THE NETHERLANDS FILM FUND. A selection of minority coproduction features supported from countries represented Update Cannes 2015

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1 THE NETHERLANDS FILM FUND A selection of minority coproduction features supported from countries represented Update Cannes 2015

2 COMPLETED FILMS The Lobster, Ireland Director: Yorgos Lanthimos, writer: Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthimis Filippou Producer: Element Pictures (IE). Co-producers: Lemming Film (NL),Scarlet Films (UK), Limp (UK), Haut et Court (FR), Faliro House (GR) Financiers: Film4, the Irish Film Board, Eurimages, BFI Film Fund, Netherlands Film Fund, Greek Film Centre, Protagonist Pictures, CANAL+, CINE+, Aide aux Cinémas du Monde, Centre National du Cinéma et de l Image Animée, Ministère des Affaires Étrangères et du Développement International, Institut Français & MEDIA Programme of the European Union. Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production: 200,000 Netherlands spending: post production sound, post production image Production status: completed, festival: Official competition Cannes 2015, planned release: TBD Language: English, French, duration: 118min, genre: comic, surreal love story Sales agent: Protagonist Pictures, Distribution in the Netherlands: FilmFreak Distribution Logline: A love story set in the near future where single people, according to the rules of The City, are arrested and transferred to The Hotel. There they are obliged to find a matching mate in 45 days. If they fail, they are transformed into an animal of their choosing and released into The Woods. A desperate Man escapes from The Hotel to The Woods where The Loners live and falls in love, although it is against their rules. La Tierra y la Sombra (Land & Shade), Colombia Writer & director: César Augusto Acevedo Producer: Burning Blue (Colombia) (CO). Co-producers: Topkapi Films B.V. (NL), Cinésud Promotion (FR), Rampante Cine (CL), Preta Portê (BR) Financiers: Fundación Carolina (ES), Programa Ibermedia (ES, Hubert Bals Fund (NL), Proimágenes Columbia (CO), Netherlands Film Fund Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production through the NFF+HBF coproduction scheme: 50,000 Netherlands spending: postproduction/ final processing: color grading, VFX, DI Production status: completed, festival selection: La Semaine de la Critique Cannes 2015, planned release: September 2016 Language: Spanish, duration: 94min, genre: drama Sales agent: Pyramide International, Distribution in the Netherlands: September Film Logline: Alfonso is an old farmer who has returned home to tend to his son, who is gravely ill. He rediscovers his old house, where the woman who was once his wife still lives, with his daughter-in-law and grandson. The landscape that awaits him resembles a wasteland. Vast sugar cane plantations surround the house, producing perpetual clouds of ash. 17 years after abandoning them, Alfonso tries to fit back in and save his family. Cherry Tree, Ireland Director: David Keating, writer: Brendan McCarthy Producer: Fantastic Films (IE), Co-producer: House of Netherhorror (NL) Financiers: MPI Pictures, Irish Film Board, Section 481, Netherlands Film Fund, Netherlands Film Production Incentive Netherlands funding: Selective minority coproduction: 70,000, Film Production Incentive: Netherlands spending: post production sound, post production image Production status: completed, release year: 2015, festival: Market screening Cannes 2015 Language: English, duration: 85min, genre: horror Sales agent: MPI Media Group, Distribution in the Netherlands: Just Entertainment Logline: In order to save her dying father s life, Faith, a teenage girl, agrees to give birth to the devil s child. Road to la Paz, Argentina Writer & director: Fransisco Varone Producer: GEMA FILMS (ARG). Co-producers: Habbekrats (NL), H&U Filmproduction (DE), Concreto Films (ARG) Financiers: INCAA, Visions Sud Est, Netherlands Film Fund, Ezef, Doha Film Institute Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production: Netherlands spending: post production sound, camera rental Production status: post production, planned release: 2015 Language: Spanish, duration: 90min, genre: road movie Sales agent: Figa Films, Distribution in the Netherlands: Habbekrats

3 Logline: Sebastian (35) takes a job as a limo driver with his old Peugeot. Among the passengers is Jahlil (85) an observant Sufi. One day Jahlil offers him a large amount of money to drive him to La Paz. What starts out as an inconvenient trip for Sebastian, turns out to be a life-changing adventure The Summer of Sangaïlé, France Writer & director: Alanté Kavaïté Producer: Fralita Films (LTU). Co-producers: Viking Film B.V. (NL), Les Films d'antoine (FR) Financiers: Lithuanian Film Centre, Eurimages, Media Programme of the European Union, Netherlands Film Fund, Lithuanian Culture Support Fund, CNC and the participation of Cofinova 10. Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production: 20,500 Netherlands spending: Music rights supervision Production status: Completed, winner Sundance Best Director, selection Berlinale Panorama planned release: 2015 Language: Lithuanian, duration: 90min, genre: drama Sales agent: Films Distribution, Distribution in the Netherlands: tbd. Logline: 17 year-old Sangaïlé, is fascinated by stunt planes. Afraid of heights, she has never dared to even enter in one of the cockpits. At a summer aeronautical show, nearby her parents lakeside villa, she meets Auste - a local girl of her age, who unlike Sangaïlé, lives her life to the full with creativity and dare. As the two girls become lovers, Sangaïlé allows Auste to discover her most intimate secret, and finds in her teenage love the only person to truly encourage her in flying. Cub (Welp), Belgium Director: Jonas Govaerts, writer: Roel Mondelaers Producer: Potemkino (BE). Co-producers: Submarine (NL) Financiers: Potemkino, Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds, BNP Paribas Fortis, Wallimage/Bxlimage, Nederlands Filmfonds, Submarine, Kinepolis Film Distribution, Flanders Image, Kinology, crowdfunders Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production through the co-production agreement with VAF: 150,000 Netherlands spending: crew, special effects, set construction, stuntmen, set building Production status: completed, release: 2014 Language: Dutch, duration: 90min, genre: horror Sales agent: HanWay, Distribution in the Netherlands: Dutch Filmworks Logline: On a camping trip in the woods with his fellow scouts, 12-year-old Sam's fears are ignored - until they all start falling victim to the evil Poacher. They have Escaped, Finland Writer & director: Jukka-Pekka Valkeapää Producer: Helsinki- Filmi Oy (FI). Co-producers: Revolver Amsterdam B.V. (NL) Financiers: Finnish Film Foundation, Netherlands Film Fund, YLE TV1 Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production: 150,000 Netherlands spending: postproduction supervisor, grading, composer, post production sound, visual effects Production status: completed, festival selection: Venice & Toronto 2014, planned release: 2015 Language: Finnish, duration: 100min, genre: drama-thriller Sales agent: Yellow Affair, Distribution in the Netherlands: Amstel Film Logline: They Have Escaped is a film about fragile love, childhood dreams and the violence of reality. I m the Same, I'm another, Belgium Writer & director: Caroline Strubbe Producer: Minds Meet (BE). Co-producers: De Productie (NL), Artemis (BE) Financiers: Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), Netherlands Film Fund, CCA, MEDIA Programme In co-operation with: De Nationale Loterij, Tax Shelter Films Funding & Emakina Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production through the co-production agreement with VAF: 217,500 Netherlands spending: script development/scriptwriter, assistant director, art director, setdresser, make-up artist, postproduction image Production status: completed, planned release: May 2015 Language: Flemish & English, duration: 90min, genre: drama Sales agent: Films Boutique, Distribution in the Netherlands: Mokumfilm Logline: A man in his thirties is on the run with a young girl, both with a past filled with loss and sorrow. Mourning will bind them, but is this alliance of dependence appropriate for them and for the outside world?

4 A Blast, Greece Writer & director: Syllas Tzoumerkas Producer: Homemade Films (GR). Co-producers: Unafilm (DE), PRPL (NL), Bastide Films (NL) In collaboration with ZDF/ARTE Financiers: MEDIA, Greek Film Center, Netherlands Film Fund, Film- und Medienstiftung Hamburg, Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig Holstein, Pan Entertainment, Graal S.A., Marni Films, Movimento Film Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production: 105,000 Netherlands spending: sound design, stunt riving Production status: completed, festival selection: Locarno 2014, released NL: March 2015 Language: Greek, duration: 83min, genre: drama Sales agent: Homemade Films, Distribution in the Netherlands: De Filmfreak Logline: Maria is waiting for a blast. She has to set her life on fire. Francofonia, Louvre Under German Occupation, France Director: Alexander Sokurov, writer: Alexander Sokurov Producer: Idéale Audience (FR), N279 Entertainment (NL), Zero one film GmbH (DE) Co-producers: ARTE France Cinéma, Le musée du Louvre Financiers: Eurimages, Centre National de la Cinématographie et de l Image Animée, Medienboard Berlin- Brandenburg, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, Filmförderungsanstalt, Deutscher FilmFörderFonds, Netherlands Film Fund, MEDIA Programme of the European Union (Media Slate) Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production: 110,000 Netherlands spending: stills, partial shooting, post productie image, orchestra registration, trailer, poster. Production status: completed, planned release: 2015 Language: French, German, Russian, duration: 88min, genre: Drama Sales agent: Film Boutique, Distribution in the Netherlands: Contact Film Logline: Francofonia explores the question of relations between art and war through a journey into the Louvre. POST PRODUCTION Bull Down!, Brazil Writer & director: Gabriel Mascaro Producer: Desvia (Brazil) Co-producers: Viking Film B.V. (NL), Malbicho Cine (Uruguay) Financiers: Federal Brasilian Government, Ministry of Culture - Audivisual Secretariate, Brasilian