aujourd’hui, on peut tout avoir, quand on veut. Les saisons n’importent plus. Pourquoi ? Nous voyons la mondialisation dans nos assiettes mais nous ignorons presque tout des denrées que nous mangeons. D’où viennent-elles ? Quelles mains les ont manipulées ? Quelle distance ont-elles parcouru ? Quelles histoires y a-t-il derrière ces produits ? Holland Film 97 SHORT DOCUMENTARIES SHORT DOCUMENTARIES ABOUT LOVE; MR. AND MRS. CHAN Ting Chan 25’ / video / colour Original title: ABOUT LOVE; MR. AND MRS. CHAN Prod: Moonfilm Productions Language: Dutch/Chinese (English subtitles) Ting Chan: First short documentary. Director Ting Chan questions her parents about their arranged marriage in China and their integration into Dutch society and culture. Moonfilm Productions Ph: +31 20 627 4270 [email protected] www.moonfilm.nl La réalisatrice Ting Chan interroge ses parents sur leur mariage arrangé en Chine et leur intégration dans la société et la civilisation néerlandaises. BEST IN TOWN Edward Cook 15’36“ / video / colour and b&w Original title: BÆJARINS BEZTU Prod: Ed-It productions Language: Icelandic (English subtitles) Edward Cook: First short documentary. Bæjarins Beztu’s customers vary from bums to Bill Clinton. In this documentary we discover the secret of this tiny 70-year-old hot dog stand. Ed-It productions Ph: +31 6 4271 9379 [email protected] www.edwardcook.nl Les clients de Baejarins Betzu vont des clochards à Bill Clinton. Ce documentaire nous fait découvrir le secret de cette minuscule baraque de hot-dogs septuagénaire. 100 Holland Film SHORT DOCUMENTARIES PYOTR – LETTERS FROM THE GULAG Jan Jaap Kuiper 24’ / video / colour Original title: PJOTR – BRIEVEN UIT DE GOELAG Prod: Netherlands Film and Television Academy Language: Russian (English subtitles) Jan Jaap Kuiper: PYOTR - LETTERS FROM THE GULAG is his graduation film. In 1937 Pyotr was transported to a Russian labour camp. His daughter and granddaughter piece together his fate, his letters from the camp their starting point. En 1937, Pyotr fut expédié dans un camp de travail russe. Sa fille et sa petitefille reconstituent son destin à partir des lettres envoyées depuis le camp. Sales: NPO / RNW Sales Ph: +31 35 677 3561 F: +31 35 677 5318 [email protected] www.nposales.com THE SECRET OF BOCCHERINI Carine Bylsma 24’ / video / colour Original title: HET GEHEIM VAN BOCCHERINI Prod: Netherlands Film and Television Academy Language: Dutch/English (English subtitles) Carine Bylsma: THE SECRET OF BOCCHERINI is her graduation film. Cellist Anner Bylsma´s passion for the music of forgotten composer Luigi Boccherini compels her to visit his abandoned palace to unravel the secrets sur- Netherlands Film and rounding him. Television Academy Ph: +31 20 527 7392 La passion de la violoncelliste Anner Bylsma pour la musique du compositeur F: +31 20 527 7344 oublié Luigi Boccherini la force à visiter son palais abandonné pour éclaircir les [email protected] secrets qui l’entourent. www.filmacademie.nl Holland Film 101 SHORT DOCUMENTARIES SNOW BLIND. ULTIMA THULE Anna Abrahams 15’ / 35mm / b&w Genre: experimental doc Original title: SNOW BLIND. ULTIMA THULE Prod: Rongwrong Foundation Language: English Anna Abrahams: a.o. DIY (2008, short), 5 WALKS. HERCYNIA SILVA (2008, short). Dating from 300 BC to the late 19th century, three historical accounts of Arctic travellers in search of the unknown, told in different shades of white. Rongwrong Foundation Ph: +31 6 2498 8884 [email protected] De 300 av. J.-C. à la fin du XIXe siècle, trois récits historiques de voyageurs dans www.rongwrong.net l’Arctique en quête d’inconnu, racontés en différentes nuances de blanc. 