 Over the Hill: a great succes
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- March 2007:
Over the Hill (Beperkt Houdbaar) by Sunny Bergman was recently shown on Dutch television, with great succes. Many people watched the documentary and even more people are visiting the website www.beperkthoudbaar.info
In this film, Sunny will reveal how unemancipated women of the 21st century really are. Many women are confronted with a young, slim and tight beauty ideal and worry a great deal if they can?t live up to that image.
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Heirs of Elsschot premiere
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- March 2007:
Heirs of Elsschot by Suzanne Raes had its premiere this month in Antwerp, Belgium.
The film tells the story of the Flemish writer Willem Elsschot (pseudonym for Alfons De Ridder) through that of his heirs. Although Elsschot?s work is extremely biographical, he always did his best to keep his writing separate from his family life.
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Recently on line: READ ME!
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- January 2007:
Read me! Is a new initiative to get young people reading. It involves sending them weekly e-mails with links to short films that advertise all kinds of books.
Have a look at www.leesmij.nu
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Viewpoint films available on DVD!
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Many Viewpoint productions are now available on DVD. Feel free to contact us at info@viewpointdocs.com if you are interested in any of the following:
- Heirs of Elsschot (Suzanne Raes)
- Over the Hill (Sunny Bergman)
- The Hermitage (Aliona van der Horst)
- Tulip Gold (Leo Erken)
- Living With Van Gogh (Jeroen Neus)
- Love Me or Leave Me (Jan Louter)
The Mama Cash Project (The DVD is Dutch language. Films are also available in English on VHS.)
- Keeping It Real (Sunny Bergman)
- A Knockout (Tessa Boerman & Sam Reiziger)
- Adios Nonino (Jacqueline van Vugt)
- Virtual Fatherlands (Maartje Nevejan)
- Welfare Leftovers (Hedda van Gennep)
- Eva Besnyö - The Choice Collection (Leo Erken)
- Jean Rhys - They Destroyed All the Roses (Jan Louter)
- A sad flower in the sand (Jan Louter)
Please note that all other films in our catalogue are available on VHS.
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Africa: War is Business to air on Dutch television
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- August 2006:
PERSBERICHT AFRIKA: OORLOG IS BUSINESS
Op 5, 12 en 19 september 2006, om 23.40 op Nederland 2, zendt de AVRO de serie Afrika: Oorlog is Business uit, een documentaire serie van Frank Vellenga, over hoe oorlogseconomieën in Afrika ontstaan en in stand worden gehouden.
In Afrika: Oorlog is Business reist ZKH Prins Jaime de Bourbon Parme, specialist in conflictpreventie, door Sierra Leone, Liberia en Congo. Hij gaat op zoek naar de oorzaak van oorlogen in Afrika. Hij vraagt zich af hoe het kan dat deze landen zo rijk aan grondstoffen, nog steeds overheerst worden door armoede en onderzoekt de rol die de natuurlijke rijkdommen spelen bij het ontstaan van conflicten.
Jaime de Bourbon Parme bezoekt de diamantvelden in de binnenlanden van Sierra Leone, spreekt met diamantzoekers en diamanthandelaren, met chiefs in Kono ( een van de diamantgebieden) en ministers in de hoofstad Freetown.
In Monrovia, Liberia ontmoet hij de voormalige rebellenleider Sekou Konneh (de leider van de LURD) en gaat hij met VN expert Tommy Garnett naar de deels kapotgeschoten haven van Monrovia om te kijken hoe het exportembargo op tropisch hout wordt gehandhaafd.
Hij bezoekt de tweede haven van Liberia, Buchanan, waar vandaan illegaal hout gexporteerd en wapens ingevoerd werden en gaat naar de houtkapgebieden in het binnenland van Liberia.
In Noord- Oost Congo, een gebied waar nog steeds een oorlog woedt en rebellengroeperingen actief zijn , gaat hij op nachtpatrouille met Marokkaanse VN troepen en bezoekt hij de goudmijn in Mongbwalu.
Achtergrond.
Het hout uit Liberia, de diamanten in Siera Leone en het goud en kobalt uit Congo spelen een belangrijke rol tijdens interne oorlogsvoering. Ze vormen een belangrijke bron van inkomsten voor de machthebbers EN rebellen. Een eerlijke behandeling van de arbeiders of een gelijke verdeling onder de bevolking ontbreekt. Binnen dit proces speelt de internationale consumentenmarkt een grote rol. Want de wegen waar we over rijden, de telefoon waarmee we bellen en de ring waarmee we ons huwelijk bezegelen; het zijn allemaal producten vervaardigt met behulp van de grondstoffen uit Afrika. De relatie tussen de oorlogseconomieën en het Westen wordt daarom onder de loep genomen.
