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INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM OSCAR NOMINATION FOR CLOSE

topkapi_editor — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 12:33:25 +0000

The Belgium co-production CLOSE by Lukas Dhont has been nominated for International Feature Film at the Oscars. The film is one of five nominees in the category. Earlier this year, CLOSE was awarded the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. Since then, Dhont’s beloved second feature film has received dozens of international festival selections and various film awards. The 95th Academy Awards ceremony will take place on the night of Sunday, March 12th.

CLOSE, produced by Menuet, is the second collaboration between Lukas Dhont and Topkapi Films. The film is distributed by Lumière in collaboration with Vedette, who released CLOSE at 55 screens across The Netherlands.

Story

CLOSE tells the story of Leo and Remi, both 13 years old and friends since forever. Until an unthinkable event drives them apart. Rattled with disbelief, Leo seeks re-approachement with Sophie, Remi’s mother. CLOSE is a film about friendship and responsibility. The young newcomers Eden Dambrine and Gustav De Waele play Leo and Remi.

Watch the trailer for CLOSE here:

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TRAILER RELEASE FOR GOODBYE STRANGER

topkapi_editor — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 15:56:31 +0000

The trailer for GOODBYE STRANGER has been released today. The debut feature film by director Aaron Rookus will be showing in Dutch cinemas from April 20^th, following its world premiere at the Rotterdam International Film festival this January.

GOODBYE STRANGER tells the story of an all-too-ambitious playlist curator at a major music streaming company, who finds himself on a soul-searching summer day’s odyssey across his adopted Amsterdam.

The film’s cast consists of Dutch actors like Martijn Lakemeier and Claire Bender, as well as musicians making their acting debut like British Jake Isaac and Dutch singer-songwriter Blanks.

The film is also the feature film debut for screenwriter Wander Theunis.

Goodbye Stranger is produced by Laurette Schillings, Frans van Gestel, Arnold Heslenfeld of Topkapi Films in co-production with BNNVARA.

Distributor Gusto Entertainment will release the film in cinemas on April 2oth in The Netherlands.

Cast: Martijn Lakemeijer, Claire Bender, Jesse Mensah, Simon de Wit, Flip Zuijderland, Hanneke van der Paardt, Ariane van Vliet, Reinout Bussemaker, Jennifer Welts, Jake Isaac, Shaelyn Newmarch en Antti Luusuaniemi.
Directed by: Aaron Rookus | Script: Wander Theunis | Camera: Ton Peters |

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PIECE OF MY HEART NOW PLAYING IN DUTCH CINEMAS

topkapi_editor — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 09:11:19 +0000

After it’s world premiere at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF, in Official Competition) and a glamourous premiere at the Delamar Theatre in Amsterdam, PIECE OF MY HEART is now playing in Dutch cinemas.

The reviews are in and the Dutch press laudes the two young actresses Elaine Meijerink and Roos Englebert. These professional dancers made their acting debut with their feature roles of Irma and Olga in Dana Nechushtan’s movie about a tested friendship, set in the ballet world of Amsterdam in the seventies.

Pictures of the premiere at the DeLaMar Theatre on the 28th of November. From left to right: Arnold Heslenfeld, Dana Nechushtan, Roos Englebert and Elaine Meijerink.

Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad praises the two actresses with their “completely convincing interpretations” and awards the film with 4 stars out of five.

Also four stars from the magazine TV Krant, that commends the humanity of the story, a story “that touches your heart”.

“The camera loves both lead actresses and their pure charisma”, states newspaper De Volkskrant, while newspaper Trouw also praises the choreographies by Dutch prima ballerina Igone de Jongh.

PIECE OF MY HEART was initiated by Bracha van Doesburgh and Daan Schuurmans and is inspired by the story of the Dutch ballerina Olga de Haas. With De Haas as their starting point, Daan and Bracha, in collaboration with director Dana Nechushtan and screenwriter Roos Ouwehand, have arrived at a fictitious and impressive story about friendship, the dance world and the price of fame. Igone de Jongh provided the choreography for the ballet scenes.

The film is produced by Frans van Gestel, Arnold Heslenfeld and Laurette Schillings of Topkapi Films (My Father is an Airplane, Another Round, Instinct) and is co-produced in collaboration with NTR, Triangle Film (Bracha van Doesburgh & DaanSchuurmans) and Eyeworks Belgium (Peter Bouckaert).

