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Tracing Colombia geselecteerd voor IDFA DocLab Competion for Digital Storytelling

Tracing Colombia selected for IDFA DocLab Competition for Digital Storytelling
17-10-2025

Tracing Colombia is selected for IDFA DocLab Competition for Digital Storytelling 2025 ! This… >> read more

Tracing Colombia is selected for IDFA DocLab Competition for Digital Storytelling 2025 !

This interactive film experience by Jan Rothuizen will be showcased from 14 till 22 november 2025 in the Doclab: VR Gallery at De Brakke Grond. Book your timeslot tickets via this link.

TRACING COLOMBIA

Tracing Colombia is an interactive film experience for laptop and smartphone. It follows visual artist Jan Rothuizen traveling to Colombia for an exhibition, shortly after the country signs a historic peace accord ending five decades of internal conflict. What begins as a professional trip evolves into a personal and emotional journey as he navigates a land in transformation-and confronts his own position as an outsider.

Struck by the vibrancy of the people and the urgency of the moment, the artist finds Colombians searching for new images and stories to define their identity beyond war.

CREDITS
director Jan Rothuizen
producer Ilja Roomans
executive producer Lies Wijnterp
cinematography Stijn van Santen
animation Franka Wiggers
editors Stijn van Santen, Jan Rothuizen
sound design Huibert Boon
music Mauricio Alvarez for Cero39
screenwriter Jan Rothuizen
technical artists & developers Juul Spee, Harm van de Ven
Bafta Scotland nominatie Director Factual voor Suzanne Raes voor Where Dragons Live

Bafta Scotland nomination Director Factual for Suzanne Raes for Where Dragons Live
01-10-2025

Suzanne Raes has been nominated as a Director Factual for a BAFTA Scotland Award for her documentary… >> read more

Suzanne Raes has been nominated as a Director Factual for a BAFTA Scotland Award for her documentary Where Dragons Live!
The film was released in the UK and received rave reviews there including in The Guardian.

Where Dragons Live:

Harriet and her three older brothers experienced a magical childhood “among the dragons” at Cumnor Place, with enchanted gardens, fairy tales and nightmares. Now that they are adults and both their parents have died, brothers and sister are coming together to clear out the family home so it can be sold. In clearing out the bulging attics and overcrowded rooms, they try to relate to their demanding and eccentric parents and their unorthodox upbringing.

Where Dragons Live is a production by Docmakers in co-production with Bombito Productions & NTR, with support from the Netherlands Film Fund, the Netherlands Film Production Incentive, NPO Fund, Screen Scotland.

Credits:
Directed by Suzanne Raes,
Producer Ilja Roomans,
Co-producer Reece Cargan,
Director of Photography Victor Horstink,
Sound Tim van Peppen,
Montage David Arthur,
Sound Design Alex Booy,
Music Alex Simu,
Color grading Qianwei Tong.

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De Propagandist genomineerd voor Gouden Kalf Beste Lange Documentaire

The Propagandist nominated for Golden Calf Best Feature Documentary
01-10-2025

After the IDFA Best Dutch Film Award and the DDG Award, The Propagandist has been nominated… >> read more After the IDFA Best Dutch Film Award and the DDG Award, The Propagandist has been nominated for the Golden Calf for Best Long Documentary! The announcement will take place next Friday, October 3, during the Golden Calf Gala, and can be followed live at www.filmfestival.nl. Directed by Luuk Bouwman, producer Ilja Roomans, screenplay Luuk Bouwman & Rik Binnendijk, camera Jan Pieter Tuinstra, sound Jillis Schriel, editing sander vos & Luuk Bouwman, editing assistance Sandro Ligtenberg, music Mathilde Wantenaar & Tijmen van Tol, sound design Mark Glynne, color grading Qianwei Tong, finishing Jan Jaap Kuiper, with voices by Jaap Spijkers Anniek Pheifer Raymond Thiry Vincent Rietveld, commissioning editor HUMAN Willemien van Aalst. A production of Docmakers in co-production with Omroep HUMAN, with support from Nederlands Filmfonds, Netherlands Film Production Incentive, NPO-fonds, CoBO, Beeld & Geluid. Distribution Netherlands Cinema Delicatessen, World Sales Film Harbour. The Propagandist trailer.
Where Dragons Live en De Propagandist zijn geselecteerd voor de Gouden Kalf competitie voor Beste Lange Documentaire

Where Dragons Live and The Propagandist are selected for the Gouden Kalf competion
18-07-2025

