6 minority co-productions with Dutch share receive grant
The selection consists of three feature films and three documentaries. The projects are collaborations with Norway, Ireland, Brazil and South Africa. Read the list of minority co-productions that have received funding below:
The Pervert's Guide to Utopias (documentary)
Direction/screenplay: Sophie Fiennes
Production: Keeper Pictures Limited (IE)
Co-production: SPOK Films (SI), P Guide Limited (UK), The Film Kitchen B.V. (NL)
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: € 70,000
Rabbit Hayes (feature film)
Direction: Jim O’Hanlon
Screenplay: Anna McPartlin
Production: Feline Films (IE), Hot Drop Films Limited (IE)
Co-production: BIND & Willink B.V. (NL), Lemming Film Belgium (BE)
Logline: Here is a truth that can't be escaped: for Mia 'Rabbit' Hayes, life is coming to an end . . . Rabbit loves her life, ordinary as it is, and the extraordinary people in it. Now, she’s left with a handful of days to reckon with her past and a future she won’t be part of while her close-knit, eternally optimistic family face an impending new reality without her.
Granted support: € 300,000
The Secret Agent (feature film)
Direction/screenplay: Kleber Mendonça Filho
Production: CinemaScópio (BR)
Co-production: Lemming Film B.V. (NL), MK2 (FR), One Two Films GmbH (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: € 260,000
The Smell of Apples (feature film)
Direction/screenplay: John Trengove
Production: Urucu Media (ZA)
Co-production: Maneki Films (FR), Portobello Pictures (UK), BALDR Film B.V. (NL)
Logline: In the insulated bubble of white Apartheid South Africa, Marnus, a sheltered 11-year old boy accuses the grandson of his family’s domestic worker of steeling his fishing rod. A brutal chain of events is set in motion, shattering the illusion of his family’s wholesome facade.
Granted support: € 250,000
In collaboration with the Norwegian Film Institute
Kyiv Soloists (documentary)
Direction/screenplay: Trond Kvig Andreassen
Production: Indiefilm (NO)
Co-production: Witfilm B.V. (NL), Tabor Films (UA)
Logline: Thrown into the limbo of being war refugees, the 14 musicians in Kyiv Soloists try to navigate the road while advocating for peace with their powerful music.
Granted support: € 70,000
The Lions on the River Tigris (documentary)
Direction/screenplay: Zaradasht Ahmed
Production: Indie Film Bergen (NO)
Co-production: DOXY B.V. (NL)
Logline: The beautiful ancient Iraqi city of Mosul, was conquered by ISIS, and became one of the most hated places in the world. In the war for liberation, the Old City was left in ruins. Can the people of Mosul rise again, and heal their broken souls?
Granted support: € 70,000
