All projects backed by the Netherlands Film Production Incentive in the second round of 2024 are:

Film projects

Amsterdamned II (feature film)

Director/script: Dick Maas
Dutch producer: 2CFilm
Co-producers: Potemkino Port (BE), Parachute Pictures

Logline: The Amsterdam canals are once again the scene of a series of gruesome murders. Murders that evoke memories of the horrific events that gripped the city thirty years ago.

Granted support: € 682,973

Any Other Night (feature film)

Director: Michiel ten Horn
Script: Patrick Whistler (CA)
Dutch producer: Lemming Film
Co-producers: Lithium Studios Productions (CA), One Two Films (DE), Film Forge Productions (CA)

Logline: On the night of a crippling transit strike in Berlin, two strangers are thrown together as their lives are falling apart.

Granted support: € 430,832

Gherkin at Sea (feature film)

Director: Frank Lammers
Script: Martin van Waardenberg
Dutch producer: Greenfield Film Productions

Logline: Patrick, 45, lives an ordinary life with his single mother. An unexpected letter reveals that his longpresumed dead father is alive and living in Bonaire. When Patrick travels to Bonaire to meet his father for the first time, he dies in his arms, leaving him suddenly inheriting a hotel resort. Patrick embarks on an unlikely adventure of self-discovery

Granted support: € 448,000

Batik (documentary)

Director: Claire Pijman
Script: Claire Pijman and Lies Janssen
Dutch producer: MOONDOCS

Logline: There are many ways to look back at the centuries of Dutch presence in Indonesia. This also means that you can look at the future in many ways. How does a third generation of Dutch artists with an Indonesian background deal with the complex history and Indonesian heritage, and how is this expressed in their art?

Granted support: € 47,000

Boomers (feature film)

Director: Theu Boermans
Script: Marieke van der Pol
Dutch producer: Kaap Holland Film

Logline: Baby boomer Bob faces a personal crisis when his position is undermined on all fronts: he struggles with age-related ailments, his job is taken away from him, he's not exactly the ideal informal caregiver for his demented mother and his love life is a mess. His loyal group of friends is his only foothold.

Granted support: € 742,395

Daughters (feature film)

Director: Johan Nijenhuis
Script: Edward Stelder
Dutch producer: Johan Nijenhuis & Co
Co-producer: DINGIE (BE)

Logline: When Vera (65) loses her husband, she decides to make his last wish come true: to participate in a marathon with her daughters. Marleen, Babette and Kiki are unfortunately less enthusiastic and all have to deal with troubles in love. However, by interfering less with others, they learn to find each other again. And love.

Granted support: € 353,065

Dog (feature film)

Director: Anna van Keimpema
Script: Anna Pauwels
Dutch producer: Tom de Mol Productions
Co-producer: Interstellar Pictures

Logline: A cynical, lonely copywriter unexpectedly becomes responsible for a dog, turning his life upside down and bringing him into contact with a woman also struggling with life. Together, they discover that love and companionship can come at the most unexpected moments, while the dog proves to be the glue that holds them together.

Granted support: € 358,067

Floating (feature film)

Director: Quirine Racké and Helena Muskens
Script: Quirine Racké, Helena Muskens and Jeroen Scholten van Aschat
Dutch producer: 100% Scripted
Co-producer: Polar Bear (BE)

Logline: Floating is a double journey film about two modern-day nomads. Lara travels from the Netherlands to Hollywood to become a star, while Abdel comes from Morocco's Hollywood to Europe to earn money for his family. How far are they willing to go in pursuit of their desires? A fever dream about the promise of self-determination, which shatters when their cars collide.

Granted support: € 167,021

In Alaska (feature film)

Director/script: Jaap van Heusden
Dutch producer: IJswater Films
Co-producers: Experimental Forest Films (CA), Uuktumiaq Studios (CA)

Logline: Woody, a depressed 17-year-old from a tiny Alaskan village, shoots The Oil Pipeline, becoming a wanted terrorist hunted by seasoned FBI agent Susan Tarheel. As Woody is lost in the wild and flees across Alaska into arctic Canada, he reconnects with the land and his Inuit roots and discovers for the first time what it truly means to be alive.

Granted support: € 546,225

Julian (feature film)

Director: Cato Kusters (BE)
Script: Angelo Tijssens and Cato Kusters (BE)
Dutch coproducer: Topkapi Films
Co-producer: Les Films du Fleuve (BE)

Logline: Fleur and her wife Julian plan to get married in the 22 countries where they are allowed to do so. After the fourth wedding, their journey comes to a painful halt when Julian falls terminally ill. A year after her wife's passing, Fleur is invited to hold a lecture on their project and has to find ways to continue their work alone.

Granted support: € 107,285

Kalunyo (feature film)

Director/script: Iglika Triffonova (BG)
Dutch co-producer: Phanta Film
Lead producer: Klas Film (BG)
Co-producer: microFILM (RO)

Logline: Why are we created as if to live in peace, but then we’re thrown into trials, for which we’re not prepared? Why is our enmity towards the different so infatuating? Do our Gods wish us to die or kill in their name? Are we destined to find the answers?

Granted support: € 118,735

Mr & Mrs Dohan (feature film)

Director: Reinier Smit
Script: Zeynep Dulger
Dutch producer: NewBe

Logline: When Emre’s relationship with Mia – after one year of marriage – spirals down into a serious slump, he can’t help but suspect that Mia is having an affair. Little does he know that for years Mia works as a secret agent, who now got caught in a life-threatening undercover operation.

