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SHEEP HERO has been selected at 150+ (renowned) international film festivals, officially released in cinemas in the Netherlands, Belgium and France, broadcast worldwide and won more than 25 international awards and more than 35 nominations for best film, best direction, best cinematography and best editing.

SHEEP HERO

Shepherd Stijn has a romantic world view, but his idealism clashes with the harsh reality of having to be a modern entrepreneur. In this poignant and cinematic documentary we come close to Stijn and his family in their quest to keep the tradition of sheep herding alive. Will his struggle pay off or is he forced to go with the flock?

director: Ton van Zantvoort
producer: NEWTON film | seriousFilm
broadcaster: Omroep Brabant | KRO-NCRV
distribution nl: Windmill Film Distribution
world sales: Films Transit International
language: Dutch | English subtitles
length: 81 minutes | 58 minutes
format: UHD 3840 x 2160 | DCP 2K flat, 5.1, 1:85, 25 fps
ISAN: 0000-0004-D799-0000-O-0000-0000-2
categories: Human interest, environment, neoliberalism

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How to live in a world that conflicts with your ideals?
A traditional shepherd is forced to innovate in a neo-liberal world that conflicts with his idealistic views.

synopsis (61 words)
Shepherd Stijn has a romantic world view, but his idealism clashes with the harsh reality of having to be a modern entrepreneur. In this poignant and cinematic documentary we come close to Stijn and his family in their quest to keep the tradition of sheep herding alive. Will his struggle pay off or is he forced to go with the flock?

synopsis (113 words)
SHEEP HERO is a 81-minute cinematic documentary about a traditional shepherd who is forced to innovate in a neoliberal world that conflicts with his idealistic views. With no voice-over the story is told in a cinematic and observational cinema vérité style. The film shows the hardships of herding sheep and the harsh reality of a contemporary entrepreneur trying to keep his business going. Will his struggle pay off or is he forced to go with the flock?

SHEEP HERO got selected by more than 75 (renowned) international film festivals and won a dozen awards already. Ton van Zantvoort did not only direct the film, but also did production, cinematography, editing, grading and more.

synopsis (187 words)

SHEEP HERO tells the story of Shepherd Stijn, an outspoken idealist who may have been born in the wrong place and era. He feels at home on the quiet heathlands tending his sheep, far away from today’s hectic Western society. Stijn and his family fight to maintain their quiet and simple life, but this is proving to be increasingly difficult in a densely populated, modern world where the power of money and mass production outweighs good intentions and slow traditions. The family is heading towards a turning point: they can either continue their downward spiral or throw in the towel.

The documentary starts from the romantic idea of living a mindful life as a sheep herder, but then clearly reveals the frustration of a non-conformist who is only trying to live his own life. The beautiful images and storyline of the documentary clearly depict the constant physical and mental struggle of the protagonist as he tries to strike a balance between his ancient profession and being a modern-day entrepreneur. Stijn has to make a choice, does he keep on fighting the system or is there another option?

synopsis IDFA (168 words)
About 10 years ago, filmmaker Ton van Zantvoort got to know Stijn, an idealist with a cheerful, relaxed nature. Stijn is one of the last remaining Dutch shepherds working in the traditional way. We see the shepherd, his sheep and his three loyal dogs crisscrossing nature reserves and farmlands so the herd can graze the land in an eco-friendly way. But nowadays, little remains of the romance and peace that we associate with the centuries-old tradition of sheepherding. Tenders are increasingly hard to acquire—competition from big companies, cheap East European shepherds and smart machinery make Stijn the expensive choice.

With the camera in his wake, the shepherd roams across picturesque Dutch landscapes, talking passionately about his inventive approaches to preserving his traditional occupation. But even as he tries so hard to keep his company afloat, the same camera captures how the incessant stress transforms him into an embittered man with a quick temper. Tragicomic conflicts alternate with scenes of beautiful nature and Stijn’s pleasantly chaotic family life.

synopsis (294 words)

Ten years ago, director Ton van Zantvoort became friends with one of the last traditional shepherds in the Netherlands. He had a perfect life: a loving wife, a flock of sheep, and was living in nature as we all once did and often still long for. Throughout the years the filmmaker noticed how the relaxed, cheerful and passionate shepherd was becoming bitter and increasingly short-tempered. A traditional shepherd losing his hair overnight, because of extreme stress: what a paradox. Was herding sheep not supposed to be the most relaxed and romantic profession in the world? ‘The silent heath is no longer quiet. There is a war going on in the heathlands’ and so the story began.

Stijn’s environment is closing in on him. In an overregulated society his quest for freedom is a struggle almost too hard to bear. His resentment is palpable, but there is also his stubbornness and determination to see it through to the end. He wants to keep his herd and the heathlands healthy and faces many obstacles along the way. Who looks out for the cultural heritage that is sheep herding? And are we able to salvage beauty amongst all our freeways and advancing industrial zones and suburbs. Life will be irrevocably different if the herd goes, as with it the craft will also vanish. Is it too late to save Stijn’s dream?

With no voice-over and very little interviews, this 81-minute cinematic story is told in an observational cinema vérité style. Where Stijn goes, the camera follows and, as in direct cinema, we become unaware of the camera’s presence.

The feature-length documentary shows the hardships of herding sheep in today’s neoliberal world and the harsh reality of a contemporary entrepreneur trying to keep his business going. Anything but a dream job. Will his struggle pay off or is he forced to go with the flock?

