CATALOGUE 2021 FEATURES FROM THE SEE NL

Ido Abram Nathalie Mierop Director SEE NL Feature [email protected] [email protected]

Erik Mund Marleen Labijt Children's and Youth Films NL Heritage [email protected] [email protected]

Ph: +31 20 589 1400 / www.see-nl.com FEATURE FILMS 2021 2 INDEX 3

NL FEATURES No 10 49 All-in 6 Piece of My Heart 50 Anne+ 7 Pink Moon 51 Bon Bini: Judeska in da House 8 Quicksand 52 Buladó 9 Red 53 Captain Nova 10 Sea of Time 54 Casa Coco 11 Sisyphus at Work 55 Casanovas 12 Stranger’s Arms 56 Dirkje Bakkes, Nettle Specialist 13 El Houb 14 MINORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS Feast 15 Anatomy of Time 58 FEMI 16 Arnold Is a Model Student 58 I Don’t Wanna Dance 17 Benedetta 59 If yes, Okay 18 Best Birthday Ever 59 The Judgement 19 Chnchik 60 Love in a Bottle 20 The Consequences 60 Met Mes 21 Cool Abdoul 61 Misfit 3 22 The Dragon Girl 61 Moloch 23 EAMI – La Memoria del Monte 62 My Best Friend Anne Frank 24 Everything Will Change 62 My Father Is an Airplane 25 Feathers 63 Pregnant & Co 26 The Ghastly Brothers 63 Sinkhole 27 Home 64 Soof 3 28 A House in Jerusalem 64 Splendid Isolation 29 Huda’s Salon 65 Sputum 30 I Am Zlatan 65 When Forever Dies 31 The Last Ones 66 My Dad Is a Sausage 66 MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS Pleasure 67 10 Songs for Charity 34 Quo Vadis, Aida? 67 Ainbo - Spirit of the Amazon 35 Rain Anyway 68 Becoming Mona 36 Raspberries with Mustard 68 BO 37 Reply to a Letter from Helga 69 Coppelia 38 Rookie 69 Dead & Beautiful 39 Sans Soleil 70 Do Not Hesitate 40 Save Sandra 70 The East 41 Sihja, the Rebel Fairy 71 The Forgotten Battle 42 Wandering Heart 71 Hidden in the Spotlight 43 Where Is Anne Frank 72 Last Days of Spring 44 The Last Ride of the Wolves 45 NL HERITAGE Mascot 46 Cha Cha 74 Meskina 47 Character 75 Mitra 48 Hedwig, or the Cool Lakes of Death 76 Wings of Fame 77

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ALL-IN Will Koopman

A group of friends decide to play a 100’ / colour

dangerous game during a dinner Genre: comedy, drama Original filmtitle: ALLES OP TAFEL party. Prod: Millstreet Films - Rachel van Bommel Sc: Frank Houtappels Seven close friends gather for a dinner D.O.P.: Melle van Completed: September 2021 party. What starts out as a fun night Language: Dutch changes when one of them suggests Cast: Linda de Mol, , Diederik Ebbinge, Ramsey Nasr. playing a game. Everyone puts their phone on the table and all calls, texts, Will Koopman: a.o. APRIL, MAY, AND JUNE (2019, feature), ALL emails and other social media messa- YOU NEED IS LOVE (2018, feature), VIPER'S NEST ges, must be shared openly. As the 2 (2014, feature), THE RENOVATION (2012, fea- ture), VIPER'S NEST (2011, feature), THE DARK evening continues, the friends get to HOUSE (2009, feature). know each other from another side. Millstreet Films What secrets do they keep, and how Ph: +31 20 772 5499 well do they actually know each [email protected] other? www.millstreetfilms.nl NL FEATURES 7

ANNE+ LGBTIQ Valerie Bisscheroux

After the worldwide success of the 90’ / colour series ANNE+, Anne returns in a Genre: drama, comedy Original title: ANNE+ DE feature film. Prod: Millstreet Film - Rachel van Bommel, Suzan de Swaan Two weeks before Anne moves from Sc: Maud Wiemeijer D.O.P.: Cor Booy to Montréal to join her Completed: end 2021 great love Sara, she receives bad Language: Dutch Cast: Hanna van Vliet (QUICKSAND, OH BABY). news. Her publisher hasn’t approved her manuscript and therefore won’t pu- Valerie Bisscheroux: First feature film. blish her first novel. What story does ANNE+ (2018-2020, series) Awards: nominati- Anne have to tell, they want to know. ons for Prix Europa Best TV fiction (both in 2019 and 2020). This forces Anne to try and work out what she actually wants out of life, and Millstreet Films Ph: +31 20 772 5499 while connecting with her queer iden- [email protected] tity she stumbles in her search for di- www.millstreetfilms.nl rection and clarity. As she starts to rewrite her novel, she realizes she has some important choices to make. 8 NL FEATURES

BON BINI: JUDESKA IN DA HOUSE Jonathan Herman

When Aunt Judeska goes into lock- 90’ / colour

down on the estate of the family of the Genre: action/adventure, comedy Original title: BON BINI: JUDESKA IN DA HOUSE Deputy Prime Minister, tensions Prod: Kaap Holland Film - Maarten Swart mount, culminating in a hilarious Co-prod: Het Huis van Asporaat - Jandino & Kenneth Asporaat, Huntu Productions battle between the two camps. Sc: Michel Bonset, Jandino Asporaat, Maarten Swart, Anjali Taneja When Aunt Judeska and her niece Ga- D.O.P.: Gregg Telussa Completed: December 2020 briella are locked up on the estate of Language: Dutch the Deputy Prime Minister and his fa- Cast: Jandino Asporaat (BON BINI HOLLAND 1 & 2), Cynthia Abma (THE MARATHON, HOLLANDS mily during lockdown, contradictions HOPE), Arjan Ederveen (MY FOOLISH HEART, HAP- between the two families lead to a hi- PILY EVER AFTER), René van Zinnicq Bergmann (THE INTERROGATION, LIMBURGIA). larious battle. Can’t everyone see that we can only live together in The Ne- Jonathan Herman: a.o. SUBWAY BREAKFAST AD: MY SUB, MY WAY - therlands if we laugh, cry and love to- FEAT BRUCE NOT WITH IT (UK 50) (2013, short), gether? STREET NOISE (1998, TV film).

Kaap Holland Film Ph: +31 20 854 5977 [email protected] www.kaaphollandfilm.nl NL FEATURES 9

BULADÓ Eché Janga

BULADÓ tells the magical-realistic and he- 85’ / colour artwarming story of a small family in the Genre: drama countryside of Curaçao. As the different Original title: BULADÓ Prod: Keplerfilm - Derk-Jan Warrink, mentalities of rational father Ouira and Koji Nelissen Sc: Eché Janga, Esther Duysker spiritual grandfather Weljo start to D.O.P.: Gregg Telussa clash, eleven-year-old Kenza is determi- Completed: September 2020 Language: Papiamento, Dutch ned to find her own path into adult life. Cast: Everon Jackson Hooi, Felix de Rooy, Tiara Richards. Kenza (11) lives in a house on a salvage Eché Janga: yard together with her father Ouira, her Second feature. grandfather Weljo and stray dog Tjenko. a.o. HALLALI (2019, TV film), LE COUP (2015, short), HELIUM (2014, feature) Festivals and The two men in her life are opposites: her Awards: a.o. IFF Rotterdam, -Heidel- father is a police officer and a rational man, berg FF, Awards for Best Camera and Best Music-Netherlands FF. while her grandfather favours the spiritual world connected to the history of the is- Keplerfilm Ph: +31 20 737 0608 lands. Kenza hovers in-between these two [email protected] worlds until the sadness about the loss of www.keplerfilm.com loved ones, opens her eyes and she beco- Sales: Picture Tree International mes receptive to the mystical, comforting Ph: +49 30 4208 2480 traditions of her grandfather. [email protected] www.picturetree-international.com 10 NL FEATURES

KIDS & CAPTAIN NOVA FAMILY Maurice Trouwborst

It’s 2050 and Earth has become unin- 90’ / colour

habitable. Air force pilot Nova (37) Genre : family, sci-fi, action/adventure Original title: CAPTAIN NOVA travels 25 years back in time in an at- Prod: Keplerfilm - Koji Nelissen, tempt to save the future world from a Derk-Jan Warrink Sc: Lotte Tabbers devastating environmental disaster. D.O.P.: Robbie van Brussel Completed: summer/autumn 2021 It’s 2050 and Earth has become unin- Language: Dutch Cast: Hannah van Lunteren (CODE M, HAPPILY habitable. Air force pilot Nova (37) tra- EVER AFTER), Kika van de Vijver, Marouane Mef- vels 25 years back in time, in an tah, (PATRICK, RESISTANCE BAN- KER), Joep Vermolen, Anniek Pheifer (MY LIFE, attempt to save the future world from a TAILGATE). devastating environmental disaster. Maurice Trouwborst: As a side-effect of the time travel, First feature film. Nova ends up in the body of her a.o. FLOOR RULES (2018-2020, series), ZENITH (2017, series), THE LEAGUE AGAINST SWEARING twelve-year-old self. Nobody takes her (2015, doc), NO BABIES ON THE FIELD (2015, TV and her mission seriously, except for film), URFELD (2012, TV film), JEF (2006, short).

Alex, a lanky punk who’s the definition Keplerfilm of trouble, chased by the police. As Ph: +31 20 737 0608 both depend on each other, they em- [email protected] www.keplerfilm.nl bark on an adventure to do whatever it takes to save the world. NL FEATURES 11

CASA COCO Bob Wilbers

After Toon is left by his wife of 50 Approx. 100’ / colour years he leaves for Bonaire where the Genre: comedy Original title: CASA COCO B&B is surprisingly run by his high Prod: Greenfield Film Productions - Frank school sweetheart Pleun, who also Groenveld Co-prod: Messercola Castings - Lucio broke his heart all those years ago. Messercola Sc: Maria Goos, Peter Römer, Jacqueline Toon is surprised by his wife’s an- Epskamp D.O.P.: Max Maloney nouncement that she wants a divorce Completed: autumn 2021 after 50 years of marriage. To escape Language: Dutch Cast: Gerard Cox, Joke Bruijs. this misery (as well as the upcoming depressing Dutch winter) he decides Bob Wilbers: a.o. EXPEDITIE VOS (2020, feature), MISTER to go on a trip with friends to sunny TWISTER (2019, series). Bonaire. But on arrival, something Greenfield Film Productions else crops up. The B&B is run by his Ph: +31 6 5434 8448 high school sweetheart Pleun who [email protected] broke his heart (and broke off their en- www.greenfieldfilmproductions.nl gagement) many years before… 12 NL FEATURES

CASANOVAS Jamel Aattache

Romantic comedy about an insecure 89’ / colour

journalist who goes undercover to ex- Genre: romantic comedy Original title: CASANOVAS pose a mysterious dating coach. Prod: 2CFILM - Edvard van 't Wout Sc: Jamel Aattache An insecure reporter has to go under- D.O.P.: Christiaan Cats Completed: October 2020 cover to unmask a mysterious dating Language: Dutch coach who organizes unique work- Cast: Jim Bakkum (MEN AT WORK-MIAMI, LOVING IBIZA), Lieke van Lexmond (TUSCAN WEDDING), shops for incompetent men desperate (PIRATES DOWN THE STREET, THE to be transformed into modern day Ca- ADMIRAL), Leo Alkemade (NO SUCH THING AS HOUSEWIVES). sanovas. But he gets the surprise of his life when the dating coach turns Jamel Aattache: WHITESTAR (2019, feature), ZWAAR VERLIEFD out to be his long lost love from high (2018, feature), FIGHTING FISH (2004, feature). school… 2CFILM Ph: +31 20 235 7840 [email protected] www.2cfilm.nl NL FEATURES 13

