Feature film project Shocking Blue winner Kodak NPP Development Prize

On Sunday, September 28, during the tenth Netherlands Production Platform (NPP), the Kodak NPP Development Prize was awarded to director Mark de Cloe, screenwriter Céline Linssen, and producers Wilant Boekelman and Koji Nelissen for the feature film project SHOCKING BLUE.

The jury, consisting of Marten Rabarts, Jean Heijl, Eurydice Gysel, Ria Jankie, and Louis Machado, said the following regarding this: 'From a series of diverse films, the jury has selected a project that tells a simple story in both a Dutch and a universal manner. Because the director has the clear, self-aware intention to use a lush visual language that will stand in clear contrast to the unpretentious setting and characters, and which complements this with a healthy dose of contemporary pace and rhythm, thereby revealing the inner world of the characters, Mark de Cloe wins the Kodak NPP Development Prize 2008 for the film Shocking Blue with his strong vision.'

In SHOCKING BLUE, a close friendship between three boys is severely shattered when something happens to one of them. A story of loss, guilt, innocence, and helplessness, set amidst the hellish colors of the Dutch bulb fields. The Netherlands' first tulip film.

Kodak is sponsoring the €5,000 prize to support the further financial development of the new project. The prize is intended for producers focusing on the development and support of auteur films and is awarded to a project that received a clear and dedicated presentation during the NPP. The Dutch film projects in the NPP selection were eligible for the prize.

In addition to SHOCKING BLUE, the projects Sonny Boy (directed and written by Maria Peters, produced by Hans Pos for Shooting Star Filmcompany) and A KRONSTADT TALE (directed by Ben van Lieshout, written by Céline Linssen, produced by Ben van Lieshout for Van Lieshout Filmproducties and by Bea de Visser and Hans Eijses for AnotherFilm) were nominated for the Kodak NPP Development Prize.

The NPP is part of the Holland Film Meeting, which the Netherlands Film Festival is organizing for the 21st time through Monday, September 29. At the NPP this year, a total of six Dutch and fourteen international feature film projects in development were presented to a panel of international producers and financiers.



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