102 Holland Film SHORT FILMS SHORT FILMS #37 Joost Rekveld 29’ / 35mm / colour Genre: abstract film Original title: #37 Prod: Filmstad Produkties Language: no dialogue Joost Rekveld: a.o. #23.2 (2002, animation), SCAPE (2001, animation). #37 is an abstract film made on the computer. It shows how moments of order and symmetry originate from chaotic movements in an unexpected manner. Filmstad Produkties Ph: +31 70 346 8284 [email protected] www.filmstad.com #37 est un film abstrait réalisé sur ordinateur. Il montre comment des instants d’équilibre et de symétrie émergent inopinément de mouvements incohérents. ABOUT FISH AND REVOLUTION Margien Rogaar 10’ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: OVER VIS EN REVOLUTIE Prod: BosBros. Film-TV Productions Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Two worlds collide at the riverside. Gerard’s marriage is boring, his friends are non-existent and all the fish he catches are just too small. Margien Rogaar: a.o. BREATH (2008, short), MAYBE SWEDEN (2006, feature). BosBros. Film-TV Productions Deux univers se heurtent au bord de l’eau. Le mariage de Gerard est Ph: +31 20 524 4030 ennuyeux, ses amis inexistants et les poissons qu’il attrape vraiment trop petits. F: +31 20 524 4040 [email protected] www.bosbros.com 104 Holland Film SHORT FILMS AKIKO Michaël Sewandono 10’27“ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: AKIKO Prod: Lev Pictures Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Michaël Sewandono: a.o. WAIT - “THE OUTSIDER” (2008, short), WAIT - “END OF THE WORLD” (2007, short). When Akiko emerges from an infinite, black and empty space, she realises that the world is less pure than she supposed it to be. Lev Pictures Ph: +31 20 581 8515 Lorsqu’Akiko émerge d’un espace infini, noir et vide, elle se rend compte que F: +31 20 581 8516 le monde est moins pur qu’elle ne l’imaginait. [email protected] www.levpictures.com AMONG GODS Jan Karel Lameer 4’30“ / 35mm / colour Genre: nature Original title: TUSSEN DE GODEN / PARMI LES DIEUX Prod: Jan Karel Lameer Language: no dialogue Jan Karel Lameer: a.o. LAPLAND AURORA (2007, short), FIRE IN THE SKY (2005, short). Timelapse photo animation of the sky and the stars over a 24-hour period in the French Alps. Animation photo en temps condensé du ciel et des étoiles durant 24 heures dans les Alpes françaises. Holland Film Jan Karel Lameer [email protected] www.timelapse.nl 105 SHORT FILMS BACKTRACK Henk Haselager & Michael Helmerhorst 10’ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: TERUGWEG Prod: IJswater Films Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Henk Haselager & Michael Helmerhorst: a.o. SOUVENIR (2007, short). Trying to find their way home after being dumped at a gas station in the middle of the night, two girls are dramatically parted. Deux filles, qui essayent de retrouver le chemin de leur maison après avoir été abandonnées dans une station-service en pleine nuit, sont tragiquement séparées. Sales: SND Films Ph: +31 20 404 0707 F: +31 20 404 0708 [email protected] www.sndfilms.com BRAT Berend & Roel Boorsma 10’ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: BRAT Prod: Fu Works Language: Polish/English/Dutch (English subtitles) Berend & Roel Boorsma: PSALM 69 (2007, short). Angry and confused after the death of his brother on a Dutch farm, Polish student Karek confronts the farmer he blames for his loss. Furieux et troublé après la mort de son frère dans une ferme néerlandaise, l’étudiant polonais Karek affronte l’agriculteur qu’il rend responsable de sa perte. 