Nohaila is a director and screenwriter with a background in documentary filmmaking. She studied film, with a keen interest in sociology, at the Liberal Arts and Sciences University College in Amsterdam. Her debut short film, Emotional Girl, was selected for the Debut Competition at the Nederlands Film Festival in 2022 and screened at international film festivals. …
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Eché Janga
Eché Janga is a talented director, who has proved himself with an impressive portfolio. He has won several awards, including the prestigious Golden Calf Award for Best Film for his third feature film Buladó. The film was considered as the Dutch entry for the Best International Film for the Oscars 2020 and was an unique …
Noël Loozen
Noël is an all-round director. His short film The Hornhunter (2014) was featured on Nowness, and his short Spoetnik (2015) premiered at the Berlinale festival, where it was nominated for a Kristal Beer Award. The shorts Botanica and Limburgia both premiered in 2017 and were chosen to compete at the Dutch Film Festival the same …
Aaron Rookus
Aaron graduated from the Utrecht school of Arts in 2008, after which he studied Film Science at the University of Amsterdam. His graduation film I Wish I Could Share The Happiness Of Being Alone With Someone Else (2008) won several awards, as well as his debut short Wednesdays, released in 2012. After several more shorts, …
Hetty de Kruijf
Hetty graduated as film director from the Netherlands Film Academy in 2015. Her graduation film, Nighthaven, won several awards and screened at international film festivals. In 2017 she conceptualized and directed the film, Jungle (2017), which was nominated for the Best Television Drama Award and won the Best Actor Award, at the Golden Calf Competition …
Valerie Bisscheroux
Valerie Bisscheroux graduated as a producer at The Netherlands Film Academy in Amsterdam. They focus on positive, nuanced representation of LGBTQ+ characters and storylines in films and series, foregrounding empowering stories about women and queer people in search of their identity and expression. Valerie made their directorial debut with the coming-of-age queer series ANNE+ , …