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Uitreiking HFM prijzen 2011
26 September 2011
The excellence of the projects presented in Utrecht during the Netherlands Production Platform is reflected in the additional prizes offered from 2011 to help guarantee their completion. Four prizes were awarded yesterday at the Holland Film Meeting.
The Kodak NPP Development Prize, with a value of €5000, is granted annually to the producer of a NPP project from one of the Benelux countries and is intended for investment within the project's further development. The 2011 Kodak NPP Development Prize goes to the project WHISPERING CLOUDS by Meikeminne Clinckspoor and producer Sabine Veenendaal of Flinck Film.
Jury 2011: Olivier Quadrini (Kodak), Wallie Pollé (Cinéart Benelux), Claire Launay (Arte Cinema France): 'Whispering Clouds is 'shouting cinema'. It is promising within its images, its character and the story. We hope that the prize will help to catch all the beauty of Lapland, childhood and care for nature.'
The new Cineco Digital Post Production Award, also valued at €5000, is given to one of the presented Dutch projects and must be used to help finance the film's post-production. The 2011 Cineco Digital Post Production Award goes to THOMAS AND THE BOOK OF EVERYTHING by Ineke Houtman and producers Judith Hees, Hans de Weers of Eyeworks Film and TV Drama.
Jury 2011: San Fu Maltha (Fu Works), Jacobine van der Vloed (CineMart), Kaisa Kriek (NPO):
'It is a story of considerable imagination, ambition and authenticity. Within this magical tale, all audiences can identify with the main character, a child, whose dilemma drives a poignant and gripping drama. It will be the work of a visionary director who has proven in the past that she can deliver films of great warmth and sensitivity.'
The new Binger Award will be given to the most promising Dutch film plan and the prize will include a Binger coaching programme. The 2011 Binger Awards goes to METRO by Marcel Visbeen and producer Trent of NFI Productions.
Jury 2011: Jovan Marjanovic (Head of Industry CineLink), Helena Danielsson (Hepp Film):
'The jury felt the director's approach to making this film makes it a unique development process set to expose the stories, the characters and their world in a multi-layered and complex form.'
And for the first time, a development prize will be awarded to an international NPP project. The Filmmore Innovation Cinema Prize is intended to encourage European filmmakers to explore new and innovative ways of filmmaking and financing their stories. The price has the value of €5000 for postproduction facilities. The 2011 Filmmore Innovation Cinema Prize goes to KORSO by Akseli Tuomivaara and producers Mark Lwoff, Misha Jaari, Elli Toivoniemi of Bufo.
Jury 2011: Wim van Slooten (Filmmore), Sander Verdonk (Lev Pictures), Alan Fountain (EAVE): 'Over the last two days a number of really interesting projects were presented to us. Korso stood out in its portrayal of young people and its unusually extensive research and we believe it has the potential to make a contribution to a refreshing story of a new generation of young European people. It is an engaging and relevant story about growing up that doesn't use the Hollywood format about 'following your dreams'.'
Film/Video Production Workshop Coming to Amsterdam
May 21, 22, 23, 2010
On May 21, 22, 23, Tom Kane is bringing a 3-Day Film Production Workshop to Amsterdam. Tom has had a long and distinguished career in the Film and Television industry. As a Producer, Production Manager, and Assistant Director, his clients have included Twentieth Century Fox, Miramax Films, Columbia Pictures, Warner Bros., ABC Motion Pictures, Universal Pictures, Turner Network Television, CBS, NBC, ABC, and Hallmark Entertainment.
Tom's Film Credits include: Prizzi's Honor, Raging Bull, Kramer vs. Kramer, The Flamingo Kid, Taxi Driver, The Stepford Wives, Crossfire Trail.
Since 1984, Tom has taught Film and Video production to hundreds of students from around the world. He created "The Assistant Director & Unit Production Manager Workshop" for The Maine Media Workshops in Rockport, Maine, where he has instructed for 13 years.
The Workshop will teach you how to successfully plan, organize and manage a film or video production. You will break down a feature script, create a shooting schedule, production board, and day-out-of-days. You also go on a location scout to learn the professional approach to detail for each location. This workshop is ideal for aspiring producers, production managers, assistant directors, screenwriters, actors, and anyone wishing to explore a career in film and video production. Beginners are welcome. 20% Student Discount available. 10% Industry Discount also available.
Participants must be fluent in English.
Location: Bonte Zwaan, Stavangerweg 890, 1013 AX Amsterdam
Log ontofilmtvworkshops.com, for details or E-mail - tomjkane@mind.net. 541-324-3364 (cell).
Now also available at Cineco: DTS sound mastering and sound negative
April 2008
Besides "classical" Dolby mastering, Cineco now also offers the possibility to master and record sound negatives with DTS-timecode. Producers are kindly requested to contact DTS at dtsdcinema.com. DTS-timecode is not only used for sound projection worldwide; it can also be a very helpful tool in digital subtitling.
Sundance Award for Dutch Documentary "Recycle"
February 2008
The documentary RECYCLE, made by Jordanian-Palestinian filmmaker Mahmoud Al-Massad who resides in The Netherlands, won the Documentary Award in the category World Cinema Cinematography at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival. Cineco produced the sound negative and the release prints of RECYCLE. The film was produced by iSee Film.
Turkish film GITMEK ("My Marlon and Brando") very well received on IFFR and Istanbul Film Festival
January 2008
Internationally co-produced GITMEK (MY MARLON AND BRANDO, TR/UK/NL, dir. Hüseyin Karabey) was critically very well received upon its world premiere on January 26, 2008 at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. Members of the international film press unanimously agreed that GITMEK was the best road-movie hailing from Turkey in the last few years. Aside from its documentary content, it was especially the images shot in Iran, Iraq and East-Turkey that got highlighted. Cineco is very proud to have supervised the entire post-production process of this unique film. Executive producer Lucinda Englehart is planning on working with us again soon!