SHEEP HERO synopsis

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Director’s statement

Many years ago I met Stijn, one of the last traditional shepherds in the Netherlands. Throughout the years, I noticed how the relaxed, cheerful and passionate shepherd became bitter and short-tempered. A traditional shepherd losing his hair overnight, because of extreme stress. How paradoxical. Was herding sheep not supposed to be the most relaxed and romantic profession in the world? ‘The silent heath is no longer quiet. There is a war going on in the heathlands,’ Stijn said to me and so the story began.

We live in a world that is determined by economic laws and this has penetrated deeply into one of the most romantic professions in the world. In many ways I am like Stijn. We both live in a neoliberal world, which is at odds with our ideals. I too chose an insecure, creative existence because of my ideals. In my own way I try to contribute to a better world by making films about these topics. I too am a little entrepreneur who cannot escape innovation. Wouldn’t we all like to go back to nature, to real life, to what it’s all about? But how far should you go to try and realise your ideals? And isn’t it easier to just follow the herd?

I see the world around me as a visual, narrative source. Looking at, wondering about and consciously experiencing what is happening around me is a feeling I am trying to instill in the audience. As a filmmaker I look for themes that may seem to only represent small and everyday issues, but I use them to discuss bigger, universal themes. Not in order to make a didactic statement but to encourage viewers to think about themselves, about the world we live in and about what binds us as people.

My films are about people I meet; about the world we live in and how small it has become. Looking back at my films, many protagonists share the same motivation. They are all trying to live and realise their dreams. People who hold up a confronting mirror to us in our relatively carefree existence. These people suffer consequences of our capitalist economy, which can only be maintained if there is sufficient growth and profit. It is a paradigm of infinite growth on a finite planet. Although a growing number of people realise this, there are only few who actually do something about it. People who go against the current, or strive for their ideals, regardless of the cost. This is what appealed to me when I met Stijn. He made a conscious choice for a different, more sustainable lifestyle. But is such a lifestyle still an option in our current society?

TON van ZANTVOORT

PRODUCER | DIRECTOR | CINEMATOGRAPHER | EDITOR

Ton van Zantvoort (Heesch, 1979) is an acclaimed director, cinematographer and editor, whose films have screened at numerous prestigious A- film festivals. His work has been broadcast all over the world (VPRO, ARTE/ZDF, Al Jazeera) and he has won a dozen awards for best director, best cinematographer and best editor.

Education
1999- 2003 Art Academy St. Joost, Audiovisual. diploma obtained with credit
1996- 1999 Grafisch Lyceum Eindhoven, Art-direction. diploma obtained
1991- 1996 HAVO, Maaslandcollege Oss. diploma obtained

Biography

Ton van Zantvoort (Heesch, 1979) graduated with credits at the Academy for Visual Arts in Breda in 2003. In 2006, his debut film GRITO de PIEDRA premiered at IDFA and was broadcast by ARTE/ZDF and other stations. His second feature a BLOOMING BUSINESS, a co-production with the Dutch VPRO, was screened at hundred (renowned) international film festivals, broadcast worldwide and won a dozen awards, such as at DOK Leipzig. In 2016 his controversial documentary, the BENNO TAPES, won a Golden NL Award.

As with his acclaimed movie SHEEP HERO (81 minutes, 2018), he was not only responsible for (co-) production and directing for all these above mentioned films, but Ton van Zantvoort also did the cinematography, editing, grading, artwork and more. SHEEP HERO was selected by more than 100 (renowned) international film festival (such as IDFA, Thessaloniki, Vision du Réel, DOK.fest, GZDOC, DOCNYC) won more than 25 awards and 30+ nominations and got a theatrical release in several European countries. Besides longer films van Zantvoort has made dozens of short (art) films, gives master classes at (art) academies in Europe and Canada and was a jury member for several international film festivals and for organisations such as Panasonic International.

In addition to producing his own documentary films, van Zantvoort has also produced documentaries for other directors: DAY is DONE* by acclaimed director Guido Hendrikx (premiered at IDFA), FALLING (EO) by Jef Monté, a feature length film by Luuk Bouwman about the enigmatic artist Dick Verdult (Omroep Brabant) and Honds (KRO-NCRV) by Josefien van Kooten among others.

About the director

Ton van Zantvoort observes with great attention and takes us into the worlds of people on the edge, people who try to survive but are confronted by external forces such as tourism, international commerce and mass consumption. With great humanity, van Zantvoort shows us a different world in which all human life is valuable. His films are characterized by a language of intimate images, a poetic structure and enormous involvement. In his lyrical documentaries with socio-economic overtones he usually resists the temptation of doing interviews. His work is original and testifies to a great effort of will by the maker. The vision of a Western civilized person who holds up a mirror to us. A confronting mirror, but one that invites you to take a long good look.

