• Societeit de Kring (map)
  • Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen 7-9
  • 1017 RP Amsterdam
  • Netherlands

Get ready for a great session with 2 short films straight from our official selection! After each screening, we interview the team behind the film and get to know more about their process and vision.

Time to welcome one of this country's most beloved, talented, and cool actresses! The one-and-only ELISE SCHAAP will join us as special guest this session! You know her soooo well from her roles at UNDERCOVER, FERRY or recently in films such as Antoinette Beumer's MIJN VADER IS EEN VLIEGTUIG, FAITHFULLY YOURS, HOTEL SINESTRA and STROMBOLI. But there's so much coming up in Elise's future, and we can't wait to find out more about it!

OFFICIAL COMPETITION

Check out the cool short films and teams you can watch/meet this session:

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Amy & I
Amy & I

Bastiaan Rook | Live-Action | 08’07’’

When Amy and her boyfriend have a nice dinner in the restaurant where they first met, it turns out there's some pressure on their relationship.

Son
Son

Tomas Ponsteen | Documentary | 20’00’’

Filmmaker Tomas Ponsteen was adopted from Brazil and did not feel the need to search for his biological mother. Since revelations about adoption abuses, he wonders to what extent his choice not to search is without obligation.

Special Guest

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Elise Schaap
Elise Schaap

ACTRESS (UNDERCOVER, FERRY, STROMBOLI)

21 March

Elise is one of the most celebrated actresses in the Netherlands. She played many leading roles in both films and TV series.

She could be seen in the Dutch-Belgian Netflix franchise UNDERCOVER and FERRY. She played the lead in the film MIJN VADER IS EEN VLIEGTUIG, the opening film of the 2021 Netherlands Film Festival, directed by Antoinette Beumer. This role earned her a Dutch Academy Award nomination (Golden Calf) for Best Actress.

Her other projects include BRIDE FLIGHT, JA IK WIL, WAT IS DAN LIEFDE and SOOF 3. Her most recent work includes the psychological thriller FAITHFULLY YOURS, the family film HOTEL SINESTRA and STROMBOLI. In STROMBOLI, she plays the lead opposite Tim McInnerny (Nothing Hill), Anna Chancellor (The Crown) and Christian Hillborg (Young Royals).

In 2019, 2020 and 2021, Elise won the Televizier Star for Best Actor.