Dutch director Dick Maas has been a BIFFF-regular from the start. In 1985 he was a member of our international jury. He visited us again in 1996 as the very first supervisor of our legendary film students’ workshop and in 2002 as a member of our European jury and to present Down, the American remake… Continue reading Dick Maas
Country: Netherlands
DO NOT DISTURB
American pharmaceuticals executive Walter Richmond and his wife Cathryn plan to mix business with pleasure on a trip to Amsterdam. But their plan to see the sights is abruptly curtailed when their mute 10-year-old daughter Melissa sees the wrong sight : a murder. It shouldn’t be all that difficult to do away with a jet-lagged… Continue reading DO NOT DISTURB
HARRY RENTS A ROOM
The curious proprietor wants to know everything about his new tenant.
VISIT FROM OUTER SPACE
This movie, in which a small UFO visits Amsterdam, is a tribute to Ed Wood. In the saucer, the aliens are up to all kind of things.
Ben Verbong
Ben Verbong’s most successful film is without any doubt The Girl with Red Hair (1978), a film based upon the life of Hannie Schaft, a law student who played an active part in the resistance against the Germans during the Second World War. The film drew more than one million Dutch to the movie theatres.… Continue reading Ben Verbong
George Sluizer
In 1971, Dutch director George Sluizer shot his first feature film in Brazil : Joao and the Knife. This was followed by Twice a Woman, starring Bibi Andersson and Anthony Perkins. He received international recognition in 1988 with the award-winning feature Spoorloos, which was the Dutch Oscar entry in 1989. Three years later he directed… Continue reading George Sluizer
REFLECMENT
Three kids invoke the spirits. This will end badly.