DIRKJE BAKKES, NETTLE KIDS & SPECIALIST (WORKING TITLE) FAMILY Jelle de Jonge

Dirkje (8), an imaginative boy who’s 90’ / colour not allowed to go to school, grows up in Genre: children’s Original title: DIRKJE BAKKES, BRANDNETELSPECIA- a nettle plantation with his aunt and LIST uncle. Can he escape their regime and Prod: NL Film - Sabine Brian, Kaja Wolffers Sc: Don Duyns pursue his dreams in the wide world? D.O.P.: Joris Kerbosch Completed: end 2021 Dirkje, a bright kid with green fingers, Language: Dutch Cast: Elise Schaap (MY FATHER IS AN AIRPLANE, lives on a nettle plantation with his SOOF 3). Uncle Griep and Aunt Fop. He has Jelle de Jonge: seen nothing in his life other than this a.o. BON BINI HOLLAND (2016, feature). plantation. He never learned to read or NL Film write, because Griep and Fop think Ph: +31 20 574 7626 that is nonsense. Their only entertain- [email protected] www.nlfilm.tv ment is to watch the soap Beautiful People, while eating lots of chocola- tes. When Griep goes to the city, Fop watches the programme on her own, silently smitten with one of the main roles, and all the time “dealing" in nettle herbs at the farm gate. 14 NL FEATURES

EL HOUB Shariff Nasr

Karim returns to his parental home to 100’ / colour

tell his Moroccan parents that he is Genre: drama, LGBTIQ Original title: EL HOUB attracted to men. After years of kee- Prod: BIND (NL) - Joram ping up appearances, the word is fi- Willink Co-prod: VPRO nally out. Sc: Philip Delmaar, Shariff Nasr D.O.P.: Joris Kerbosch The Moroccan-Dutch Karim returns Completed: 2021 Language: Arabic, English, Dutch to his parental home to tell his parents Cast: Fahd Lahrzaoui, Nasrdin Dchar, that he is attracted to men. After years Emmanuel Ohene Boafo.

of keeping up appearances, the word Shariff Nasr: is finally out. The difficult conversati- First feature film. a.o. LITTLE STARS OF BETHLEHEM (2019, doc), ons in the days that follow evoke be- LITTLE NOAH’S LAST ADVENTURE (2017, short), autiful and poignant memories that PENSIONADO (2016, short), OBLIVION (2012, short).

teach him that he has to break through BIND the silent culture in his family by star- Ph: +31 20 364 0030 [email protected] ting to confront them. At the same www.bindfilm.com time, he must come to terms with himself before he can expect accep- tance from them at all. Inspired on personal experiences of main actor Fahd Larhzaoui and others. NL FEATURES 15

FEAST Tim Leyendekker

Based on the infamous Groningen 84’ / colour

HIV case, in which three men drugged Genre: drama, experimental Original title: FEAST other men and infected them with Prod: seriousFilm - Marc Thelosen, Koert their own HIV-infected blood. This Davidse, André Schreuders Sc: Tim Leyendekker, Gerardjan Rijnders film reconstructs the resulting, con- D.O.P.: a.o. Benito Strangio Completed: January 2021 troversial court case. Language: Dutch Cast: a.o. Koen van Kaam, Sanne den Hartogh, FEAST is a bold and provocative film Eelco Smits, Oscar van den Boogaard. that skillfully reflects the questions of Tim Leyendekker: life, death and morality that have emer- First feature film. ged from one of the most disquieting BLINDER (2015, short), THE HEALERS (2011, short), STILL (2005, short). stories in contemporary Dutch life. Unfolding over seven individual vignet- seriousFilm Ph: +31 6 2073 7277 tes, each directed by Tim Leyendekker [email protected] but shot in collaboration with a diverse www.seriousfilm.nl range of cinematographers, FEAST Sales: Square Eyes blends reportage and surrealism, dis- Ph: +31 6 2207 6717 belief and empathy to unpack the re- [email protected] www.squareeyesfilm.com percussions and reverberations of a singularly shocking series of events. 16 NL FEATURES

FEMI Dwight Fagbamila

Facing the imminent birth of his 90’ / colour

child, unstable Dennis (21) must also Genre: drama, magic realism Original title: FEMI face the loss of his Nigerian father. A Prod: Studio Ruba - Maarten van der Ven, voodoo spell seems his only way out. Layla Meijman Sc: Dwight Fagbamila, Kim Kokosky Deforchaux Tormented by visions of a frozen de- D.O.P.: Aziz Al-Dilaimi serted lake, student Dennis (21) Completed: end 2021/early 2022 Language: Dutch, English moves back in with his controlling mo- Cast: Yannick Jozefzoon (SPUTUM, BOY 7), Joy ther. Because of his aggressiveness, Verberk (GLUCKAUF), Janneke Remmers, Victor IJdens (BOY MEETS GUN). Dennis is no longer allowed to see his heavily pregnant former girlfriend. As Dwight Fagbamila: First feature film. the birth of their child approaches he BABATUNDE (2016, short). is struck by feelings of guilt about the Studio Ruba death of his Nigerian father sixteen Ph: +31 6 4187 8497 years ago. For Dennis a voodoo spell [email protected] seems to be the only way to unburden www.studioruba.com both himself and his loved ones. NL FEATURES 17

I DON’T WANNA DANCE Flynn von Kleist

Some pain cannot be danced away. 100’ / colour

Genre: drama, coming-of-age Original title: I DON’T WANNA DANCE ON T ANNA ANCE I D ’ W D is a coming-of- Prod: The Rogues - Guusje van Deuren, Rianne age story about Joey, a 15-year-old Poodt, Harmen Kreulen boy who needs to decide whether to Sc: Jeroen Scholten van Aschat D.O.P.: Tim Kerbosch pull out of the destructive dance with Completed: spring 2021 his mother, or stay with her at the cost Language: Dutch Cast: Yfendo van Praag, Romana Vrede of his own happiness. (AFTERLIFE, NOTHING TO LOSE).

Flynn von Kleist: First feature film. CROWS NEST (2018, short) Award: Best Short- Go Short IFF Nijmegen, BECAUSE MY NAME IS YFENDO (2017, short doc), PATAGONIA (2015, TV film), DAYS OF STEEL (2014, short) Awards: a.o. Certificate of the Ecumenical Jury Int. Children’s and Youth Film Competition-Oberhausen Int. Short FF, Grand Prize-Asiana Int. Short FF.

The Rogues Ph: +31 6 4219 5662 [email protected] www.therogues.nl 18 NL FEATURES

IF YES, OKAY Dick Verdult

Black comedy by director Dick Ver- 85’ / colour

dult about Amy, a 16-year-old girl Genre: black comedy Original title: ALS UW GAT MAAR LACHT from a wealthy family who has never Prod: De Productie - Annemiek van Gorp, been told "no" her entire life. René Goossens Sc: Dick Verdult D.O.P.: Luuk Bouwman Amy is a young girl from a wealthy fa- Completed: summer/autumn 2021 mily who has never been refused Language: Dutch Cast: Luk Sponselee, Lola Koppen, Michiel anything. To relieve her boredom, she Romeyn, Katrien van Beurden. decides one day to hire a complete Dick Verdult: theater company to have scenes from VIVA MATANZAS (2018, doc) Festivals: a.o. IDFA. her life reenacted in a shed set up as a De Productie theater near her parental home. Gra- Ph: +31 6 1453 5162 / +31 6 5151 3744 dually, as theater and reality begin to [email protected] www.deproductie.nl intermingle more and more, Amy dis- covers that, contrary to what she has always been told, the world cannot be so easily designed and easily control- led. She discovers that life is not just about money and status. NL FEATURES 19

THE JUDGEMENT Sander Burger

Investigative thriller based on a true 128’ / colour story that shows how, even before Genre: drama, thriller Original title: DE VEROORDELING Trump, public opinion could be infor- Prod: BIND - Joram Willink, Piet-Harm Sterk Sc: Bert Bouma, Sander Burger med by lies. D.O.P.: Sal Kroonenberg Completed: January 2021 Journalist Bas Haan creates a mon- Language: Dutch Cast: Fedja van Huêt (ACCUSED, LITTLE GANG- ster when, during his investigation into STER), Yorick van Wageningen (STORM: LETTERS OF FIRE, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO), Lies the Deventer murder case, he is drawn Visschedijk (IT’S ALL SO QUIET, JACK’S WISH), in by those who accuse "the handy- Mark Kraan (MY LIFE, UNDER THE HEART). man" of murder. The result is a media Sander Burger: witch-hunt that turns the life of the ac- a.o. DON’T GO TO SEA (2018, short), OFF TRACK (2017, TV Film), ALICE CARES (2014, doc) Festi- cused into a genuine nightmare. Stun- vals and Awards: a.o. IFF Rotterdam, Vancou- ned by this 'trial by media' Bas decides ver IFF, Visions du Reel, CPH:Dox, Prix Grand Ekran-Pariscience FF, WILL (2012, short), HUN- to fight the conspiracies with facts. But TING & SONS (2010, feature) Festivals: a.o. New to his frustration he finds that the Directors/New Films New , São Paulo IFF, Goa IFF, THE PANMAN: RHYTHM OF THE PALMS image is more powerful than the truth. (2007, feature), KOEN! (2004, short).

How facts lose the battle to images: BIND #fakenews Ph: +31 20 364 0030 [email protected] www.bindfilm.com

Sales: Picture Tree International Ph: +49 30 4208 2480 [email protected] www.picturetree-international.com 20 NL FEATURES

LOVE IN A BOTTLE Paula van der Oest

After a brief encounter at the airport, 80’ / colour

two people, both living in forced qua- Genre: drama, romantic drama Original title: LOVE IN A BOTTLE rantine, start a Facetime relationship Prod: Levitate Film - Alain de Levita, Paula van der Oest, Mark van Eeuwen during the Covid-19 lockdown. Sc: Paula van der Oest D.O.P.: Guido van Gennep Completed: December 2020 March 2020. After a brief encounter at Language: English Milan airport, two people, both living in Cast: Hannah Hoekstra (MAGIC MOUNTAINS, PA- TRICK), James Krishna Floyd (NO MAN'S LAND, forced quarantine, start a Facetime re- THE GOOD KARMA HOSPITAL). lationship during the Covid-19 lock- Paula van der Oest: down. How viable is a relationship that a.o. TONIO (2016, feature) Festivals: a.o. Palm could just as easily have been a fan- Springs IFF, ACCUSED (2014, feature) Festivals: a.o. Hong Kong IFF, Palm Springs IFF, THE DO- tasy? MINO EFFECT (2012, feature) Festivals: a.o. Busan IFF, (2011, feature) Festivals and Awards: a.o. Tribeca FF, SAFTAs for Best Film, Best Camera, Best Production Design and Best Music.

Levitate Film Ph: +31 20 303 1039 [email protected] www.levitatefilm.com

Sales: Intramovies Ph: +39 06 4577 7930 [email protected] www.intramovies.com NL FEATURES 21

MET MES (WORKING TITLE) Sam de Jong

A trivial lie about a stolen camera 90’ / colour results in a chain reaction of unfore- Genre: drama, satire Original title: MET MES seen consequences. Prod: Lemming Film - Leontine Petit, Erik Glijnis Sc: Jeroen Scholten van Aschat, When a successful TV personality is Viktor van der Valk D.O.P.: Emo Weemhoff robbed of her new camera, she exag- Completed: 2021 gerates the story to get the most out of Language: Dutch Cast: Shahine El-Hamus (PROMISE OF PISA), her insurance. However, when the Oussama Ahammoud (ABOUT THAT LIFE), Gijs young suspect unexpectedly gets ar- Naber (TULIPANI), Hadewych Minis (BORGMAN). rested, this trivial lie ignites a chain re- Sam de Jong: action of unforeseen consequences GOLDIE (2019, feature) Festivals: a.o. Berlin IFF, PRINCE (2015, feature) Festivals and Awards: that will only reveal losers in the end. a.o. Special Mention Youth Jury Generation 14plus-Berlin IFF, MALAGUTI PHANTOM (2014, short) Festivals: a.o. BFI London, MARC JACOBS (2013, short) Festivals: a.o. Berlin IFF, Ober- hausen Short FF, MAGNESIUM (2012, short) Fes- tivals and Awards: a.o. Sundance, IFF Rotterdam, Best Student Film-Hollyshorts FF, Audience Award-Beijing Int. Student FF.

