Fifteen years after her first feature film ‘Does it Hurt – the first Balkan Dogma’ director Aneta Lesnikovska returns to her native Macedonia and finds that home isn’t what it used to be: three actors starring in her film debut committed suicide and one is serving a sentence for drug trafficking. Her hometown Skopje spent …
A FILM BY Turner Prize Nominee RORY Pilgrim When an explosion takes place in a stone quarry, 2 sonic bubbles are released deep within in the English Channel. Hovering over the Isle of Portland, they provide a portal of listening for four people to restore from harm who are dealing with the devastating effects of …
Rowin, a 22-year-old fisherman from Banda Abou (Curaçao) has little luck catching fish at his fishing spot. He goes there everyday despite the disapproval of his mother. One day, on the coastline where he fishes daily, he encounters a mysterious young man who will change everything. The project is part of “De korte Verbeelding”, supported …
The unlikely story of an artist whose life is saved by his own inferiority complex. Nummer achttien – the breath of life is the true story of Guido van der Werve: an world-renowned video and performance-artist who uses his video art to confront life. Besides, he is a classical pianist, composer, plays chess at a …
Young//adult Young // Adult is a tragicomic coming of age story about the toxic relationship between 18-year-old Elvis and her 34-year-old drama teacher Joep, told from both perspectives. WRITER & DIRECTOR ISIS MIHRIMAH CABOLET
Who is Frank? And who is Frankey?A fresh and dynamic documentary about the work and life of Frank de Ruwe, also known as StreetArtFrankey.
Ecology vs Economy Ruigoord is the oldest cultural free state of Holland and it is said to be a magical place, just like Ibiza. But how will its inhabitants withhold their freedom now that capitalism and pollution on the one hand, and a growing sense of individualism and community problems on the other hand threaten …
After her acclaimed debut “Bekeken”, Kim de Ruyter is now working with Smarthouse on a new short animation project, supported by the “Wildcard voor Animatie” from The Netherlands Film Fund. DIRECTOR & WRITER KIM DE RUYTER
WHEN DISASTER STRIKES When an NL-Alert sends a warning that a nuclear missile will fall on Amsterdam in 30 minutes, the city’s residents face impossible choices. WRITER & DIRECTOR LOÏS DOLS DE JONG | PRODUCER SUZAN DE SWAAN | LINE PRODUCER RONALD HIETBRINK | D.O.P. RUBEN VAN WEELDEN | EDITOR WIES HUNDLING
THE TEAM OF LA HOLANDESA REUNITES WITH A NEW FAMILY DRAMA. Sacha and her brother Bruno haven’t seen each other for more than 20 years when they meet again on a Greek island that was once a thriving community of artists during their youth. There, we discover what has driven them so far apart. DIRECTOR …
