February 1, 2012
1974
documentary (13 mins)
In the ’70s Wim Bokkers was a secret agent flying KLM to destinations like the Middle East and Asia, he made numerous slides of the locations he visited, displaying the contrast between his work – avoiding airplane hijacking – and the exotic cultures he experienced
script & director Katelijne Schrama
director of photography Ben Geraerts
music Evelien van den Broek
sound editing Tom Bijnen
project coach Albert Wulffers
distribution seriousFilm
this film was supported by the Netherlands Film Fund & Bevordering van Volkskracht
February 1, 2012
Asian Delight
documentary short by Koert Davidse (15 mins)
Amsterdam based Ferry Bertholet is one the most important collectors of Asian erotic art world wide
final documentary episode in a series of three, the tryptich is also available on the compilation DVD the Collectors
director Koert Davidse
director of photography Edwin Verstegen
sound recordist Mark Wessner
editor Luce van de Weg
music Esteve Molero Olivella
sound design Bart Jilesen
distribution EYE Film Institute
supported by the Netherlands Film Fund & SNS REAAL Fonds
January 2, 2012
Ataraxia
an exploration of ‘Life’s Manual’, on how to survive the boredom of earth’s paradise, on penile shrinkage, a treacherous breakfast, research on Change Ringing vs tongue twisters, a duck decoy & much more
director Sander Blom
supported by: the Netherlands Film Fund, Dutch Cultural Media Fund,Rotterdam Media Fund, CoBO Fund & ThuisKopie Fund
co-producer Buddhist Broadcasting Foundation
executive producer Kees Kasander
ATARAXIA is a production of Poodle Shaving BV for more information contact Marc Thelosen at ataraxia@seriousfilm.nl – cell phone +31(0)6.2073.7277
November 1, 2011
Chica Radio Girls
documentary (52 mins)
about teenager girls seeking firm ground in their rough lives in the heart of Rotterdam
together they present the weekly FunX radio show Chica Radio in which they discuss their troubles and those of their listeners heart-to-heart
script & directors Natasja Morales & Elsbeth van Noppen
director of photography Jefrim Rothuizen
editing Albert Markus
co-producer RTV Rijnmond
additionally produced by Menna Laura Meijer for Mint Film
commissioning editor Cees van der Wel
supported by Dutch Cultural Media Fund, SNS REAAL Fonds & Rotterdam Media Fund
June 7, 2011
Shock Head Soul
fiction documentary (78 minutes)
this fiction document by director Simon Pummell unveils the life and writings of Daniel Paul Schreber now famous as an ‘Outsider Artist’, in the late 19th century he receives messages from God through a Story Writing Machine as big as the cosmos
Shock Head Soul utilizes Schrebers story to research modern day notions about psychosis, using many film formats; interviews with experts, reconstructed drama and animation
director Simon Pummell
director of photography Reinier van Brummelen
animation | post-production Barend Onneweer
in co-production with Submarine Amsterdam and Hot Property Films (UK)
supported by the Netherlands Film Fund, Rotterdam Media Fund and the Wellcome Trust (UK)
distribution Cinema Delicatessen (Amsterdam)
June 7, 2010
the Origin of Creatures
animated short (14 mins)
international sales by SND Films
a dark vision by the young, talented animation director Floris Kaayk; hive behaviour in an imaginary city in the aftermath of an immense disaster…
selected for Dutch Film Festival ( September 22 untill October 4, 2010), Sitges Film Festival | October 7-17 2010, Festival International du court metrage de Lille | October 9-16 2010, Festival de Nouveau Cinema | October 13-24 2010, Impakt Festival – Dropstuff Screen Presentation | October 13-17 2010, Cyprus International Film Festival | October 13-18 2010, DOK Leipzig | October 18-24 2010, Tindirindis International Animation Film Festival | October 25-31 2010, Leids Film Festival | October 26-31 2010, Holland Animation Film Festival | November 3-7 2010, Flip Animation Festival | November 4-6 2010, Festival Europeen du Film Court de Brest | November 8-14 2010, Les Utopiales | November 8-14 2010, Interfilm Berlin | November 16-21 2010
this film was the offical Dutch entry for the Academy Awards for Animated Shorts in 2011
director Floris Kaayk
director of photography Reinier van Brummelen
supported by the Netherlands Film Fund, Rotterdam Media Fund & STROOM Den Haag
June 7, 2010
Winter of Love
documentary (52 mins)
Winter of Love is about love and the power of memories. Memories of how an arranged marriage in a small village in Turkey became a true & eternal love in Enschede
Winter of Love has been screened at Dutch Film Festival – September 22 untill October 4, 2010 and Northern Film Festival 10-14 November 2010
this film was awarded the Prix Europa 2011
script & director Gulsah Dogan
script coaching Jeroen Berkvens
director of photography Peter Brugman
sound recordist Diego van Uden
co-producer IKON television
commissioning editor Margje de Koning
supported by Dutch Cultural Media Fund
June 7, 2010
Madame Dakar
a short film by Sabine Mooibroek (50 mins)
what happens when you give in to the temptation of leading a different life – beyond the well-trodden paths but still within the boundaries of reality – along the railways of the Netherlands and Senegal? Joyce (23) would do anything to become an engine driver and in fact she may be already one, though not officially
in the Netherlands she can only achive this at night, when the tacks are abandoned, can Joyce maybe play a part in the Senegalese ‘theatre of trains’? Can she reach autonomy on the line between Dakar and Thi’s, the railway capital of Senegal?
Qu’est-ce qui se passe quand quelqu’un dirige sa vie en la faisant voyager au-dela des sentiers battus, tout en restant dans le cadre de la realite des circonstances? Le long des arteres de circulation reelles, les rails d’Hollande et du Senegal? Joyce veut absolument etre conductrice de train et, elle l’est deja, pas officiellement, pas confirme par d’autres.
Comment elle peut joindre son reve avec ses essaies entre Dakar et Thies, dans le theatre des chemins de fer, en recherche d’une vie presque autonome?
script & director Sabine Mooibroek
director of photography Benito Strangio
sound recordist Diego van Uden
camera assistant Kuba Szutkowski
production NL Jos Khoeblal
production NS Marion Eckenbach
Joyce Juliana Johanidesova
Alex Jasper Teerling
this film was supported by the Netherlands Film Fund, Amsterdam Fund for the Arts, NCDO & Rotterdam Media Fund a co-production with Films d*AfriqueS in cooperation with Nederlandse Spoorwegen
June 7, 2009
Manifesto for a Free Fall
film essay (12mins)
falling is superior to jumping: the jump to rediscover life – the fall as a failure that brings back life
watch it on youtube
script & director Andre Schreuders
compositing, online & grading Reinier van Brummelen
sound editing Arno Hagers
producers Marc Thelosen, Koert Davidse & Yan Ting Yuen
supported by DKC Rotterdam, Thuiskopie Fonds & Rotterdam Film Fund
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