Lemming Film Ph: +31 20 661 0424 [email protected] www.lemmingfilm.com 22 NL FEATURES

MISFIT 3 YOUTH Erwin van den Eshof

Julia and Sterre have signed a record 82’ / colour

deal together with Nick but every- Genre: comedy, youth Original title: MISFIT 3 thing changes when it's announced Prod: NewBe - Jeroen Koopman that Hoogland College will merge Sc: Karen van den Ende, Brian de Vore D.O.P.: Jorrit Garretsen with Olympus. Completed: December 2020 Language: Dutch For the first time, the Misfits and VIPs Cast: Djamila (THE BIG SLIME MOVIE), Niek Roozen (LOVING IBIZA), Bente Fokkens are friends, and Julia and Sterre have (ENOUGH!), Jolijn Henneman (MISFIT 1+2). signed a record deal together with Erwin van den Eshof: Nick. But everything changes when it's a.o. MISFIT 2 (2019, feature), ELVY’S WORLD SO announced on the first day of school IBIZA (2018, feature), MISFIT (2018, feature), POPOZ (2015, feature), KILL ZOMBIE (2011, that Hoogland College will merge with feature), SNIFF THE DOG - GHOST CASTLE (2010, the rival Olympus. feature), DEAD END (2006) Awards: a.o. Best Directing Debut-LA Screamfest.

NewBe Ph: +31 233 3353 [email protected] www.newbe.nl NL FEATURES 23

MOLOCH Nico van den Brink

A family drama wrapped in a horror 90’ / colour mystery. Genre: mystery, horror Original title: MOLOCH Prod: NL Film - Sabrine Brian, Kaja Wolffers When Betriek is randomly attacked by Sc: Daan Bakker a stranger in her own home, she sets D.O.P.: Emo Weemhoff Completed: autumn 2021 out to look for an explanation, but Language: Dutch slowly discovers that she is being hun- Cast: tba ted by something ancient. Nico van den Brink: First feature film. a.o. THE BURDEN (2019, short) Festivals and Awards: a.o. Best Director-Fantasia IFF, Audience Award-San Sebastian Horror & Fantasy Festival, Audience Award and Grand Est Young Jury Award-Fantastic FF Strasbourg, AVONDLAND (2017, TV film), SWEET TOOTH (2014, short).

NL Film Ph: +31 20 574 7626 [email protected] www.nlfilm.tv 24 NL FEATURES

MY BEST FRIEND ANNE FRANK Ben Sombogaart

On the day that Hannah hears she 100’ / colour

can leave the camp in Bergen Belsen, Genre: drama, period drama Original title: MIJN BESTE VRIENDIN ANNE FRANK she discovers that her best friend Prod: FATT Productions - Hans de Weers, Talent United - Paul Ruven Anne Frank is in the next camp, wit- Sc: Marian Batavier, Paul Ruven hout food or water. D.O.P.: Jan Moeskops Completed: December 2020 Language: Dutch The story of Hannah Goslar. On the Cast: Josephine Arendsen (MY EXTRAORDINARY SUMMER WITH TESS), Aiko Mila Beemsterboer day that she hears she can leave the (FIGHT GIRL), Roeland Fernhout (THE CLUB OF Sternlager exchange camp in Bergen UGLY CHILDREN, A REAL VERMEER), Stefan de Walle (THE MARATHON). Belsen, she discovers that her best friend Anne Frank is in the next camp, Ben Sombogaart: a.o. RAFAEL (2018, feature), IN MY FATHER’S GAR- with neither food nor water. Can Han- DEN (2016, feature), TO BE KING (2012, feature), nah save Anne? CRUSADE IN JEANS (2006, feature) Awards: a.o Golden Calf Best Film Netherlands FF, TWIN SISTERS (2002, feature) Awards: a.o. Academy Award Nominee Best Foreign Language Film, Golden Calf Best Film-Netherlands FF.

Talent United www.talentunited.nl

Sales: DFW International Ph: +31 88 120 2020 [email protected] www.dfw-international.com NL FEATURES 25

MY FATHER IS AN AIRPLANE Antoinette Beumer

When Eva’s life is turned upside 100’ / colour down, her fear of losing her mind – a Genre : drama, thriller Original title: MIJN VADER IS EEN VLIEGTUIG fate which befell her father – becomes Prod: Topkapi Films - Frans van Gestel, Arnold Heslenfeld, Laurette Schillings more and more a threat. Co-prod: VPRO Sc: Maaik Krijgsman D.O.P.: Danny Elsen When Eva’s mother unexpectedly Completed: March 2021 dies, the life of Eva turns out to be built Language: Dutch Cast: Elise Schaap (UNDERCOVER, SO WHAT IS on secrets and lies. The fear of losing LOVE), Pierre Bokma (TONIO, BORGMAN), Stefan Rokebrand (CELL BLOCK H, RAMSES), Maarten her mind, just like her father who has Heijmans (SO WHAT IS LOVE, HEMEL). been living in a mental facility for Antoinette Beumer: many years, becomes more and more RENDEZ-VOUS (2015, feature), SOOF (2013, fea- ture), JACKIE (2012, feature) Festivals and of a threat, propelling Eva on a quest Awards: a.o. Toronto IFF, Audience Award- into her past to face her demons. Dortmund/ Int. Women's FF, Golden Arena Best Film and Young Cinephiles Award- Pula FF, LOFT (2012, feature), THE HAPPY HOUSEWIFE (2010, feature) Festivals: a.o. Chi- cago IFF, Sevilla European FF.

Topkapi Films Ph: +31 20 303 2494 [email protected] www.topkapifilms.nl

Sales: Nine Film Ph: +31 20 535 7550 [email protected] www.ninefilm.com 26 NL FEATURES

PREGNANT & CO Johan Nijenhuis

A feelgood film about family and fa- 100’ / colour

mily expansion. Genre: romantic comedy Original title: ZWANGER & CO Prod: Johan Nijenhuis & Co - Ingmar Menning Midwife Merel (36) is single and wis- Sc: Aliefka Bijlsma, Jacqueline Epkamp D.O.P.: Maarten van Keller hes to be a mother. With her biological Completed: July 2021 Language: Dutch clock ticking, she takes matters into Cast: Bo Maerten, Lieke van Lexmond, Thom her own hands, instead of waiting for Hoffman, Carolina Dijkhuizen, Matteo van der Grijn, Waldemar Torenstra, Maaike Martens, the perfect man. Meanwhile her father Manuel Broekman. Piet (60+) and his younger wife wel- Johan Nijenhuis: come their new baby. And Merel's a.o. MARRIAGE ESCAPE (2020, feature), CUBAN niece Eva (23) is unexpectedly preg- LOVE (2019, feature), LUCKY IN LOVE (2017, fea- ture), BOYS WILL BE BOYS (2016, feature), SKIRT nant too. They're all on a pink cloud: DAY (2015, feature), MONKEY BUSINESS (2014, fe- but for how long… ature), TUSCAN WEDDING (2014, feature), LOVING IBIZA (2013, feature), BENNIE BRAT (2011, fea- ture) Award: Best Film-Kryla Int. Children's FF, FUCHSIA THE MINIWITCH (2010, feature) Awards: a.o. Best Children's Movie(6+)-Giffoni FF.

Johan Nijenhuis & Co Ph: +31 20 760 1960 [email protected] www.nijenhuisenco.nl

Sales: DFW International Ph: +31 88 120 2017 [email protected] www.dfw-international.com NL FEATURES 27

KIDS & SINKHOLE (WORKING TITLE) FAMILY Tim Oliehoek

On the dividing line between child- 90’ / colour hood and puberty, four misfits go on Genre: coming of age an adventure once again to discover Original title: ZINKGAT Prod: NL Film - Sabine Brian, Kaja Wolffers the mystery of a mysterious sinkhole, Sc: Jochem ten Haaf, Mischa Alexander D.O.P.: Rolf Dekens but what they discover the most is Completed: end 2021 themselves, the value of their friend- Language: Dutch Cast: tba ship and girls! Tim Oliehoek: Summer: Lars (11) just wants to be with a.o. THUISFRONT (2021, series), STANLEY H. (2019, series), THE AMAZING WIPLALA (2015, fea- his best mates, but they’re all busy. So ture) Festivals: a.o. Giffoni IFF, TIFF Kids, he comes up with “the greatest adven- FIFEM Children’s FF, Ale Kino FF, PIZZA MAFFIA (2011, feature). ture of all time”, a sinkhole on the other side of the forest. This appeals to the NL Film Ph: +31 20 574 7626 boys’ imagination. What is it? What's in [email protected] it? In Lars' fantasies it’s all kinds of www.nlfilm.tv things. But his friends still have other things on their minds. Pimme has to move house, Niels wants to help his in- ventor dad and Kevin has a girlfriend. Lars must therefore use all of his po- wers to persuade them. 28 NL FEATURES

SOOF 3 Anne de Clercq

Sophie finally has her life back on 90’ / colour

track when she receives bad news. So Genre: comedy Original title: SOOF 3 she embraces her daughter’s upco- Prod: KeyFilm - Hanneke Niens & Hans de ming wedding, using it as an excuse Wolf, Millstreet Films - Rachel van Bommel Sc: Eddy Terstall, Luuk van Bemmelen, Anne to bury her head in the sand. de Clercq D.O.P.: Joost Rietdijk Sophie’s life is finally back on track. Completed: January 2021 Language: Dutch, English She’s happy, her restaurant is boo- Cast: Lies Visschedijk (SOOF, SECRET LETTER), ming and her kids are ready to leave Fedja van Huêt (ACCUSED, LITTLE GANGSTER), Anneke Blok (SOOF, TIRAMISU), Dan Karaty the nest. And as usual, Sophie tries to (SOOF). keep far too many balls in the air at Anne de Clercq: the same time. But she gets bad news a.o. HALLO BUNGALOW (2015, feature), JACK'S just as her daughter comes back from BIRTHDAY WISH (2015, feature) Festivals: a.o. Seoul Children’s FF, Kolkata Children’s FF. abroad to introduce her fiancé. Sophie gratefully embraces her daughter’s KeyFilm Ph: +31 20 423 1596 wedding as an excuse to bury her [email protected] head in the sand. But eventually she www.keyfilm.nl must learn to accept help from her Millstreet Films loved ones, and that she’s worthy of Ph: +31 20 772 5499 their concern. [email protected] www.millstreetfilms.nl NL FEATURES 29

SPLENDID ISOLATION Urszula Antoniak

Two women hope to find splendid iso- 80’ / colour lation on a lonely island. Death fol- Genre: sci-fi, romantic drama, thriller Original title: SPLENDID ISOLATION lows them there. Prod: Family Affair Films - Floor Onrust Sc: Urszula Antoniak Hannah and Anna are lovers who keep D.O.P.: Myrthe Mosterman Completed: 2021 physical distance since Hannah con- Language: English tracted the virus. Their splendid isola- Cast: Thomas Ryckewaert (MAGIC MOUNTAINS, WALDSTILLE), Anneke Sluiters (TULIPANI), Khadija tion on an island is disrupted by an El Kharraz Alami (VALENTINO). unknown person, who can come closer Urszula Antoniak: to the women and in fact does so, while MAGIC MOUNTAINS (2020, feature), BEYOND she forms her opinion about their relati- WORDS (2017, feature) Festivals: a.o. San Se- bastian IFF, LIFE ACCORDING TO NINO (2014, fea- onship. ture) Festivals: a.o. Berlinale, CODE BLUE (2011, feature) Festivals: a.o. Cannes Quinzaine, NOT- HING PERSONAL (2009, feature) Festivals and Awards: a.o. Best Debut Film and Best Actress- Locarno FF.

