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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.

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.

20.000 visitors for 'Gerlach'
23-01-2024

20.0000 visitors for 'Gerlach'! On January 23, the 20,0000th visitor was joyfully received… >> read more 20.0000 visitors for 'Gerlach'! On January 23, the 20,0000th visitor was joyfully received at Cinema Amstelveen with flowers and a bag of potatoes from Gerlach.

Kristallen Film 'Gerlach'
29-12-2023

'Gerlach', a film by Aliona van der Horst en Luuk Bouwman, has achieved the Kristallen status.… >> read more 'Gerlach', a film by Aliona van der Horst en Luuk Bouwman, has achieved the Kristallen status. Photo: Luuk Bouwman, Gerlach van Beinum, Aliona van der Horst.

‘Gerlach’ wint IDFA Best Dutch Film Award

'Gerlach' wins IDFA Best Dutch FIlm Award
17-11-2023

Jury Report: "We are in a world where the discussion of land and land rights, we are made to… >> read more Jury Report: "We are in a world where the discussion of land and land rights, we are made to believe, is often only an issue concerning the global south and struggles of indigeneity, land grabbing, expropriation, and exploitation. When we consider our circles of influence and circles of concern, wherever we are on the earth, we have here a film that brings the land struggle home to the Netherlands, showing us that as much as you may have empathy for worlds other than yours, there are also struggles on one's own doorstep that are urgent. This film is testament to the patience and endurance of filmmakers allowing themselves to be taken by the craft, to compassionately observe seasons passing, to attest to a moment where capitalism and climate change have drastically altered agriculture with no possible return. The film remains human and affectionate as the lens finds tenderness in aging bodies, without nostalgia but with certainty; and as the protagonist's stoicity always, somehow, finds meaning in moments of crisis." Gerlach reminds one of the beauty of both biodiversity, life, and the beauty of the humble potato.

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