106 Fu Works Ph: +31 20 344 5160 F: +31 20 635 3060 [email protected] www.fuworks.nl Holland Film SHORT FILMS BREATH June te Spenke 9’ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: BREATH Prod: June te Spenke Language: Dutch (English subtitles) June te Spenke: STOPPEN (2006, short). A particularly hard day in the life of Isabel (14), whose difficult relationship with her mother results in her isolation at school. June te Spenke Ph: +31 6 2060 7275 [email protected] www.madeinjune.nl Une journée particulièrement rude de la vie d’Isabel (14 ans), dont les rapports difficiles avec sa mère se traduisent par son isolement à l’école. CIRCUS Ruben Broekhuis 9’ / 35mm / colour Genre: feelgood Original title: CIRCUS Prod: Doenk, White Bull Film Language: no dialogue Ruben Broekhuis: a.o. WHY ‘PETER RUNNER’ CAN RUN (2007, short doc), NIGHTSHIFT NINJA’S (2007, short). A fifteen year old boy discovers the positive influence of the extraordinary people he meets on the street. Un garçon âgé de quinze ans découvre l’influence positive des individus extraordinaires qu’il rencontre dans la rue. Holland Film White Bull Film Ph: +31 10 412 6506 [email protected] www.whitebullfilm.com 107 SHORT FILMS CRY & LAUGH Robbert-Jan Vos 1’50“ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: CRY & LAUGH Prod: Dwarv Language: no dialogue Robbert-Jan Vos: a.o. ATTACHED TO OMAR’S LIFE FOR 7 MINUTES (2006, short), I PREY (2005, short). A man desperately wants to make himself laugh, but… Un homme veut désespérément se faire rire, mais… Robbert-Jan Vos: Ph: +31 6 2466 9771 [email protected] DAO Marleen Jonkman 10’ / 35mm / colour Genre: comedy/drama Original title: DAO Prod: IDTV Film Language: English Marleen Jonkman: a.o. IEDEREEN DIE IETS BETEKENT (2008, short), DAUGHTER (2005, short). A young Thai woman arrives in Holland to join a man she barely knows. But the new scents, tastes and habits make her feel rootless. Une jeune Thaïlandaise arrive en Hollande pour retrouver un homme qu’elle connaît à peine. Cependant, elle se sent déracinée du fait des odeurs, des goûts et des coutumes inconnus. 108 IDTV Film Ph: +31 20 314 3322 F: +31 20 314 3300 [email protected] www.idtvfilm.nl Holland Film SHORT FILMS FINAL Patrick Minks 10’ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: FINALE Prod: Timecut Films Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Memories and dreams intertwine as a man plays a frame of snooker. He loses again, but this time he is determined not to give in. Les souvenirs et les rêves s’entremêlent quand un homme fait un billard. Il perd encore, mais cette fois, il est résolu à ne pas céder. Patrick Minks: LIFE AFTER MRS. DE NIJS (2003, short), MAKING BOSS HITS MAN (2001, mockumentary), 100% (1999, short). Timecut Films Ph: +31 6 1632 8580 [email protected] www.timecutfilms.nl HEAVENLY SOAP Laura Beijn 7’ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: HEMELSE ZEEP Prod: AirRebels Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Laura Beijn First short fiction film. After a great night out Sophie’s world has changed. Or is it she that has changed? AirRebels Ph: +31 6 2464 7750 [email protected] www.airrebels.com Après une soirée en ville géniale, le monde de Sophie a changé. Ou bien est-ce elle qui a changé ? Holland Film 109 SHORT FILMS THE LAST DAY Saskia Diesing 10’ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: DE LAATSTE DAG Prod: Lemming Film Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Saskia Diesing: a.o.TAXI 655 (2008, short), NIEUWE SCHOENEN (2004, short). When N loses everything he has ever fought and suffered for, his downfall is inevitable. But his loss liberates him from a heavy burden... Lorsque N perd tout ce pour quoi il a jamais lutté et souffert, il s’effondre inévitablement. Mais sa perte le libère d’un lourd fardeau... Lemming Film Ph: +31 20 661 0424 F: +31 20 661 0979 [email protected] www.lemmingfilm.com LUCIDE Ferry van Schijndel 8’ / 35mm / colour Genre: thriller Original title: LUCIDE Prod: Studio Rev Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Ferry van Schijndel: First short fiction film. Lost in a bizarre unconscious state, Jimmy fights to regain control over his dreams in order to get a grip on his chaotic life. Studio Rev Ph: +31 10 481 0321 [email protected] www.studiorev.nl Ayant sombré dans un étrange état d’inconscience, Jimmy lutte pour reprendre la maîtrise de ses rêves afin d’avoir prise sur sa vie chaotique. 