Granted support: € 362,600

The Pervert’s Guide to Utopias (documentary)

Director/script: Sophie Fiennes
Dutch co-producer: The Film Kitchen
Lead producer: Keeper Pictures (IE)
Co-producers: SPOK Films (SI), P Guide Limited (UK)

Logline: The Pervert’s Guide to Utopias examines our apparent freedoms in dark times. Sophie Fiennes’ visually inventive direction immerses Žižek in movies, locations and a virtual game world delivering insight and entertainment in equal measure. The ongoing appeal and critical acclaim of these films is a testament to their enduring relevance.

Granted support: € 38,549

Salvation (feature film)

Director/script: Emin Alper (TR)
Dutch co-producer: Circe Rights
Lead producer: Liman Film (TR)
Co-producers: Horsefly Productions (GR), Gloria Films Production (FR)

Logline: After a violent period marked by regional terrorism, Sheikh Ferit of the Hazeran tribe is confronted with the return of the Beziki tribe, who reclaim their old lands. Ferit and his brother Mesut hold differing views on how to deal with the conflict. As the unrest intensifies, the disagreement between the brothers deepens, giving rise to a devastating struggle for power, land, and survival.

Granted support: € 75,000

Sanda Dia (documentary)

Director/script: Miriam Guttmann
Dutch producer: Tomtit Film
Co-producer: Clin D’oeil films (BE)

Logline: Sanda (20), the son of a Senegalese immigrant and Belgian mother, dreamt of a better life just like his father. The boys of the Leuven fraternity Reuzegom were raised by their parents with all the opportunities and privilege that come with their heritage. These two worlds collide during a fateful initiation weekend which Sanda can no longer recount.

Granted support: € 320,561

The Secret Agent (feature film)

Director/script: Kleber Mendonça Filho (BR)
Dutch co-producer: Lemming Film
Lead producer: CinemaScópio (BR)
Co-producers: MK2 (FR), One Two Films (DE)

Logline: 1977. In a Brazil tormented by military dictatorship, Marcelo, a man in his forties fleeing a troubled past, arrives in the city of Recife, hoping to build a new life and reconnect with his family. But death threats are hovering over his head...

Granted support: € 115,861

The Station (feature film)

Director/script: Sara Ishaq
Dutch co-producer: Keplerfilm
Lead producer: Screen Project (JO)
Co-producers: Barentsfilm (NO), Georges Films (FR), One Two Films (DE)

Logline: In a women's petrol station in Yemen, the bond between three siblings is put to the test when war forces them to make impossible decisions.

Granted support: € 68,892

A Strange Tribute to Motherly Love (feature film)

Director/script: Dan Geesin
Dutch producer: Rots Filmwerk
Co-producers: Leitwolf Filmproduktion (DE), Quetzalcoatl (BE), One Day Film (NL)

Logline: While Samuel Dirk is clearing away the mess his wife left after she blew up, his magical marmalade cooking mother and Edwin, Samuel’s oldest friend, cook up a plan how to make his life ‘complete’ again.

Granted support: € 137,582

Sugar (feature film)

Director/script: Amira Duynhouwer
Dutch producer: Studio Ruba
Co-producer: MARKS (BE)

Logline: Chyna decides to leave her abusive boyfriend Raoul to protect herself and baby Sugar. Getting away from him does not go as smoothly as she hoped. We follow Chyna as she breaks free from old patterns, violence and everything she’s ever known.

Granted support: € 709,133

We Had a Plan (documentary)

Director/script: Suzanne Raes
Dutch producer: Docmakers
Co-producer: Daluyong Studios (PH)

Logline: Paul and Daniel return to the Philippines after working illegally as a cleaner in the Netherlands for 10 years. They dream of one day having a family together. In the Philippines this is not possible for a gay couple. It is inevitable that they will be separated from each other while they take the next steps to realize their dream. Will their love be strong enough to overcome all headwinds?

Granted support: € 142,669

What It Is (documentary)

Director/script: Floris-Jan van Luyn
Dutch producer: EVDJ

Logline: "If you could just become my eyes and legs", Bettina says to Floris-Jan, her beloved. He hesitates. Their lives have already been upended because she is terminally ill; must he now also become a bit like her? The mountains beckon, the past calls out. He embarks on a journey because she wants him to. But what about him? And how does it help her? It's time for a conversation.

Granted support: € 143,500

Youri (feature film)

Director: Sander Burger
Script: Bastiaan Tichler
Dutch producer: Volya Films
Co-producers: Savage Film (BE), In Good Company (DE)

Logline: Amsterdam, 1980s. When journalist Jan Brokken interviews Youri Egorov, world famous concertpianist and gay refugee from the USSR, an unexpected, close friendship arises between the two very different men. Extravagant Youri helps quiet Jan pursue his dream of becoming a novelist.

Granted support: € 828,149

Your Word Against Mine (documentary)

Director/script: Maasja Ooms
Dutch producer: Harlem District

Logline: How do you deal with voices in your head that you can't control? Should you ignore and fight them with medication, or might there be more to discover if you take them seriously? Your word against mine casts a fascinating glimpse into the lives of voicehearers who defy their fears and decide to listen to the enemy in their own heads, hoping that this radically different approach will provide relief.

Granted support: € 147,095

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