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A Butcher's Heart

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?

Premiered 22 October 2017 at Cinekid where it won the Cinekid award for best Dutch Non-Fiction Television Production!

Broadcast: 10-12-2017 at 19.25 at NPO3

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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

length 15 min

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A Butcher's Heart travels over the World
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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.