Filmography

Filmography as director (selection)
a WORLD to SHAPE, 52 min, director, cinematographer & editor, production Elbe Stevens Films, AVROTROS, Omroep Brabant, 2022
a TRAVELER’S GUIDE, 63 min, director, cinematographer, co-editor, post production, producer, 2022
SHEEP HERO, 81 min, producer, director, cinematographer & editor in co-production with seriousFilm, Omroep Brabant & KRO-NCRV, 2018
THE BENNO TAPES, 54 min, director, cinematographer & editor, produced by Van Osch Films, Omroep Brabant, L1, TV West, 2015
Kees en Mien, 30 min, director, cinematographer & co-editor, produced by Zuidenwind filmproducties, Omroep Brabant, 2011
a BLOOMING BUSINESS, 52 min, producer, director, cinematographer & editor, co-production VPRO, 2009
GRITO de PIEDRA, 55 min, producer, director, cinematographer & editor, 2006
other films: Past as future, 18 min, 2011; Lovely Planet, 8 min, 2009; Carrousel, 7 min, 2010; Another day in Bombay, 10 min, 2007; Isla Totora, 10 min, 2007; Pack, 5 min, 2005; Moja Mbegu, 5 min, 2004; Items, 25 min, 2003, Khamuvillage, 25 min, 2003

Filmography as producer (selection)
The Hole In My Life, 55 min, directed by Xavier van Delft, EO, developped, 2020
Honds, 26 min, directed by Josefien van Kooten, Teledoc Campus, KRO-NCRV, 2020
Dick Verdult, 70 min, directed by Luuk Bouwman, in coproduction with seriousFilm, Omroep Brabant, 2017
FALLING, 25 min, Teledoc Campus, directed by Jef Monté, EO, 2014
Loving Heart, 71 min, directed by Wouter Verhoeven, 2013
Day is Done*, 30 min, directed by Guido Hendrikx, 2010

Director’s awards

Ministry of Culture of the Saratov Region award, Saratov Sufferings Film Fest, Russia, 2020
Grand Prix Feature-Length Competition, 6th Apricot Tree Ujan International Documentary Film Festival, Armenia, 2020
Grand Prix, 15ème Festival International du film Pastoralismes et Grands Espaces, France, 2020
Grand prize of the city of Innsbruck for the best Environmental documentary, INF Innsbruck Nature Festival, Austria, 2020
Christian Berger Cinematography Award, INF Innsbruck Nature Festival, Austria, 2020
President of the Polish Filmmakers Association Award, 18th Włodzimierz Puchalski International Nature Film Festival, Poland, 2020
Best Newcomer, International Green Screen Nature Film Festival, Germany, 2020
Best Documentary Feature Award, FicLaPaz (7th) International Film Festival Bolivia, Bolivia, 2020
Best Cinematography Award, Woods Hole film festival, USA, 2020
Best Documentary Feature, Alternative Film Festival, Canada, 2020
Best Cinematography Award, Indie Film Awards, Japan, 2020
NL Award, best documentary of the year, RPO, The Netherlands, 2020
Best Director, Torino Underground Cinefest, Italy, 2020
Most Original Story mention, Florence Film Awards, Italy, 2020
Special Jury Award, Cinema Vérité, Iran, 2019
Best International Documentary Award, FICMA, Mexico, 2019
Best International Documentary Award and Audience award, NIFF (Nederland), USA, 2019
2nd Best International Feature film, Fiorenzo Serra Film Festival, Italy, 2019
Honourable mention, Cine Eco Seia, Portugal, 2019
Award of Excellence: Film Feature Accolade Global Film Competition, USA, 2019
Best Documentary Film, NYCA New York Cinematography Awards, USA, 2019
Honourable mention, Festiver Festival Barichara, Colombia, 2019
Green Warsaw Award, Millennium Docs Against Gravity, Poland, 2019
Best European Cinematography award, European Cinematography Awards/ ECA, 2019
Distribution award La Trois, Millennium Documentary Festival, Belgium 2019
Best Film and Best Director, NVIFF, The Netherlands, 2019
Top 10 best of IDFA audience award, IDFA, The Netherlands, 2018
Golden NL-Award, the Netherlands, 2016
NL Award, the Netherlands, 2016
Trevignano FilmFest Award, Italy, 2013
Honourable mention, best short, Planet in Focus, Canada, 2011
Jury award, FIFDH, France, 2011
Audience award, The Art of the Document, Poland, 2010
Special jury mention, The Art of the Document, Poland, 2010
Golden Olive, best documentary, Int Festival Montenegro, 2010
Golden Olive, best cinematography, Int Festival Montenegro, 2010
Audience award, Millennium Film Festival, Belgium, 2010
Press award, best film of the FICA festival, Goiás, Brazil, 2010
Best Treatment, Cinema Planeta, Cuernavaca, Mexico, 2010
Healthy Workplaces Award, DOK Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany, 2009
Special mention Open Eyes, Med Film festival, Rome, Italy, 2009
Audience award Mixed Greens, Planet in Focus, Canada, 2009
Honourable mention, Media city 13, Visual Art Festival, 2007
2nd price NFTVM award, for best new Dutch filmmaker, 2006
4th price 1 minute & sound award 2006/ dogs
Nomination for St. Joost Penning/ 2003

Festival screenings (selection)

National – IDFA International Documentary Film Festival, Amsterdam (2018, 2010, 2006, 2005); Dutch Film Festival, Utrecht (2014, 2009, 2007, 2005);