110 Holland Film SHORT FILMS MAMA SUPERFREAK Bea de Visser 10’ / 35mm / colour Genre: art Original title: MAMA SUPERFREAK Prod: Anotherfilm Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Bea de Visser: a.o. ROSES AND FALL (2006, short), THE SECOND MEMORY (2004, short). In this free adaptation of one of Nobel Prize winner Dario Fo’s superior monologues, Bea de Visser balances cinematography with the realism of performance art. Anotherfilm Ph: +31 10 244 9874 [email protected] www.anotherfilm.org Dans cette adaptation libre des brillants monologues du lauréat du prix Nobel Dario Fo, Bea de Visser crée un équilibre entre cinéma et arts du spectacle réalistes. OPENING NIGHT Tim Leyendekker 5’ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: OPENING NIGHT Prod: Absent Without Leave Language: no dialogue Tim Leyendekker: a.o. (HECTAREN)(2001, short), HOW THE WEST WAS WON AND WHERE IT GOT US (2003, short). And then a voice said: “Hope comes in many forms. But tonight, you’re on your own.” Absent Without Leave Ph: +31 6 1965 0300 [email protected] Alors, une voix déclara : « L’espoir se présente sous des formes diverses. Mais ce www.absentwithoutleave.org soir, tu dois te débrouiller tout seul. » Holland Film 111 SHORT FILMS RAW HONEY Annick Vroom 10’ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: RUWE HONING Prod: Armadillo Film Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Annick Vroom: a.o. HÖHENLUFT (2005, dance), R.I.P. (2005, dance). It’s his birthday. And they want it to be nice. But a family still struggles with the decision to take their mentally ill son back home. C’est son anniversaire. Et ils veulent être sympa. Mais une famille est encore aux prises avec la décision de reprendre chez soi son fils malade mental. Armadillo Film Ph: +31 20 471 5215 F: +31 84 833 3438 [email protected] www.armadillofilm.nl REEF Eric Steegstra 12’ / 35mm / colour Original title: RIF Prod: John Croezen Language: no dialogue Eric Steegstra: METRO (1999, animation), USIKU (1996, animation). Two frogmen discover a small green fish that can evade all predators, as well as all other marine animals, from jellyfish to manta rays. Sales: NPO / RNW Sales Ph: +31 35 677 3561 F: +31 35 677 5318 [email protected] www.nposales.com Deux hommes-grenouilles découvrent un petit poisson vert qui peut éviter tous les prédateurs comme tous les autres animaux marins, des méduses aux raies cornues. 112 Holland Film SHORT FILMS SAND Joost van Ginkel 20’38” / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: ZAND Prod: Helen Zwaan, Joost van Ginkel Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Joost van Ginkel: a.o. IN THE DESERT (2005, short doc), RAT AHOY (2004, short). Luuk seems to be a good father for his daughter Isabel. But is this the truth? A compelling and romantic story about a truck driver and his daughter who both Sales: SND Films like the feel of sand. Ph: +31 20 404 0707 F: +31 20 404 0708 Luuk paraît un bon père pour sa fille Isabel. Mais est-ce vrai ? Un récit roman- [email protected] tique captivant sur un routier et sa fille qui aiment tous deux toucher le sable. www.sndfilms.com SOME THINGS ARE REALLY SIMPLE Hester Overmars 8’ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: SOMMIGE DINGEN ZIJN HEEL