Two of our films have been selected for the Netherlands Film Festival Golden Calf Competition… >> read more Two of our films have been selected for the Netherlands Film Festival Golden Calf Competition for Best Feature Length Documentary! 'Where Dragons live' by Suzanne Raes is an intimate and enchanting portrait of childhood fears, imagination and the enduring power of the memories that shape our lives. A Docmakers production in co-production with Bombito Productions & NTR, supported by the Netherlands Film Fund, the Netherlands Film Production Incentive, NPO Fund, Screen Scotland. 'The Propagandist' by Luuk Bouwman delves into the life of Jan Teunissen (1898-1975), head of the Dutch Nazi Party's Film Department during World War II. Through family films, audio interviews and propaganda footage a story of a wounded ego, opportunism, and manipulation is told —timeless themes that still resonate today. A Docmakers production in co-production with HUMAN, supported by the Netherlands Film Fund, the Netherlands Film Production Incentive, NPO Fund, CoBO, Sound & Vision.
De Propagandist ontvangt Special Mention op Krakow Film Festival

The Propagandist receives an special mention at Krakow Film Festival
03-06-2025

The Propagandist by Luuk Bouwman has received a Special Mention during the award ceremony of… >> read more The Propagandist by Luuk Bouwman has received a Special Mention during the award ceremony of the 65th edition of the Krakow Film Festival: "For rigorous and elegant archive storytelling, bringing to light a historical case which still resonates loudly eighty years on, grappling with the mechanisms of propaganda and film’s role in the dissemination of ideology." Check out the full list of winners on the official website.
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Where Dragons Live on Dutch TV
22-04-2025

The first broadcast of Where Dragons Live will be on Thursday 24 April 2025 at 22:20 on NTR… >> read more The first broadcast of Where Dragons Live will be on Thursday 24 April 2025 at 22:20 on NTR on NPO 2. That same day, Harriet Impey and Suzanne Raes will be on Tijd voor Max to talk about the film. The press about Where Dragons Live: “Which dragons should be banished or tamed between the moving boxes, which ones can stay? Questions that are carefully answered in this intimate, beautifully imaginative family portrait,” according to de Volkskrant. And Trouw wrote: “Raes observes and listens sharply and has a beautiful eye for the melancholy but also for the fantasy that, at least for the only daughter of the family, largely determined the bond with her father.”
Gerlach wint de Gouden Distel op het Provinziale - filmfest Eberswalde en krijgt een Honorable Mention op Cineeco.

Gerlach wins the Golden Thistle at the Provinziale - filmfest Eberswalde and gets an Honorable Mention at Cineeco.
05-11-2024

Gerlach won the Golden Thistle for the film with the most impact at the festival Provinziale… >> read more Gerlach won the Golden Thistle for the film with the most impact at the festival Provinziale in Eberswalde, Germany, on 19 October, the film was also the opening film. The film also received an honorable mention at Cineeco in Portugal in the international feature film competition.
De Propagandist van Luuk Bouwman zal internationaal vertegenwoordigd worden door Film Harbour

The Propagandist by Luuk Bouwman will be internationally represented by Film Harbour
30-10-2024

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Gerlach valt in de prijzen bij het NFF Forum van de Regisseurs

Gerlach has won an award at the NFF
28-10-2024

The winning film of the tenth edition of the NFF film competition Forum of Directors is the… >> read more The winning film of the tenth edition of the NFF film competition Forum of Directors is the documentary Gerlach. The jury chose the winning film that fits the programme signature; individuality. The anniversary edition of the Directors' Forum featured a selection of feature, documentary and short films curated by film journalist/programmer Hugo Emmerzael and filmmaker/screenwriter Beri Shalmashi.
Docmakers tijdens het Nederlands Filmfestival


20-09-2024

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‘Gerlach’ geselecteerd voor de Gouden Kalf Competitie en Forum van de Regisseurs

'Gerlach' selected for the Golden Calf Competition and Forum of Directors.
19-07-2024

'Gerlach' from directors Aliona van der Horst en Luuk Bouwman is selected for the Golden Calf… >> read more 'Gerlach' from directors Aliona van der Horst en Luuk Bouwman is selected for the Golden Calf Competition of the Netherlands Film Festival 2024. The film is also selected for the Forum of Directors.
‘Geluif in ‘t goeje’ geselecteerd voor de Gouden Kalf Competitie

'Believing in the good' selected for the Golden Calf Competition
18-07-2024

'Believing in the good' by director Suzanne Raes is selected for the Golden Calf Competition… >> read more 'Believing in the good' by director Suzanne Raes is selected for the Golden Calf Competition of the Netherlands Film Festival 2024.
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