Europe – DOK Leipzig, Germany; Visions du Réel, Switzerland, Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, Greece (2009,2019); DOK.fest, München, Festival dei Popoli, Italy; Documenta Madrid, Spain; Millennium Docs Against Gravity, Poland; Docpoint Helsinki, Finland; Edinburgh International Film Festival, UK; Docville, Belgium; One World Prague, Czech Republic; Dokufest, Kosovo; MakeDox Macedonia; Moldox, Moldavia; European Film Festival Palić, Serbia; Eberswalde Film Festival – Provinziale, Germany; Art of the Document Multimedia Festival, Poland; Split International Festival of New film, Croatia; International Millennium Film Festival, Belgium; International Film Festival for Human Rights, various locations in France; International Audiovisual Festival of Biodiversity, Italy; Kinookus FFF, Croatia; Sunchild Film Festival, Armenia; This Human World, Austria; Jihlava IDFF, Czech Republic; CineEco Portugal;

World – Vancouver International Film Festival, Canada; Planet in Focus, Toronto; Montreal Human Rights Film Festival; Margaret Mead Film Festival & travelling selection, New York, Chicago, Florida, Vermont, Indiana; BAFICI Buenos Aires; DOCSMX Festival Internacional de Cine Documental, Mexico; Animal & Nature Film Festival, Beijing, China; Film Festival Arlington, Virginia, USA; Duke City DocFest, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA; Criterio Ambiental, Costa Rica; Short Film Festival, Moscow; International Documentary Festival, Agadir, Morocco; Green Film Festival, Seoul, Korea; New Zealand International Film Festival; Flahertiana International Documentary Festival Russia; BIFED, Turkey; Festiver Festival Barichara, Colombia,

Miscellaneous(selection)

NEWTON film BV – creative documentary production, founder and Majority Shareholder 2006 – present
DOCfeed, Artistic advisor & volunteer, 2015- 2020
Stichting TEEK president : this foundation supports film makers who try to push the boundaries. (2008- present)
Guest teacher (directing, documentary, cinematography, editing 2006-present) at HKU Media Utrecht, St. Joost Acadamy Breda, Koning Willem 1 College ‘s-Hertogenbosch , Mgr. Frencken College Oosterhout, DOCedu, Sparkle (Eindhoven)
Masterclasses taught at Planet in Focus (Toronto); University of Manitoba, Canada; 3-day master class taught together with Cherry Duyns under the supervision of Jan Eilander at Dziga Nijmegen
Jury member at various (inter)national film festivals, including:
West Lake International Documentary Film Festival, Hangzhou, China, 2020
Millennium International Documentary Film Festival, 2020
International Film Festival Montenegro (with Marija Perovic, among others), 2011
International Film Festival Breda (with Monic Hendrikx & Marc de Cloe), 2010
Filmfront Festival, Gorinchem (with Hans Eijses), 2010
Panasonic International LUMIX award, commissioned by Scholz & Volkmer (with Michael Lum & Fred Flade), 2010-2011

Publications (selection)

Publications, reviews and interviews in all national Dutch newspapers and periodicals, and on news sites, including Trouw, NRC, Volkskrant, AD, Telegraaf and Filmkrant, Brabants Dagblad, BN de stem, Nu.nl, De Groene A’dammer, EVA, KONKAV, virtually all Dutch TV guides, and in international newspapers and film festival publications, including EDN DOX magazine, Modern Times Review, Eye For Film, IDFA daily papers, Dutch Film Festival paper, etcetera.

TV and radio interviews (selection)

VPRO Best of IDFA NPO, Al Jazeera World, Sky Movies (UK), ArmNews (Germany), ET1 (Greece), NPO2 Radar (the Netherlands), Een vandaag (the Netherlands), TV10 (Dutch regional broadcaster), Radio Deutsche Welle (Germany), Radio Klara VRT (Belgium), Omroep Brabant Radio (Dutch regional broadcaster), Dit is de Dag EO (the Netherlands).

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References

Jury report (by John Appel, Oscar van der Kroon et al.), Golden NL-Award, 2016
The makers have cleverly edited the material to achieve a powerful result. Impact and relevance are big. Watching this film is an emotional experience, going from sympathy to pity to annoyance to despair. As a viewer you are affected by all these emotions and you watch the documentary to the end with growing amazement. The film succeeds very well in letting the viewers judge for themselves.

Jukka Takala, Director of European Union -OSHA, Spain
Only 10 films from international filmmakers were nominated for the Film Award and selected from 2,578 documentaries submitted to DOK Leipzig this year. I would like to offer my congratulations to Ton Van Zantvoort, whose film was a worthy winner. He approaches the topic in a highly creative way and highlights the strength of international documentary film-making in 2009.

Jury rapport, NFTVM-award
Ton van Zantvoort shows his ability to use a purposeful approach and cinematic means to achieve a wonderful end result. In difficult circumstances he succeeds in creating well-rounded and mature images with fantastic lighting. His work shows historic awareness and respect for his characters. He cleverly succeeds in capturing an atmosphere and through neat observations he manages to get very close to his characters. Work of this high quality commands admiration and respect.

René Bosma, deputy director St. Joost Academy
His modus operandi seems to follow that of the direct cinema; direct observations with as few outside interventions as possible and control over virtually the entire creation process of the film. However, in Ton’s films you see a preference for stylisation and an emphasis on image and sound design. This makes the work original and its content is indicative of the film maker’s great willpower. In his films Ton determinedly takes a stance, presenting his own vision of reality, the vision of a Westerner who holds a mirror up to society and himself. This mirror shows things that are not easy to watch but still you enjoy looking into it at great length.

