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A Butcher's Heart

2017 • 15m

A Butcher's Heart is a children's documentary about the 13 year old Wessel. He is proud of his family business; the abattoir and the butcher's shop, however Wessel is doubting his future. Does he want to work with living animals or will he become a butcher, just like his tough father and grandfather?

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Credits

director Marijn Frank
camera Victor Horstink
production Fabie Hulsebos, Suzanne Raes
broadcaster KRO-NCRV
commissioning editor Jelle Peter de Ruiter

With support of the Mediafonds.

premiere 27 October 2017 Cinekid

tv broadcast
10 December 2017 at 7.25 pm on NPO3

prizes
2017 Cinekid award for Best Dutch Non-Fiction Television Production

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After Cinekid and IDFA, A Butcher’s Heart started a festival tour. The film was shown at:… >> read more After Cinekid and IDFA, A Butcher’s Heart started a festival tour. The film was shown at:
One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival in Czech Republic, International Filmfestival Assen | Women & Film, CPH:DOX, Denmark, Go Short, Nijmegen, DOKer - Moscow International Documentary Film Festival, Russia, Ecofalante Environmental Film Festival, Brazil and Mo&Friese Children's ShortfilmFestival Hamburg.

And screening at the following festivals is to come:

Tel Aviv International Children's Film Festival, Israel, DMZ Korean International Documentary Film Festival, South Korea, 21st CinemAmbiente – Environmental Film Festival in Italy and in the educational programme of the Dutch Film Festival, Utrecht.

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A Butcher's Heart wins Kinderkast prize 2017
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Hooray, the new film by Marijn Frank wins the Cinekid award for best Dutch Non-Fiction Television… >> read more Hooray, the new film by Marijn Frank wins the Cinekid award for best Dutch Non-Fiction Television Production.

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A Butcher's Heart is selected for IDFA
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A Butcher's Heart is selected for the the best documentary festival in the world: IDFA! The… >> read more A Butcher's Heart is selected for the the best documentary festival in the world: IDFA! The film is also selected for the Kids and Docs Competition. We are proud of Marijn!

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A Butchers' Heart nominated for the Kinderkast prize 2017
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Out of all the television programmes submitted, six nominees have been chosen for the Cinekid… >> read more Out of all the television programmes submitted, six nominees have been chosen for the Cinekid Kinderkast prizes. A Butchers' Heart is nominated for the category non-fiction. The winners will be announced on Friday 27 October 2017.

You can view the other nominees at Cinekid

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After her big film Vleesverlangen Marijn Frank wanted to make a children's documentary… >> read more After her big film Vleesverlangen Marijn Frank wanted to make a children's documentary within the 'meat arena'. She found the butcher's son Wessel who dreams of being a butcher himself. Slagershart will be made for the NCRV and will be produced by Docmakers.