EENVOUDIG Prod: Szutkowski AV Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Freediver Wout arrives home unannounced. He is confronted by a strange and alienating truth: an unknown man is cooking for his wife and child. Wout, qui fait de la plongée sous-marine, rentre chez lui à l’improviste. Il découvre une vérité inconfortable : un inconnu cuisine pour sa femme et son enfant. Holland Film Hester Overmars: a.o. MARTHA VONK GOES ISTANBUL (2007, short), FUHRE MICH (2005, short). Szutkowski AV Ph: +31 10 476 5677 [email protected] http://szutkowski.eu 113 SHORT FILMS SUCCESS Diederik Ebbinge 8’ / 35mm / colour Genre: comedy Original title: SUCCES Prod: IDTV Film Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Diederik Ebbinge: NUDE (2006, short). After the most successful day of his professional life, Jos should have thought twice before dropping into the cafe to celebrate… Après le jour le plus faste de sa vie professionnelle, Jos aurait dû réfléchir à deux fois avant d’aller au café pour fêter ça... Sales: SND Films Ph: +31 20 404 0707 F: +31 20 404 0708 [email protected] www.sndfilms.com VERA Thomas Korthals Altes 10’30“ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: VERA Prod: NL Film & TV Language: no dialogue Thomas Korthals Altes: KRAMERS CRISIS (2003, short). A lonely woman meets a homeless man, overcomes her fear and starts up a relationship – all through the medium of chocolate. NL Film & TV Ph: +31 20 574 7626 F: +31 20 574 7627 [email protected] www.nlfilm.tv Une femme esseulée rencontre un sans-abri, surmonte sa peur et entame une relation – le tout par le biais du chocolat. 114 Holland Film ANIMATED FILMS ANIMATED FILMS THE 7 BROTHERS Paul & Kaj Driessen 12’20“ / 35mm / colour Original title: THE 7 BROTHERS Prod: CinéTé Filmproduktie Language: international (English subtitles) The seven Grimm brothers are looking for inspiration. But the stories they are writing (live-action) end differently from the (animated) fairy-tales we know today. Les sept frères Grimm cherchent l’inspiration. Mais les histoires qu’ils écrivent (tournage en réel) finissent autrement que les contes (séquences d’animation) que nous connaissons aujourd’hui. Paul Driessen: a.o. 2D OR NOT 2D (2003, animation), 3 MISSES (1998, animation). Kaj Driessen: a.o. OPEN MINDED (2003, animation), JANECK (1998, animation). Sales: SND Films Ph: +31 20 404 0707 F: +31 20 404 0708 [email protected] www.sndfilms.com AFTER THE GREAT FLOOD Floris Kaayk 9’ / 35mm / colour Original title: AFTER FLOOD Prod: seriousFilm Language: English THE GREAT Floris Kaayk: METALOSIS MALIGNA (2006, animation), THE ORDER ELECTRUS (2005, animation). A post-apocalyptic vision of mankind’s future, a dark parable in which mutated Sales: NPO / RNW Sales limbs search in vain for the bodies to which they were previously attached. Ph: +31 35 677 3561 F: +31 35 677 5318 Une vision post-apocalyptique de l’avenir de l’humanité, une sombre parabole [email protected] où des membres ayant mutés recherchent en vain les corps auxquels ils étaient www.nposales.com précédemment rattachés. 116 Holland Film ANIMATED FILMS EYES OF THE LIGHTHOUSE Pedro Serrazina 14’ / 35mm / colour Original title: EYES OF THE LIGHTHOUSE Prod: Photon Films Language: no dialogue Pedro Serrazina: a.o. A DISTANT SONG (2001, live action), WITHIN (1998, animation). A lighthouse-keeper and his daughter live apart on a small island. Before he can resolve the family conflict he must face his traumatic past. Un gardien de phare et sa fille vivent séparément sur une petite île. Avant de pouvoir régler le conflit familial, il doit affronter son passé traumatique. Photon Films Ph: +31 10 213 0441 [email protected] www.illuster.nl FENCES José Vonk 6’ / 35mm / colour Original