Cinema Agency (Ancine), Uruguayan Cinema Agency (ICAU), Pernambuco State Fund for Culture (FUNCULTURA), Ibermedia Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production through the NFF+HBF coproduction scheme: 50,000 Netherlands spending: Mix, color grading, deliveries Production status: post-production, planned release: 2016 Language: Portuguese, duration: 95min, genre: drama Sales agent: Artscope, Distribution in the Netherlands: tbd Logline: Amidst a rural Brazil in the throws of rapid economic development, Iremar is a cowhand who dreams of becoming a fashion designer. Math Sucks, Poland Director: Kasia Roslaniec, writer: Kasia Roslaniec Producer: Manana Films (PO). Co-producers: OAK Motion Pictures (NL), DI Factory (PO) Financiers: Polish Film Institute, MEDIA development, Gutek Film, Netherlands Film Fund, Netherlands Film Production Incentive Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production: 160,000, Film Production Incentive: 115,686 Netherlands spending: cast, set design, set construction, set dressing, production sound on set, sound design, post production sound, art direction, make up Production status: post production, planned release: tbd Language: Polish, English duration: 108min, genre: drama romantic Sales agent: NDM Sales, Distribution in the Netherlands: September Films Logline: It s not who you know, it s not who you blow. You will die anyway.

5 The Commune, Denmark Director: Thomas Vinterberg, writer: Thomas Vinterberg & Tobias Lindholm Producer: Zentropa Entertainment (DK). Co-producers: Topkapi Films B.V. (NL), Filmi Väst (SE), Zentropa International Sweden (SE), Zentropa International Netherlands (NL) Financiers: Danish Film Institute (DK), DR (DK), Eurimages, Swedish Film Institure (SE), Netherlands Film Fund (NL), Nordic Film- & TV-Fund (NO) Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production: 200,000 Netherlands spending: costume design, make-up artist, camera operator, composer, VFX Production status: post-production, planned release: 2015 Language: Danish, duration: 90min, genre: drama Sales agent: TrustNordisk, Distribution in the Netherlands: September Film Logline: The story is a no-holds-barred account of what happens when personal desires collide with the notion of community. The film delivers a portrayal of the ideal of harmonious communal living but also a merciless depiction of the hurt, loss and aggression that results. Love & Friendship, Ireland Director & writer: Whit Stillman Producer: Blinder Films (IE), Co-producers: Revolver (NL), Chic Films (FR), Parklands (equity) (USA) Financiers: Irish Film Board, Section 481, ARTE France, Sofica, Netherlands Film Fund, Netherlands Film Production Incentive Netherlands funding: Selective minority coproduction: , Film Production Incentive: , Netherlands spending: D.O.P., focus puller, post production sound, post production image Production status: post production. Planned release: 2015 Language: English, duration: 100min, genre: romantic comedy Sales agent: Protagonist Pictures, Distribution in the Netherlands: tbd Logline: Beautiful widow, Lady Susan Vernon, has come to Churchill, the estate of her in-laws, to wait out the colourful rumours about her dalliances circulating through polite society. While there, she decides to secure a husband for herself and her reluctant debutante daughter, Frederica. Mammal, Ireland Director: Rebecca Daly, Writers: Rebecca Daly, Glenn Montgomery Producer: Fastnet Films (IE). Co-producer: Rinkel Film B.V. (NL), Calach Films (LUX), Financiers: Irish Film Board, Section 481, RTE, BAI, Wildcard, AFS Fiction, Netherlands Film Fund, Netherlands Film Production Incentive, VPRO Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production: 200,000, Film Production Incentive: 47,035 Netherlands spending: DoP, sound recordist, boom operator, make-up artist, best boy + assistant, sound designer, composer, camera rental, lighting equipment, sound production/postproduction, music Production status: post production, planned release: Fall 2015 Language: English, duration: 90min, genre: drama Sales agent: Picture Tree, Distribution in the Netherlands: Cinéart Logline: The compelling and unorthodox love story between a woman (Rachel Griffiths) who lost her son under tragic circumstances, and a homeless youth (Barry Keoghan). All of a Sudden, Germany Writer & director: Asli Özge Producer: EEE Productions (DE). Co-producers: Topkapi Films B.V. (NL), Haut et Court (FR) Financiers: The Post Republic (DE), WDR/Arte (DE), Film- und Medienstiftung NRW (DE), Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (DE), Netherlands Film Fund, Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DE), MEDIA Development Funding Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production: 125,000 Netherlands spending: production sound on set, sound design, VFX Production status: post production, planned release: 2015 Language: German, duration: 100min, genre: Drama Sales agent: Memento Films, Distribution in the Netherlands: September Film Logline: Due to the immense profound effects of an accidental event, Karsten gets confronted with his own weaknesses and fears and starts to question his presumably stable life.

