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DUTCH PROJECTS
• CORNEA Jochem de Vries ; NFI Productions
Feature film debut of Amsterdam-based Jochem de Vries whose short film ‘Missen’ was
nominated for a Palme d’Or 2009. His short documentary, ‘Trans-Siberian Voices’, also
screened at Cannes 2009 (Critics Week). NFI Productions’ feature films include ‘Does it
Hurt?’ (2006) by Aneta Lesnikovska, nominated for a Tiger Award IFFR 2007. Esther Rots’
feature ‘Can Go Through Skin’ (2009) was selected for the Forum, Berlinale 2009.
• HEAVEN ON EARTH Pieter Kuijpers; Pupkin Films
Pupkin Films’ co-founder Pieter Kuijpers’ first feature film, ‘Godforsaken’ (‘Van God Los’,
2003), received Golden Calf Awards for Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actor. Since
then he has directed ‘Off Screen’ (2005), ‘De griezelbus’ (2005), which received Best of the
Fest Award at the Chicago International Children’s Film Fest, ‘Dennis P.’ (2007), which won
Golden Calves for Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor, and ‘Nothing To Lose’
(‘TBS’, 2008) which won the Jury Award at the Philidelphia Film Festival 2008.
• KNEELING ON A BED OF VIOLETS Ben Sombogaart; NL Film & TV
Based on the Dutch novel of the same name by Jan Siebelink. Sombogaart’s feature films
include ‘Bride Flight’ (2008), ‘Crusade in Jeans’ (2006) and ‘Twin Sisters’ (2002), which was
nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film 2003. ‘The Storm’, also
produced by NL Film & TV, will be shown during this year’s Netherlands Film Festival.
• LAND Jan-Willem van Ewijk; Augustus Film
Having worked as an investment banker before making his very well-received international
debut feature ‘Nu’, Van Ewijk was selected to participate in this year’s Sundance
Screenwriters’ Lab with ‘Land’, co-written with Moroccan Abdelhadi Samih, to be produced
by Bero Beyer (‘Paradise Now’, 2005).
• MY SISTER CAME BY TODAY Yan Ting Yuen; seriousFilm
Filmmaker Yan Ting Yuen’s first feature, the documentary ‘Yang Ban Xi’: ‘The 8 Modelworks’
(2005), was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize for Best Foreign Documentary at Sundance
2005. Rotterdam-based production company seriousFilm is owned by Marc Thelosen, Koert
Davidse and Yan Ting Yuen. Productions include ‘Manifesto for a Free Fall’ (2008) and ‘The
World as a Collection’ (2007).
• NAMUS Paula van der Oest; Pupkin Films
Paula van der Oest is currently finishing ‘Smoke and Ochre’, (starring Carice van Houten,
producer Riba Film International/IDTV Film). Her ‘Zus & Zo’, produced by De Luwte, was
nominated for the Foreign Language Oscar in 2003. Producer/director Pieter Kuijpers’ films
include a.o. ‘Nothing to Lose’ (‘TBS’ 2008) and ‘Godforsaken’ (‘Van God Los’, 2003).
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• THE PRESIDENT Marcel Visbeen; Selwyn Film
Filmmaker, theatre director, prose writer and owner of Selwyn Films, Marcel Visbeen’s first
short film was the award-winning ‘Elvis Lives’ (1997). In 2004 he directed his first feature
film ‘Public Enemy’, followed by ‘Linoleum’ a year later.
• FOEKJE & FANNY Pieter Verhoeff; Waterland Film & TV
‘Foekje & Fanny’ focusses on the tragic career of athlete Foekje Dillema who was suspended
in 1950, suspected of being a man. Her reputation was restored only in 2007. Producer
Waterland Film & TV and filmmaker Verhoeff (‘Letter to the King’) aim to release the film in
time for the 2010 Olympic Games.
INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
AUSTRIA
• DER FALL TRAKL Michael Ginthoer; FreibeuterFilms
Writer and director Michael Ginthoer worked on numerous magazines before moving to Los
Angeles where he made the award-winning documentaries ‘Zen and Zero and Life’ (2006)
and ‘Life and Times’(2007). ‘The Trakl Affair’ is his first feature-length script, co-written by
Katharina Held (‘The Educators’).
BELGIUM
• AIMER A PERDRE LA RAISON Joachim Lafosse; Versus Productions
2006 was the breakthrough year for Lafosse when his ‘Ça rend heureux’ was selected for
Locarno competition and won the Grand Prix at the Festival Premiers Plans d'Angers. In the
same year he was in Venice competition with ‘Nue propriété’. In 2008 his ‘Elève libre’
screened in Cannes Directors Fortnight. The Versus Productions filmography includes a.o.
‘Eldorado’ (Bouli Lanners, 2008), ‘Unspoken’ (Fien Troch, 2008) and ‘Indigènes’ (Rachid
Bouchareb, 2008).
CROATIA
• FROG Antonio Nuic; Propeler Films & Film and Music Entertainment (UK)
Director and scriptwriter Nuic’s first feature film, ‘All for Free’ (2006), won the Golden
Arena Awards for Best Movie, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Female Supporting
Role at the Pula Film Festival. It was also awarded the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Male
Leading role at the Sarajevo Film Festival. His second feature, ‘Donkey’ (2009), premiered in
Sarajevo.