Dancers Elaine Meijerink and Roos Englebert have been selected for their versatile leading roles after casting sessions in the Netherlands and Belgium. They are surrounded by well-known actors such as Peter Paul Muller, Daniël Boissevain, Gijs Scholten van Aschat, Katelijne Damen, Yannick Jozefzoon, Gijs Blom, Tina de Bruin and Jan Kooijman.

PIECE OF MY HEART was created in the context of the annual collaboration between the Netherlands Film Fund, NPO, the CoBO Fund and is stimulated by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, under the name Telescoop. In addition, the film is supported by the Netherlands Film Production Incentive, the Abraham Tuschinski Fund, Screen Flanders and the Belgian Tax Shelter and Equity Investors. The film was developed with support from the MEDIA program of the European Union. Film distributor WW Entertainment will release PIECE OF MY HEART in the Benelux.

PIECE OF MY HEART is now playing in Dutch cinemas!

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CLOSE NOMINATED FOR FOUR EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS

topkapi_editor — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 11:02:27 +0000

CLOSE NOMINATED FOR FOUR EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS

The streak of awards for the film CLOSE by Lukas Dhont may continue with one or more European Film Awards, since the beloved film has been nominated four times for Europes celebration of cinema. Not only has the film been nominated for European Film, Lukas Dhont is also nominated for European Director and for European Screenwriter, together with Angelo Tijssens. Also, young actor Eden Dambrine is nominated for European Actor for his role of Léo in the film.

CLOSE, produced by Menuet, is the second collaboration between Lukas Dhont and Topkapi Films. His debut film GIRL won Camera d’Or at the festival of Cannes in 2018. Lukas Dhont’s triumphant march for his latest film started at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix, but the film has already won prizes in Hungary, Serbia, Germany, Norway, Israel and Australia. The film is distributed by Lumière in collaboration with Vedette. CLOSE is the official submission for Belgium for the upcoming edition of the Academy Awards.

The 35^th edition of the European Film Awards will take place in Reykjavik, Iceland on Saturday December 10^th.

CLOSE is now playing in Dutch cinemas.

Story

CLOSE tells the story of Leo and Remi, both 13 years old and friends since forever. Until an unthinkable event drives them apart. Rattled with disbelief, Leo seeks re-approachement with Sophie, Remi’s mother. CLOSE is a film about friendship and responsibility. The young newcomers Eden Dambrine and Gustav De Waele play Leo and Remi.

Watch the trailer for CLOSE here:

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CLOSE OPENS TO RAVE REVIEWS IN THE NETHERLANDS

topkapi_editor — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 11:38:09 +0000

CLOSE OPENS TO RAVE REVIEWS IN THE NETHERLANDS

Today CLOSE opens in Dutch movie theatres and the reviews are unanimously positive. Daily newspaper De Volkskrant rewarded Lukas Dhont’s drama feature with 5 stars out of five, calling it “The epitome of filming at the highest level”. Other newspapers like Algemeen Dagblad called the film “heartbreaking”, and NRC lauded the film as a “requiem for boy friendship”.

CLOSE, produced by Menuet, is the second collaboration between Lukas Dhont and Topkapi Films. His debut film GIRL won Camera d’Or at the festival of Cannes in 2018. Lukas Dhont’s triumphant march for his latest film started at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix, but the film has already won prizes in Hungary, Serbia, Germany, Norway, Israel and Australia.

The film is distributed by Lumière in collaboration with Vedette, who will release CLOSE at 55 screens across The Netherlands.

Story

CLOSE tells the story of Leo and Remi, both 13 years old and friends since forever. Until an unthinkable event drives them apart. Rattled with disbelief, Leo seeks re-approachement with Sophie, Remi’s mother. CLOSE is a film about friendship and responsibility. The young newcomers Eden Dambrine and Gustav De Waele play Leo and Remi.

Watch the trailer for CLOSE here:

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GRAND PRIZE FOR CLOSE AT NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL

topkapi_editor — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 12:25:43 +0000

GRAND PRIZE FOR CLOSE AT NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL

We are proud to announce that our Flemish co-production CLOSE, directed by Lukas Dhont, won the Grand Prize at the Hamptons International Film Festival in New York. The prize is a good start for the Oscar campaign that Dhont is currently conducting in the United States. CLOSE is the Belgian entry for the Oscars, the most important film awards in the world.

The film had its Dutch premiere last night in the EYE Filmmuseum in Amsterdam, where director Lukas Dhont and screenwriter Angelo Tijssens were also present for a Q&A. The film is distributed by Lumière in collaboration with Vedette, who will release CLOSE in Dutch Cinemas from November 3rd.