6 Prejudice, Belgium Writer & director: Antoine Cuypers Producer: Wrong Men North (BE). Co-producers: CTM Pictures (NL), Lucil Film (LUX) Financiers: Federation Wallonie-Bruxelles (BE), Mollywood (tax shelter BE), Belgacom (BE), Luxemburg Film Fund (LUX), Netherlands Film Fund, Netherlands Film production Incentive Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production 122,520, Film Production Incentive: 77,480 Netherlands spending: post production sound, composer, camera operator, camera- & light equipment, grading & visual postproduction Production status: post production, planned release: 2015 Language: French, duration: 100min, genre: Drama Suspense Sales agent: Les Films du Losange, Distribution in the Netherlands: Cinéart (Benelux) Logline: Between denial and paranoia, revolt and false pretences, how far is a family willing to go to keep its equilibrium? When must it start to suppress the right to be different? Problemski Hotel, Belgium Director: Manu Riche, writer: Steve Hawes Producer: Cassette for Timescapes (BE). Co-producers: Volya Films (NL), Thank You and Good Night (BE) Financiers: Flanders Audiovisual Fund (BE), Netherlands Film Fund, Netherlands Film Production Incentive, La Communauté française de la Belgique (BE), BNP Paribas Fortis Film Finance (BE), Telenet (BE), Creative Europe, CANVAS (BE) Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production through the co-production agreement with VAF: 200,000, Film Production Incentive: 62,500 Netherlands spending: sound, sound postproduction, music, visual post, DCP Production status: post production, planned release: 2015 Language: Engels., duration: 108min, genre: black comedy Sales agent: tbd, Distribution in the Netherlands: Lumière Logline: The cross-frontier migrant s life within the system - an endless, featureless, futureless round of queues - becomes even bleaker in December. But could the arrrival of Lidia, a Russian girl, make a difference to Bipul? Under the Pyramid, Sweden Writer & director: Axel Petersén Producer: Idyll (SE), Co-producer: Family Affair Films (NL) Financiers: Swedish Film Institute, SVT, Film i Väst, C More, TV 2, Netherlands Film Fund, Netherlands Film Production Incentive Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production: 175,000 Film Production Incentive: 61,924, Netherlands spending: cast, production staff, D.O.P, make up artist, focus puller, gaffer, light assistant, sound design, postproduction sound, composers, trailer editor, camera rental Production status: post production, planned release: 2015 Language: Swedish, English & Arabic, duration: 90min, genre: Crime Thriller Distribution Scandinavia: Scanbox Sales agent: tbd, Distribution in the Netherlands: tbd Logline: Based on Petersén s original script, the film is an adventure thriller about a daughter in search of her father in a brutal world of illegal affairs with invaluable art treasures. Belgica, Belgium Director: Felix van Groeningen, writer: Felix van Groeningenm Arne Sierens Producer: Menuet (BE). Co-producers: Topkapi Films B.V. (NL), Pyramide Productions (FR) Financiers: VAF (BE), Screen Flanders (BE), VTM (BE), Eurimages, Canal+ (FR), Netherlands Film Fund (NL), France 3 (FR), Cinemas du Monde (FR), FR 3 Cinéma (FR), Ciné+ (FR) Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production through the co-production agreement with VAF: 200,000 Netherlands spending: Post production sound, composer Production status: post production, planned release: Fall 2015

7 Language: Dutch, duration: 105min, genre: drama Sales agent: The Match Factory, Distribution in the Netherlands: September Film Logline: Two brothers start a bar and get swept up in its success in the midst of Belgium s nightlife scene. False Witness, Bulgaria Director/writer: Iglika Triffonova Producer: Klas Film (BU). Co-producers: Phanta Film B.V. (NL), Filmlance International (SE), in association with Weydemann Bros. (DE) Financiers: Media, Bulgarian National Film Centre, Netherland Film Fund, Swedish Film Institute, Film I Skåne (SE), SVT (SE) Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production: 215,000 Netherlands spending: script development, cast, production crew, locations, equipment (camera, electrics) Production status: post production, planned release: tbd Language: English, Bosnian & Dutch, duration: 90min, genre: drama Sales agent: tbd, Distribution in the Netherlands: Mokum Filmdistributie Logline: Documenting a key trial of the Hague Tribunal with criminal suspense, the film reflects on the great confrontations of our times between Christians and Muslims, between liberalism and consumerist prosperity through personal stories that change the fates of all participants. Galopping Mind, Belgium Writer & director: Wim Vandekeybus Producer: Savage Film (BE), Eyeworks N.V. (BE). Co-producers: Phanta Film B.V. (NL), Uj Budapest Filmstudio Kft (HU), Climax Films (BE) Financiers: The Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), Screen Flanders and Enterprise Flanders, Belgian Tax Shelter, Netherlands Film Fund, Le Centre du cinéma et de l audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles et de VOO Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production through the co-production agreement with VAF: 150,000 Netherlands spending: line producer, camera