SUMMARY
MEES PEIJNENBURG is having a great year so far. He has been considered one of the most promising film talent in the Netherlands and he just released his first feature film: PARADISE DRIFTERS. PARADISE DRIFTERS had its national premiere at IFFR and the international premiere at the lastest Berlinale. It has been collecting much love from the international and national press and you can watch it on cinemas across the country from the 2nd of April 2020.
In our official selection, you can watch and meet the teams of DEAD OF HONOUR directed by Ayla van Kessel (in première this session) and SECOND FLOOR directed by Dymphie Huijssen.
SPECIAL GUEST
MEES PEIJNENBURG entered the world of film with his critically acclaimed debut EVEN COWBOYS GET TO CRY. Since then, he's been twice nominated for a Crystal Bear at Berlinale - for his graduating short and A HOLE IN MY HEART.
Mees won a Golden Calf (aka a Dutch Oscar) with his movie WE WILL NEVER BE ROYALS and received the prestigious Dutch Directors' Guild Award, granted once for the most remarkable directing performance of the year.
Mees was selected for the 2017 Cinéfondation Résidence, by Cannes Film Festival, where he started writing his first feature film PARADISE DRIFTER. The same year he was named as one of the most promising film talents in the Netherlands by Volkskrant.
Most recently, Nowness released his short film HEARTBREAK THUNDER.
PARADISE DRIFTERS had its national premiere at IFFR and the international premiere at the lastest Berlinale. PARADISE DRIFTERS has been collecting much love from the international and national press and you can watch it on cinemas across the country from the 2nd of April 2020.
OFFICIAL SELECTION
This session you can watch and meet the teams of:
DEAD OF HONOUR
Ayla van Kessel | Live-Action | 07:00
*** PREMIERE
It is 1943, World War II. The 23-year old Hannie Schaft decides that she is ready to commit her first assassination as a member of the Armed Resistance. Out of love for her, her partner in crime Jan tries to stop her from becoming a murderer. He knows what the killing of another human being can do to you. Even when the person you want dead has committed inhumane war crimes.
Based on a true story.
SECOND FLOOR
Dymphie Huijssen | Animation | 4:28
Everyone will die one day, but everyone feels different about it.
Second Floor is a non-narrative film about the diverse associations and thoughts people have about death. Inspired by poetry, songs and conversations, it tries to visualize indescribable feelings, start a conversation with the viewer and more importantly leave it open for interpretation, while using melancholic but also sometimes humorous scenes.
The film doesn’t follow a traditional storyline but it’s build out of several anecdotes that alternate between scenes and have a connection with each other.