Family Affair Films Ph: +31 20 707 1713 [email protected] www.familyaffairfilms.nl 30 NL FEATURES

SPUTUM Dan Geesin

My world is fucked and banged and 90’ / b&w

juiced. Genre: dystopian eco-drama Original title: SPUTUM Prod: Rots Filmwerk - Esther Rots, Hugo Rots, In the dark corners of the FAMLY fac- Dan Geesin tory, Bakelite rebellion leader Jimin Co-prod : One Day Film Sc: Dan Geesin Blyth is milked of his saliva antidote by D.O.P.: Jeroen Kiers the last Antique defector Kalta Crux. Completed: 2021 Language: English But whilst Jimin fights against the Cast: Yannick Jozefzoon (BOY 7, IN BLUE), Jade deadly BLOOM cloud and for freedom, Olieberg (OPEN SEAS, SUMMER), Guido Polle- mans (THE ADULTERER, ZENITH), Tine Joustra Kalta is torn between her FAMLY obli- (THE HITMAN'S BODYGUARD). gations and her own desires. In spite Dan Geesin: of absurd etiquettes, Jimin and Kalta’s First feature film. relationship flourishes, lighting their KLAVERTJE VIER (2018, short doc), THE BONFIRE MONOLOGUES (2016, short doc), EVOLUTION OF way to greener pastures that might SORTS (2012, TV short), ELEPHANT FEET (2011, also be a road to nowhere. short) Festivals and Awards: a.o. Clermont-Fer- rand FF, Golden Calf Best Short Film-Nether- lands FF, Best Short Film-Motovun FF.

Rots Filmwerk Ph: +31 6 4534 6354 [email protected] www.rotsfilmwerk.nl NL FEATURES 31

WHEN FOREVER DIES Peet Gelderblom

The battle of the sexes told in archive. 109’ / colour

Two lovers, lost in a kingdom of sha- Genre: drama Original title: WHEN FOREVER DIES dows, struggle to keep their love alive. Prod: Tangerine Tree - Nienke Korthof, Willem But hatred invades from all sides. Baptist Sc: Peet Gelderblom Completed: August 2020 A mythical tale of star-crossed lovers Language: English torn between light and shadow. Peet Gelderblom: Across many times, places and gen- a.o. CHANGING CAIN: BRIAN DE PALMA’S CULT res, we watch the gothic romance of CLASSIC RESTORED (2016, short), OUT OF SYNC (2010, short). Forever Woman and Forever Man. Their lust for life is enchanting, but Tangerine Tree [email protected] happiness eludes them. Once they www.tangerinetree.nl strike a deal with the devil to make their wildest dreams come true, their fate turns, unleashing a battle of the sexes. As archetypes devolve into ste- reotypes and the One grows into the Other, the greatest of lovers become the fiercest of enemies. Will they ever find a way back?

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10 SONGS FOR CHARITY Karin Junger

A film musical telling the story of two 120’ / colour

undocumented sisters who endure Genre: drama, musical Original title: 10 SONGS FOR CHARITY hardships, exploitation, and humili- Prod: De Productie (NL) - Annemiek van Gorp, René Goossens ation through song. Co-prod: Minds Meet (BE) Sc: Karin Junger, Brigit Hillenius D.O.P.: Danny Elsen Beaten and hardened by life in a Nige- Completed: January 2021 rian ghetto, Charity leaves for Europe Language: Dutch, English Cast: Ijeoma Grace Adu, Omoteniola Famodimu, to work as an illegal prostitute. She is Morganna Love Aleizah, Shirma Rouse (BON BINI saddled with her younger sister HOLLAND), La Baby Jacqueline Morales.

Happy, whom she ruthlessly initiates Karin Junger: into the world of prostitution. Happy re- a.o. SEXY MONEY (2013, doc) Festivals: a.o. IFF Rotterdam, A BETTER LIFE (2008, doc), BOLLETJES sists her fate, jeopardizing Charity's BLUES (2006, feature), GREAT! (2003, short) Fes- dream of becoming rich. Together with tivals and Awards: a.o. Silver Bear-IFF Berlin, MAMA BENZ & THE TASTE OF MONEY (2001, doc), other unregistered women they endure GOD IS MY CO-PILOT (2000, doc) Festivals: a.o. Vancouver IFF, Sao Paulo IFF, Jerusalem IFF. hardship, exploitation and humiliation with resilience and song, until one day De Productie Ph: +31 6 5151 3744 it all becomes too much and they re- [email protected] volt, singing their fury from the roof- www.deproductie.nl

tops. Sales: M-appeal Ph: +49 30 6150 7505 [email protected] www.m-appeal.com MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS 35

AINBO – SPIRIT OF THE AMAZON José Zelada & Richard Claus

Born deep in the Amazon Rainforest, 88’ / colour

Ainbo strives to save her homeland Genre: family, adventure, 3D animation Original title: AINBO – SPIRIT OF THE AMAZON from deforestation with the help of Prod: Cool Beans (NL) - Richard Claus, Tunche her animal spirit guides. Films (PE) Co-prod: Comet Film, Epic Escuela de Cine y Artes Visuales, Katuni Animation, R&R Capital Ainbo was born and raised in the jun- Investment gle of the Amazon. When her home- Sc: Brian , Jason Cleveland, Richard Claus, Larry Wilson land is threatened, she embarks on a Animation supervisior: Sem Assink journey to save it with the help of her Completed: October 2020 Language: English spirit guides Dillo, a cute and humo- rous armadillo, and Vaca, a heavy-set Richard Claus: THE LITTLE VAMPIRE 3D (2017, feature), THE tapir. As she fights to save her para- LORD (2006, feature). dise against the greed and exploitation Cool Beans by illegal miners, she struggles to re- Ph: +31 6 5028 1410 verse this destruction and the impen- [email protected] www.coolbeanspix.com ding evil of the Yacaruna, the darkness that lives in the Amazon. Guided by Sales: Cinema Management Group her mother’s spirit, Ainbo is determined International Ph: + 1 310 300 9959 to save her land before it’s too late. [email protected] www.cinemamanagementgroup.com 36 MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS

BECOMING MONA Sabine Lubbe Bakker & Niels van Koevorden

Everyone walks over Mona, yet she 95’ / colour

tries to remain standing in a world Genre: drama Original title: KOM HIER DAT IK U KUS full of egos and egoists. Until one day Prod: Submarine Film (NL) - Sabine Veenendaal, she realizes that this is no longer pos- Jeroen Beker Co-prod: Lunanime (BE) sible. Sc: Sabine Lubbe Bakker, Niels van Koevorden D.O.P.: Niels van Koevorden Life is what happens when you stop li- Completed: October 2020 Language: Dutch ving someone else’s and start living Cast: Valentijn Dhaenens (BLOODY MARIE, your own. An emotionally-charged tra- MISFORTUNATES), Wine Dierckx (MR. FROG, THE BEST OF DORIEN B.), Tanya Zabarylo. gicomic journey of courage, forgive- ness and self-discovery, BECOMING Sabine Lubbe Bakker & Niels van Koevorden: First feature film. MONA tells a story in three parts of Mo- NE ME QUITE PAS (2013, doc) Festivals: a.o. na’s struggle to break free from the sti- IDFA, Tribeca, Visions Du Réel, BFI London.

fling constraints of a life lived in the Submarine Film service of other people’s egos. [email protected] www.submarine.nl Based on the bestselling novel by Griet Op De Beeck. Sales: Nine Film Ph: +31 20 705 4941 [email protected] www.ninefilm.com MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS 37

BO Joost van Ginkel

Unexpectedly traveling together 95’ / colour through Georgia, Bo and Levan's gro- Genre: romantic drama, road movie, psychological drama wing love forces them to share their Original title: BO darkest secrets. Prod: PRPL (NL) - Ellen Havenith Co-prod: Natura Film (DE), Savage Film (BE) Sc: Joost van Ginkel When Bo travels to Georgia to visit the D.O.P.: Frank van den Eeden grave of her father, a famous trumpe- Completed: 2021 Language: English, Georgian, Dutch ter, she runs into his childhood friend Cast: Gaite Jansen (SUPERNOVA), Rati Tsiteladze, Levan. Searching for her roots and a Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen (BOY 7). better understanding of her father, she Joost van Ginkel: joins the mysterious Levan in his truck. a.o. THE PARADISE SUITE (2015, feature) Festi- vals and Awards: a.o. Toronto IFF, Golden Calf Despite their age difference, they cauti- for Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Actor- ously give in to the love they feel for Netherlands FF, 170HZ (2011, feature) Festivals and Awards: a.o. Busan IFF, Golden each other within the stunning Geor- Calf Audience Award-Netherlands FF, KISS gian landscape. Accompanied by her (2009, short) Festivals and Awards: a.o. Tribeca FF, Best Dutch Short-Go Short IFF. father’s melancholic trumpet tones, the growing trust they share encourages PRPL them to reveal their darkest secrets... [email protected] www.prpl.nl 8 MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS

KIDS & COPPELIA FAMILY Jeff Tudor, Ben Tesseur & Steven de Beul

COPPELIA combines enchanting anima- 80’ / colour

tion and live action dance in a modern Genre: hybrid animation/live-action, family, dance retelling of the story of Swan and Franz, Original title: COPPELIA Prod: Submarine (NL) - Bruno Felix, Femke whose love is jeopardised by cosmetic Wolting, 3 Minutes West (NL) - Adrienne Liron Co-prod: Motion works (DE), Lunanime (BE), surgeon Dr. Coppelius and his uncan- Sc: Jeff Tudor, Ben Tesseur, Steven de Beul nily beautiful protégé Coppelia. D.O.P.: Tristan Oliver Completed: April 2021 Language: no dialogue With a diverse and world-class cast in- Cast: Michaela DePrince, Daniel Camargo, Igone de Jongh, Jan Kooijman (CUBAN LOVE, cluding Michaela DePrince, Daniel Ca- LOVING IBIZA). margo, Vito Mazzeo and Dame Darcey Jeff Tudor: Bussell, this unconventional adaptation First feature film. sees Dr. Coppelius as a cosmetic sur- a.o. BETROFFENHEIT (2018, TV film) Awards: a.o. Rose d'Or Award 2018. geon whose creation of superficial Ben Tesseur & Steven de Beul: beauty poisons the town. Swan must un- First live action feature film. cover the truth about the popular newco- a.o. PANIQUE AU VILLAGE (2009, animated feature).

mer Coppelia who puts her community Submarine Ph: +31 20 820 4940 and the life of her beloved Franz in dan- [email protected] ger. Modern and fast paced, the dialo- www.submarine.nl

gue-free film features a blend of musical Sales: Urban Distribution influences from classical to electronic, Ph: +33 1 4870 4656 [email protected] bringing the story to life like never before. www.urbandistrib.com MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS 39

DEAD & BEAUTIFUL David Verbeek

A group of young and spoiled rich 100’ / colour kids turn into vampires after a night Genre: drama, thriller Original title: DEAD & BEAUTIFUL out, changing irrevocably the course Prod: Lemming Film (NL) - Leontine Petit, Erik Glijnis of their lives and driving a wedge be- Co-prod: House on Fire International (TW) Sc: David Verbeek tween them all. D.O.P.: Jasper Wolf Completed: January 2021 DEAD & BEAUTIFUL revolves around a Language: English, Chinese Cast: Gijs Blom (BOYS, LA FAMIGLIA), Aviis group of nouveau-riche youngsters Zhong (TI SHEN, L’AUTRE CONTINENT), Yen Tsao (LAST THIEVES, LAO DA REN). transformed into vampires after a wild night out. Bewildered at first, the group David Verbeek: a.o. AN IMPOSSIBLY SMALL OBJECT (2018, feature) realises they feel even stronger, more Festivals: a.o. IFF Rotterdam, Taipei Golden attractive and more invincible than Horse FF, Rome IFF, FULL CONTACT (2015, fea- ture) Festivals and Awards: a.o. Toronto IFF, ever before. As they strain to make Best Cinematography Chicago IFF, HOW TO DES- sense of their new situation, they lose CRIBE A CLOUD (2013, feature) Festivals: a.o. IFF Rotterdam, Karlovy Vary IFF, CLUB ZEUS (2011, themselves in a twisted game, taking feature) Festivals and Awards: a.o. Return of the Tiger Award-IFF Rotterdam, R U THERE (2010, their new vampire skills onto the feature) Festivals: a.o Cannes IFF. streets. Lemming Film www.lemmingfilm.com

Sales: Indie Sales Ph: +33 1 4483 0227 [email protected] www.indiesales.eu 40 MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS

DO NOT HESITATE Shariff Korver

After the sudden disappearance of 90’ / colour

their superior, three young soldiers Genre: drama, thriller Original title: DO NOT HESITATE are left to guard a military vehicle by Prod: Lemming Film (NL) - Leontine Petit, themselves. Erik Glijnis Co-prod: Heretic (GR) Sc: Jolein Laarman After the sudden disappearance of D.O.P.: Nadim Carlsen their superior, three young soldiers are Completed: spring 2021 Language: Dutch, Arabic, English left to guard a military vehicle by Cast: Joes Brauers (SECRETS OF WAR, CODE M), themselves. As their situation and the Spencer Bogaert (VINCENT, ALPHA), Tobias Ker- sloot (HOTEL TRUE LOVE, ENOUGH!). scorching desert heat render them increasingly disconnected from reality, Shariff Korver: Second feature film. an encounter with a local boy escala- a.o. FENIX (2018, TV series), THE INTRUDER tes into a fight that will define their (2014, feature) Festivals and Awards: a.o. Toronto IFF, Best Film and Best Director-First lives forever. Time Fest New York.