In de documentaire serie komen ooggetuigen, arbeiders en prominente leiders aan het woord. Onder andere wordt gesproken met Daniel Chea (Minister of Defence Liberia en de voormalige rechterhand van rebellenleider Charles Taylor), Alfred Brownell (advocaat in Liberia), security guards werkzaam bij het bedrijf OTC van de wegens wapenhandel veroordeelde Nederlandse zakenman Guus Kouwenhoven, UN expert Tommy Garnett, Generaal-majoor Patrick Cammaert (VN commandant Oost Congo) en Zainab Bangura (GM Nat. Accountability Group Sierra Leone)
Afrika: Oorlog is Business zoekt naar mogelijke oplossingen vanuit de internationale gemeenschap en vanuit een bewustwordingsproces van de consument, de kijker. Gedurende de drie delen wordt duidelijk dat het systeem van oorlogseconomieën deel uitmaakt van ons dagelijks leven en blijven we achter met een gevoel van persoonlijke betrokkenheid.
met Jaime de Bourbon Parme
regie Frank Vellenga
scenario Frank Vellenga / Pyt Douma
camera Martijn van Beenen
montage Danniel Danniell
geluid Carla van der Meijs / Joris van Ballegoijen
geluidsmix Peter Stoel
producent Valérie Schuit
Afrika: Oorlog is Business is een co-productie van Viewpoint Productions en AVRO televisie en is mede mogelijk gemaakt door een financiële bijdrage van: AVRO Televisie, RNTV, Oxfam Novib, NCDO, Stichting Doen, Amnesty International, Cordaid, Icco, Fatal Transactions
© 2006 Viewpoint Productions
Voor meer informatie:
Viewpoint Productions
Nieuwendammerdijk 538
1023 BX Amsterdam
T. +31 20 6363678
E. tamara@viewpointdocs.com
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A Sad Flower in the Sand to air in PBS's Independent Lens
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- August 2006:
A Sad Flower in the Sand, the award-winning documentary by Jan Louter on the American writer John Fante, has been bought by PBS and will air on Independent Lens some time in December of this year. Airing weekly on PBS, the Emmy award-winning series Independent Lens is like an independent film festival in your living room. Each episode introduces new documentaries and dramas made by independent thinkers: filmmakers who are taking creative risks, calling their own shots and finding untold stories in unexpected places. For more information, surf to www.independentlens.com.
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Viewpoint director Clara van Gool gets special retrospective during Dutch Dance Week
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- August 2006:
- During Dutch Dance Week, various arthouse cinemas around the Netherlands will screen a retrospective of filmmaker Clara van Gool. The films to be screened include the following:
Between 2 Houses (42 min., 2006, Viewpoint Productions) -- A couple's relationship is put to the test when a stranger moves into the apartment of the absent neighbors next door. Between 2 Houses is about the conflict between what you see and what you think you see, or would like to see. An intense, physical film about bouncing back and forth between routine and sensation, between the familiar and the strange.
- Reimerswaal (8 min., 2004, SNG Film) -- The poem "Reimerswaal" by Gerrit Achterberg is the point of departure for this film about a passionate crime: a young man and woman dance a doomed duet underwater.
- Nussin (15 min., 1998, Egmond Film / NPS) -- A party in an apartment complex leads to nocturnal rambles at the foot of a coal mine. Nussin was inspired by the dance performance "Ocho," and the dancers did the choreography themselves. The film won awards at home and abroad, including a Dutch Golden Calf in 1998.
Bitings and Other Effects (30 min.,1995, Bergen Film / NPS) -- Van Gool and choreographer Angelika Oei were inspired by the southern-Italian Tarantella dance, named after the deadly spider of the same name. With an Italian villa in Renaissance style and the chaotic sounds of Palermo as its backdrop, the film shows what happens after the dancers are bitten by the spider: they are overcome by pain and an untiring urge to dance. Bitings and Other Effects won the Golden Calf in 1995.