title: FENCES Prod: H & W Company (Composer is Hans Muller) Language: no dialogue José Vonk: a.o. SHORT CIRCUIT (2005, animation), TRAFFIC (2004, animation). A short abstract handmade work, that harkens back to the origins of film, in which optical illusions are created by exploring graphic fence-and-wheel structures. H & W Company Ph: +31 294 257755 F: +31 294 257750 [email protected] www.hw-company.nl Court métrage abstrait fait main, remontant aux origines du cinéma et dans lequel les illusions d’optique sont créées par l’exploration des structures graphiques de délimitation circulaire. Holland Film 117 ANIMATED FILMS THE JUGGLER Roelof van den Bergh 4’ / 35mm / colour Original title: JONGLEUR Prod: il Luster Films Language: no dialogue Roelof van den Bergh: NOTICE (2004, animation), HELL (2003, animation). An allegorical tale in which a juggler must balance the most important people that he has encountered in his life on a set of spinning plates. il Luster Productions Ph/F: +31 30 240 0768 [email protected] www.illuster.nl Un conte allégorique dans lequel un jongleur doit équilibrer les principaux individus qu’il a rencontrés dans sa vie sur des assiettes tournantes. POSE Lucette Braune 6’ / 35mm / colour Original title: POSE Prod: il Luster Productions Language: no dialogue Lucette Braune: BEK (2004, animation). Mannequin puppets pose as they have always done: perfect, flawless and beautiful. But when a fly intrudes upon their space, everything falls apart. il Luster Productions Ph/F: +31 30 240 0768 [email protected] www.illuster.nl Des mannequins d’étalage posent comme toujours : parfaits, impeccables et superbes. Mais lorsqu’une mouche envahit leur espace, tout s’effondre. 118 Holland Film ANIMATED FILMS SELF-PORTRAIT Thomas Coltof 4’ / 35mm / colour Original title: ZELFPORTRET Prod: il Luster Films Language: no dialogue Thomas Coltof: IF THE SHOE FITS (2005, animation). The famous artist Rembrandt is losing control of his self-portrait, to the extent where it is literally taking over his life. il Luster Productions Ph/F: +31 30 240 0768 [email protected] www.illuster.nl Le célébrissime artiste Rembrandt perd la maîtrise de son autoportrait, au point que celui-ci prend littéralement le contrôle de sa vie. SUPER Johan Klungel 8’20“ / 35mm / colour Original title: SUPER Prod: Lawson Extremely Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Johan Klungel: FAUNA SUTRA (2004, animation). One day while grocery shopping a man gets seduced into the world of supermarket packaging and realises that everything isn’t as pretty as it looks. Lawson Extremely Ph: +31 6 2428 4466 [email protected] www.LawsonExtremelyLimited.com Un jour, pendant ses courses, un homme est entraîné dans l’univers de l’emballage en supermarché. Il comprend que tout n’est pas aussi joli qu’en apparence. Holland Film 119 IN PRODUCTION FEATURE FILMS IN PRODUCTION - FEATURE FILMS FLOWING Danyael Sugawara 120’ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: ALLES STROOMT Prod: IDTV Film Completed: Fall 2009 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) As a mother and her 18-year old son become more isolated, they suffer the inevitable pain of loss. But true love can conquer all. Plus une mère et son fils de 18 ans sont isolés, plus ils ressentent l’inévitable douleur de la perte. Mais le vrai amour peut tout surmonter. Danyael Sugawara: First feature film. a.o. HOMEMADE (2007, short doc), THE QUIET ONE (2004, short). IDTV Film Ph: +31 20 314 3322 F: +31 20 314 3300 [email protected] www.idtvfilm.nl FUCSIA THE MINI-WITCH Johan Nijenhuis 90’ / 35mm / colour Genre: children Original title: FOEKSIA DE MINIHEKS Prod: NL Film & TV Completed: December 2009 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Johan Nijenhuis: a.o. ALIBI (2008, feature), ZOO RANGERS IN SOUTH AMERICA (2007, feature), ZOO RANGERS IN INDIA (2006, feature). A great adventure can sometimes hatch from the smallest egg. As wizard Kwark [Quark] finds out when he finds an egg in the Witches’ Wood. Une grande aventure peut parfois surgirent d’œufs minuscules. Comme le découvre le magicien Kwark (Quark) quand il trouve un œuf dans la Forêt des Sorcières. 