Lemming Film Ph: +31 20 661 0424 [email protected] www.lemmingfilm.com

Sales: Trust Nordisk Ph: +45 2974 6206 [email protected] www.trustnordisk.com MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS 41

THE EAST Jim Taihuttu

Every nation has a dark page. 140’ / colour

Genre: drama Original title: DE OOST During the Indonesian War of Indepen- Prod: New Amsterdam Film Company (NL) - dence, a young Dutch recruit named Sander Verdonk Co-prod: Wrong Men (BE), Salto Films (ID) Johan joins an elite army squad led by Sc: Jim Taihuttu, Mustafa Duygulu D.O.P.: Lennart Verstegen a man known as ‘The Turk’. As the Completed: spring 2021 fight against freedom fighters beco- Language: Dutch, English, Indonesian Cast: (VENTOUX, TOUT mes increasingly brutal under the LÀ-HAUT), (INSTINCT, ALADDIN), helm of the infamous captain, the re- Jeroen Perceval (BULLHEAD, BORGMAN), Peter Paul Muller (BRAM FISCHER, ALL STARS). cruit is forced to reconsider his beliefs to the point of complete disillusion- Jim Taihuttu: WOLF (2013, feature) Festivals and Awards: a.o. ment. San Sebastian IFF, Guadalajara IFF, Golden Calf Best Director-Netherlands FF, RABAT (2011, feature) Festivals: a.o. Mannheim Hei- delberg IFF, Cairo IFF, DOMINIQUE (2010, short) Festivals: a.o. Leuven Short FF.

New Amsterdam Film Company Ph: +31 20 820 2308 [email protected] www.newams.com

Sales: XYZ Films Ph: +1 310 956 1550 [email protected] www.xyzfilms.com 42 MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS

THE FORGOTTEN BATTLE Matthijs van Heijingen Jr.

Three young people, each different 120’ / colour

parts of the same story, risk every- Genre: action/adventure, drama, period drama thing for freedom when forced toge- Original title: DE SLAG OM DE SCHELDE ther during a war that has caused Prod: Levitate Film (NL) - Alain de Levita Co-prod: Caviar (BE) nothing but loss. Sc: Paula van der Oest D.o.P.: Lennert Hillege November 1944. The Allies are stalled Completed: December 2020 Language: Dutch, English, German in Belgium. Winter is coming. In the Cast: Gijs Blom (THE LETTER FOR THE KING, Southwest of the Netherlands, tens of NENA), Susan Radder (PAINKILLERS, KAUWBOY), Jamie Flatters, Tom Felton. thousands of Allied and German sol- diers are engaged in The Battle of the Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.: Second feature film. Scheldt for control over supply lines. A THE THING (2011, feature), RED RAIN (1996, Dutchman conscripted into the short), NACHTRUST (1994, short), REAL LIFE DRAMA (1993, short). Wehrmacht, a British glider pilot and a local girl with the underground resi- Levitate Film Ph: +31 20 303 1039 stance cross paths. They must each [email protected] make fundamental decisions. www.levitatefilm.com MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS 43

HIDDEN IN THE SPOTLIGHT Jelle Nesna

When succesful singer Sonne takes in 100’ / colour her niece after her sister’s death, the Genre: drama Original title: BUITEN IS HET FEEST biological father claims custody, lea- Prod: Rinkel Film (NL) - Reinier Selen ding to horrendous family revelations Co-prod: Ciné Cri de Coeur (BE) Sc: Karen van Holst Pellekaan in court. D.O.P.: Jan Moeskops Completed: September 2020 A film inspired by real events. The Language: Dutch Cast: Abbey Hoes (NENA, VICIOUS), Georgina successful singer Sonne takes in her Verbaan (THE SURPRISE), Eelco Smits (BOY niece after the unexpected death of MEETS GUN). her sister. When the biological father Jelle Nesna: claims custody, Sonne is forced to CARMEN OF THE NORTH (2009, feature) Festivals: a.o. Cairo IFF, ARENDS (1997, TV film). lower the ‘mask’ she wears in public, that of her artist’s persona, in order to Rinkel Film Ph: +31 20 616 3231 protect her niece. In court, she is for- [email protected] ced to break the silence and reveal the www.rinkelfilm.com details of her personal family drama, one in which this man has played a highly questionable role. 44 MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS

LAST DAYS OF SPRING Isabel Lamberti

The Gabarre-Mendoza family must 75’ / colour

come to terms with their changing Genre: drama Original title: LA ÚLTIMA PRIMAVERA lives as they face eviction from their Prod: IJswater Films (NL) - Marc Bary, Steven Rubinstein Malamud illegal house in a Madrid slum. Co-prod: Tourmalet Films (ES) Sc: Isabel Lamberti, Lenina Ungari D.O.P.: Jeroen Kiers In a shanty town near Madrid, the in- Completed: September 2020 habitants are forced to leave their self- Language: Spanish Cast: Davíd sr. Gabarre-Mendoza, Augustina build homes because the land they Gabarre-Mendoza, Maria Gabarre-Mendoza, live on is sold. While this process Davíd jr. Gabarre-Mendoza.

slowly unfolds, the different members Isabel Lamberti: of the Spanish family Gabarre Men- First feature film. FATHER (2019, short doc) Festivals: a.o. Locarno doza struggle, each in their own way, IFF, AMOR (2017, short) Festivals & Awards: with their lives in transition. a.o. Locarno IFF, Best Live Action-Zubroffka Int. Short FF, VOLANDO VOY/I WILL FLY HIGHER (2015, graduation film) Festivals and Awards: a.o. To- rino Award-San Sebastian IFF, IDFA, Short FF.

IJswater Films Ph: +31 20 442 1760 [email protected] www.ijswater.nl

Sales: Loco Films [email protected] www.loco-films.com MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS 45

THE LAST RIDE OF THE WOLVES Alberto de Michele

My father is an elderly Italian crimi- 80’ / colour nal. When he told me about his plan Genre: action/adventure, drama, hybrid documentary to rob an armored truck in Italy, I de- Original title: THE LAST RIDE OF THE WOLVES cided to follow the preparations for Prod: HALAL (NL) - Gijs Kerbosch, Christine Anderton the heist. Co-prod: Jolefilm (IT) Sc: Alberto de Michele, Simone de Rita Pasquale is an ageing Italian crook D.O.P.: Ton Peters Completed: autumn 2021 who lost his fortune through his gam- Language: Italian bling addiction. He is also my father, Cast: Alberto de Michele, Pasquale de Michele. and the antihero of my life. He recently Alberto de Michele: told me he was planning his last big First feature film. a.o. I LUPI (2010, short) Award: UIP Prix-IFF heist together with a gang of thieves. I Rotterdam. decided to follow them during the pre- HALAL parations. This film gives us access to Ph: +31 20 639 1402 a world that is normally off-limits for [email protected] outsiders, but as importantly it has www.halal.amsterdam given me the chance to unfold where I come from and highlight the role my father has played in my being. 46 MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS

MASCOT Remy van Heugten

Born with a malformed mouth and approx. 100’ / colour

held close by his single mother, young Genre: drama Jerry goes all out to become man of Original title: MASCOTTE Prod: BIND (NL) - Piet-Harm Sterk, Joram the house. Willink Co-prod: Savage Film (BE) Sc: Gustaaf Peek Born with a malformed mouth and D.O.P.: Mark van Aller held close by his single mother Abbey, Completed: 2021 Language: Dutch 17-year-old Jerry yearns for manhood. Cast: Maartje Remmers, Liam Jeans, Leopold When Abbey starts to turn away from Witte, Frederike van Oordt.

him and his younger sister, Jerry is de- Remy van Heugten: termined to keep the family together. a.o. (2014, feature) Festivals and Awards: a.o. IFF Rotterdam, Best Screenplay- He must and will become man of the IFF, VALENTINO (2013, TV film), SMOKE house. LIKE A TURK (2012, short), WHITE FISH (2009, TV film), THE TANGOMAN (2009, short), WET (2009, short), CHICKEN (2007, short).

BIND Ph: +31 20 364 0030 [email protected] www.bindfilm.com MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS 47

MESKINA Daria Bukvić

Leyla is regarded as a "meskina" (a 90’ / colour loser). She no longer has a husband, Genre: comedy Original title: MESKINA no job and is forced to live with her Prod: NewBe (NL) - Jeroen Koopman mother. Co-prod: BNNVARA (NL) - Robert Kievit, Los Morros (BE), Rose Stories (NL) Sc: Ernst Gonlag, Fadoua el Akchaoui Leyla is seen by her family as "mes- D.O.P.: Ezra Reverda kina", a real loser. Her marriage to the Completed: January 2021 Language: Dutch popular music producer Abdelkarim Cast: Maryam Hassouni (SOOF 2, ANUBIS: THE has come to an end. She therefore PATH OF 7 SINS), Soundos el Ahmadi (THE CLUB OF UGLY CHILDREN, SHOUF SHOUF HABIBI), Olaf Ait has no husband, no job and is forced Tami (DOMINO), Nasrdin Dchar (THE INFILTRATOR, to live with her mother. So her mother BETWEEN 10 AND 12). and sister, each in their own way, try Daria Bukvić: to find a husband for Leyla… First feature film.

NewBe Ph: +31 233 3353 [email protected] www.newbe.nl 48 MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS

MITRA Kaweh Modiri

Thirty-seven years after her 107’ / colour

daughter’s execution in Iran, Haleh Genre: drama Original title: MITRA discovers the woman who betrayed Prod: BALDR Film (NL) - Frank Hoeve, Katja Draaijer her. Co-prod: IGC Films (DE), Snowglobe (DK) Sc: Kaweh Modiri D.O.P.: Daan Nieuwenhuijs Thirty-seven years after her daughter Completed: January 2021 Mitra was killed in Iran, Haleh fled the Language: Persian (Farsi) Cast: Jasmin Tabatabai (THE BAADER MEINHOF country to start a new life in the Nether- COMPLEX), Mohsen Namjoo (RADIO DREAMS), lands, eventually becoming a renow- Shabnam Tolouei (WOMEN WITHOUT MEN), Sallie Harmsen (BLADE RUNNER 2049, ACCUSED). ned academic. But her peaceful existence is shaken by the arrival of a Kaweh Modiri: Second feature film. woman she believes may be the traitor BODKIN RAS (2016, feature) Festivals and responsible for Mitra's death. Awards: a.o. SXSW Austin FF, FIPRESCI Award-IFF Rotterdam, FIPRESCI Award-Vien- nale, MY BURGLAR AND ME (2011, short) Festi- vals: a.o. IFF Rotterdam.