The films will be screened at the following venues:
Chassé Cinema Breda (Friday 6 October, 15:45hrs; Sunday 8 October 14:00 hrs; Tuesday 10 October 19.30 hrs)
Filmhuis Arnhem (Sunday 8 October 16:30 hrs; Tuesday 10 October 19.30 hrs; Wednesday 11 October 19.30 hrs)
Haags Filmhuis (October 7-8)
Podium Gigant Apeldoorn (Sunday 8 October 14.30 hrs; Monday 9 October 21.15 hrs; Tuesday 10 October 19.00 hrs; Wednesday 11 October 19.00 hrs)
Filmtheater Lumière Maastricht (October 12,13,14,15)
't Hoogt Utrecht (Sunday 8 October 15.00 hrs; Wednesday 11 October 19.30 hrs)
Filmfoyer Tilburg (Sunday 8 October)
Rialto Amsterdam (October 8)
Clara van Gool will be attending the Rialto screening.
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Africa: War Is Business to be broadcasted on Dutch TV
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- August 2006:
Africa: War Is Business, a documentary series exposing the economies that profit from warfare in Africa, will be broadcasted on September 5th, 12th and19th on Nederland 2 at 11:40 p.m. The series is hosted by Prince Jaime de Bourbon Parme, son of Princess Irene of the Netherlands, and was co-produced by AVRO Television. Be sure to tune in!
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Living with Van Gogh selected for the Parnü International Film Festival In Estonia
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- June 2006:
Living with Van Gogh by Jeroen Neus has been selected for the 20th Parnü International Film Festival in Estonia. In this film, owners of alleged paintings by the master live in a constant state of worry, forever wondering if their property is the real thing. Living with Van Gogh will be screened on Friday, July 14th. The festival takes place from July 2-16. You can find more information about the festival and the programe at www.chaplin.ee/english/filmfestival.
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The Hermitage Dwellers selected for DOKU.ARTS in Berlin
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- June 2006:
The Hermitage Dwellers by Aliona van der Horst has been selected for the International Festival for Films on Art in Berlin, Germany. This documentary is about the employees of the Hermitage museum in St. Petersburg. The film uses these so-called ''Hermitage-niks'' to illustrate the art, rooms and history of what was once the czar's Winter Palace. The festival will take place from September 14-17, 2006. More details and information at www.doku-arts.nl.
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Grand Prize for The Hermitage Dwellers at FIFA
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- March 2006:
- The Hermitage Dwellers by Aliona van der Horst won the Grand Prize at the International Festival of Films on Art in Montreal, Canada.
On March 19th, the festival awarded Aliona van der Horst's The Hermitage Dwellers with the award for best film. The Hermitage Dwellers is a film about the employees of the Hermitage museum in St. Petersburg. The film uses these so-called ''Hermitage-niks'' to illustrate the art, rooms and history of what was once the czar's Winter Palace. Please see our online catalogue for more information about the film.
More information about the festival at www.artfifa.com
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Viewpoint films available on DVD!
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- May 2005:
Many Viewpoint productions are now available on DVD. Feel free to contact us at info@viewpointdocs.com if you are interested in any of the following:
Tulip Gold (Leo Erken)
Living With Van Gogh (Jeroen Neus)
Love Me or Leave Me (Jan Louter)
The Mama Cash Project (The DVD is Dutch language. Films are also available in English on VHS.)
- Keeping It Real (Sunny Bergman)
A Knockout (Tessa Boerman & Sam Reiziger)
Adios Nonino (Jacqueline van Vugt)
Virtual Fatherlands (Maartje Nevejan)
Welfare Leftovers (Hedda van Gennep)
Eva Besnyö - The Choice Collection (Leo Erken)
Jean Rhys - They Destroyed All the Roses (Jan Louter)
Please note that all other films in our catalogue are available on VHS.
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Big dream for Rachid in I want to be famous comes true
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- October 2005:
- In 2000, director Brigit van Dam made the documentary I want to be famous. In the film, Van Dam followed three young people on the rocky road to rhythm-and-blues fame. Then 13, Rachid was one of the youngsters dreaming of a successful singing career. Now, five years later, Rachid has became 'Brace', one of the most successful upcoming Dutch artists. In September of this year, he launched his debut album 'Strijder', he won two MOBO awards together with Dutch artist Ali B. and is still in the music Top 100 list with his song 'Hartendief'. Critics tell us that Brace 'has a golden voice', 'is a talented performer' and 'the new Stevie Wonder'.
- You can read more about Brace on his own official website: www.bracemusic.nl.
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