122 NL Film & TV Ph: +31 20 574 7626 F: +31 20 574 7627 [email protected] www.nlfilm.tv Holland Film IN PRODUCTION - FEATURE FILMS GANGSTA BOYS Paul Ruven 100’ / 35mm / colour Genre: comedy Original title: GANGSTERBOYS Prod: Talent United Completed: Winter 2009 Language: Dutch/Turkish (English subtitles) Paul Ruven: a.o. SURPRISE! (2008, feature), FILMPJE (1995, feature). Director Paul Ruven When two Turkish proto-gangsters botch their first job and upset a real gangster, they face a dilemma: should they really be gangsters at all? Lorsque deux proto-gangsters bâclent leur boulot et fâchent un vrai gangster, ils doivent affronter un dilemme : devraient-ils réellement être des gangsters ? THE HELL OF ’63 Talent United Ph: +31 20 688 1843 F: +31 20 686 3574 [email protected] www.talentunitedfilm.tv (working title) Steven de Jong 90’ / 35mm / colour Genre: adventure/drama Original title: DE HEL VAN ’63 (working title) Prod: Steven de Jong, Klaas de Jong Completed: December 2009 Language: Dutch/Frisian (English subtitles) Steven de Jong: a.o. STORM BOUND (2007, feature), KAMELEON 2 (2005, feature) During the legendary skating marathon, four competitors conquer not only Bridge Entertainment the treacherous conditions but also broken hearts, low self-esteem, lack of perPh: +31 35 688 2810 severance and conflicting egos. F: +31 35 688 2800 [email protected] Pendant le légendaire marathon sur glace, quatre concurrents surmontent les conditions traîtresses, leurs peines de cœur, leur mésestime de soi, leur manque www.bridgeonline.nl de persévérance et les conflits personnels. Holland Film 123 IN PRODUCTION - FEATURE FILMS THE HUMAN RACE Jorien van Nes 80’ / 35mm / colour Genre: black comedy Original title: THE HUMAN RACE Prod: Submarine Completed: December 2009 Language: Dutch/English/ Gambian (English subtitles) Director Jorien van Nes Jorien van Nes: First feature film. When a brilliant but diabolical game-show turns into a smash hit worldwide the contestants realise there is only one true freedom: the freedom to die. Submarine Ph: +31 20 330 1226 F: +31 20 330 1227 Quand un jeu télévisé génial mais diabolique fait un tabac mondial, les concur- [email protected] rents comprennent qu’il n’y a qu’une seule liberté : la liberté de mourir. www.submarine.nl JOY Mijke de Jong 90’ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: JOY Prod: IDTV Film Completed: January 2010 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Director Mijke de Jong Joy was abandoned as a child and grew up in several rescue homes for children. Now, all she wants is a reunion with her biological mother… Enfant, Joy a été abandonnée et a grandi dans plusieurs foyers d’accueil. Maintenant, tout ce qu’elle veut est d’être réunie avec sa mère biologique… 124 Mijke de Jong: a.o. KATIA’S SISTER (2008, feature), STAGES (2007, feature). IDTV Film Ph: +31 20 314 3322 F: +31 20 314 3300 [email protected] www.idtvfilm.nl Holland Film IN PRODUCTION - FEATURE FILMS MEAT (working title) Maartje Seyferth & Victor Nieuwenhuijs 85’ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: VLEES Prod: Moskito Film Completed: January 2010 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Maartje Seyferth & Victor Nieuwenhuijs: LULU (2005, feature), VENUS IN FURS (1995, feature). The warm living