BALDR Film Ph: +31 20 303 2670 [email protected] www.baldrfilm.nl

Sales: Nine Film Ph: +31 20 705 4941 [email protected] www.ninefilm.nl MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS 49

No. 10 Alex van Warmerdam

An actor without a past is overwhel- 110’ / colour med by a series of strangers who Genre: drama, suspense Original title: NO. 10 strong-arm him into his future. Prod: Graniet Film (NL) - Marc van Warmerdam Co-prod: Czar Film & TV (BE) Sc: Alex van Warmerdam When director Karl discovers Günter’s Completion date: 2021 Language: Dutch, German, English secret affair with his wife Isabel he squares him off against fellow actor Alex van Warmerdam: a.o. SCHNEIDER VS. BAX (2015, feature) Festivals: Julius, gradually diminishing Günter's a.o. Locarno IFF, BORGMAN (2013 feature) Festi- role in the play. On the night of the vals and Awards: a.o. Cannes IFF, Toronto IFF, Best Feature-Sitges Fantastic FF, Golden premiere, during the opening scene, Tower Award Best Film-European FF Palic, THE Günter ruthlessly takes his revenge on LAST DAYS OF EMMA BLANK (2010 feature) Festi- vals: a.o. Venice Days, Toronto IFF, WAITER Julius. Kicked out of both the play and (2006, feature) Festivals: a.o. Toronto IFF, his home, and dumped by Isabel, all GRIMM (2003, feature) Festivals: a.o. San Se- bastian IFF, Toronto IFF, LITTLE TONY (1998, fe- roads lead Günter to Essenbach (Ger- ature), THE DRESS (1996, feature) Festivals and Awards: a.o. FIPRESCI Award-Venice IFF. many) where the truth of his mysteri- ous past will be exposed. Graniet Film Ph: +31 20 606 0630 [email protected] www.granietfilm.nl

Sales: Nine Film Ph: +31 20 705 4941 [email protected] www.ninefilm.com 50 MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS

Director Dana Nechushtan PIECE OF MY HEART Dana Nechushtan

In promiscuous 1970s Amsterdam, 100’ / colour

disciplined ballerina Irma sees her Genre: period drama Original title: PIECE OF MY HEART amazingly talented friend and fellow Prod: Topkapi Films (NL) - Frans van Gestel, dancer Olga fall prey to anorexia, al- Arnold Heslenfeld, Laurette Schillings, Co-prod: Eyeworks Films & TV Drama (BE), cohol and drugs. Triangle Film (NL), NTR (NL) Sc: Roos Ouwehand In the promiscuous Amsterdam of the D.O.P.: Bert Pot Completed: 2022 1970s, the disciplined ballerina Irma Language: Dutch sees her amazingly talented friend Cast: tba

and fellow dancer Olga fall prey to Dana Nechushtan: anorexia, alcohol and drugs. The a.o. HOLLANDS HOOP (2014-2020, series) Award: Golden Calf Best TV drama-Netherlands FF, power of their intense friendship ulti- nomination Nipkow), DUNYA & DESIE (2008, fea- mately gives Irma the courage to help ture) Festivals and Awards: a.o. Palm Springs IFF, Prix Jeunesse International, Audience Olga free herself to live and die in her Award-Sarajevo FF, NIGHTRUN (2006, feature). own way. Topkapi Films Ph: +31 20 303 2494 [email protected] www.topkapifilms.nl MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS 51

PINK MOON Floor van der Meulen

When her father unexpectedly an- 100’ / colour nounces that he has had enough of Genre: comedy, drama Original title: PINK MOON life, Iris is forced to face the absurdity Prod: Keplerfilm (NL) - Derk-Jan Werrink, Koji Nelissen of the situation. Co-prod: Staragara (SI) Sc: Bastiaan Kroeger D.O.P.: Emo Weemhoff When Iris (29) unexpectedly hears Completed: August 2021 from her father Jan (74) that he has Language: Dutch Cast: Julia Akkermans (OPEN SEAS), Sinem had enough of life, she is forced to Kavus, Jaap Spijkers (JACKIE AND OOPJEN), face the absurdity of the situation. As Eelco Smits (BOY MEETS GUN), Anniek Pfeifer (MY LIFE), (THE AMERICAN). his unsettling deadline approaches, Floor van der Meulen: Iris decides to ignore the well-oiled ac- First feature film. tion plan of her family. Instead she kid- a.o. THE LAST MALE ON EARTH (2019, doc) Festi- vals: a.o. PÖFF Black Nights FF, CPH:DOX, naps Jan, taking him to the Zlin Children’s FF, GREETINGS FROM ALEPPO (2017, short doc) Festivals: a.o. IFF Rotterdam, snow-covered mountains of Slovenia, DOK Leipzig. to find a way to deal with her father’s Keplerfilm last wish. Ph: +31 20 737 0608 [email protected] www.keplerfilm.com

Sales: Urban Distribution International Ph: +33 1 4870 4656 [email protected] www.urbandistrib.com 52 MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS

QUICKSAND Margot Schaap

QUICKSAND tells the story of an intri- 113’ / colour

guing mother-daughter relationship Genre: drama Original title: DRIJFZAND and its repercussions for three gene- Prod: PRPL (NL) - Ellen Havenith rations of women Co-prod: Homeless Bob Production (EE), Homemade Films (GR) Sc: Margot Schaap Suze lives a slow-paced life with her D.O.P.: Emo Weemhoff Estonian husband and bubbly six- Completed: 2021 Language: Dutch, Estonian, English year-old daughter on an island in the Cast: Hanna van Vliet (ANNE+, BROTHERS), Netherlands. When her colourful and Elsie de Brauw (GOD ONLY KNOWS, DISAPPEA- RANCE), Simeoni Sundja (TÕDE JA ÕIGUS). extravagant mother Helena pays a surprise visit to inform her daughter Margot Schaap: First feature film. that she’s ill, Suze slowly relapses into 12 MONTHS IN 1 DAY (2015, graduation film) Fes- severe compulsive behavior. Torn be- tivals and Awards: a.o. FIPRESCI Award and Special Newcomer Award-Mannheim-Heidel- tween her mother and her daughter, berg FF, Special Mention and Union of Bulga- Suze is forced to make an emotional rian Filmmakers Award-Love Is Folly Varna (Bulgaria), IFF Rotterdam, Jeonju IFF. but liberating choice. PRPL [email protected] www.prpl.nl MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS 53

KIDS & RED FAMILY Camiel Schouwenaar

The talented Dylan (11) ends up in a 90’ / colour wheelchair after a car accident, but Genre: action/adventure, children's, drama Original title: STRIJD he holds onto his dream of becoming Prod: Rinkel Film(NL) - Reinier Selen (producer), a professional footballer. Jelle Nesna (creative producer) Co-prod: Ostlicht Filmproduktion (DE) Sc: Job Tichelman, Camiel Schouwenaar Best friends Dylan and Soufian dream Completed: 2022 of becoming professional football Language: Dutch Cast: tba players, but when Dylan ends up in a wheelchair after a terrible accident, he Camiel Schouwenaar: First feature film. has to come to terms with his new life. POLSKA WARRIOR (2016, animated short) Festi- His dad - and former coach - wants vals: a.o. Cinekid Amsterdam, Chicago Chil- dren’s FF, Thessaloniki IFF, RICH (2014, short) him to accept his handicap and bans Festivals: a.o. TIFF Kids Toronto, SWEET RABBIT football from his life. But Dylan is de- (2012, short) Festivals: a.o. Vancouver IFF, Lund Fantastic FF. termined to play again. RED is a film about true friendship - and winning a Rinkel Film Ph: +31 20 616 3231 final in the dying seconds of the game. [email protected] www.rinkelfilm.com

Sales: M-appeal Ph: +49 30 61 50 75 05 [email protected] www.m-appeal.com 54 MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS

SEA OF TIME Theu Boermans

A young couple is sailing across the 120’ / colour

ocean when a disastrous accident se- Genre: drama, romantic drama Original title: ZEE VAN TIJD parates them. Will their love get a se- Prod: Kaap Holland Film (NL) - Maarten Swart cond chance when they meet again 35 Co-prod: Eyeworks Film & TV Drama (BE) Sc: Marieke van der Pol years later? D.O.P.: Myrthe Mosterman Completed: summer 2021 Two young people, living in the 1980s, Language: Dutch Cast: SALLIE HARMSEN (MITRA, ACCUSED), Reinout full of ideas and dreams, are madly in Scholten van Aschat (BEYOND SLEEP, NOCTURNE), love with each other, but a disastrous Elsie de Brauw (DISAPPEARANCE, GOD ONLY KNOWS), Gijs Scholten van Aschat (AFTERLIFE, accident during a sailing trip across THE POSSESSION OF HANNAH GRACE). the Atlantic Ocean tears them apart. Theu Boermans: When they meet again thirty-five years Second feature film. later there is still much love between 1000 ROSES (1994, feature).

them. But does she dare entrust him Kaap Holland Film with a big secret from the past ? And Ph: +31 20 854 59 77 [email protected] can their love be given a second www.kaaphollandfilm.nl chance? Sales: DFW International Ph: +31 88 120 2020 [email protected] www.dfw-international.com MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS 55

SISYPHUS AT WORK Ramón Gieling

A film about the vitality of the imagi- 128’ / colour nation and a tribute to cinema (and Genre : romantic drama, musical Original title: SISYPHUS AT WORK its pointlessness). Prod: DOXY (NL) - Sylvia Baan, Janneke Doolaard Co-prod: Savage Film (BE) When film director Boy Talma returns Sc: Ramón Gieling D.O.P.: Goert Giltay to his home town to shoot his new mu- Completed: beginning 2021 sical film, he learns he has nine Language: Dutch Cast: Johan Heldenbergh (THE MISFORTUNATES, months left to live. He decides to keep BROKEN CIRCLE BREAKDOWN), Thekla Reuten his death sentence a secret, but the (RED SPARROW, ATLANTIC.), Valentijn Dhaenens (BECOMING MONA, THE MISFORTUNATES), Cécilia scenes he creates for his film coincide Vos (PLASTER). with events in his own life. Friends, Ramon Gieling: enemies and loved ones are assigned a.o. THE DISCIPLES (2017, doc), ERBARME DICH - roles in his fantasized film and accom- MATTHÄUS PASSION STORIES (2014, doc) Festivals: a.o. Ghotenburg IFF, IFF Rotterdam, Doclisboa, pany him on his journey towards the HOME (2014, doc), BLIND FORTUNE (2012, doc) end. Festivals: a.o. IDFA, ABOUT CANTO (2011, doc) Festivals: a.o. IDFA, JOAQUIN SABINA, 19 DIAS Y 500 NOCHES (2008, doc) Festivals and Awards: a.o. BAFICI Buenos Aires, IFF Rotterdam, Best Doc Award-Cinestrat Alicante & Buenos Aires.

DOXY Ph: +31 20 422 2607 [email protected] www.doxy.nl 56 MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS

STRANGER'S ARMS Emma Westenberg

One summer, three adolescents stum- 73’ / colour

ble across an old unsolved murder Genre: drama Original title: STRANGER'S ARMS case, but when they decide to investi- Prod: HALAL (NL) - Gijs Kerbosch gate, they end up facing their own de- Co-prod: Claire Read (US), Valerie Kamen (US) Sc: Valerie Kamen mons. D.O.P.: Boas van Milligen-Bielke Completed: end 2020 Three young friends on the brink of Language: English Cast: Eloisa Santos, Tessa Gourin, Ion Bertea, adulthood reunite in their home town Iris Clariot. one summer and decide to spend their Emma Westenberg: days investigating a mysterious unsol- First feature film. BLUE AND YOU (2016, short) Award: Best New ved murder that rocked the town in the Fashion Film-Fashion FF Milan, PLANET BEAUTY (2016, mid length), THE STILL LIFE OF ESTELLE 80s. Their amateur investigation pro- (2014, short), PYNK (2019, short) Award: Nomi- ves fruitless but nevertheless brings nated for a Grammy Best Music Video.

them closer to finding out the truth HALAL Ph: +31 20 639 1402 about themselves, as well as uncove- [email protected] ring some disturbing realities about www.halal.amsterdam the culture and characters of the town they grew up in. MINORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS 58 MINORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS

110’ / colour

Genre: drama Original title: ANATOMY OF TIME Prod: Diversion (TH) Co-prod: Sluizer Film Productions (NL) - Anouk Sluizer, Damned Films (FR), M'GO Films (SG) Completed: spring 2021 Language: Thai

NL Co-prod: Sluizer Film Productions Ph: +31 6 2052 8098 [email protected] www.sluizerfilmproductions.com ANATOMY OF TIME Jakrakwal Nilthamrong

A drama shifting between the present and the past, following an army general’s wife as she re- flects upon a life of loss, disappointment and betrayal.

