View SNG Films online on ximon.nl

Numerous films from the SNG Film / Studio Nieuwe Gronden catalogue can now be viewed on the new VOD channel ximon.nl. (Momentarily only Dutch versions are available.) Click on the following link to go to the SNG Film page on the site.

DREAM & DEED in Dutch film theaters

DREAM & DEED, a feature documentary by Annette Apon, can still be viewed in Dutch film theatres. The world premiere of the film was held at the EYE Film Institute in Amsterdam on November 24.

logline:
Henriette Roland Holst (1869–1952) met with Lenin and Trotsky, and corresponded with Rosa Luxemburg. Her letters, poems and speeches give an insight into her deepest dilemmas; old images lead us into those turbulent years.

Click HERE to view the trailer of DREAM & DEED.

AN ANGEL IN DOEL wins the Grand Prix at Ânûû-rû âboro

Director Tom Fassaert received the Grand Prix for his film AN ANGEL IN DOEL during the Ânûû-rû âboro documentary festival in the idealic setting of New Caledonia.

AN ANGEL IN DOEL previously won the 'Universities award for best International Competition mid or feature-length film' at the established international documentary festival doclisboa (20-30 October 2011). The film has also been nominated for two Golden Calfs, namely for Best Documentary and Best Editing, at the Netherlands Film Festival in Utrecht. The film is the first feature length documentary by Tom Fassaert, who in 2006 graduated from the Netherlands Film and Television Academy with the film DOEL LIVES, has also received a special mention by the Ecumenical Jury in the FORUM programme of the Berlinale.

WAVUMBA geselecteerd voor Thessaloniki en München

WAVUMBA has been selected for the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival (15-24 March) en DOK.fest München (8-15 May). Jeroen van Velzen has previously won the prize for Best New Documentary Director with his first feature documentary WAVUMBA - they who smell of fish at the prestigious New York film festival Tribeca. The film has also been screened a.o. in competition at the internationally acclaimed festival Visions du Réel in Nyon and in the Bright Future programme at the International Film Festival Rotterdam.

logline:
In search of the reality behind the memories the filmmaker has of his youth in Kenya, he once again allows himself to be led by an old fisherman to a world where fantasy, dreams, belief and reality cannot be differentiated from one another.

the press about WAVUMBA:
Variety:   "Stunning lensing and a deep respect for the stories of coastal Kenyans leave auds pleasantly ruminating on a world touched by magic long after the final credits roll"
de Filmkrant:   "admirably subtle film"
The New York Times:   "a high point" (of Tribeca's documentary competition)
Verbicide Magazine: "Never have I seen images as gorgeous on a screen as those of Wavumba. (T)he pure beauty and irresistible essence of this film are a divine gift for the senses."

The international sales agent attached to the film is EastWest Filmdistribution / Sasha Wieser. WAVUMBA is released theatrically in the Netherlands by Rieks Hadders / Mokum Filmdistributie.

Along with a webpage, the film also has an official website. This can be visited by clicking HERE.

Four SNG Film classics out on DVD
Four old films from the SNG Film collection will now be released on DVD. The films concerned are: 

ABOVE THE MOUNTAINS by Digna Sinke, 
THE THREE BEST THINGS IN LIFE by Ger Poppelaars, 
ONCE BEATEN, TWICE SHY by Gerrard Verhage and 
ANOTHER MOTHER by Paula by der Oest

The DVD's are for sale via Filmfreaks for €14,95 per DVD. All films are subtitled in English.

in production:

THE INVISIBLE FRIEND
a film by Hans Busstra

GEORGICA
a film by Katelijne Schrama

AFTER THE TONE
a film by Digna Sinke based on a screenplay by Henk Burger and Digna Sinke

in development:

ONE WAY TICKET (pr. NORDFJORD)
a film by Danyael Sugawara
screenplay: Helena van der Meulen

TIENGEMETEN, THE WEBSITE

The association Natuurmonumenten has taken the website www.tiengemeten.com under its wing. The first design of the website came about during the workshop organised in 1999/2000 by the Dutch Cultural Broadcasting Fund in cooperation with the Sandberg Institute. The Fund has made it possible for this design to be completed. Fred Inklaar is responsible for the design, Gridline for the programming and Digna Sinke has been invited by the association Natuurmonumenten to give a yearly account on the developments on the island.

The site aims to show how the island of Tiengemeten once came about and about the plans for the future.

Documentaries about the island:
Tiengemeten part 1, part 2 entitled Tiengemeten 2001-2006, 
part 3 entitled New Tiengemeten and the final film Wistful Wilderness

Website: http://www.tiengemeten.com