Debut feature coming up (early 2025)
Right now we are in post-production of my debut feature film. An intimate psychological horror drama. Produced by DPPLR. With the support of the Nederlands Film Fonds.
Watch PANTSER (aka SHIELDED) below!
After getting a Vimeo Staff Pick, Pantser got longisted for the ‘Vimeo Best of the Year’ award. Also selections at Short Of The Week, Director’s Library and Omeleto! Also selections at Short Shorts Japan, Nuits en Or (Cesar), Screamfest LA and Cinekid.
Gouden Kalf - 2021
PANTSER won the Gouden Kalf for best short film of the year at NFF. It is a real honor to receive this award. A big thanks to everyone involved! Special thanks to Daniel Dow (producer), DPPLR and Nederlands Film Fonds.
foto: Ramon Mangold
INDRINGER - single play - 2021
The trailer for my new film ‘INDRINGER’. A 43-minute grounded sci-fi horror. Now available on the one and only Videoland.
Check it out HERE.
PANTSER - short - 2021
New stuff coming soon! Pantser (Filmfonds Lockdown Cinema) is a 20 minute short film about two sisters trapped in their family house. Outside, a deadly pandemic wreaks havoc, while inside, the girls are running out of food. One morning, a man in a hazmat suit visits their house, offering them his help. But the girls don’t trust him…
Wild is now online at Short Of The Week!
Check out the page for more information HERE, or watch it below
A STRANGER FROM THE PAST - short - 2020
A Stranger From The Past is a 5 minute horror short without dialogue. Produced by DPPLR. With: Jochum ten Haaf, Reinier Schimmel. DOP: Thijmen Doornik. Art: Jeroen Echter. Styling: Fieke Nicolai. Hair & Make-up: Renee Wijnhoven. Edit: Joshua Menco. Sound design: KLEVR. Sound on set: Hein Verhoeven. Music: Koen van de Wardt.
It had its international première at BIFAN, South-Korea 2020, and was screened at Imagine Film Festival 2020, NFF 2020, Screamfest L.A., PEFF 2020 Festival of Environmental Cinema in Argentina, Neuchatel Fantastic Film Festival 2021 and San Sebastian Fantasy Film Festival 2020, where it won the Mèliés d’Argent for best European Short Film.
WILD - short film - 2019
With the support of the Dutch Film Fund (filmfonds Shorts) and Cinesud (Cinesud Talent 2018) we shot the short film ‘Wild’ in the late summer of 2018. A dark absurdistic comedy about a misbehaving father on a trip with his family.
Produced by The Rogues (Nightshade, De Libi). DOP: Thijmen Doornik. Production Design: Suzanne Jansen. Styling: Fleur Feringa. Edit: Joshua Menco. Sound: Sam Huisman. Music: Hans Nieuwenhuijsen. VFX: Planet X | Albert van Vuure
Cast: o.a. Wouter Hendrickx (Helaasheid der Dingen, De Infiltrant), Hannah van Lunteren (Dames 4, Ik Weet Wie Je Bent) and Jochum ten Haaf (Dunkirk, Vechtershart).
‘Wild’ premiered at Imagine Film Festival in april 2019 and won the Méliès d’Argent award for best short film. It was also in competition at the Bucheon Int. Fantastic Film Festival 2019 in South-Korea, DC Shorts 2019, Washington D.C., Bogoshorts 2019, Colombia, and in the main competition at Sitges Fantastic Film Festival 2019, Spain, Prague Shorts (Karlovy Vary) 2020, Tampere Short Film Festival 2020, among others. Back in The Netherlands, the film is part of Dutch Film Festival’s official selection for the Dutch Golden Calf competition for best short film.
In oct. 2019 Wild won the Méliès d’Or 2019 award, for best European fantastic short film at Sitges Film Festival.
In april 2021, Short Of The Week, released the film online! See it HERE
Festival inquiries: Hidde de Vries | Kapitein Kort
Poster design by Lars Ickenroth and me
2029 - pilot webseries - 2018
Together with Kurt Platvoet I wrote and directed a pilot for the webseries ‘2029’ for the Dutch broadcasting network BNNVARA. Produced by July Film.
VALT EEN MAN UIT DE LUCHT (A MAN FALLS FROM THE SKY) - short - 2017
A MAN FALLS FROM THE SKY HAS BEEN SELECTED AT THESE FESTIVALS, AMONG OTHERS:
Nederlands Film Festival 2017
Prague Short film festival 2018, best international short film competition
Shortcutz 2018, WINNER IN ALL SIX CATEGORIES (BEST FILM, DIRECTOR, SCREENPLAY, ACTOR, ACTRESS, AND AUDIENCE AWARD)
GoShort 2018, best Dutch short film competition
Movies that Matter festival 2018
Brussels Short Film Festival 2018, best international short competition
Brest European Short Film Festival 2018, in competition
Leicester International Short Film Festival 2018, in competition
Quebec City Film Festival 2018
Leeds Int. Film Festival 2018, in competition
Interfilm Berlin 2018, in competition
Niederrhein film festival 2019, WINNER BEST SHORT FILM
Bucharest Short Film Festival 2018, WINNER JURY AWARD
Black Sea Film Festival, 2018, WINNER BEST HUMAN RIGHTS FILM
Synopsis: Ton and Ineke Korrel enjoy their warm afternoon soup when a man crashes down from the sky, in their garden. Ton sees a dangerous species on his lawn, while Ineke wants to help this heavily injured man. The situation escalates. The couple will soon find out who their other half really is. Hopefully before it's too late.
BEERZE - Commercial - 2016
The first commercial I ever directed! Together with creative Jasper Langenhoff I created this mini adventure film for the Dutch beer brand BEERZE. Very tasty beers. The film was shot with a very very tiny budget, but with lots of help of local hero’s. All the cast-members are among them.
Commercial / 1m01s
BED BAD BROOD - Pilot webseries - 2015
Together with Kurt Platvoet and the Dutch broadcastingnetwork VPRO I developed the webseries BED BAD BROOD, a satire about refugees coming to the Netherlands.
Webserie / 5m54s
Website VPRO DORST