equipment, grip package and grip assistant Production status: post production, planned release: tbd. Language: English & Hungarian, duration: 100min, genre: drama - adventure Sales agent: Celluloid Dreams, Distribution in the Netherlands: Kinepolis Film Distribution Logline: When a nurse discovers that her partner is the father of a newborn twin, she decides to steal one of the babies. She hides the girl from her brother, who grows up in a street gang, but ten years later the children's paths cross again. They are attracted to each other and discover their common destiny, imposed on them by adults. But none of them is able to escape their past. The Sum of Histories, Belgium Writer & director: Lukas Bossuyt Producer: Caviar Films (BE). Co-producers: Pupkin Film B.V. (NL) Financiers: VAF, Netherlands Film Fund, Netherlands Film Production Incentive, City of Louvain, Belgian Tax Shelter, MEDIA Program of the European Union Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production through the co-production agreement with VAF: 150,000, Film Production Incentive: 66,000 Netherlands spending: cast, line producer, production sound on set, stunts, music, postproduction sound, post production image Production status: post production, planned release: 2015 Language: Dutch / Flemish, duration: 100min, genre: Romance, Science-fiction, Drama Sales agent: tbd, Distribution in the Netherlands: September Films Logline: Sum of Histories is the story of Viktor, a young and brilliant professor who discovers a way to manipulate time. Now he can finally change the past and help his beloved Lena. But as Viktor soon learns, changing the past is not without risk. Oscuro animal, Colombia Writer & director: Felipe Guerrero Producer: Mutokino SAS (CO) Gema Films (ARG). Co-producers: Viking Film B.V. (NL), Sutor Kolonko (DE) Financiers: Proimagenes Colombia, INCAA Argentina Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production through the NFF+HBF coproduction

8 scheme: 50,000 Netherlands spending: Final mix Production status: post production, planned release: Fall 2015 Language: Spanish, duration: 90min, genre: drama Sales agent: tbd, Distribution in the Netherlands: tbd Logline: Oscuro animal tells the story of three women forced to flee their homes in the midst of the Colombian armed conflict. IN PRODUCTION Rehepapp, Estonia Director: Rainer Sarnet, writer: Rainer Sarnet Producer: Homeless Bob Production (EST). Co-producers: PRPL (NL), Opus Film (POL) Financiers: MEDIA, Estonian Film Institute, Estonian Cultural Endowment, TV3, Netherlands Film Fund, Netherlands Film Production Incentive, Polish Film Institute, Eurimages Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production: 150,000, Film Production Incentive: 64,725 Netherlands spending: sound design, sound on set, VFX Production status: in production, planned release: 2016 Language: Estonian/German, duration: 110min, genre: Fantasy film based on Estonian mythology. Mixture of magic, black humour and romantic. Sales agent: LOI Alpha Violet, Distribution in the Netherlands: LOI De Filmfreak Logline: All gods are great, wise man fools them all. The Night of a thousand Hours, Luxembourg/Austria Writer & director: Virgil Widrich Producer: Amour Fou Luxembourg (LUX) and Amour Fou Vienna (AUS). Co-producer: KeyFilm B.V. (NL), Golden Girls Filmproduction(AUS) Financiers: Austrian Film Institute, Film Fund Vienna, Land Salzburg, Business Location Südtirol, Film Location Austria, Austrian broadcast ORF, Luxembourg Film Fund, Netherlands Film Fund, Netherlands Film Production Incentive, Eurimages, Algoa Slate Funding, Italian Tax Shelter Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production: 250,000, Film Production Incentive: 336,450, Netherlands spending: a.o. Filmmore graphic- and digital design interiors for projection, costume design Alette Kraan, art direction Diana van de Vossenberg Production status: in production, planned release: 2016 Language: German, duration: 110min, genre: drama Sales agent: Distribution Benelux: September Film, Austria: ThimFilm Logline: One family, one night, one murder and a forbidden passion: as the Ullich family gathers and theirs ancestors appear from the past, the events start coming in a rush in the Viennese palace. While cousins fight for control of the family business, the ancestors reveal how the Ullich really loved and made their fortune. Siv sleeps astray, Sweden Director: Catti Edfeldt, co-director & writer: Lena Hanno Clyne Producer: Snowcloud Films (Sweden). Co-producers: Viking Film B.V. (NL) Financiers: SFI, SVT, SF, Netherlands Film Fund, Netherlands Film Production Incentive, Filmpool Nord, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Twin Films Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production: 150,000, Film Production Incentive: 62,500 Netherlands spending: wardrobe, cast, post production, composer, props Production status: production, planned release: 2016 Language: Swedish, duration: 70min, genre: adventure children's film Logline: Most things seem very strange when Siv, 7, for the first time sleeps over at her new friend Cerisia s. With the help of two talkative and funny badger friends, who appear in the middle of the night, she has some wonderful adventures that help her embrace differences and find herself.