Panasonic International
Independent filmmaker is only half the description of what Ton van Zantvoort actually does. His films are typified by the language of intimate images, a poetic structure and enormous involvement. Van Zantvoort observes with great attention and takes us into a world of people who try to survive but are confronted by external powers as tourism, international commerce and mass communication. In his seven years of making films and art, the Dutch born director and cameraman has screened his works at hundreds film festivals around the world, has been awarded more than 25 times and has taught and written on photography and documentary making in various institutions.

Reviews SHEEP HERO

Trouw (national paper)“Film moment of 2019, not to be missed!”
Volkskrant (national paper) ★★★★ “a visual ode to a primeval landscape. And if there is ever a prize for the most beautiful drone images, SHEEP HERO should win.”
Nederlands Dagblad (national paper) ★★★★ “SHEEP HERO lets you really sympathize with Stijn.“
Indebioscoop ★★★★★ “extreme strong film ”
Filmvandaag ★★★★ ½ “Everything is perfect in SHEEP HERO. There is a complete story, interspersed with beautiful images and beautiful characters. None of this would be out of place in a feature film.”
De Protagonisten ★★★★ “Truly recommended. The images are beautiful and more sincere than Stijn, you hardly find them anymore.”

International reviews of a BLOOMING BUSINESS

a poetic, cinematic and poignant documentary – IMDB Movie database – USA
the film intrigues and outrages in equal measure – Eye For Film, review 4 out 5 stars – UK
Part poetry, part explosive exposé – Newport International Film Festival – USA
A quietly formidable film – Vancouver International Film Festival -CA
It’s time to wake up and smell the imported roses – Edinburgh Int’l Film Festival – UK
for the outstanding artistic achievement of a strong film – Golden Olive Award

curriculum vitae NEWTON film

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SHEEP HERO director

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about Stijn

Shepherd Stijn has chosen to live as a free man, supporting his family in an honest and sustainable way. That is what he thought. But modern neoliberal life is hard, encloses him and grinds him down bit by bit. What is left of his freedom? Is there an ultimate escape?

He is a true idealist at heart. He believes in people looking out for one another, living in close connection with nature and being self-sufficient. However, he finds his pure, uncompromising way of life more and more at odds with the world around him. A world that is driven by money, technology and mass consumption.

A world that favours those who ’go with the flock’ and makes it impossible for Stijn to realize his dream. Stijn may not be a born businessman, but it is mainly this contrast between how the world should be and reality that has made him bitter. Stijn keeps at it, looking for new ways to survive and support his family. Trying to get by without losing yourself, isn’t that what we are all doing?

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TON VAN ZANTVOORT | DIRECTOR | PRODUCER | IMDB
Acclaimed Dutch director and cinematographer whose works have screened at numerous prestigious film festivals. His work has been broadcast all over the world and he has won dozens of awards. SHEEP HERO is his first feature length film that will have an official theatrical release in the Netherlands.
newtonfilm.nl | tonvanzantvoort.nl

JOOST SEELEN | COACH | IMDB
He focuses on documentaries that challenge and surprise and clearly bear the director’s signature: form and content reinforcing each other. Films that bring the viewer close to the perception of the main characters and in which the special and tense relationship between the individual and the surrounding world plays an important role.
zuidenwind.nl

RALF VERBEEK | EDITING ADVICE | IMDB
“You can use as many tricks and manipulations as you want, but the truth and honesty touches the heart of your audience the most. I like to play with that. Film must continue to surprise.”
ralffilm.nl

GYS ZEVENBERGEN | EDITING ADVICE | IMDB
To write is human, to edit is divine. With more than 50 films to his name and even more awards, he is one of the best editors in the Netherlands. Editing makes the movie and Zevenbergen has been editing since 1985; his films have been screened at prominent film festivals around the world ever since.

JEROEN GOEIJERS | SOUND DESIGNER | IMDB
For the past 25 years he has composed music and designed sound for over 200 films for the international industry which have been shown and awarded on many International film festivals (a.o. Toronto, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Berlin, Utah, New York).

jeroengoeijers.nl

ROY BEMELMANS | MUSIC COMPOSER | IMDB
“Subtlety and impact don’t have to be mutually exclusive.” In this one phrase, composer Roy Bemelmans summarizes the unique musical signature that has established him at the forefront of today’s new generation of orchestral composers. His work draws parallels to peers and heroes such as James Horner, Max Richter and Mychael Danna.
roy-bemelmans.com

ANNEROSE LANGEVELD | SOUND | LINE PRODUCER | IMDB
Annerose has been working with the director for more than ten years and they complement each other perfectly. With great precision and diligence Annerose creates work that touches people and makes them think of the role humans play in this world.

