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- DirectorEdon RizvanolliStarsAdriana MatoshiJason de RidderNiki VerkaarA lonely boy, who lives in Amsterdam with his refugee mother from Kosovo, keeps getting into trouble while yearning for her acceptance. But the traumas caused by the war, which his mother hides away from him, turn his world upside down.
- DirectorFiona TanStarsHiroki HasegawaThrough a gray blanket of cloud the contours of a mountain can be barely discerned. This is Mount Fuji, a volcano with many faces and of immeasurable cultural and symbolic significance. We are lead through the film by the voices of two fictitious characters - Mary, an English woman and her deceased Japanese partner, Hiroshi. Mary receives a parcel containing letters and a collection of photographs from Hiroshi. His letters, in which he describes climbing Mount Fuji, trigger in her mind a train of thoughts and reflections. The photographs we discover together with Mary. 4,500 exceptional and diverse photographs from the past 150 years form the basis for this film. Many images are of undeniably breathtaking beauty - ranging from early examples of nineteenth century Japanese studio photography to military propaganda photos from the thirties, from victorious American press images to amateur snapshots across several decades. This work has for me to do with visibility and invisibility, with distance and proximity. These thousands of images enshroud the mountain like a cloud, revealing and hiding it at the same time. This art film project is in essence a film made entirely with stills; a cinematic experiment balancing delicately between documentary and fiction. As the narrative unfolds unexpected and surprising paths are explored. Together with the two protagonists the viewer climbs Mount Fuji across geographical, temporal and cultural divides. The woodblock prints of Hokusai are considered, but also paintings by Van Gogh, philosophical views stemming from Asian philosophy, mankind's connection to landscape, Mount Fuji's religious significance, recent Japanese history. But central throughout is the filmmaker's own questioning about the nature of photography and how it is possible to create cinema using only found images and without movement.
- DirectorPim van HoeveStarsJulian RasYahya GaierRoeland FernhoutDummie is homesick and wants to go home to visit the grave of his parents.
- DirectorTim SmitStarsDan StevensBérénice MarloheTygo GernandtA pilot battles to save his family and the planet after an experiment for unlimited energy goes wrong.
- DirectorGuido HendrikxStarsValentijn DhaenensIn a classroom newly arrived refugees learn a lesson about multifarious Europe. Operating at the intersection of fiction and documentary, Stranger in Paradise reflects on the power relations between Europeans and refugees in a candid fashion.
- DirectorHeleen van RoyenAn up-close portrait by Heleen van Royen of her mother, who has been diagnosed with stage one Alzheimers disease.
- DirectorHanro SmitsmanStarsAchmed AkkabiWalid BenmbarekBilal WahibTwo brothers travel to Syria to retrieve their lost brother.
- DirectorRemy KooiStarsBart de RijkObsessed by his handheld game a man doesn't notice that the game is overtaking his reality.
- DirectorAlbert Jan van ReesStarsLieke-Rosa AltinkErika CederqvistChristel de LaatThree young guys with disabilities want to go on a party holiday in Salou, just as their friends do. Only their parents block this idea. But then a caretaker, found on the internet, makes the dream possible.
- DirectorJaap van HeusdenStarsMaria KraakmanBogdan IancuEllis van den BrinkA sturdy flight attendant has to deliver a child in mid-air and gets involved in a confusing mother/lover relationship with a boy who's living under the streets of Bucharest.
- DirectorDennis BotsStarsDavy GomezJuna de LeeuwYorick van WageningenStorm Voeten, son of printer Klaas Voeten, becomes the target of a hunt by the Inquisition. Aided by Marieke, a mysterious girl living in the underground sewers of Antwerp, Storm is caught in a race against time to save his father from death.
- DirectorGilles CoulierStarsSam LouwyckWim WillaertSebastien Dewaele'Cargo' brings the raw story of three brothers who own a family business in the fishery and are trying to save it from destruction. The passion for their profession but also for their loved ones, however, drives them to desperate actions.
- DirectorTeddy CherimStarsOussama AhammoudJaouhar ChakrounRian GerritsenWhile looking at the family history of Johan, we hear the family history of Ashraf. The public is exposed to both histories and the coincidental encounter that follows. A short film about the (lack of) understanding for one another.
- DirectorArild AndresenStarsKristoffer JonerMarlon MorenoKristoffer BechAfter his wife's death, offshore oil worker Kjetil is having a hard time relating to his adopted son Daniel. In an act of desperation, he brings Daniel along to Colombia to search for the boy's biological mother.
- DirectorTamara MirandaStarsYsa DekkerBatuhan EryigitOya Capelle KarsmanThe quest of Merel (11) to find her unknown biological Turkish grandfather starts as an encounter between two different cultures and develops into an exciting and unifying journey.
- DirectorMike van DiemStarsKsenia SoloGiancarlo GianniniGijs NaberAfter losing his farm during the floods of 1953, a romantic Dutch farmer is tired of getting his socks wet. He cycles to Italy and decides to grow tulips in the sweltering heat of Puglia.
