Five Dutch productions receive support from Eurimages

Eurimages, the Council of Europe's cultural fund, announced the 32 European productions that will receive a grant. Among the selected projects are five Dutch productions.

The selected projects have received support from the Netherlands Film Fund in the past. The following films have been selected:

Storms Named After Women, a feature film by Isabel Lamberti, produced by Circe Films, will receive € 325,000.

Three Latin-American women sharing a flat in Madrid find their lives disrupted when a young woman and her toddler move in, stirring up both chaos and dormant desires.

Happy Days, a feature film by Floor van der Meulen, produced by Keplerfilm, will receive € 345,000.

Anne, 68, is always there for everyone and throws herself enthusiastically into caring for her grandchildren since retiring. She keeps running faster and faster, but forgets one thing along the way: herself. While she is determined to keep everyone happy, the chaos keeps growing — and Anne becomes increasingly dangerous.

Birk, a feature film by Jenneke Boeijink, produced by New Ams Film Company, will receive € 187,000.

When, on the desolate island where they live, Dora’s great love Birk drowns due to the actions of their son Mikael, it unsettles the relationship between mothervand son. As Mikael grows older and increasingly resembles his father, Dora’s suppressed grief blurs her sense of boundaries - until she demands the unthinkable from the young man her son has become.

Maalstroom, a feature film by Teddy Cherim, produced by Graniet Film, will receive € 230,000.

A load of sand for a beach bar in Rotterdam is supposed to be the saving grace for struggling inland skipper Jan. But when, shortly after loading, he discovers eleven East African refugees in his sand cargo, it becomes uncertain whether he will even make it to Rotterdam. As he rushes there, his unwanted passengers force him to see life from a new perspective.

The Eighth Continent, a documentary by Luuk Bouwman and Tomas Kaan, produced by Scenery, will receive € 150,000.

It’s incredibly difficult to go to the moon. So far only three countries have successfully landed. The coming year eight missions from all over the world are going to the moon. We will be there when they prepare and try. Who are going to the moon, why are they going and will they succeed?

Header image: Happy Days