Feature debut director Sacha Polak was selected for funding by Dutch Filmfund, Media Fund and VPRO with her film Zomer, written by Helena van der Meulen. The film, about a sexually active young woman and her even more active father, will be shot in September this year in Rotterdam with a.o. Daniel Bouquet as DoP […]
With Sandra Hller (Silver Bear 2006 for Requiem) and Dutch-Serbian Dragan Bakema as a couple facing crisis, Nanouk Leopold will start shooting her first English language film mid September in Brussels, Dusseldorf and India. Swiss Sabine Timoteo will also have an important part in the film, just as the famous buildings of architect Le Corbusier […]
By securing support from Hubert Bals Fund Plus, Circe has become coproduction partner of Our Grand Despair, the 2nd film of Seyfi Teoman (TUR) after Summer Book, produced by Bulut Film in Istanbul and coproduced by una film (GER). Our Grand Despair tells the story of two middle aged men, who have to take care […]
From July 16th Circes coproduction The Happiest Girl in the World will be screened by Filmmuseum in Amsterdam in an English subtitled version. The debut of Rumanian director Radu Jude was selected for the Forum program of the Berlinale and won several awards. Jude currently is writing the script of his next film: Everybody in […]
Starring Laetitia Casta, Lee Kang-Sheng, Fanny Ardant and Jean-Pierre Laud, Tsai Ming-Liangs Face is among the competition line-up of the Cannes filmfestival. The film is produced by JBA Productions in France, and co-produced by Circe, Tarantula (BE) and Homegreen (TW). 1.670 feature films were proposed to the festival, of which 20 films are in competition. […]
Circe Films is deeply saddened that Fortissimo company founder and co-chairman Wouter Barendrecht died in Bangkok on April 5 of heart failure. His premature death has shocked friends and colleagues world wide. On the goodbye ceremony on April 17 in Amsterdam, last respects were paid to this real International Man. People commemorated his multitude of […]
Both Calimucho by Eugenie Jansen and Circes coproduction with Hi Film Rumania, The Happiest Girl in the World by debut director Radu Jude, have been selected for the Forum section of the Berlin Film Festival. Calimucho is represented by Fortissimo Film Sales. The Happiest Girl in the World is represented by Films Boutique. Screening dates […]
Nanouk Leopold has been commissioned by the International Filmfestival Rotterdam to create work for extra-large screens mounted on office blocks. Guy Maddin (CAN), who cooperates with Isabella Rosselini and Carlos Reygadas (MEX) were also invited to make a film. Leopold collaborates with Daan Emmen; the films will premiere at the opening night of the festival […]
With some preliminary shooting in the Tuileries, Tsai Ming-Liang kicked off his film Visages (Face) centered around the Louvre Museum in Paris. Leading roles are for Fanny Ardant, Jean-Pierre Laud, Laetitia Casta and of course Lee Kang-Sheng, who are dressed by Christian Lacroix. Producers are JBA Production with Tarantula, Homegreen Film (Taiwan) and Circe as […]
With his feature Ruta del Jaca, shot in Peru and currently in post-production, Kris Kristinsson will mark his debut as a filmmaker. Ruta del Jaca tells the story of Matt, who is looking for his parents who have disappeared in Huaraz; guinea pigs and famous Peruvian singer Sonia Morales play supporting roles. Distribution by Cinema […]
At the closing ceremony of the Netherlands Film Festival Calimucho by Eugenie Jansen has won the Dutch Film Critics Award.