SHEEP HERO @ IDFA 2018

SHEEP HERO (81mins) a documentary by director Ton van Zantvoort premieres – in Dutch competition – @ IDFA 2018

Shepherd Stijn has a romantic world view, but his idealism clashes with the harsh reality of having to be a modern entrepreneur. In this poignant and cinematic documentary we come close to Stijn and his family in their quest to keep the tradition of sheep herding alive. Will his struggle pay off or is he forced to go with the flock?

For more information about SHEEP HERO @ IDFA.

this film was supported by the Dutch Cultural Media Fund | Netherlands Film Fund | Brabantse Beauties

the Principal Wife @ DOK Leipzig

The Principal Wife – the 70mins documentary by Hester Overmars – is selected for the international competition at the DOK Leipzig festival 2018. The festival opens on October 29, 2018 and closes on November 4, 2018. For more information and screenings in Leipzig click here. The award ceremony is scheduled for Saturday evening November 3, 2018.

de Verbeelding 10 jaar

During the Netherlands Film Festival 2018 the support programme ‘De Verbeelding’ – ‘The Imagination’ – a joint programme by the Netherlands Film Fund and Mondriaan Fund, celebrated its 10 years of existence.

Please, click here for the dedicated website of De Verbeelding, in that context our co-production ‘Stones Have Laws’ by director Lonnie van Brummelen & Siebren de Haan is realised.

Netherlands Film Festival 2018

It is with pleasure to announce that three seriousFilm productions have been selected for the upcoming edition of the Netherlands Film Festival in Utrecht:

The Principal Wife (2018 – 72mins) by Hester Overmars, a documentary co-production with KRO-NCRV, long-listed for the ‘Gouden Kalf’ competition.

Finity Calling (2018 – 15mins) by Jasper Kuipers, a stop-motion short in co-production with Walking the Dog (Brussels), in competition for the ‘Gouden Kalf’.

Sand Wanderer (2017 – 6:21mins) by Eric Giessmann, an animated short, produced in the framework of the Wildcard programme of the Netherlands Film Fund, in competition for the debutant ‘Gouden Kalf’.

Marco Niemeijers long documentary Garden of Life (2017 – 72mins) is unfortunately not selected, but long-listed for the ‘Gouden Kalf’ competition.

We warmly congratulate the filmmakers, and all who have been contributing to the productions.

Garden of Life in Dutch cinemas

The documentary ‘Garden of Life’ by director Marco Niemeijer receives its Dutch theatrical release on May 31, 2018, the film is scheduled for:

May

Filmtheater, Hilversum 31-5 / Rialto, Amsterdam 31-5 / De Balie, Amsterdam 31-5 / Ketelhuis, Amsterdam 31-5 / LUX, Nijmegen 31-5 / ‘t Hoogt, Utrecht 31-5 / de Verkadefabriek, Den Bosch 31-5 / de Cacaofabriek, Helmond 31-5 / Filmhuis, Den Haag 31-5 / de Filmschuur, Haarlem 31-5 / Cinema Oostereiland, Hoorn 31-5 / LantarenVenster, Rotterdam 31-5 / Fraterhuis, Zwolle 31-5 / Chassé, Breda 31-5 / Kijkhuis, Leiden 31-5 / Lieve Vrouw, Amersfoort 31-5, Forum, Groningen 31-5

June
Forum, Groningen 6-6 / Filmhuis De Spiegel, Heerlen June 7, 8, 9, and 10

September
Gruitpoort, Doetichem week 20-9

distribution by Periscoop Film

Finity Calling premiere

After many years of intense labour the animated stop-motion short ‘Finity Calling’ by director Jasper Kuipers premiered on Friday 13, 2018 during Playgrounds Blend in Tuschinski Theatre in Amsterdam. Congratulations Jasper!

First international screenings are scheduled for the Internationales Trickfilm Festival Stuttgart 2018, and during the Zagreb Animafest 2018.

Along Chapel Road @ Lantaren Venster

On Sunday April 23, 2018 ‘Along Chapel Road’ by director André Schreuders is screened in Lantaren Venster in Rotterdam. The screening starts at 16:30hrs and includes a Q&A with the filmmaker. Tickets are available here.

the Principal Wife @ Off Screen

‘The Principal Wife’ by director Hester Overmars is screened at Off Screen in WORM on Thursday March 15, 2018, the programme begins at 20:15hrs, with the director present. For more information on Off Screen click here.

The Gap @ festivals in 2018

‘The Gap’ the animated short by director Patrick Vandenbroeck – a co-production with VIVI Films, Brussels – has been selected for Ciné Privé 2018 Ghent,  Tilburg International Architecture Film Festival 2018 Tilburg, the Erarta MOTION PICTURES International Festival of shorts about paintings 2018 St. Petersburg, and last but not least for the Ars Electronica Festival 2018 Linz, Austria (in competition for the Prix Ars Electronica).