OLIVIER NIJS | ADDITIONAL SOUND | IMDB
To truly find the sound, that’s what I listen for. A matter of craft, trial and error, and being in the right place at the right time. And then when I manage to catch that moment, it just makes my day.
oliviernijs.nl

MARC THELOSEN | CO-PRODUCER | IMDB
Marc is creative producer at the Rotterdam-based production company seriousFilm. He produced many award-winning art films, animations, film essays, and documentaries, reaching a variety of audiences around the world.
seriousfilm.nl

KOERT DAVIDSE | CO-PRODUCER | IMDB
Koert started his career as a script writer. In 2002 he directed his first long documentary The Flood. His second long documentary Sybold van Ravesteyn: architect for eternity was seriousFilm’s first production in 2005, since then he delivered over 8 short and long documentaries, and has many more to come.
seriousfilm.nl

IRIS VAN DE RIJT | PRODUCTION INTERN
Iris did a great job as production intern. She assisted on many shooting days, spent a lot of time spotting and making rough cuts and even made a few important images that ended up in the film.

credits

special thanks to
Stijn & Anna
Artuur & Midas
Loek & Margriet
Martin, Tim & Michael

director & cinematographer
Ton van Zantvoort

sound
Annerose Langeveld
Iris van de Rijt
Olivier Nijs

editing
Ton van Zantvoort

editing advice
Joost Seelen
Ralf Verbeek
Gys Zevenbergen
Barbara Hin

music
Roy Bemelmans

sound design
Jeroen Goeijers

visual effects and grading
NEWTON film

grading advice
Ramon de Jong

deliveries
Rob Maas

production intern
Iris van de Rijt

subtitles
Jozef Brienen

artwork
newton solutions

co-producers seriousFilm
Marc Thelosen
Koert Davidse

co-producer NEWTON film
Ton van Zantvoort

line producer NEWTON film
Annerose Langeveld

commissioning editor Omroep Brabant
Lout Donders

commissioning editor documentaries KRO-NCRV
Jelle Peter de Ruiter

producer documentaries KRO-NCRV
Yolande van der Blij

theatrical distribution
Windmill Film Distribution

distributor
Wallie Pollé

world sales
Films Transit International Inc.

sales agent
Jan Rofekamp

thanks to
Family Hilgers, Family van Diepen, Martin blaauwgeers, Michael Colart, Tim van delft, Daphne Hogeweg, Patrick learbuch, Bert Klerks, all shepherds and volunteers, traditional shepherds guild, Marcel van Silfhout, Nyeleni forum , Dutch delegation, Sylvia Kay, TNI/ FIAN, Jildou Friso, Elske Hageraats, Lars Veraart, Guus Geurts, ASR estate Harry Breviers, Marianne Oostveen, Radio 1 Langs de lijn, Renze Klamer, Robbert Meeder, RTL4, Herman den Blijker, De Druiventros, family Mutsaers, Accountant Leermakers, Hein Koenraad, Daisy Lane Tilburg, Sabine Wijsman, Michael Wirken, BNN Rare Jongens, Valerio Zeno, Jelle de Beule, Leo Alkemade, The slaughterhouse, Elementary School Tilburg, municipality Goirle, Streekpark Klein Oisterwijk, Fijnproevers en Smaakbarbaren, Neighborhood committee Aarle Poppel, parlour ‘t Moontje, Wouter Verhoeven, Rutger Hesseling, Etienne van Nuland, Koen van Grinsven, Giel van Schaijk, Meike van Zandvoort, Maureen Prins, Marcel Melchers, Stijn van Eekelen, Family van Zantvoort, Radius College, AKv St Joost,
Noortje van de Sande, Anke van Dijen, Wallie Pollé, Jan Rofekamp and everyone that made the film possible.

This film is produced by NEWTON film and seriousFilm in co-production with Omroep Brabant and KRO-NCRV. This film was supported by the Dutch Cultural Media Fund, the Netherlands Film Fund and Brabantse Beauties.

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The documentary SHEEP HERO premiered at IDFA and ended up as the highest scoring Dutch film in the audience award top 10 best of IDFA. At the DOCfeed Film Festival in Eindhoven, the film was shown in 4 venues as the opening film, after which it was theatrically released in more than 70 Dutch movie theaters where it screened for many months. SHEEP HERO received rave reviews with 4 and 5 stars in virtually all major national newspapers and magazines. Internationally, titled SHEEP HERO, the film was selected for more than 150 renowned international film festivals, including Vision du Reel, DOK.fest Munchen, GZDOC, Docs Against Gravity, DOC NYC, Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, Dokufest, and many other film festivals. On these festivals the film won more than 25 international awards and more than 35 nominations for best film, best direction, best cinematography and best editing, all performed by director Ton van Zantvoort. SHEEP HERO was also broadcast on TV in several European countries and shown in cinemas in Belgium and France under the name NO WAY. The film has reached more than 1 million viewers and has contributed to legislative changes in the Netherlands.
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Index	Page
INFORMATION	3
SYNOPSIS	4
MAIN CHARACTER	6
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT	7
CREW	8
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR	10
STILLS	12
FAQ	13
CREDITS	14
REVIEWS	15
PUBLICATIONS	16
SCREENINGS	17

1. How long did the project take?
10 years ago I became friends with Stijn. From start to finish it took more than 8 years. We shot over the course of two years. Editing took two years, spanning 80 different versions and 2 picture locks. We did many test screenings with difference audiences.

2. Why did you choose this way of storytelling?
I wanted to tell the story in an observational cinema vérité style, without a voice-over and with very little interviews that would explicitly emphasize the point I am making. We are very close to Stijn and as in direct cinema we become unaware of the camera’s presence. I didn’t want to tell the story too obviously, but rather give the audience the sense that they are discovering the story themselves and with it the heart of the film.