flesh of a shop assistant proves desperately attractive to both the butcher and the inspector who must investigate his murder. La chaude chair vivante d’un vendeur s’avère extrêmement attrayante pour le boucher comme pour l’inspecteur qui doit enquêter sur ce meurtre. Moskito Film Ph: +31 6 5478 3528 [email protected] www.moskitofilm.com THE ODD ONE OUT Johan Timmers 90’ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: VREEMD BLOED Prod: IDTV Film Completed: January 2010 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Director Johan Timmers A child growing up in a violent environment learns how to overcome all social disadvantages by developing an independent mind. Un enfant qui grandit dans un milieu violent apprend à surmonter tous les désavantages sociaux en développant un esprit indépendant. Holland Film Johan Timmers: First feature film. IDTV Film Ph: +31 20 314 3322 F: +31 20 314 3300 [email protected] www.idtvfilm.nl 125 IN PRODUCTION - FEATURE FILMS R U THERE David Verbeek 90’ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: R U THERE Prod: IDTV Film Completed: January 2010 Language: English Director David Verbeek After witnessing an accident a professional gamer slowly extricates himself from the virtual world he inhabits to re-discover his real and physical life. Après avoir assisté à un accident, un gamer professionnel s’extirpe lentement du monde virtuel qu’il habite pour redécouvrir sa vie réelle et physique. David Verbeek: a.o. SHANGHAI TRANCE (2007, feature), SUICIDEHOLIDAY (2005, short). IDTV Film Ph: +31 20 314 3322 F: +31 20 314 3300 [email protected] www.idtvfilm.nl SHOCKING BLUE Mark de Cloe 90’ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: SHOCKING BLUE Prod: Waterland Film Completed: November 2009 Language: Dutch (English subtitles) Mark de Cloe: Second feature film. a.o. LIFE IN ONE DAY (2009, feature), BOY MEETS GIRL STORIES (2002, 34 short films). Loss, love and impotence within the Dutch tulip fields. Can a man bear the guilt after causing the death of his best friend? Perte, amour et impuissance dans les champs de tulipes néerlandais. Un homme peut-il assumer la culpabilité d’avoir causé la mort de son meilleur ami ? 126 Waterland Film Ph: +31 20 682 2164 F: +31 20 682 3061 [email protected] www.waterlandfilm.nl Holland Film IN PRODUCTION - FEATURE FILMS SMOKE AND OCHRE Paula van der Oest 100’ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: SMOKE AND OCHRE Prod: IDTV Film, RIBA Film Completed: January 2010 Language: English Director Paula van der Oest Although she was welcome everywhere, she never found a home. A woman is unable to find what her restless soul seeks. Elle était la bienvenue partout, mais elle n’a pourtant jamais trouvé sa place. Une femme est incapable de trouver ce que son âme agitée recherche. Holland Film Paula van der Oest: a.o. TIRAMISU (2008, feature), ZUS & ZO (2001, feature). IDTV Film Ph: +31 20 314 3322 F: +31 20 314 3300 [email protected] www.idtvfilm.nl 127 IN PRODUCTION INT. CO-PRODUCTIONS IN PRODUCTION - INT. CO-PRODUCTIONS TRAMONTANA Ramon Gieling 75’ / 35mm / colour Genre: drama Original title: TRAMONTANA Prod: Pieter van Huystee Film Co-prod: tba Completed: Summer/Autumn 2009 Language: Spanish (English subtitles) Director Ramon Gieling In the Spanish village Cadaqués, the Tramontana wind is seen not as a natural phenomenon but as a personal grievance from somebody against the villagers. Dans le village espagnol de Cadaqués, la tramontane n’est pas considérée comme un phénomène naturel mais comme un grief personnel de quelqu’un contre les villageois. 130 Ramon Gieling: a.o. EN UN MOMENTO DADO (2004, doc), DEATH WITHOUT END (1999, feature). 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