Announcement of 15-LOVE's 'FIFTEEN' on talk show at Netherlands Film Festival

The fifteen winners of the 15-LOVE encouragement prize, an initiative by production company Waterland Film to stimulate emerging filmmakers, will be announced during the Netherlands Film Festival on the Talk Show with Matthijs van Nieuwkerk on Friday, September 26. The winners will receive, among other things, a sum of 1,500 euros.

The winners are new, talented writers and directors who have made at most one feature film. With the prize money, they can develop a new film project. In addition to this cash prize, they are also offered a specialized workshop by the Binger Filmlab to further develop their idea. All winners receive a festival badge from the International Film Festival Rotterdam, and film distributor A-Film offers distribution. 15-LOVE is co-financed by Aon Film Insurance.

The 15-LOVE selection committee consists of: Claudia Landsberger (Holland Film), Marit van den Elshout (CineMart), and Wilco Wolfers (A-Film Distribution).

Waterland Film has been active for fifteen years as a producer of feature films, short films, documentaries, and television dramas, and is known for films such as Tussenland (Eugenie Jansen), Drift (Michiel van Jaarsveld), Nachtrit (Dana Nechushtan), and 'n Beetje Verliefd (Martin Koolhoven). With this financial incentive, initiators Wilant Boekelman and Jan van der Zanden aim to encourage new talent.

The daily talk show with Matthijs van Nieuwkerk starts at 10:30 PM in the Festival Pavilion on the Neude and is free to attend. The Netherlands Film Festival takes place from 24 September to 3 October 2008. For program information and ticket sales: www.filmfestival.nl.

Location
De Neude, Utrecht



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