Blok D

Programme

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  Longing

  Animation, 4’
  
  When Chris's mother disappears without a trace, he and his father Toon are both confronted with great sadness. While Chris is able to cry and let his emotions flow freely, Toon cannot bring himself to be vulnerable, and literally swallows his tears. The distance grows between him and Chris.
  
  This film was made with the support of EO.
  
  Screenwriter Maxime Baksteen Director Lotte Salomons Producers Idris Bakker, Siemen Versloot Cinematographer Judith Boeschoten Production Design Sarah van den Bosch Sound Design Coen Bruins Sound Effects Camiel Povel Soundscape Franco van der Linde Re-Recording Mixer Annika Epker Editor Lot Hoogeboom Visual Effects Supervisors Eline Oppewal, Stan Oversteegen Visual Effects Producer Gijs de Groot Animation Supervisor Pieter Schillemans Visual Effects Coordinators Menno Weitmann, Franca Wisselink Technical Supervisor Bo Kamphues 3D Animation Jorn Boven, Stijn Sanders Rigging Menno Weitmann Modelling, Texturing & Lighting Leeloo Bénézra, Diede Bouman, Eline Oppewal Layout Mick van Geldorp FX Michael van Dalen, Victor Frerichs Compositors Bob Lemm, Stan Oversteegen, Franca Wisselink Composer Manel Fornells

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  BELLUM

  Documentary, 25’
  
  BELLUM is a film about how war trauma still grips the lives of three generations today. In a hiding room created for this film, we see a Jewish family breaking the silence by finally starting a conversation about suppressing and passing on war trauma. We examine how trauma is passed on from parent to child. Are later generations able to break free from a traumatic experience that they have not experienced themselves?
  
  This film was made with the support of Human.
  
  Screenwriter Demian van der Wekken Director Lotte Salomons Producer Bente van der Meer, Leilany Sanz Cinematographer Peter Krijgsman Production Design Lucienne Dekker Sound Design Freija Hogenboom Production Sound Mixer Ruben Dirkzwager Editor Gijs Hummelink Visual Effects Supervisors Michael van Dalen, Victor Frerichs Visual Effects Artist Mick van Geldrop Composer Florian Jankowski

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  Ursa Major

  Animation, 3’
  
  A polar bear dreams of playing the piano. He hears some music when he passes the concert hall and looks through the window. A professional pianist is playing a Steinway! He decides to go in and give it a go himself. Until he gets detected. The wander is angry with the bear for breaking in, but then he hears him play.
  
  Screenplay Melvin Stewart Director Stijn Sanders Producer Thomas Spiekhout Cinematographer Yavuz Selim Isler Gaffer Nina Miège Production Design Anouk Boef Sound Design Zeno Hehenkamp Production Sound Mixer Camiel Povel Re-Recording Mixer Zeno Hehenkamp Editors Stijn Sanders, Yavuz Selim Isler Visual Effects Supervisor Stijn Sanders Visual Effects Artists Bo Kamphues, Menno Weitmann, Rick van Soest Composer Manel Fornells

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  Viral

  Fiction, 24’
  
  Nina (26) and her friends have made a music video which now goes viral. They are getting ready for their first TV appearance. When it becomes clear they have been led to the studio under false pretenses, Nina faces a tough choice: should she pursue her career in showbusiness, which appears to be an unfair system? Or should she, as an underrepresented black filmmaker, take this unique opportunity to make a statement against it?
  
  This film was made with the support of NTR.
  
  Screenwriter Ashanti Vreden Director Shriejan Paudel Producers Idris Bakker, Thomas Spiekhout, Siemen Versloot Cinematographer Yavuz Selim Isler Gaffer Evert Bazuin Production Design Annelot de Boer, Kino Haverkorn Costume Design Anouk Boef Sound Design Bas Gijzen Production Sound Mixers Bas Gijzen, Franco van der Linde Re-Recording Mixer Coen Bruins Editor Jordy Pijper Visual Effects Supervisor Franca Wisselink Visual Effects Artists Stan Oversteegen, Menno Weitmann, Bo Kamphues, Bob Lemm, Eline Oppewal, Pieter Schillemans, Jorn Boven, Stijn Sanders, Michael van Dalen, Gijs de Groot, Victor Frerichs, Mick van Geldorp, Leeloo Bénézra, Diede Bouman Composer Manel  Fornells