90’ / colour

Genre: comedy, drama Original title: ARNOLD IS A MODEL STUDENT Prod: Minimal Animal (TH) Co-prod: Volya Films (NL)- Denis Vaslin, Giraffe Pictures (SG), Dibona Films (FR) Completed: September 2021 Language: Thai

NL Co-prod: Volya Films Ph: +31 10 415 5621 [email protected] www.volyafilms.com ARNOLD IS A MODEL STUDENT Sorayos Prapapan

When Arnold gets involved in cheating during the entrance exam for a prestigious military school, his perception of morality is changed fo- rever. MINORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS 59

110’ / colour

Genre: period drama Original title: BENEDETTA Prod: SBS Productions (FR) Co-prod: Topkapi Films (NL) - Frans van Gestel, Arnold Heslenfeld, Laurette Schillings Completed: May 2021 Language: French

NL Co-prod: Topkapi Films Ph: +31 20 303 2494 [email protected] www.topkapifilms.nl

BENEDETTA Sales: Pathé International Ph: + 33 1 7172 3305 [email protected] www.patheinternational.com The rise and fall of Benedetta Carlini, a contro- versial 15th century Tuscan abbess.

70’ / colour

Genre: action/adventure, animation, children's Original title: BEST BIRTHDAY EVER Prod: Alexandra Schatz Film Produktion (DE) Co-prod: Submarine (NL) - Bruno Felix, Femke Wolting, Janneke van de Kerkhof, Slugger Film (SE) Completed: June 2021 Language: English, German

NL Co-prod: Submarine Ph: +31 20 820 4940 KIDS & [email protected] BEST BIRTHDAY EVER FAMILY www.submarine.nl Michael Ekblad Sales: Simon Crowe Films International Ph: +44 20 7287 1900 [email protected] Animated feature film based on the Karlchen www.scfilmsinternational.com book series by Rotraut Susanne Berner. When Charlie gets a little sister, nothing is the same anymore, not even his birthday… 60 MINORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS

90’ / colour

Genre: drama Original title: CHNCHIK Prod: Armna Production (ARM) Co-prod: Isabella Films (NL) - Els Vande- vorst, zero fiction film (DE) Completed: October 2020 Language: Armenian

NL Co-prod: Isabella Films Ph: +31 6 5361 4028 [email protected] www.isabellafilms.com CHNCHIK Aram Shahbazyan

“Her uniqueness could not be tolerated by the others.”

96’ / colour

Genre: drama, suspense Original title: LAS CONSECUENCIAS Prod: Sin Rodeo (ES) Co-prod: N279 (NL) - Els Vandevorst, Potemkino (BE) Completed: winter 2020 Language: Spanish

NL Co-prod: N279 Entertainment Ph: +31 6 536 14028 [email protected] www.n279entertainment.com

Sales: Film Factory THE CONSEQUENCES Ph: +34 93 368 4608 Claudia Pinto Emperador [email protected] www.filmfactoryentertainment.com

Fabiola doesn't like the way her father looks at her 14-year-old daughter. She has neither evi- dence nor certainties, but intuition tells her there’s something in that relationship that’s not right. MINORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS 61

Approx. 100’ / colour

Genre: drama, crime Original title: COOL ABDOUL Prod: Potemkino (BE) Co-prod: N279 Entertainment (NL) - Els Vandevorst, Beluga Tree (BE) Completed: March 2021 Language: French, Flemish, Dutch

NL Co-prod: N279 Entertainment Ph: +31 6 5361 4028 [email protected] www.n279entertainment.com COOL ABDOUL Jonas Baeckeland

Ismail Abdoul, a young and promising boxer, gets more and more entangled within a web of disastrous choices. Ultimately, his biggest fight will be against himself.

82’ / colour

Genre: action/adventure, children's, family Original title: DRAGEVOKTERENS JUL Prod: STORM (NO) Co-prod: Volya Films (NL) - Denis Vaslin, Film Kolektiv (CZ) Completed: November 2021 Language: Norwegian

NL Co-prod: Volya Films Ph: +31 10 415 5621 [email protected] KIDS & www.volyafilms.com FAMILY DRAGON GIRL Sales: Sola Media Katarina Launing Ph: +49 711 9689 4440 [email protected] www.sola-media.com Together, nine-year-old Gina and a newborn dragon turn Christmas upside down, literally setting it on fire. 62 MINORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS

90’ / colour

Genre: ficton-documentary hybrid Original title: EAMI – LA MEMORIA DEL MONTE Prod: Silencio Cine (PY), Sabaté Films (PY) Co-prod: Revolver (NL) - Kirsi Saivosalmi, Raymond van der Kaaij, Black Forest Films (DE), MPM Film (FR), Eaux-Vives (FR), Gamán Cine (AR) Completed: spring 2021 Language: Ayoreo, Spanish

NL Co-prod: Revolver EAMI - THE MEMORY Ph: +31 20 820 8987 [email protected] FROM THE FOREST www.revolver.nl Paz Encina

The memory from the forest is the memory from the world, the forest that is itself the world.

92’ / colour

Genre: docu-fiction Original title: EVERYTHING WILL CHANGE Prod: Flare Film (DE) Co-prod: Windmill Film (NL) - Annemiek van der Hell Completed: December 2020 Language: English

NL Co-prod: Windmill Film Ph: +31 6 5314 8543 [email protected] www.windmillfilm.com EVERYTHING WILL CHANGE Marten Persiel

In a dystopian 2054, three young rebels go on a journey to find traces of the long lost beauty of nature, hoping to discover what happened to their planet. MINORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS 63

90’ / colour

Genre: black comedy, drama Original title: FEATHERS OF A FATHER Prod: Still Moving (FR) Co-prod: Keplerfilm (NL), Heretic (GR), Film Clinic (EG) Completed: May 2021 Language: Arabic

NL Co-prod: Keplerfilm Ph: +31 20 737 0608 [email protected] www.keplerfilm.nl FEATHERS Omar El Zohairy

When an abusive Egyptian patriarch turns into a chicken, his family slowly and painfully beco- mes free.

90’ / colour

Genre: action/adventure, comedy, family Original title: DE GEBROEDERS SCHIMM Prod: Minds Meet (BE) Co-prod: Volya Films (NL) - Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts Completed: spring 2021 Language: Flemish

NL Co-prod: Volya Films Ph: +31 10 415 5621 [email protected] www.volyafilms.com KIDS & THE GHASTLY BROTHERS FAMILY Sales: Dutch Features Global Michael van Ostade Entertainment Ph: +31 23 888 0168 [email protected] www.dutchfeatures.com Adventurous youngster Lilith meets two eccentric ghost hunters. A film about family, friendship and dealing with the dark monster inside all of us. 64 MINORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS

100’ / colour

Genre: drama Original title: HOME Prod: Augenschein (DE) Co-prod: Lemming Film (NL) - Leontine Petit, Erik Glijnis Completed: October 2020 Language: English

NL Co-prod: Lemming Film Ph: +31 20 661 0424 [email protected] www.lemmingfilm.com

Sales: BAC Films HOME Ph: +33 1 8049 1000 Franka Potente [email protected] www.bacfilms.com

When a former convict returns home from prison he must confront the demons of his past.

90’ / colour

Genre: drama Original title: A HOUSE IN JERUSALEM Prod: PalCine Productions (PS) Co-prod: Keyfilm (NL) - Hanneke Niens, Hans de Wolf, Red Balloon Films (FR), Wellington Films (UK) Completed: autumn 2021 Language: Hebrew, Arabic, English

Nl Co-prod: Keyfilm Ph: +31 20 423 1596 [email protected] www.keyfilm.nl

A HOUSE IN JERUSALEM Sales: Heretic Outreach Muayad Alayan Ph: +30 216 700 3325 [email protected] www.heretic.gr Following her mother’s death, a Jewish-Ameri- can girl moves to Jerusalem with her father. But in her new house, she encounters the ghost of a Palestinian girl her age who was separated from her family in 1948… MINORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS 65

90’ / colour

Genre: drama Original title: HUDA’S SALON Prod: H&A Productions (USA) Co-prod: Keyfilm (NL) - Hanneke Niens, Hans de Wolf, Amira Diab, Lagoonie Film Production (EG), MAD Solutions (EG), Film Clinic (EGt) Completed: spring 2021 Language: Arabic

NL Co-prod: Keyfilm Ph: +31 20 423 1596 [email protected] www.keyfilm.nl HUDA’S SALON Hany Abu-Assad Sales: Memento Films Ph: +33 1 5334 9020 [email protected] www.international.memento-films.com When Reem, a married young woman from Pa- lestine, visits Huda’s salon for an ordinary hair- cut, the visit is anything but ordinary. The fate of the two women is mysteriously determined by a clever freedom fighter named Hasan.

100’ / colour

Genre: drama Original title: JAG ÄR ZLATAN Prod: B-reel Films (SE) Co-prod: Keplerfilm (NL) - Koji Nelissen, Derk-Jan Warrink Completed: summer 2021 Language: Swedish

NL Co-prod: Keplerfilm Ph: +31 20 737 0608 [email protected] www.keplerfilm.nl

Sales: Trust Nordisk I AM ZLATAN Ph: + 45 2974 6206 Jens Sjögren [email protected] www.trustnordisk.com

The unbelievable and touching coming-of-age story of world-renowned Swedish footballer Zla- tan Ibrahimovic. 66 MINORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS

118’ / colour

Genre: comic drama, western, crime Original title: VIIMASED Prod: Homeless Bob Production (EE) Co-prod: PRPL (NL) - Ellen Havenith, Bufo (FI) Completed: October 2020 Language: Finnish

NL Co-prod: PRPL [email protected] www.prpl.nl

Sales: Loco Films [email protected] THE LAST ONES www.loco-films.com Veiko Õunpuu

A car crash in slow motion, a love letter to a disappearing world.

90’ / colour

Genre : children’s, family, comedy Original title: MIJN VADER IS EEN SAUCISSE Prod: A Private View (BE) Co-prod: The Film Kitchen (NL) - Ineke Kanters, Jan van der Zanden, Leitwolf Filmproduktion (DE) Completed: February 2021 Language: Dutch

NL Co-prod: The Film Kitchen [email protected] www.thefilmkitchen.nl

KIDS & Sales: Studio Hamburg MY DAD IS A SAUSAGE FAMILY Ph: +49 40 6688 5351 Anouk Fortunier [email protected] www.studio-hamburg-enterprises.de

Zoë (12) is her dad’s best friend. When, on a whim, he decides to give up his job as a banker to become an actor, he gets into a big fight with her mum. But Zoë believes in her dad, even if nobody else does, and vows to help him in every way she can… MINORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS 67

100’ / colour

Genre: drama Original title: PLEASURE Prod: Plattform Produktion (SE) Co-prod: Lemming Film (NL) - Leontine Petit, Erik Glijnis, Logical Pictures (FR) Completed: June 2020 Language: Swedish, English

NL Co-prod: Lemming Film Ph: +31 20 661 0424 [email protected] www.lemmingfilm.com

Sales: Versatile PLEASURE Ph: +33 1 7621 6168 Ninja Thyberg [email protected] www.versatile-films.com

20-year-old Bella departs her small town in Sweden and heads for Los Angeles, determined to be the world’s biggest porn star.

