2024 Awards

Entries open for the 7th edition

Event date 8-9-10 November 2024

Venue: Het Koorenhuis
Prinsegracht 27, 2512 EW Den Haag, Netherlands

2024 Festival Theme

Lenses on Life

Lenses because every camera has a lens and so is central to every film, and a lens focuses attention. Life, because it is embracing and covers much of what will be shown at the Festival about different aspects of life (and death and afterlife) across the World. And Lenses on Life because it is simple and understandable.

Guest of Honour

Leonie Gerritsen

Leonie Gerritsen (she/her) has been working for the Hague PvdD faction since 2018 and has been a council member in The Hague since 2022. She has been committed to animals since she was a child and later in life she developed into an activist for animal rights, veganism, climate and the environment. She would like to continue to use that activism in her political work. Leonie has a background in theatre, education and cultural education. She also has a passion for live music and art.

Artiste of the Year

Karlijn Koel

Photographer: Ferdi Çelik @photomadebyfer

Karlijn Koel

An alumna of ArtEZ University of the Arts in Zwolle, The Netherlands, Karlijn is a Dutch actress, writer, and director. She graduated in 2014 and appeared in several TV, film, and theatre productions. Karlijn founded the film collective MARMERMIJN in 2017 along with her passion for acting. In MARMERMIJN, she works as an actress, creative producer, and writer, and has created several short films, including ‘Inbreuk’, ‘Verkocht!’, and ‘Uit de Hand’. In 2020, Karlijn co-founded Klub Karmijn with her friend Willemijn de Jonge. Under the banner of Klub Karmijn, Karlijn directed a short film ‘Quarterlife Cruisers’. Karlijn released her directorial debut film, ‘LOS’ in 2023 which won international accolades. She continues to work in the film and theatre industry, exploring her creativity as an actress, writer, and director. She has a fascination for films that use parallels to address a current theme that is recognizable to everyone. By combining recognizable everyday themes with a supernatural or slightly absurd narrative style, she creates an exciting and challenging way of storytelling. ‘Write what you know’ is her motto. As a director, she finds that the themes in her stories must resonate with something from her own life.

Photographer: Dirk Schreuders @dirkschreuders

Willemijn de Jonge

Willemijn, a well-known Dutch actress, studied at ArtEZ University of the Arts in Zwolle. In 2009, she founded a theater group called VOLT, where she worked as an actress and creator. Her love for acting took her to various theaters, including Theatre Gnaffel, Theatergroep de Jonge Honden, and De Stadsproductie, where she collaborated with directors like Ko van den Bosch. During one production, she met Karlijn, and together they formed Klub Karmijn. They regularly produce theater plays and short films. Their short film “Quaterlife Cruisers” was showcased at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, while another short film titled ‘LOS’ has been screened at numerous festivals and received several awards. Willemijn has also appeared in ‘Taakstraf,’ a short film by Jelle Tigchelaar. Her latest project is ‘Deathbed,’ a short thriller film directed by Fokke Baarssen. Directors praise Willemijn for her strength and versatility as a performer. She’s described as someone who fully immerses herself in her roles, with impeccable timing, infectious energy, and a nuanced approach to her emotions. Her acting is marked by its authenticity and inventiveness.

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Award Winning Season –6

PERIPETEIA

An ordinary day in the life of 9 years old Adem who helps support his family by collecting from the garbage papers and plastics to sell.

MERVE GEZEN Director
MERVE GEZEN Writer
DEFNE GEZEN Producer
ADEM ÇELIKTOP, CAFER VARLI, BARAN KARADELI, KAZIM ÇELIKTOP, FEHMİ AĞDÜK Key Cast

 

The Bridges We Cross

The story follows Henry and Bertie, two elderly gentlemen who are going into town to go to a concert. Bertie has middle to late Alzheimer’s disease with Henry serving as his caretaker. As the couple walk through the town, they suddenly come across a bridge that evokes some unexpected memories.

Iris van Dongen Director
Iris van Dongen Writer
Iris van Dongen Producer
Annette Averhoff Producer
Peter Land, D J Bailey, Will Antenbring, Dan Clotworthy, Linda-Jean Barry Key Cast

 

Ice Cream

In the hustle of Sylvia’s demanding career, she grapples with isolation and strained relationships, particularly with her mother. Amidst a relocation, she encounters Fred, her neighbor, who invites her for dinner with his daughter, Lily, revealing the depth of parental love and the human need for connection.

Stephan Brenninkmeijer Director
Tanya Shpadi Writer
Stephan Brenninkmeijer,Tanya Shpadi Producer
Tanya Shpadi, Joep Sertons Key Cast

 

SCRAP

SCRAP is a tragicomedy shortfilm about the selfish and unself-conscious port employee Peter who is prevented from committing suicide by the AI (artificial intelligence) of his ex-wife’s car. When the car becomes more self-aware than Peter, Peter is forced to change…

Jos van Meerveld Director
Daniel de Rooij Writer
Daniel de Rooij, Evelien ten Hoope Producer
Daniel de Rooij, Elisa Beuger Key Cast

 

Finalist films 2024 – Season 6

Carry You

A young couple faces a tough situation when one of the two becomes very ill

Nick De Vries Director
Nick De Vries, Reno Van Zante Writer
Nick De Vries, Rick Post Producer
Tyler Ramerion, Nadia Slingerland Key Cast
Rick Post Cinematography
Ruben Puben Art Director
Bobbi Pechler First Assistant Director
Reno Van Zanten Second Assistant Director
Julia Nijenhuis Sound Department
Milan Renkens First Assistant Camera

 

Princess and the Pea

Princess and the Pea is about the turbulent dynamic between teenager Lotta and her parents when she’s stuck at home with depression and anxiety. She can’t, she won’t, she wouldn’t dare. Also isolated at home are Marthe and Paul, scared to lose their daughter. In a house full of misunderstanding and hopelessness the family gets help from a psychologist in their search for recognition, connection, and hope.

Sophie Elizabeth Dixon Director
Sophie Elizabeth Dixon Writer
Mette Steenbergen Producer
Lara Ponce de León, Susanne Middelberg, Wijtze Zwolsman, Merle Tap, Annick Heidema, Selene Gil Rodriquez Key Cast
Rein de Groot Director of Photography
Femke Hemelaar Production Design
Julie Chirtes Sound Design

 

NADA DE TODO ESTO

Whilst a mother drives with her daughter through the wealthy suburbs of her home city,
eyeing the houses of the rich, she accidentally drives her car into a beautiful flower patch
inside the front yard of a mansion, bogging their car down. The daughter tries to find a way out, before her mother’s visceral fascination with the house and its owner drives them both to a point of no return.

Patricio Martínez Director
Francisco Cantón Director
Patricio Martínez Writer
Francisco Cantón Writer
Zico Judge Producer
Agustina Costa Varsi Producer
Malena Kremenchuzky Producer

 

The invisible cords

As cordas invisibeis Name of Band or Artist
Marcos De la Fuente, Aida Saco Beiroa Author
Noa Covelo Dancer
Brais Revalderia Director
Vanesa Álvarez Art Director
Brais Revaldería Cinematography
Thomas Cano Camera operator
María Romero La Tintorería Wardrobe
Thomas Cano Editor
Ridge Murphee Assistant editor
J. CNNR Mixing and mastering
100 Sutton Studios Location

 

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