9 D'Ardennen, Belgium Director: Robin Pront, writer: Jeroen Perceval & Robin Pront Producer: Savage Film (BE). Co-producers: PRPL (NL), Bastide Films (NL), Eyeworks Film & TV Drama N.V. (BE) Financiers: MEDIA, Flanders Audiovisual Fund, Netherlands Film Fund, Belgian Tax Shelter, Screen Flanders, Telenet-STAP, Medialaan/VTM Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production: 200,000 Netherlands spending: cast, camera assistants, sound on set, stunt team, grip team Production status: in postproduction, planned release: february 2016 Language: Dutch (Antwerp dialect)., duration: EST 90min, genre: black comedy thriller Sales agent: LOI Celluloid Dreams, Distribution Benelux: Kinepolis Film Distribution Logline: Brothers Dave and Kenneth both bear the scars of a shared past but handle it very differently. Their love for the same woman leads to a confrontation that climaxes when they must travel to the Ardennes to bury a corpse. My First Highway, Belgium Writer & director: Kevin Meul Producer: Fobic Films (BE)Co-producers: CTM Pictures (NL) Financiers: Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds (BE), Screen Flanders (BE), Telenet (BE), Netherlands Film Fund Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production: 200,000 Netherlands spending: D.O.P, grip, focus puller, catering, camera equipment Production status: in production, planned release: 2016 Language: Dutch & Spanish, duration: 90min, genre: Coming of age drama Sales agent: tbd, Distribution in the Netherlands: tbd Logline: My First Highway is a dark teenage movie in which a young boy learns about love and life in the cruelest way. He tries to be a hero while he should try to be his best self. Cafard, Belgium Director: Jan Bultheel, writer: Jan Bultheel Producer: Tondo BVBA (BE). Co-producers: Topkapi Films B.V. (NL), Tarantula SCRL (BE), Superprod SAS (FR) Financiers: VAF (BE), Screen Flanders (BE), CCA (BE), MEDIA Development, Netherlands Film Fund (NL), Eurimages, CNC (FR), Charente Department (FR), Region Poitou Charentes (FR), Canvas (BE), Flanders Image (BE), Eurozoom (FR), Prime (BE) Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production: 150,000 Netherlands spending: a.o. sound design, set modeler, sound mix Production status: post production, planned release: 2016 Language: Dutch, French, English, Russian, duration: 88min, genre: drama, animation Sales agent: tbd, Distribution in the Netherlands: September Film Logline: August, While Jean Mordant is away winning the title of Wrestling Champion of the World in Buenos Aires, his daughter Mimi is raped by German soldiers in Ostend. Determined to avenge this crime Jean, along with his coach and young nephew, enrols in the prestigious ACM (Armoured Car Division). War is ruthless, however, and he and his friends embark on a dramatic journey that will ultimately drag them around the world. FINANCING The Forest of Huckybucky, Norway Director: Rasmus A. Sivertsen, writer: Karsten Fullu Producer: Qvisten Animation AS (NO), Co-producers: Pedri Animation (NL), Thorbjørn Egner AS (NO), SF Norge (NO) Kristiansand Dyrepark ASA (NO) Financiers: Thorbjørn Egner AS, SF Norge, Kristiansand Dyrepark ASA, Netherlands Film Production Incentive Netherlands funding: Film Production Incentive: 262,000 Netherlands spending: animation puppets, set and props, compositing Production status: financing, planned release year: 2017 Language: Norwegian, duration: 70min, genre: feature length animation film Sales agent: tbd, Distribution in the Netherlands: tbd Logline: In the world of Hakkebakkeskogen lives Klatremus and his friends. It's a nice place, but the little animals must always watch out for any animal that is greater then themselves. Especially for fox Reynard, he has a tendency to try to eat all mice that crosses his path. During one day, he tries to eat both Morten

10 field mice, and Klatremus. And when Klatremus is stimulating him to fall asleep, he gets so angry that he tries to rob Bakermester Harepus for cakes instead. Upstream / en Amont de Fleuve, Belgium Director: Marion Hänsel, Writer: Hubert Mingarelli & Marion Hänsel Producer: Man s Films Productions (BE), Co-producers: SNG Film (NL) & Kinorama (KR) Financiers: Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Taxshelters Belgium, Belgacom TV, RTBF (presale), Netherlands Film Fund, Netherlands Film Production Incentive, Croation Audiovisual Fund selective and cash rebate, Axia (distr. Canada), Paco Poch Cinema (distr. Spain), Doc & Film International (sales), ZDF (presale) Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production: 170,000, Film Production Incentive: 