Deepeei Film Productions
Amsterdam, July 2014.

Special prize for deepeei film productions and director Mark Ram, with the film 'De Balans'. At the 62nd Trento Film Festival, in the city of the same name in Italy, De Balans won the Mario Bello Prize.

The 'Mario Bello' prize was established by a special committee consisting of Pino Brambilla, Roberto Condotta, Andrea Favini, Marcello Mason, and Piero Carlesi with the aim of offering new talent a platform in realizing mountain films intended for the cinema.

The jury awarded the prize with the following justification:

In nine breathtaking minutes, the film depicts a 'fictional' but also 'possibly real' situation, taking the viewer into the tragedy with a stunningly unexpected ending.

The film
The actors Cas Jansen and Waldemar Torenstra play the friends Henderson and Morris. They are climbing an Alpine peak. They are connected to each other by a rope. Loss of concentration leads to Henderson's fall. Morris cannot prevent himself from being dragged down. Moments later, he is left hanging over a deep abyss and realizes that his situation is dangerously unstable.

The film was produced sustainably as part of the Green Filmmaking Competition. deepeei film productions has traditionally been a pioneer in the field of sustainable production. Brechtje Smidt: By making clear choices regarding suppliers and the procurement of production resources, we send a clear statement that things can and must be done differently if you want to take yourself seriously in this day and age.

The short fiction film THE BALANCE was selected in 2012 to be submitted on behalf of the Netherlands to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences in the category Best Live Action Short Film. Since then, the film has screened at more than 40 international film festivals, including: Tokyo, Athens, New York, Calgary, St. Petersburg, Kathmandu, Hollywood, LA, Hamptons, Denver, the Netherlands Film Festival, Milan, and won an award in Barcelona as best short fiction film.

The 'Mario Bello' prize is accompanied by a cash amount of 1,500 euros as well as a beautiful statuette.

De Balans is a co-production between Act2Act Studio and deepeei film productions.

Type
professional production



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