3. What point do you want to make?
Is it possible in our neoliberal world not to follow the flock and to what extent? And if we choose to live differently, is it worth the fight? In the film Stijn discovers that shepherds are being recognized as intangible cultural heritage. But what good is that if they are 30K short each year? Towards the end of the film our seemingly traditional shepherd is being ‘exhibited’ on a TV show called ‘Weirdos’, in an episode about bygone times. What do we really think is important in our society?

4. What artistic choices did you make?
Everything is by choice. I wanted the audience to feel Stijn’s stress and get close to him. I explicitly shot with a wide lens, an 1.7 aperture with lots of DOF and handheld to capture the constant movement and tension of the situation. To emphasize this tension, the film is recorded in twilight whenever possible. The sun is only shining in the beginning, but in the rest of the film there is rain, snow, fog, wind and darkness. Most weather effects such as rain and snow were added in post. During writing I already knew I wanted to color grade everything in a ‘sky on fire / blue and orange’ complementary color contrast which underscores the tension and oppression.

5. What was a problem during the process?
I feel quite lucky with many scenes, as most of the film unfolded as I had anticipated in the years before. For example in the script I wrote “Besides Anna’s husband and father of Midas and Artuur, Stijn in a way is still a child living with his parents. His parents have to clean up his mess.” In the film Stijn is fined because a few sheep droppings were left on the pavement in front of an ice cream parlor. As mom is sweeping up the droppings with a hand brush, the police are writing a report. I do think it has a lot to do with having the nose for being at the right place at the right time. I can’t tell anything about the ending, but I am also satisfied with that.

6. Any challenges during the making?
To show that herding sheep isn’t as romantic as we think, I deliberately focused on Stijn’s moments of stress during shooting. The result however was, when people saw the first rough cut (with Stijn yelling and stressing most of the time), they were taken aback by that side of Stijn. I love Stijn and understand his behavior but the viewers didn’t feel for him the way I wanted them to feel. A struggle during the editing was to create the exact right balance in Stijn’s character: loving and passionate shepherd on one hand, burned out and angry entrepreneur on the other.

reviews

Trouw (national paper)“Film moment of 2019, not to be missed!”
Volkskrant (national paper) ★★★★ “a visual ode to a primeval landscape. And if there is ever a prize for the most beautiful drone images, SHEEP HERO should win.”
Nederlands Dagblad (national paper) ★★★★ “SHEEP HERO lets you really sympathize with Stijn.“
Indebioscoop ★★★★★ “extremely strong film ”
Filmvandaag ★★★★ ½ “Everything is perfect in SHEEP HERO. There is a complete story, interspersed with beautiful images and beautiful characters. None of this would be out of place in a feature film.”
De Protagonisten ★★★★ “Truly recommended. The images are beautiful and more sincere than Stijn, you hardly find them anymore.”

Beautifully filmed marginalization of a shepherd.

Felix Rottenberg, Radio 1 - Kunststof (in Dutch)

This will be the 5 film moments of 2019 – Not to be missed
Fascinating, tragicomic portrait of a self-willed idealist.

Belinde van de Graaf, TROUW - national newspaper

★★★★★

Cast Iron strong film about
A lonely screaming idealist

Ries Jacobs, IN THE CINEMA

★★★★★

Everything is perfect. A great story with beautiful cinematography and magnificent characters. None of this would be out of place in a feature fiction film.

Wouter Zijp, FILM TODAY

The Cinematography is stunning, with skies aflame with contrasting blue and orange.

Nick Cunningham, SEENL - Filmfonds

Very beautiful, poignant, raw, the Netherlands at its narrowest. Really recommended!

Andrea van Pol, NPO Radio 4 - Opium (in Dutch)

High tempo and successive plot twists as in a feature film.

René van Peer, BN DeStem - newspaper

IDFA recommendation
The Dutch countryside is of a misty beauty – an idyll that contrasts beautifully with the harsh reality.

Floortje Smit, Volkskrant - national newspaper

It’s just movies – November 2019 – US Premiere DOCNYC

Modern Times Review – Another one bites the dust (read pdf)

Trouw 03-01-2019 – These will be the top 5 films in 2019

Volkskrant 09-11-2018 / 28-10-2018

23-11-2018 | VPRO Best of IDFA TOP 10 NPO2

The documentary SHEEP HERO ended with a 8.9 in the top 10 best films of IDFA 2018. During the live talkshow on national TV the winner of the IDFA Audience Award 2018 was announced. Director Ton van Zantvoort was there together with Father Loek to talk about the film (in Dutch) .

26-11- 2018 RTL 4 – 5 uur Live – IDFA special

Radio 1 journaal live with Stijn (16-11-2018, Dutch)

Radio 2 Ruud de Wild ‘de Wild in de middag’ with Stijn (16-11-2018, Dutch)

Radio 1 Felix Rottenberg IDFA aanrader (18-11-2018, Dutch)

Radio 4 Opium with Director Ton van Zantvoort (9-11-2018, Dutch)

SEE NL – Filmfund November 2018 – Nick Cunningham

09-11-2018 | Director Ton van Zantvoort at Radio 4 Opium

Talking about SHEEP HERO with music by my composer Roy Bemelmans and music from films such as Requiem for a dream (Darren Aronofsky, music composed by Clint Mansell and performed by the Kronos Quartet) Arrival (music by Max Richter), and classic tv serie North & South. In Dutch on 0.00 – 2.10 | 9.30 – 26.00 | 34:00 – 42.00 | 51:30 – 56:00 | 1:03:50 -1:22:29