60,000, Netherlands spending: composer, wardrone, make-up, sound design, post production image Production status: financing, planned release: Spring 2016 Language: French, Dutch, duration: 80min, genre: drama - thriller Sales agent: Doc&Film International, Distribution in Belgium and the Netherlands: Cinéart Logline: Two half-brothers get to know each other traveling by boat through rough nature looking for the place where their father has died. Kebab Royal, Belgium Writers & directors: Peter Brosens & Jessica Woodworth Producer: Bo Films BVBA (BE). Co-producers: Topkapi Films B.V. (NL), Entre Chien et Loup (BE), Art Fest Ltd. (BU), Artemis Productions (BE) Financiers: VAF (BE), Screen Flanders (BE), Eurim ages, FWB (BE), Netherlands Film Fund, Bulgarian National Film Centre (BG) Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production: 200,000 Film Production Incentive: in application, Netherlands spending: D.O.P., composer, production sound on set, sound design, cast Production status: financing, planned release: tbd Language: Dutch, duration 90min, genre: comedy Sales agent: tbd, Distribution in the Netherlands: tbd Logline: A hair-raising quintessence of European fairy tales around the last king of the Belgians lost in the Balkans. Tokyo Trial, Japan Directors: Pieter Verhoeff & Rob King, writer: Kees van Beijnum and others Producer: NHK, Japan (JAP). Co-producers: Fatt Productions B.V. (NL), Don Carmody Productions (CA) Financiers: NHK, Netherlands Film Fund, Netherlands Film Production Incentive Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production: 400,000, Film Production Incentive: 247,108, Netherlands spending: director, writer, cast, and others Production status: financing, planned release: 2016 Language: English, duration: 120min, genre: courtroom drama Sales agent: tbd, Distribution in the Netherlands: A film Benelux Logline: If the world truly lived by the rule of law, would there still be wars? Centaur, France/Kyrgyzstan Writer & director: Aktan Arym Kubat Producer: Asap Films (FR). Co-producers: Volya Films (NL), Pallas Film (DE), Oy Art Ltd. (KGZ) Financiers: CNC (Aide aux cinemas du monde), MDM, Kyrgyz Film Center, ZDF/Arte, Bitters end, Epicentre, Creative Europe Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production: 75,000 Netherlands spending: production sound on set, data handler, partial postproduction visuals- grading Production status: financing, planned release: 2016 Language: Kyrgyz, duration: 90min, genre: Drama Sales agent: Match Factory, Distribution in the Netherlands: Contact Film Logline: In the slums of the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek lives a fifty years old man named Centaur; a simple man, who lives with his wife and son. Previously he was a horse thief, but nowadays he leads a peaceful life. One day appear one Satyr for centaur s house. He challenges him to steal a famous horse of a very famous man. In one blow centaur is again the centre of attention in the slum. In the mosque, people say that centaur who has never been very religious prepares for the Hajj. Tonic Immobility, Belgium Writer & director: Nathalie Tierlinck Producer: Savage Film (BE). Co-producers: CTM Pictures (NL), 41Shadows (DK)

11 Financiers: Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds (BE), MEDIA (EU), Commision Cinéma de la Communauté Francais (BE), Eurimages (development award), Danish Film Institute (DK), Netherlands Film Fund, Netherlands Film production Incentive Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production: 200,000, Film Production Incentive: in application, Netherlands spending: D.O.P., sound design, sound crew and equipment, grip, stuntman, make up Production status: financing, planned release: September 2016 Language: French, duration: 90min, genre: Drama Sales agent: Alpha Violet, Distribution in the Netherlands: Lumière Publishing (Benelux) Logline: Alice leads her routine life as an escort and dodges deeper social contact. When she's forced to take care of her son after the death of her ex, her apparent indifference seems to fade away and she gets confronted with emotional emptiness in her life. Zama, Argentina Writer & director: Lucrecia Martel Producer: Rei Cine SRL/Tresmilmundos Cine SRL/PBK Cine SRL (ARG). Co-producers: Lemming Film (NL) Financiers: INCAA, Programa Ibermedia, Patagonik Film Group, ANCINE, Telecine, CNC Aide aux Cinémas du Monde, El Deseo, Netherlands Film Fund, Netherlands Film Production Incentive Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production: 100,000, Film Production Incentive: in application Netherlands spending: postproduction visuals, grading, VFX, postproduction supervisor. Editing and postproduction trailer. Production status: financing, planned release: May 2016 Language: Spanish, duration: 90min, genre: Period - Drama Sales agent: The Match Factory, Distribution in the Netherlands: tbd Logline: A story of a man who wishes to be recognized for his merits. But in the years of wait, he loses everything. To get his name back, he decides to chase a dangerous bandit. His failure will free him from the wait. Hier (Yesterday), Hungary Writer & director: Bálint Kenyeres Producer: Mirage Film Studio (HU). Co-producers: Rotterdam Films (NL), Les Films de L Aprés-Midi (FR), One Two Films (DE), Bleck Film (SE) Financiers: Hungarian Film Fund, Arte, CNC, Soficas, Film I Väst, Netherlands Film Fund Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production: 100,000 Netherlands spending: cast, production sound on set, post production sound Production status: financing, planned release: tbd Language: French, English, duration: 110min, genre: drama - thriller Sales agent: Mog. Co-Product. Office, Philip Bober, Distribution in the Netherlands: Filmfreaks Distribution Logline: Hier turns on a successful 50-year-old construction company owner who returns to the capital of a North African country to save a project and catches, he thinks, a glimpse of the lost love of his life. Don't swallow my heart, alligator girl, Brazil Director: Felipe Bragança, writer: Producer: Duas Mariola Filmes (BR). Co-producers: Revolver (NL), Zero One Film (DE), Damnend Filmes (FR) Financiers: ANCINE, GloboFilmes, Vision Sud-Est Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production: 50,000 Netherlands spending: sound on set, sound editing. Production status: financing, planned release: 2016 Language: Portuguese, duration 90min, genre: drama Sales agent: tbd, Distribution in the Netherlands: tbd Logline: The border between Brazil and Paraguay: living on opposite sides of a big river, Brazilian boy Joca falls in love with indigenous-paraguayan girl Basano. A magical tale of impossible love and adventure in this land full of memories of colonial wars and indigenous genocide. Oblivion Verses, Iran Writer & director: Alireza Khatami Producer: House on Fire (FR) (IRAN). Co-producers: Lemming Film (NL), Endorphine Production (DE) Financiers: MEDIA, CNC Aide aux Cinémas du Monde, Eurimages, World Cinema Fund, Hubert Bals Fund, Fondation Gan Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production: 50,000 Netherlands spending: costume design, boom operator, sound recordist Production status: financing, planned release: tbd Language: Farsi, German, duration: 90min, genre : poetic drama Sales agent: tbd, Distribution in the Netherlands: tbd

12 Logline: The Morgue-Man, 70, works at the morgue for the indigent in a huge cemetery. One morning, the militia invests in the morgue. After their departure he discovers the body of a young woman before the return of the militia. The Wound, South-Africa Director: John Trengove, writer: John Trengove and Malusi Bengu Producer: Urucu Media (SA) & Cool Take Pictures (SA). Co-producers: OAK Motion Pictures (NL), Sampek Productions (FR) Riva Film (DL) Financiers: Department of Trade and Industry Tax Incentive, Hubert Bals Fund, ARTE, Torino FIlmlab, Pyramide, Mnet, Hamburger Filmforderung Schleswig-Holstein, Salzgeber Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production: 50,000 Netherlands spending: production sound on set, steadicam or D.O.P. Production status: financing, planned release: tbd Language:, duration: 100min, genre : drama Sales agent: Pyramide (FR), Distribution in the Netherlands: tbd Logline: The story of Kwanda, a sexually confused teenager from the city and his ritual circumcision with eight rural boys. Arab Idol, United Kingdom/Arab countries Writer & director: Hany Abu-Assad Producer: Idol Film Production (UK). Co-producer: KeyFilm B.V. (NL), September Film Productions B.V. (NL) Financiers: MBC, Netherlands Film Fund, Fortress Capital, Cactus Films, Tadi Investments, Lumina Investments, Dubai Film Festival, Doha Film Institute Netherlands funding: Selective minority co-production: 75,000 Netherlands spending: director, grading Production status: post production, planned release: 2016 Language: Arabic, duration: 90min, genre: Adventure - Drama Sales agent: Entertainment One, Distribution Benelux: September Film Distribution Logline: A young man living in Gaza pursues his dream and achieves the impossible by winning the Arab world s premier talent content Arab Idol. In so doing, he reminds the region how to smile again and becomes a superstar.