WHITE HORSES
After fifteen years away, filmmaker Nour Alkhedar returns to Syria in search of a sense of belonging, taking a seat in a twelve-seat white minibus. As passengers come and go and Damascus unfolds beyond the windows, the bus becomes a lens through which Nour rediscovers a place that feels familiar yet must be understood anew.
GENRE
Documentary
LENGTH
Feature film
DIRECTOR
Nour Alkhedar
WRITER
Nour Alkhedar
AWARDS
IDFA Project Space NL
STATUS
Development
Tussen de Bloemen
When a filmmaker discovers, after 33 years, that her late father was not her biological father, the world upon which she has built her identity begins to unravel. In TUSSEN DE BLOEMEN, she turns to dance, play, and imagination to create a new, more beautiful reality and reinvent herself. Can she create a world more beautiful than the one she was given?
GENRE
Hybrid Documentary
LENGTH
25 minutes
DIRECTOR
Ayisha Siddiqi
WRITERS
Ayisha Siddiqi
AWARDS
Teledoc Campus 2026
STATUS
Development for VPRO
THE DOCUMENTERS
As pioneer Hadi and his team of ‘documenters’ capture evidence of international war crimes in various conflicts, their ideals for justice collide with the harsh realities of geopolitical interests.
GENRE
Hybrid Documentary
LENGTH
Feature film
DIRECTOR
Loretta van der Horst
CO-PRODUCER
Ilja Roomans - Docmakers
AWARDS
IDFA Forum selection 2025
BROADCASTER
VPRO
STATUS
Pre-production (Financing secured from NPOfonds and Netherlands Film Fund (Filmfonds),
The Prodigy
A rebellious young skateboarder from rural China rises to the national team, only to find that the
sport that once gave him freedom has become a source of pressure, control, and expectation.
The Prodigy follows Tony as he confronts how much of himself he is willing to sacrifice to reach
the top.
GENRE
Documetary
LENGTH
Short Film
DIRECTOR
Richard Hu
WRITER
Richard Hu
AWARDS
Cypher Cinema and Het Nederlands Filmfonds
STATUS
Post-production – Netherlands Film Fund (Filmfonds) Funding
After Rana Plaza
After the 2013 Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh, the intersecting lives of a fashion buyer, factory owner, reporter, reveal the moral dilemmas resulting from Western consumerism.
GENRE
Political Thriller
LENGTH
Feature film
DIRECTOR
Claudio Montesano Casillas
WRITERS
Roelof Jan Minneboo
Claudio Montesano Casillas
AWARDS
Netherlands Film Festival (NFF) - Holland Film Meeting, Cam-a-lot & Filmmore award of €10,000
VEVAM-fonds €5,000
STATUS
Greenlit by Netherlands Film Fund (Filmfonds) Pitch
Mester
Muri
While his father risks everything to lead him toward the American baseball dream, young Curaçaoan Rayo becomes caught between performance pressure and caring for his deteriorating grandmother — until he makes a radical choice to protect himself.
GENRE
Drama
LENGTH
Feature film
DIRECTOR
Kristen Dania
WRITERS
Roelof Jan Minneboo
Kristen Dania
AWARDS
Netherlands Film Festival (NFF) - Holland Film Meeting, Global Audience Award.
STATUS
Development – Netherlands Film Fund (Filmfonds), Screenplay Development Funding
THE BIRDS STILL SING HERE
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Since the birth of her son, Yasmin (21) has been determined to prevent him from growing up with the same land disputes her father was never able to resolve. When new exploratory drilling threatens the island, she joins forces with members of her generation from formerly rival clans to explore whether shared land management can be restored.
GENRE
Hybrid Documentary
LENGTH
Feature film
DIRECTOR
Abdel Mandili
WRITER
Abdel Mandili
AWARDS
Sony International Sponsorship
STATUS
Development
In the final winter of WWII, a 17-year-old Black army cook—haunted by violent memories of the Jim Crow South—is ordered to bury thousands of fallen white soldiers for a country that denies him a rifle, and risks his life to be seen as a human being.
In the final winter of WWII, a 17-year-old Black army cook—haunted by violent memories of the Jim Crow South—is ordered to bury thousands of fallen white soldiers for a country that denies him a rifle, and risks his life to be seen as a human being.
A Kenyan man, determined to build a new life in the Netherlands, ventures on one of the most extreme migration attempts: hidden in the landing gear of an airplane. Against all odds, he survives the deadly flight to Europe. His preparation and journey reveal the horrific
DUST TO DUST
In the final winter of WWII, a 17-year-old Black army cook—haunted by violent memories
of the Jim Crow South—is ordered to bury thousands of fallen white soldiers for a country
that denies him a rifle, and risks his life to be seen as a human being.
GENRE
Drama, Period piece
LENGTH
90 minutes
DIRECTOR
Morgan Knibbe
WRITERS
Morgan Knibbe, Roelof Jan Minneboo
AWARDS
-
STATUS
Development – Netherlands Film Fund (Filmfonds), Screenplay Development Funding and Project Development funding.
THAY
As a young queer girl discovers her identity growing up in Rio de Janeiro's favelas, she counters the harsh realities of poverty and violence with joy and strength.
GENRE
Drama
LENGTH
Short film
DIRECTOR
Sabine van Wechem
BROADCASTER
VPRO
STATUS
Completed and broadcasted
Watch the full film here:
https://shorturl.at/7JCsp
5 jaar na BLM:
Echo's van de Dam
