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Hans De Wolf
Hans de Wolf (born 12 February 1955) is a Dutch television, documentary and film producer. He is also a guest tutor at the Netherlands Film Academy and the Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts. From 1985 to 1989 Hans was director of the Netherlands Film Festival. From 1990 onwards he was producer at production company Egmond Film & Television, winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards with the film ''Antonia's Line''. From 2008 until 2021 he was the co-founder and producer of production company KeyFilm together with Hanneke Niens. During his career Hans de Wolf won numerous awards both as producer and with KeyFilm. Notable awards are the Prix Europa Television Programme of the Year for the telemovie ''Chopsticks'' (1996), the Golden Calf Best long feature film for ''Nynke'' (2001)https://www.filmfestival.nl/en/films/nynke/ Nynke on Dutch Film Festival and two Platinum Films for box office hits '' Soof 1'' and ''Soof 2''. Selected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hague
The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of the Netherlands is Amsterdam, The Hague has been described as the country's de facto capital. The Hague is also the capital of the province of South Holland, and the city hosts both the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam. The Hague is the core municipality of the Greater The Hague urban area, which comprises the city itself and its suburban municipalities, containing over 800,000 people, making it the third-largest urban area in the Netherlands, again after the urban areas of Amsterdam and Rotterdam. The Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area, with a population of approximately 2.6&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bluebird (2004 Film)
''Bluebird'' is a 2004 Dutch television film directed by Mijke de Jong. It is the first in a trilogy of films made by de Jong about young women becoming adults. The film was selected by the Netherlands as its official Foreign Language Film submission for the 78th Academy Awards, but was disqualified by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences because it had been shown on television. Plot Merel (Elske Rotteveel) is a 13 year old girl living in Rotterdam and looking after her younger disabled brother. She is successful at school, but hounded by a group of a classmates. As the bullying intensifies, Merel finds it hard to talk about it and her behaviour changes. Accolades ''Bluebird'' won a Crystal Bear award at the Berlin International Film Festival. The film was selected by the Netherlands as its official Foreign Language Film submission for the 78th Academy Awards, but was rejected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences because it had been shown on television. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ochtendzwemmers
'' Ochtendzwemmers '' is a 2000 Dutch film directed by Nicole van Kilsdonk. Plot Every morning a fixed group of people use the local swimming pool. None of the regulars know each other, only by sight. However, the police suspect that the swimmers are part of a criminal organisation, and one morning, conduct a raid on the pool. One of the main suspects is Loes, who takes her story to the detective, her story seems to resolve the whole thing, but then she is accused of being a racist. Cast *Ricky Koole - Loes *Daniël Boissevain - Bing * Felix Burleson - Ampie Sylvester * Viggo Waas - Frankie * Adriaan Olree - Dhr. Te Bokkel *Tatum Dagelet - Tanja *Frank Lammers - Herman *Olga Zuiderhoek - Moeder Bakker *Edwin Jongejans - Chris de Vis *Josh Meyer Josh Meyer is an author, screenwriter, lecturer, and reporter. He has worked for various media and is currently with Politico. Education According to his profile page at ''Politico'', Meyer is from the Boston area. He has Bachelor of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maten (film)
''Mates'' or '' Maten '' is a 1999 Dutch TV film directed by Pieter Verhoeff. Cast *Kees Boot ... Theo Pals *Elsie de Brauw * Hans Breetveld ... Sergeant Frank Houtman *Erik de Bruyn * Khaldoun Elmecky * Thijs Feenstra *Bert Geurkink * Marc Hazewinkel *Arend Jan Heerma van Voss *Monic Hendrickx *Marja Kok ... Moeder Winters *Merel Laseur *Johan Leysen... Officier Blaak * Jacques Luijer *Willem Nijholt ... Hoofdofficier Meesingh *Roef Ragas ... Rob *Victor Reinier * Tjerk Risselada *Ronald Top Ronald Top (born 1964) is a theatre, TV, and film-actor as well as presenter, voice-over artist and writer. Hollywood writer/producer Vivian Leigh wrote about his work: “Ronald’s performances have a depth and believability that are only seen w ... * Wimie Wilhelm * Helmert Woudenberg ... Vader Winters External links * Dutch television films 1999 films 1990s Dutch-language films Films directed by Pieter Verhoeff Films shot in the Netherlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Idol (2015 Film)
''The Idol'' is a 2015 Palestinian drama film directed by Hany Abu-Assad. It was shown in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. It was selected as the Palestinian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. Plot ''The Idol'' tells a fictionalized version of the life of Mohammed Assaf, wedding singer from a refugee camp in Gaza who went to win 2013's ''Arab Idol'' singing competition. The film starts out in 2005 in Gaza. Mohammed is a young child, playing in a band together with his tomboy sister Nour and two friends. Recognizing the possibilities Mohammed's incredible voice has to offer, they set out to become a real band and are soon asked to play at weddings. Nour, however, collapses during a performance and is found to have kidney failure, requiring her to undergo weekly dialysis or for her family to buy her a kidney transplant. As the transplant is far too expensive, Mohammed make ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duska (film)
