The Golden Calf ‘Best Television Drama’ nominated short film FREE FIGHT by Sven Bresser will be broadcast on NPO3 in the One Night Stand series by BNNVARA, NTR and VPRO. Golden Calf nominated actors Aleksej Ovsiannikov and Chiem Vreeken are playing the MMA fighting brothers, Joes (22) and Matthias (28) who are, after the sudden death of their mother, both struggling in their own way with the grieving process. Saturday, November 3rd at 10 P.M.

Two teasers have been released as an upbeat to the release of the thriller THE MIRACLE OF THE SARGASSO SEA. Director Syllas Tzoumerkas: “The film has a very clear genre spine. But if you expect to see your usual thriller, you’ll be taken to a whole different territory. The film constructs a dream space, shared between two women. Their visions, dreams and their existential turmoil all come together because they both share this immense desire to change their lives.”

The feature films NIEMAND IN DE STAD (OPEN SEAS), VECHTMEISJE (FIGHTING GIRL), RAFAËL and MY FOOLISH HEART can be seen and listened to in NL theaters with Audio Description, made by the AD team of Studio Vermaas. Also John Appel’s documentary SPREKEND NEDERLAND can be heard with AD through the app Earcatch. Click on the picture to go to our Audio Description page where you can listen to two minute parts of some of the films!

Telefilm HIERNAMAALS (AFTERLIFE) written and directed by Willem Bosch has completed Sound Design by Studio Vermaas. A 15-year old girl loses her mother, and not long after that she dies herself. She arrives in the afterlife where she has to choose between staying with her mother or being reborn. Will she be able to avoid the horrible events of her former life? HIERNAMAALS (AFTERLIFE) produced by Pupkin will be broadcast by VARA-BNN early 2019.

Short Film Golden Calf winner L’ÉTÉ ET TOUT LE RESTE by Sven Bresser will be screened at two more festivals. At the Valladolid International Film Festival next week and after it will go to the Leeds Film Fest, in early November.

We’re working on Short Film HET LAATSTE VERHOOR (THE LAST INTERROGATION) by Jaap van Heusden. Two investigators interview a boy who apparently returned from Syria to the Netherlands: is he a terrorist? Producer is Talent United and the film will be broadcast in the series ‘Duivelse Dilemma’s’ for HUMAN on NPO2.

KAPSALON ROMY (ROMY'S SALON) wins the prize in the category ‘Best International Adaptation for Children or Young Adults’.

Even before sound design is finished Kapsalon Romy (Romy’s Salon) by Misha Kamp made it to the last 4 in the category ‘Best International Adaptation for Children or Young Adults’ at Frankfurter Buchmesse Film Awards. Thursday October 11th is the award ceremony.

At the NFF (Nederlands Film Festival) the Golden Calves were awarded last night. IN BLUE got three Calves; Best Director for Jaap van Heusden, Best Script for Jaap van Heusden and Jan Willem den Blok and Best Actress for Maria Kraakman. And Sven Bresser got the Golden Calf Best Short Film for L’ÉTÉ ET TOUT LE RESTE. Congratulations!

GELUKZOEKERS (FORTUNE SEEKERS) wins the Moviezone Award at the NFF (Nederlands Film Festival). A jury consisting of five youngsters from the age of 15 to 19 chose for GELUKZOEKERS (FORTUNE SEEKERS) out of 12 films in Utrecht. According to the jury the acting was; Exactly right! For director Hanro Smitsman it’s already his fifth Moviezone Award.