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FRANCE
• NOMADES Olivier Coussemacq; Local Films
With his debut feature , ‘L’Enfance du Mal’ (‘Sweet Evil’), about to be released in France,
‘Nomades’ (‘The Boy Who Did Not Cry’) will be Olivier Coussemacq's second feature film.
‘Nomades’ is producedby Local Films, a company with more than 50 titles under its belt,
many of which have been selected for major international festivals.
GERMANY
• MR. LU’S BLUES Maria von Heland; 27 Films Production
Stockholm-born von Heland’s first theatrical feature, ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’ (2002), was
released internationally by Columbia Pictures. Her short film ‘Real Men Eat Meat’ received
a.o. the International Canal+ Award. She was contributing writer on‘The Rainbowmaker’
(Nana Djordjadze, 2008) which was also produced by Paul Verhoeven’s ‘Black Book’ coproducer
27 Films Production.
• DIE INNERE ZONE Fosco & Donatello Dubini; Dubini Filmproduktion
The Dubinis’ first feature film, ‘Ludwig 1881’ (1993, starring Helmut Berger), screened in
competition in Locarno. Their second film, ‘Die Reise nach Kafiristan’ (2001), was an
international coproduction between Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands, and was
invited to numerous international film festivals. The company has worked extensively in the
field of screenplay and production and has advised on feature films by Ermano Olmi, Robert
Frank and Yossi Sommer.
HUNGARY
• LIZA, THE FOX-FAIRY Károly Ujj Mészáros; Filmteam Ltd
Debut feature by Károly Ujj Mészáros, one of Hungary’s busiest commercial directors, whose
‘Alenea’s Journey’ won Best Short at the Hungarian Filmweek 2009. Filmteam, a company that is
representative of the emerging Hungarian new wave, produced ‘Dealer’ (Benedek Fliegauf, 2004),
among other titles.
IRELAND
• MY BROTHERS Paul Fraser; Treasure Entertainment
Directorial feature debut. Paul Fraser’s short film, ‘Scummy Man’, received a Golden Bear
nomination at Berlinale 2007. As a screenwriter his collaboration with director Shane
Meadows has resulted in a.o. ‘Twentyfourseven’ (1998), ‘Once Upon a Time in the Midlands’
(2001) and ‘Somers Town’ (2008).
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• MISTER JOHN Christine Molloy & Joe Lawlor; Samson Film
‘Helen’ (2008), Molloy and Lawlor’s critically acclaimed award-winning debut feature film (
“…the latest vital sign of a UK art-cinema resurgence”, The Independent), secured releases in
several territories in addition to selections at many festivals throughout the world. Producer David
Collins’ credits this year include ‘Cairo Time’ and ‘Little Foxes’, selected for the 2009 Venice
Critics Week. In 2006 Samson Films produced the Oscar-winning musical film ‘Once’.
ROMANIA
• FLYING LESSONS Igor Cobileanski; Saga Film
Igor Cobileanski has directed and written a number of award-winning short films and
documentaries. ‘Flying Lessons’ is his first feature film project. Saga Film co-produced a.o.
the 2007 Cannes Palme d’Or winner ‘4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days’ by Cristian Mungiu.
SLOVENIA
• THE STATE OF SHOCK Andrej Košak; Vertigo/Emotionfilm
Košak was screenwriter, director, editor and producer of the full-length feature film
‘Headnoise’, the Slovenian entry for the Foreign-language Academy Award in 2003. Producer
Danijel Hočevar represents Slovenia’s first independent film production company. His
credits include ‘Slovenian Girl’ by Damjan Kozole (2009 Sarajevo, Toronto, Pusan) and ‘I am
from Titov Veles’ by Teona Mitevska (2007 Sarajevo, Berlin Panorama, Toronto a.o.)
UNITED KINGDOM
• MY BROTHER THE DEVIL Sally El Hosaini
Egyptian-Welsh writer/director Hosaini’s latest short film, ‘Henna Night’, competed in the
Rotterdam Arab Film Festival 2009. Her debut feature film, ‘My Brother The Devil’, has
been developed through The Script Factory, RAWI Sundance Middle-East Screenwriters Lab,
the Sundance International Screenwriters Lab and the Sundance Director's Lab (June 2009).
Sally is one of Screen International's UK Stars of Tomorrow 2009.
TURKEY
• COME TO MY VOICE Huseyin Karabey; A-Si Film
Founded over a decade ago, A-Si Film Production is an Istanbul-based filmmakers’
collective that has attracted talent from all over the Middle East. In 2006 its co-founder
Hüseyin Karabey made ‘My Marlon and Brando’. Producer Emre Yeksan has worked with
directors such as Semih Kaplanoğlu (‘Süt/Milk’) and Kamen Kalev (Eastern Plays’). In
addition to ‘Come to My Voice’ he is currently producing ‘Leaving Together’, Kamen Kalev’s
second feature.
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