Story

CLOSE tells the story of Leo and Remi, both 13 years old and friends since forever. Until an unthinkable event drives them apart. Rattled with disbelief, Leo seeks re-approachement with Sophie, Remi’s mother. CLOSE is a film about friendship and responsibility. The young newcomers Eden Dambrine and Gustav De Waele play Leo and Remi.

Watch the trailer for CLOSE here:

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WORLD PREMIERE PIECE OF MY HEART AT TALLINN’S PRESTIGIOUS FILM FESTIVAL

topkapi_editor — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 08:25:01 +0000

PIECE OF MY HEART has been selected for the Official Competition of the prestigious Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF). Together with those of Cannes, Venice and Berlin, among others, the festival belongs to the highly selective list of A-festivals, chosen by the FIAPH (Fédération Internationale des Associations de Producteurs de Films). The festival will take place from 11 to 27 November. The Dutch premiere of PIECE OF MY HEART is on Monday 28 November in Amsterdam. From December 1, 2022, PIECE OF MY HEART will hit Dutch cinemas.

The Black Night Film Festival was started in 1997 and previously gave a stage to makers such as Aki Kaurismäki, Neil Jordan and Lukas Moodyson, PIECE OF MY HEART has a chance to win the Grand Prix of the festival, previously won by a.o. Steve McQueen, with his film Hunger and Paolo Sorrentino with La Grande Bellezza. The PÖFF is the largest film festival in Northern Europe. Director Dana Nechushtan, lead actresses Elaine Meijerink and Roos Englebert and screenwriter Roos Ouwehand will attend the world premiere of their film in the Estonian capital.

Creators
The film was initiated by Bracha van Doesburgh and Daan Schuurmans and is inspired by the story of the Dutch ballerina Olga de Haas. With De Haas as their starting point, Daan and Bracha, in collaboration with director Dana Nechushtan and screenwriter Roos Ouwehand, have arrived at a fictitious and impressive story about friendship, the dance world and the price of fame. Igone de Jongh provided the choreography for the ballet scenes.

The film is produced by Frans van Gestel, Arnold Heslenfeld and Laurette Schillings of Topkapi Films (My Father is an Airplane, Another Round, Instinct) and is co-produced in collaboration with. NTR, Triangle Film (Bracha van Doesburgh & Daan Schuurmans) and Eyeworks Belgium (Peter Bouckaert).

Cast
Dancers Elaine Meijerink and Roos Englebert have been selected for the versatile leading roles after casting sessions in the Netherlands and Belgium. They are surrounded by well-known actors such as Peter Paul Muller, Daniël Boissevain, Gijs Scholten van Aschat, Katelijne Damen, Yannick Jozefzoon, Gijs Blom, Tina de Bruin and Jan Kooijman.

Creators

The film was initiated by Bracha van Doesburgh and Daan Schuurmans and is inspired by the story of the Dutch ballerina Olga de Haas. With De Haas as their starting point, Daan and Bracha, in collaboration with director Dana Nechushtan and screenwriter Roos Ouwehand, have arrived at a fictitious and impressive story about friendship, the dance world and the price of fame. Igone de Jongh provided the choreography for the ballet scenes.

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FIRST LOOK AT DANA NECHUSHTAN’S NEW DUTCH FEATURE: PIECE OF MY HEART

topkapi_editor — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 14:55:25 +0000

As of today, you can watch the trailer of the new feature film PIECE OF MY HEART directed by Dana Nechushtan, starring the two talented debuting actresses: Elaine Meijerink and Roos Englebert.

PIECE OF MY HEART tells the story of the ultimate friendship between two young dancers and the price of fame. The film is set in the ambitious world of classical ballet, against the background of the frivolous seventies in Amsterdam. From December 1, 2022, PIECE OF MY HEART will hit Dutch cinemas.

Cast: Elaine Meijerink, Roos Englebert, Jan Kooijman, Daniël Boissevain, Gijs Scholten van Aschat, Peter Paul Muller, Tina de Bruin, Yannick Jozefzoon, Katelijne Damen en Gijs Blom.
Directed by: Dana Nechuhstan | Script: Roos Ouwehand | Camera: Bert Pot |

Piece of My Heart is produced by Frans van Gestel, Arnold Heslenfeld and Laurette Schillings (Topkapi Films | Mijn Vader is een Vliegtuig Another Round, Instinct) in co-production with Triangle Films, NTR, and Eyeworks Belgium and was realized with support of the Netherlands Film Fund and CoBO Fund.

Distributor WW ENTERTAINMENT will release the film in cinemas on December 1st of 2022.

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