Four minority Dutch co-productions backed by Netherlands Film Fund
In Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman a lost cat, a giant talkative frog and a tsunami help a bank employee without ambition, his frustrated wife and a schizophrenic accountant to save Tokyo from an earthquake and find a meaning to their lives. The film is a coproduction between France, Canada and The Netherlands, the debut film of Pierre Foldes and based on the novel by Haruki Murakami.
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (animated feature) granted support: €150.000
Director: Pierre Foldes
Script: Pierre Foldes
Producers: Cinema Defacto (FR), Micro-scope (CA), An Original Picture (NL)
Nayola is a coproduction between Portugal, Belgium, France and the Netherlands. It tells the story of three generations of women stricken by war in Angola: Lelena (the grandmother), Nayola (the daughter) and Luana (granddaughter). Two narrative times that come together to reveal an undying love. In the past, Nayola sets off in search of her husband, missing in combat, and finds herself on an endless, devastating and mysterious trail. In the present, Lelena and Luana endure a double threat, a masked intruder breaks into their house and the police come to arrest Luana for political agitation.
Nayola (animated feature) granted support: € 200.000
Director: José Miguel Ribeiro
Script: Virgilio Almeida
Producers: Praça Filmes (PT), SOIL (BE), JPL Films (FR) Il Luster (NL)
In The Consequences Fabiola doesn't like the way her father César looks at her 14-year-old daughter. She has neither evidence nor certainty, but she has a gut feeling that there is something obscure in their relationship. During a trip to a small island, Fabiola becomes a spy in her own household. She struggles between the terror of what she might find and her need for answers.How far can she delve into someone else's privacy? How far can lies go in order to protect our loved ones?
The Consequences - Las Consecuencias (feature), granted support € 80.000
Director: Claudia Pinto
Script: Claudia Pinto
Producers: Sin Rodeos Films España (ES), Potemkino (BE), N279 Entertainment (NL)
The Users tells the story of Robert, Dragana and Maria. Abandoned by everyone, with no life perspective and condemned to a life time of hiding from society because of their defects, in surroundings with strict rules of conduct and survival, the emotions of three teenagers linger on a thin line between eros and thanatos, threatening to, at any moment, end in tragedy.
The Users (feature film) € 70.000
Director: Ivan Ikic
Script: Ivan Ikic
Producers: SENSE Production (RS), Staragara (SI) , Pro.Ba (BA), Keplerfilm (NL)
Click here to read more about the selective funding scheme for minority coproductions with the Netherlands.