''Duska'' (russian: Душка) is a 2007 Dutch film directed by Jos Stelling. It was the Netherlands' submission to the 80th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. At the Netherlands Film Festival, where it was the opening film Sylvia Hoeks won the Best Supporting Actress Golden Calf for her role as a cashier, while composer Bart van de Lisdonk was nominated for Best Music. Plot A socially inept middle-aged man is confronted with an unexpected guest even more clueless than himself in this comedy-drama. Bob (Gene Bervoets) is a film critic from the Netherlands who loves and understands the movies but doesn't have the same knack with the real world, especially the opposite sex. Bob is deeply infatuated with a woman (Sylvia Hoeks) who works at the popcorn counter of his favorite movie theater, but while she sometimes flirts with him, he's too nervous to follow through. Bob decides he needs to be more bold if he wants to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oysters At Nam Kee's
''Oysters at Nam Kee's'' ( nl, Oesters van Nam Kee) is a 2002 Dutch drama film, directed by Pollo de Pimentel, starring Katja Schuurman and Egbert Jan Weeber. The film received a Golden Film (75,000 visitors) in 2002. Plot Berry ( Egbert Jan Weeber) is a boy who plays fast and loose and likes to hang around with his friends. One day he meets Thera (Katja Schuurman), a girl who's a little bit older, and she turns his head around. They start a romance culminating in a meetup at Nam Kee, a Chinese restaurant in Amsterdam where they have oysters for dinner. Suddenly Thera disappears and Berry becomes crazy of the silence and his unrequited love. Main cast * Katja Schuurman as Thera * Egbert Jan Weeber as Berry Kooijman * Johnny de Mol as Otto * Edwin Jonker as Felicio * Mohammed Chaara as Jamal * Hans Dagelet as Mr. Kooijman, Berry's father * Guusje Eijbers as Mrs. Kooijman, Berry's mother * Cees Geel as Barber * Touriya Haoud Touriya Haoud ( ar, ثريا مهاود; mk, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stowaway (1997 Film)
''The Stowaway'' or '' De Verstekeling '' is a 1997 Dutch film directed by Ben van Lieshout. Plot summary Cast * Bekzod Mukhammadkarimov as Orazbai (as Bekhzod Mukhamedkarimov) * Ariane Schluter as Katharina * Rick van Gastel as Maarten * Dirk Roofthooft as Zeeman * Sjamoerat Oetemratov as Vader * Culnar Aidzjanava as Aydin * Karamat Primbetov as Iso * Leda Elueva as Bibigul * Roef Ragas as Collega zeeman * Ad van Kempen Ad van Kempen (born 12 July 1944) is a Dutch actor. He performed in more than forty films since 1974. Selected filmography External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kempen, Ad van 1944 births Living people 20th-century Dutch male actors Dutch ... as Kapitein * Hans Magnus as Vreemdelingenpolitie * Ruurt de Maesschalck as Vreemdelingenpolitie * Hans Hausdörfer as Havenpolitie * Tjerk Risselada as Werfarbeider * Stef van der Eijnden as Rozenkweker References External links * * * Dutch drama films 1997 films 1990s Dutch-language fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platinum Film
The Platinum Film ( nl, Platina Film) is a film award recognising domestic box office achievements in the Netherlands. It is awarded for the first 400,000 visitors of a Dutch film production. In 2003, one of the requirements for the award was raised from 200,000 to 400,000 visitors. All films that had received the Platinum Film for 200,000 tickets sold, would also have received the award under the new criterion, with the exception of '' The Moving True Story of a Woman Ahead of Her Time'' (2001). See also * List of films that received the Platinum Film References External links Platina Filmat the website of the Netherlands Film FestivalGolden and Platin Film Netherlandsat the Internet Movie Database IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ... Dutch film awards Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Calf For Best Long Feature Film
The following is a list of winners of the Golden Calf for best long feature film at the NFF. Trivia * 13 former "best feature film"-winners where the Dutch submission for the Academy Award for Best International Film, including Oscar-nominee Twin Sisters and Oscar-winner Character. The other two Dutch Oscar-winners, The Assault and Antonia's Line, didn't win the Golden Calf for Best Feature Film. Oscar-nominee Paradise Now from Dutch-Palestinian filmmaker Hany Abu-Assad was submitted by Palestine. * Hans, Life Before Death is so far the only Documentary-film to ever win this prize. According to the "Jaarboek film 1984" by Hans Beerekamp, this was a compromise choice when the Golden Calf-jury and organizers of the Netherlands Film Festival didn't agree on the final winner. * Oink is the only animated film to win this prize. * Most of the films that won are predominantly Dutch or English spoken. However it has happened three times that a film won in one of the minority ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Calf (award)
The Golden Calf ( nl, Gouden Kalf) is the award of the Netherlands Film Festival, which is held annually in Utrecht. The award has been presented since 1981, originally in six categories: Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Feature Film, Best Short Film, Culture Prize and Honourable mention. In 2004, there were 16 award categories, mainly because in 2003 the categories Best Photography, Best Montage, Best Music, Best Production Design, Best Sound Design were added. Famous Dutch film makers and actors that have won a ''Golden Calf'' include Rutger Hauer, Louis van Gasteren, Paul Verhoeven, Eddy Terstall, Carice van Houten, Felix de Rooy, Fons Rademakers, Martin Koolhoven, Alex van Warmerdam, Fedja van Huêt, Jean van de Velde, Pim de la Parra, Dick Maas, Marleen Gorris, Ian Kerkhof, Jeroen Krabbé, Monic Hendrickx, Rijk de Gooyer and Marwan Kenzari. Name and meaning The name refers to an animal as is common in names of European film awards, such as the Golden Bear of the Berlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
