Winner of a special mention from the Berlinale Generation KPlus’ adult jury, the family-friendly, light drama “My Extraordinary Summer With Tess” is straightforward youth cinema with surprising emotional depth. Based on a prize-winning novel by Anna Woltz, a beloved Dutch writer of work for young readers, it explores family relationships and emphasizes the importance of human connection. Fronted by two charismatic tween performers, the title marks the feature debut of Dutch helmer Steven Wouterlood, who already holds an international Emmy Kids Award. The New York Intl. Children’s Film Festival will host the film’s international premiere at the end of February.
The story unfolds from the perspective of sensitive 10-year-old Sam whose voiceover musings not only provide the narrative’s momentum and glue but also articulate the film’s ultimate lessons. Sam, his parents and older brother Jorre (Julian Ras) are on a week’s vacation on a Dutch island,...
The story unfolds from the perspective of sensitive 10-year-old Sam whose voiceover musings not only provide the narrative’s momentum and glue but also articulate the film’s ultimate lessons. Sam, his parents and older brother Jorre (Julian Ras) are on a week’s vacation on a Dutch island,...
- 2/21/2019
- by Alissa Simon
- Variety Film + TV
Dutch sales agent Dutch Features Global Entertainment to screen family film at market.
Dutch sales agent Dutch Features Global Entertainment will be repping rights for family film Dummie the Mummy, by director Pim Van Hoeve, at the Afm.
The local box office hit charts stars Julian Ras as Gus in the lead as a boy who discovers a live mummy in his bedroom. Soon the two become fast friends.
The film is a co-production between PVPictures and Nickelodeon and was awarded a Golden Film by the Dutch Film Festival.
Dutch sales agent Dutch Features Global Entertainment will be repping rights for family film Dummie the Mummy, by director Pim Van Hoeve, at the Afm.
The local box office hit charts stars Julian Ras as Gus in the lead as a boy who discovers a live mummy in his bedroom. Soon the two become fast friends.
The film is a co-production between PVPictures and Nickelodeon and was awarded a Golden Film by the Dutch Film Festival.
- 10/31/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
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