102’ / colour

Genre: drama Original title: QUO VADIS, AIDA? Prod: Deblokada (BA) Co-prod: N279 Entertainment (NL) - Els Vandevorst, Coop99 (AT), Indie Production (FR) Completed: September 2020 Language: Bosnian, English, Dutch

NL Co-prod: N279 Entertainment Ph: +31 6 5361 4028 [email protected] www.n279entertainment.com

QUO VADIS, AIDA? Sales: Indie Sales Jasmila banić Ph: + 33 1 4483 0227 Ž [email protected] www.indiesales.eu The story of a translator attempting to save the lives of her husband and sons during the Bos- nian genocide. 68 MINORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS

90’ / colour

Genre: action/adventure, comedy, drama Original title: WEES BLIJ DAT HET REGENT Prod: Minds Meet (BE) Co-prod: Lemming Film (NL) - Leontine Petit, Erik Glijnis Completed: summer 2020 Language: French, Dutch, Luxembourgish

NL Co-prod: Lemming Film Ph: +31 20 661 0424 [email protected] www.lemmingfilm.com

RAIN ANYWAY Sales: The Coproduction Office Gust Van Den Berghe Ph: +33 1 5602 6000 [email protected] www. coproductionoffice.eu A magnetically born boy dreams of becoming an artist.

90’ / colour

Genre: children’s, family Original title: HIMBEEREN MIT SENF Prod: Zischlermann Filmproduktion (DE), Amour Fou (LU) Co-prod: Phanta Film (NL) - Petra Goe- dings, Maaike Benschop, BosBros (NL) - Burny Bos, Turnus (CH), Neos Film (DE) Completed: autumn 2021 Language: German

KIDS & NL Co-prod: Phanta Film FAMILY www.phantavision.com

NL Co-prod: BosBros RASPBERRIES WITH MUSTARD www.bosbros.com Ruth Olshan Sales: Dutch Features Global Entertainment Ph: +31 23 888 0168 Meeri has a few problems. She is in love with [email protected] the wrong guy and her father is an undertaker in www.family.dutchfeatures.com search of a new wife. But she has a special ta- lent: she can fly when she is in love… MINORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS 69

100’ / colour

Genre: drama Original title: SVAR VIÐ BRÉFI HELGU Prod: Zik Zak Filmworks (IS), Vintage Pictures (IS) Co-prod: Rotterdam Films (NL) - Dirk Rijneke, Mildred van Leeuwaarden Completed: autumn 2021 Language: Icelandic

NL Co-prod: Rotterdam Films Ph: +31 10 465 8565 [email protected] REPLY TO A LETTER www.rotterdamfilms.com

FROM HELGA Sales: Totem Films Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir [email protected] www.totem-films.com

In a remote fjord in 1940's Iceland, Bjarni, a young farmer, and Helga, an aspiring poet, begin a passionate, forbidden affair.

90’ / colour

Genre: drama Original title: ROOKIE Prod: CZAR Film&TV (BE) Co-prod: BALDR Film (NL) - Frank Hoeve, Katja Draaijer, Versus Production (BE) Completed: 2021 Language: French, Dutch

NL Co-prod: BALDR Film Ph: +31 20 303 2670 [email protected] www.baldrfilm.nl

Sales: DFW International ROOKIE Ph: +31 88 120 2020 Lieven van Baelen [email protected] www.dfw-international.com

When promising motorcycle racing driver Nicky (Matteo Simoni) is forced to give up on his dream after a fatal accident, he tries to relive it through coaching his nephew Charlie (Valentijn Braeckman). But soon he clashes with his limits. 70 MINORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS

110’ / colour

Genre: drama, sci-fi Original title: SANS SOLEIL Prod: Frakas (BE) Co-prod: Volya Films (NL) - Denis Vaslin, Savage Film (BE), The Jokers Films (FR) Completed: January 2021 Language: French, English

NL Co-prod: Volya Films Ph: +31 10 415 4621 [email protected] www.volyafilms.com

Sales: Elle Driver SANS SOLEIL Ph: +33 1 5643 4870 Banu Akseki [email protected] www.elledriver.fr

As solar eruptions threaten the earth, the birthmother of Cyril returns into his life after al- most 10 years of absence.

106’ / colour

Genre: drama, thriller Original title: RED SANDRA Prod: Eyeworks Film & TV Drama (BE) Co-prod: Kaap Holland Film (NL) - Maarten Swart, VTM (BE) Completed: end 2020 Language: Dutch (Flemish), English, Russian

NL Co-prod: Kaap Holland Film Ph: +31 20 854 5977 [email protected] www.kaaphollandfilm.nl SAVE SANDRA Jan Verheyen & Lien Willaert

When six-year-old Sandra is suddenly diagno- sed with MLD, a rare muscular disease, she is given a year to live. Her father, however, refu- ses to give up hope and engages in a fierce bat- tle with the pharmaceutical industry. MINORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS 71

90’ / colour

Genre: children’s Original title: SIHJA, THE REBEL FAIRY Prod: Tuffi Films (FI) Co-prod: Windmill Films (NL) - Annemiek van der Hell Completed: December 2020 Language: Finnish

NL Co-prod: Windmill Film Ph: +31 6 5314 8543 [email protected] www.windmillfilm.com

KIDS & Sales: Dutch Features Global SIHJA, THE REBEL FAIRY FAMILY Entertainment Marja Pyykkö Ph: +31 23 888 0168 [email protected] www.family.dutchfeatures.com An unconventional fairy and an eccentric boy overcome their fears and obstacles in order to save nature.

112’ / colour

Genre: drama Original title: ERRANTE CORAZÓN Prod: Ruda Cine (AR) Co-prod: Keplerfilm (NL) - Derk-Jan Warrink, Koji Nelissen, Quijote Films (CL), RT Features (BR), Vértigo Films (ES) Completed: November 2020 Language: Spanish, Portuguese

NL Co-prod: Keplerfilm Ph: +31 20 737 0608 [email protected] www.keplerfilm.com WANDERING HEART Leonardo Brzezicki

A man between his demons and passions in a frenetic search: to love and to be loved. 72 MINORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS

90’ / colour

Genre: animation, drama, family Original title: WHERE IS ANNE FRANK Prod: Purple Whale Films (BE) Co-prod: Submarine (NL) - Bruno Felix, Femke Wolting, Bridget Folman Film Gang (Il), Walking The Dog (BE), Samsa Film (LU), Le Pacte (FR) Completed: February 2021 Language: English, Dutch

NL Co-prod: Submarine Ph: +31 20 820 4940 [email protected] KIDS & www.submarine.nl WHERE IS ANNE FRANK FAMILY Ari Folman Sales: Wild Bunch Ph: +33 1 431 32115 [email protected] www.wildbunchdistribution.com When Anne Frank’s imaginary friend Kitty emer- ges from the famous diary, she sets out on a journey through present-day Amsterdam to dis- cover Anne’s fate. NL HERITAGE 74 NL HERITAGE

CHA CHA Herbert Curiël

Set in and around Amsterdam's 98’ / colour

punk/new wave scene, a bank robber Genre: comedy, pop music Original title: CHA CHA tries to go straight by becoming a Prod: Black Tulip Films - Herbert Curiël rock'n'roll star. Sc: Herman Brood D.O.P.: Frans Bromet Production year: 1979 After Herman, Nina and Lene rob a Language: Dutch, English bank, Herman decides to go back to Cast: Herman Brood, Nina Hagen, Lene Lovich, Nelly Frijda. sex, drugs and rock 'n roll. He roams around, looking for a band while jea- Herbert Curiël: CANCER RISING (1975, feature). lous Nina forms her own band with Herman’s musicians. Eventually, Her- Contact: Wim Dekker [email protected] man and Nina are married in pop tem- ple Paradiso. NL HERITAGE 75

CHARACTER Mike van Diem

Eye has restored Mike van Diem's 204’ / colour directorial debut CHARACTER. In 1998, Genre: drama, period drama, film adaptation Original title: KARAKTER the film won the Oscar® for Best Prod: First Floor Features - Laurens Geels and Foreign Language Film and a Golden Dick Maas Co-prod: Kladaradatsch! - Sam Cerulus Calf at NFF in 1997. Sc: Mike van Diem in cooperation with Laurens Geels and Ruud van Megen Mike van Diem based the scenario on D.O.P.: Rogier Stoffers Production year: 1997 the classic novel and a posthumously Language: Dutch published novella Karakter by writer Cast: Jan Decleir (DAENS), Fedja van Huêt (WILD MUSSELS). F. Bordewijk. The film is located in Rotterdam before WWII and tells the Mike van Diem: TULIPANI (2017, feature) Festivals: a.o. Toronto story of the ruthless bailiff Dreverha- IFF, THE SURPRISE (2015, feature) Festivals: a.o. ven (monumentally portrayed by Jan Chicago IFF, CHARACTER (1997, feature) Festi- vals & Awards: a.o. Academy Award for Best Decleir) who is feared by many. His Foreign Language Film, Grand Prix Los Ange- ambitious and stubborn illegitimate les IFF, Grand Jury Prize AFI Fest, ALASKA (1989, short) Awards: Student Academy Award son Katadreuffe (Fedja van Huêt’s for Best Foreign Film, Golden Calf Best Short breakthrough role) decides, after Netherlands FF. bankruptcy, to become a lawyer. Sales: CLT-UFA Ph: +352 42142 3931 [email protected] www.clt-ufa.lu 76 NL HERITAGE

HEDWIG, OR THE COOL LAKES OF DEATH Nouchka van Brakel

Tragic story of a wealthy woman tur- 123’ / colour

ned prostitute, who works the streets Genre: drama Original title: VAN DE KOELE MEREN DES DOODS of Paris during the 1880s. Prod: Sigma Pictures (NL) - Matthijs van Heijningen Hedwig grew up in the second half of Sc: Nouchka van Brakel D.O.P.: Theo van de Sande the 19th century in a protected envi- Production year: 1982 ronment. After her mother's death, the Language: Dutch, English, French Cast: Renée Soutendijk (SPETTERS, THE FOURTH education of a governess has a suffo- MAN), Derek de Lint (THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS cating effect on her. She rejects the OF BEING, RITUALS), Peter Faber (MAX HAVELAAR, SOLDIER OF ORANGE). love of the painter Johan, instead mar- rying the notary Gerard, a marriage Nouchka van Brakel: THE FRIENDSHIP (2001), ALETTA JACOBS (1995), that ends in disappointment. With her A MONTH LATER (1987), A WOMAN LIKE EVE childhood friend Ritsaart, a pianist, (1979), THE DEBUT (1977).

she leaves for England, but the death Sigma Pictures of her baby causes psychosis and she Ph: +31 20 535 3320 [email protected] flees in madness to France where she www.sigmapictures.com begins to live as a morphine prostitute. NL HERITAGE 77

WINGS OF FAME Otakar Votocek

A writer shoots a film star at a festi- 116’ / colour val. Shortly afterwards the writer Genre: drama Original title: WINGS OF FAME dies too, whereupon they both end up Prod: First Floor Features - Laurens Geels in a luxurious hotel. Sc: Otokar Votocek, Herman Koch D.O.P.: Alex Thomson Production year: 1990 A famous movie actor (Peter O'Toole) Language: English claims that he has written a book. As Cast: Peter O'Toole, Colin Firth, Marie Trintig- nant, Andrea Rerréol. result, a real author, not a very well- known one, vengefully kills him, but Otakar Votocek: TURKSE VIDEO (1984), ROTTERDAM (1984), SCHIJN- then dies in an accident. The pair sub- BEWEGINGEN (1979), DE METHODE WOLPE (1978). sequently find themselves in the after- Sales: CLT-UFA life, where the souls of famous people Ph: +352 42142 3931 gather. [email protected] www.clt-ufa.lu Supported a.o.:

Monos (2019) Lyrebird (2019) Killing Eve II (2019) Undone (2019) (2019) The Goldfi nch (2019) Heirs of the Night (2019) A Land Imagined (2018) Stupid Young Heart (2018) Dunkirk (2017) Sense8 (2017)