Chinese director reveals the challenges of making the Winter Games documentary.
Amsterdam and Beijing-based Fortissimo Films has scored international rights to Lu Chuan’s Olympics documentary Beijing 2022 and is launching sales at the European Film Market.
Shot over more than two years, the official film of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing goes behind the scenes to share the stories of international and Chinese athletes, volunteers, medical personnel and officials – against the backdrop of a global pandemic.
An international team extended coverage to the US, France, Belgium, Austria and beyond to record the preparation of athletes. More than 1,200 hours...
Amsterdam and Beijing-based Fortissimo Films has scored international rights to Lu Chuan’s Olympics documentary Beijing 2022 and is launching sales at the European Film Market.
Shot over more than two years, the official film of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing goes behind the scenes to share the stories of international and Chinese athletes, volunteers, medical personnel and officials – against the backdrop of a global pandemic.
An international team extended coverage to the US, France, Belgium, Austria and beyond to record the preparation of athletes. More than 1,200 hours...
- 2/18/2023
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
This is van Vugt’s feature fiction debut after several award-winning documentaries.
Amsterdam-based sales outfit Fortissimo Films has snapped up international sales rights to Dutch director Jacqueline van Vugt’s Dutch feature Crossing, now in post-production.
This is van Vugt’s feature fiction debut after several award-winning documentaries, among them Borders (2014) and Up To G-cup (2022). It will be introduced to buyers at the European Film Market (EFM).
Crossing is an ensemble drama set in real time on a ferry crossing from Morocco to Spain as.a couple and their two sons travel home from their holiday, the ferry captain smuggles...
Amsterdam-based sales outfit Fortissimo Films has snapped up international sales rights to Dutch director Jacqueline van Vugt’s Dutch feature Crossing, now in post-production.
This is van Vugt’s feature fiction debut after several award-winning documentaries, among them Borders (2014) and Up To G-cup (2022). It will be introduced to buyers at the European Film Market (EFM).
Crossing is an ensemble drama set in real time on a ferry crossing from Morocco to Spain as.a couple and their two sons travel home from their holiday, the ferry captain smuggles...
- 1/30/2023
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
The film is premiering in IDFA Masters this week.
Esther van Messel’s Swiss-based First Hand Films has swooped to take world sales rights on A Way To B by husband and wife team Jos de Putter and Clara van Gool, that is making its world premiere in the Masters section of International Film Festival Amsterdam this week.
The documentary follows the dancers of the Barcelona-based troupe Lliant la Troca, several of whom have physical disabilities. It is produced by Janneke Doolaard and Harmen Jalvingh for Doxy Films.
Mokum is handling the Dutch release of the film. De Putter is...
Esther van Messel’s Swiss-based First Hand Films has swooped to take world sales rights on A Way To B by husband and wife team Jos de Putter and Clara van Gool, that is making its world premiere in the Masters section of International Film Festival Amsterdam this week.
The documentary follows the dancers of the Barcelona-based troupe Lliant la Troca, several of whom have physical disabilities. It is produced by Janneke Doolaard and Harmen Jalvingh for Doxy Films.
Mokum is handling the Dutch release of the film. De Putter is...
- 11/14/2022
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
Dutch outfit Lemming Film embarks on joint venture with Belgium’s A Private View.
Leading Dutch production outfit Lemming Film has teamed with Belgium’s A Private View to launch a new joint venture and has lined-up its first three projects.
Lemming Film Belgium will aim to attract international co-productions and broaden the offer of high-quality series and films made in Belgium. The company, based in Ghent, will be run by Lemming CEO Leontine Petit and producer Erik Glijnis alongside Flemish producer Dries Phlypo of A Private View.
It marks a collaboration between two of the region’s leading production...
Leading Dutch production outfit Lemming Film has teamed with Belgium’s A Private View to launch a new joint venture and has lined-up its first three projects.
Lemming Film Belgium will aim to attract international co-productions and broaden the offer of high-quality series and films made in Belgium. The company, based in Ghent, will be run by Lemming CEO Leontine Petit and producer Erik Glijnis alongside Flemish producer Dries Phlypo of A Private View.
It marks a collaboration between two of the region’s leading production...
- 6/24/2021
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
A total of 16 projects selected for Rotterdam industry event.
CineMart, the co-production market held during the International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr), has named the 16 feature projects to be showcased at next year’s edition.
Held January 27-30 during the festival (which runs Jan 23 – Feb 3), the event invites filmmakers to pitch their projects to a host of attending film professionals in tailored one-to-one meetings, as well as presentations that are open to all CineMart guests.
This year’s selection features one returning filmmaker, Nathalie Teirlinck, who previously presented her project Past Imperfect at CineMart in 2015 – that film went on to play...
CineMart, the co-production market held during the International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr), has named the 16 feature projects to be showcased at next year’s edition.
Held January 27-30 during the festival (which runs Jan 23 – Feb 3), the event invites filmmakers to pitch their projects to a host of attending film professionals in tailored one-to-one meetings, as well as presentations that are open to all CineMart guests.
This year’s selection features one returning filmmaker, Nathalie Teirlinck, who previously presented her project Past Imperfect at CineMart in 2015 – that film went on to play...
- 12/11/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
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