NEWS
06/2024: CBK Rotterdam I&V granted for new film: Benevolence
I'm thrilled to announce that Benevolence has received a development grant from CBK Rotterdam! From June to December 2024, I will focus on writing the treatment and developing the cinematography. Inspired by Veenhuizen and its ties to the Dutch East Indies colonial project, the film will feature experimental elements and is expected to be short to mid-length. Stay tuned!
06/2024: Ninfa Fluida @ METROPOLIS 2024
Ninfa Fluida will screen during the Metropolis Festival in Rotterdam on July 7th, 2024. The film is part of the RTM program, which includes a selection of works from Rotterdam based filmmakers.
01/2024: Ninfa Fluida @ IFFR 2024
Exciting news! Ninfa Fluida will officially premiere at the International Film Festival in Rotterdam on January 28th, 2024. There are three screenings planned so far at Lantaren Venster and Cinerama. The film is part of the Symbiosis program, which includes the works of Zalán Szakács and Katarina Jazbec. See you there!
12/2023: CBK Rotterdam Praktijkpijdrage for Ninfa Fluida
With the upcoming premiere of Ninfa Fluida @IFFR 2024, the CBK Rotterdam granted me an extra financial support to fine tune the public presentation, communication and technical aspects of the film.
09/2023: Seeing With Water - Hydromedia Symposium @HKU
I have been invited to participate in the Hydromedia symposium Seeing With Water that will take place on Thursday 5 October 2023 in Stadsschouwburg Utrecht. I will present a film in progress and reflect on the place of water within my practice of cinema. The symposium will shed a light on (our relation to) water and water management from the perspectives of philosophy, ecology, science and fine art. Speakers include philosopher René ten Bos, designer/curator Henriette Waal, artist Suzette Bousema, artist/filmmaker Ugo Petronin, geographer Els Otterman, and scientists Sven Teurlincx, Lisette de Senerpont Domis (Netherlands Institute of Ecology) and Annelies Veraart (Radboud University).
Partners: HKU + Creative Europe + IVN Natuur Educatie
02/2023: Campsite Art Residency @ TENT Rotterdam
In March 2023 I will be collaborating with Noemi Calzavara at CAMPSITE, a residency program organized by the art community TimeWindow in TENT Rotterdam. The results of our collaboration will be publicly shared through a performance and an installation.
Partners: Time Window + TENT + Mondriaan Fonds
03/2023: Mondriaan Fonds > Artist Start Grant 23/24
For 2023-2024 I will receive the Artist Start Grant of the Mondriaan Fonds, to support the developpement of my art practice. This is an incredible news, as it will provide a well needed stability, and the confidence to dive into new ambitious projects.