- DirectorSimone van DusseldorpStarsHiba GhafryMariana AparicioMimoun OaïssaMeral (8) just moved into a new town. She tries to make friends at her new school before their autumn school camp, but this is harder than expected. At home she befriends a little mouse that lives in her new room, which she calls Peepeep. Afraid that her parents will kill Peepeep while she is away, she secretly takes him with her. Thanks to the mouse, Meral makes some unexpected new friends. When an owl catches the little mouse, Meral blames her new friends. It is not until they set out into the wild to retrieve the owl pellet with Peepeep's bones that Meral finally understands what friendship is all about. OWLS & MICE is the sequel of the successful and award-winning FROGS & TOADS, from the same writer and director Simone van Dusseldorp.
- DirectorAniëlle WebsterStarsLeendert de RidderSanne Wallis de VriesRaymonde de KuyperThe school where Mees Kees works is participating in a future project. Despite all creative ideas Mees Kees and his class have, director Dreus has them implementing her ideas about the project. She wants class 6B to participate in the school football tournament. Mees Kees doesn't know anything about football and doesn't even know how to play football. What begins as a fun challenge, ends in chaos when the mother of Mees Kees gets sick. Dreus replaces him as football coach, while Mees does his best to get the house tidied up. Fortunately Mees can always count on his energetic pupils, who use their creativity, humor and enthusiasm to solve everything!
- DirectorJoost van HezikOne day, all shy people drop dead. At the same time, all of a sudden. THE FUNERAL OF THE SHY shows how a small town organizes a ceremony for its deceased residents. A large group of people attends the service and is more than happy to say a few words...
- DirectorLaura HermanidesStarsAlix Jana CaleBert HaelvoetLucas KenterA twelve year old girl plays a dangerous game with unforeseeable consequences.
- DirectorSimonka de Jong
- DirectorAnne BarnhoornStarsMartijn HilleniusRosa van LeeuwenOn camera the life of a YouTube star looks great and enviable. But there are cracks behind the beautiful appearance.
- DirectorEva M.C. ZanenStarsAd van KempenRoosmarijn van BohemenBianca van der SchootSjaak is looking for a way to say goodbye to his recently deceased wife in his own way.
- DirectorSimone van DusseldorpStarsMoos de VriesMargien van DoesenRicardo FreethIn uncertain time between hospital research and results, Sophie tries to stay upright in all sorts of ways. She wants to be strong, but even the pleasure that her child gives her can not drive away dark thoughts.
- DirectorMahmoud al MassadStarsAhmad ThaherMaher KhammashOdai HijaziAhmad a construction worker gets tangled up in an unfortunate business deal leading him to prison. He meets fraudster Ibrahim who ruins his last hope to prove his innocence. Ahmad is awakened by the realisation that life in prison might be better than the one he has on the outside.
- StarsTim AhernPaul FreemanSerge HazanaviciusA historical drama that focuses on a decade-long investigation into events in the Pacific during and after WWII.
- DirectorSuzanne RaesStarsFemke HeemskerkRanomi KromowidjojoSharon van RouwendaalIn this documentary five Dutch elite swimmers are followed during their "Road to Rio". In preperation for the 2016 Rio Olympic they work hard for every millisecond. The smallest details make the difference between winning the gold or nothing, between winning or losing.
- DirectorJoris PostemaStarsDaan van der ElskenDaan is used to stand in front of a camera. Growing up, it was his father's camera, world-renowned photographer and filmmaker Ed van der Elsken. Now it's the camera of his good friend, Joris Postema. Together with him Daan tries to get control of his life by confronting his father posthumously. Daan believes his father - who he takes after more than he'd like - is mostly to blame for his mental problems. By means of photos, film footage and meetings with family members and friends, Daan tries to fathom what his father has passed on to him and he makes a surprising discovery.
- DirectorArno HagersErik LieshoutReinier van BrummelenStarsAnne Claire BourdinJérôme TessierRobert CombasBased on Michel Houellebecq's 1991 essay "To Stay Alive", about struggling artists, the role of the poet, and mental health problems. Featuring marginal artists as well as Houellebecq and Iggy Pop.
- DirectorCoco SchrijberIn How to Meet a Mermaid, the sea becomes a haven for mankind, locked in its struggle with its 'indifferent universe'. Lex, Rebecca, and Miguel each have their own reasons to lay their lives in the hands of the capricious waters. The question remains, however, whether they will find what they so anxiously seek underneath the surface of the waters.
- DirectorElsbeth FraanjeStarsMadelon SchoenmakerUnexpected confessions along the German highway. An amazing journey that shows confrontation between the daily grind and our secret fears or passions.
- DirectorSophie DrosA story about five young people who neither feel male nor female, but rather position themselves somewhere in between. They all have their own struggles, but together they create a compelling story about acceptance.
- DirectorNicole van KilsdonkStarsHalina ReijnGene BervoetsBeppie MelissenWhen their son suddenly dies the long divorced Fer and Fransje seek comfort with each other.
- DirectorDaan BakkerStarsSteve AernoutsIdar AndersenMaja BaaserudFive thirty-something men in as many separate segments struggle to grapple with the relentless absurdity of their respective existences.