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 Between 2 Houses
 dir: Clara van Gool |
FEATURE FILM
Fiction / Dance
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Clara van Gool |
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Clara van Gool (1962, Amsterdam) graduated in 1985 from the Dutch Film & Television Academy in Amsterdam (scenario/directing drama). She worked from 1984 to 1994 on several Dutch drama shorts and feature films and TV drama as assistant director and script/continuity. Since 1988 she has directed short films that have been screened in Holland and abroad on television, at numerous festivals and in the cinemas.
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"I shall move north, I shall move into a long polar night..." (1985).
13 min, Black & White, 16 mm. Graduation film N.F.T.V.A.
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Reservaat (1988),
8 min, 35 mm, black& white.
Produced by Rene Scholten for Studio Nieuwe Gronden. Received a grant from the Dutch Film Fund.
* Encouragement Award 1989, Amsterdam Arts Fund
* Nomination for a Golden Calf for the best short film, Dutch Film Days, 1988.
* Dutch submission for the Oscars 1989. |
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Courzand (1993)
7 min.. 35 mm, kleur.
A short dance film from the series 4tokenS-I, made in cooperation with choreographer Angelika Oei. Produced by Bergen, NPS and Springdance, with a grant from the Dutch Film Farm and the Dutch Cultural Broadcasting Fund.
* first screening on the opening evening of the 1993 Dutch Film Days .
* Hon. Mention, City of Utrecht Prize, 1993.
* Nomination "Best dance on camera", Dance Screen, Lyon 1994.
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Bitings and Other Effects, (1995),
35 mm, colour, 30 min.
Made in cooperation with the choreographer Angelika Oei. Produced by Bergen and NPS TV, with a grant from the Dutch Film Fund, Dutch Cultural Broadcasting Fund, Cobofonds.
*Golden Calf for the best short film, Nederlands Film Festival, 1995.
* Le Nombre d'Or, IBC Widescreen Festival, Amsterdam 1996.
* Prix de la creation de l'office national du Canada, 15e Int. Festival du film sur l'art, Montreal 1997.
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Enter Achilles (1996),
48 min., super-16/video, color
Adaptation of the performance by DV8 Physical Theatre. Produced by DV8 Films Production and the BBC in cooperation with RM Arts.
* RAI Award Best Qualities, Napels 1996;
* Award Best Camera Re-work, Dance Screen Lyon 1996;
* Award category "sketches & other entertainment", Sofia Festival 1996;
* Golden Gate Award, San Francisco International Film Festival 1997;
* Int. Emmy Award, Performing Arts. New York 1997.
* Award for Best Adaptation, 16e Int. Festival du film sur l'art, Montreal 1998.
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Exit (1996),
9 min. video, black&white.
Made in cooperation with choreographer Jamie Watton. A short dance film for Dance for the Camera 1997. Produced by Basilisk Communications Ltd for the BBC & Arts Council of England.
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Nussin (1998),
15 min. 35 mm, kleur.
Inspired by the performance "8 (ocho)" by Stichting Ocho. Produced by Egmond Film and Television for NPS TV, with a grant from the Dutch Film fund and the Dutch Cultural Broadcasting Fund.
* Nomination Le Nombre d'Or, IBC Widescreen Festival, Amsterdam 1998.
* Golden Calf for the best short film at the Nederlands Film Festival, Utrecht 1998.
* Fipa d'Argent, Music and live-performance section, Biarritz 1999.
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ZIKR (1999),
7 min. Video, colour.
Short dance documentary made from material from the documentary "The Making of a New Empire" by Jos de Putter. Produced by NPS TV, Jura Films and St. Dieptescherpte.
* Best documentary. IMZ Dance Screen 2000, Monaco
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Passing Future - 3 solos, (2001)
55 min. Video, color.
A triptych of three solos by a dancer, an actress and a camera. Produced by NPS televisie in coproduction with St. Dieptescherpte. Made with a grant from the Dutch Film Fund and the Dutch Cultural Broadcasting Fund.
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Lucky (2001)
22'30 min. 35 mm, color (2001)
First part of the triptyck Passing Future - 3 solos. Inspired by the performance Lucky by Jordi Cortès Molina. Produced by NPS and St. Dieptescherpte.
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Others:
Between Two Houses (1993), a screenplay for a 50-min. film. Produced by Rene Scholten for Studio Nieuwe Gronden.
Camera and editing for a film by Pepe Smit: The Blossoming Betuwe (1993), 5 min, 35 mm, black & white. Produced by Rene Scholten for Studio Nieuwe Gronden.
Editing for a documentary by Jos de Putter for Omroep Friesland: In 't forbygean (1998), 40 min. video.
Sound editing for The Making of a New Empire (1999), 97 min. 35 mm. A documentary by Jos de Putter. Produced by NPS TV, Jura Films and St. Dieptescherpte.
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