Ingeborg Jansen directed this documentary in a co-production with Dutch public broadcaster IKON. The film portraits several residents of an immense block of flats on the left bank of the river Scheldt in Antwerp. The documentary aired in Holland Doc on Nederland 2. Hans Beerekamp ranked the film in second place in his column in NRC newspaper ‘the best television by’. ‘Chicagoblok’ was selected by the Duch Film Festival for its feature length documentary competition. The film won the ‘Golden Deer Award’ as ‘Best European Documentary’ at the Dialektus European Documentary Film Festival in Budapest. ‘Chicagoblok‘ was recently screened on international film festivals in Spain, Turkey, Belgium and the USA.  More documentary...

Noud Heerkens based his first feature film ‘Last Conversation’ on a scenario he co-wrote with Jacqueline Epskamp. In this radical roadmovie, Anna (Johanna ter Steege) talks to her lover, who recently ended their extramarital affair, for the very last time during a long car journey. The film was shot in a single take by cameraman Richard Oosterhout, using 25 cameras to record this dramatic ride. The film premiered at the 2009 International Film Festival in Rotterdam, where it received an enthusiastic review from leading international film magazine Variety. The film competed at the 31st edition of the Moscow International Film Festival. ‘Last Conversation’ was presented by Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in its prestigious program Variety Critics’ Choice. The film was released at Dutch cinemas on September 10th. ‘Last Conversation’ received a Golden Calf nomination for ‘best actress’ at the 2009 edition of the Dutch Film Festival.  More drama...

‘The Year 2602’ is an oral history about the occupation of the Dutch East Indies seen from a child’s perspective, directed by André van der Hout and Linda Lyklema. In early 1942, Japanese troops invaded the Dutch East Indies, and the Dutch had to pledge allegiance to the emperor of Japan. According to the Japanese calendar, the year was 2602. In the film, witnesses who were then children aged between 4 and 18 talk about their experiences in the Japanese civilian prison camps during WWII. Children observe the camp with an open mind. Hunger, death and soldiers boots are soon as commonplace as pat-a-cake and hide and seek. These are personal testimonies of hardship and trauma but also of resilience, inventiveness and childlike surprise. ‘The Year 2602’ is shown in Dutch cinemas since May 7th. NRC- Handelsblad ranked the documentary with 4 stars: “The strength of the documentary is the very sober way in which gruesome memories are portrayed. The people tell their story; the camera doesn’t move and remains at respectable distance. And that is enough.” The DVD of this film can be ordered online via: www.hetjaar2602.nl More documentary...