15-11-2018 Brabants Dagblad | BN de Stem

Bernhezer | regio Oss 09-11-2018

screenings

International film festivals

date	festival	additional	country	city
2018-11-17	IDFA	Competition \| Top 10 best of IDFA	The Netherlands	Amsterdam
2019-02-21	Theatrical Release	In 70+ cinemas for 2+ months more than 1000 screenings	The Netherlands	All major
2019-02-21	DOCfeed	Opening film	The Netherlands	Eindhoven
2019-02-21	NVIFF	Award for best film \| best director Winner	The Netherlands	Amsterdam
2019-03-06	Thessaloniki Documentary Festival	International premiere	Greece	Thessaloniki
2019-03-08	One World Prague	Regional Jury Nominee \| Czech premiere	Czech republic	Prague
2019-03-28	Docville Leuven	Best International Documentary Nominee \| Belgian premiere	Belgium	Leuven
2019-03-28	Millenium International Documentary Film Festival	La Trois Distribution award \| International competition	Belgium	Brussels
2019-04-06	Visions du Réel	Grand Angle nominee	Switserland	Nyon
2019-04-13	TIAFF	-	The Netherlands	Tilburg
2020-04-24	La Bibliothèque du Grand M	-	Toulouse	France
2019-04-29	European Cinematography Award	Winner of the Best European Cinematography Award	Multiple cities	Europe
2019-05-08	DOK.fest München	German premiere	Germany	München
2019-05-10	Docs Against Gravity Film Festival	Winner Best Documentary Green Warsaw Award \| Competition	Poland	Warszawa
2019-05-15	Theatrical Release	Belgium in 8 venues	Belgium	Several
2019-05-23	Cinema Planeta	Best International documentary nominee	Mexico	Guernavaca
2019-06-01	FICMEC	Best International Feature length Documentary Nominee	Canary Islands	Tenerife
2019-06-13	MOOOV	-	Belgium	Turnhout
2019-06-18	FIDADOC	Prix du Public nominee	Morocco	Agadir
2019-08-03	International Documentary Festival of Ierapetra	Ierapetra Award nominee	Greece	Crete
2019-06-17	New York Cinematography AWARDS (NYCA)	Winner of the best documentary film	USA	New York
2019-06-25	Pärnu Film Festival	Estonian People' s Award nominee	Estonia	Pärnu
2019-07-20	European Film Festival Palić (26th)	Eco Dox nominee	Serbia	Palić
2019-07-27	KGIFF Kranjska Gora International Film Festival	Vitranc Award nominee	Slovenia	Kranjska Gora
2019-08-02	DokuFest	Best Green Dox nominee	Kosovo	Prizren
2019-08-03	Green Montenegro International Film Fest	Soul Ecology nominee	Montenegro	Podgorica
2019-08-19	West Europe International Film Festival	Best Feature Documentary & Best Cinematography In A Documentary Nominee	Belgium	Brussels
2019-08-24	Nacht van het Witte Doek	outdoor screening	The Netherlands	Deurne
2019-08-25	Makedox	Best International Feature documentary nominee	Macedonia	Skopje
2019-09-14	Moldox	Official selection	Moldova	Cahul
2019-09-22	Split Film Festival (24th)	Best International Features nominee	Croatia	Split
2019-09-19	Festiver Festival Barichara (9th)	Best International Feature Film nominee + winner honorable jury mention	Colombia	Barichara
2019-09-24	Flahertiana International Documentary Festival	Best international documentary nominee	Russia	Perm
2019-09-30	Dutch Film Festival (NFF, 39th)	Golden Calf selection	The Netherlands	Utrecht
2019-10-03	NFFO Nature Film Festival Oisterwijk	Opening film	The Netherlands	Oisterwijk
2019-10-14	Prince of Prestige Academy Awards	Official selection	USA	Florida
2019-09-22	Meetings in Siberia	Official selection	Russia	Novosibirsk
2019-10-04	Västerås Filmfestival	Best International Documentary nominee	Sweden	Västerås
2019-10-15	Inconvenient Films Festival	Audience Choice Award nominee and Youth Jury Award nominee	Lithuania	Vilnius
2019-10-09	BIFED 2019	Panarama section	Turkey	Bozcaada
2019-10-09	One World Slovakia	Best International documentary nominee	Slovakia	Bratislava
2019-10-10	Ekofilm Film Festival (45th)	Beauty of Nature nominee	Czech Republic	Brno
2019-10-10	Golden Tree International Documentary Film Festival	Official opening film	Germany	Frankfurt
2019-10-17	Alexandre Trauner ART/FILM Festival	Official selection	Hungary	Szolnok
2019-10-15	Eberswalde Film Festival - Provinziale	Best documentary nominee	Germany	Eberswalde
2019-10-18	Planet in Focus	International competition nominee \| North American premiere	Canada	Toronto
2019-10-17	CineEco Seia	Winner Honourable mention and Best International Longas nominee	Portugal	Seia
2019-11-07	DOC NYC (10th)	International perspective and portrait section \| US premiere	USA	New York
2019-11-09	Red Rock Film Festival (13th)	Closing film	USA	Utah
2019-11-10	Festival Tutti Nello Stesso Piatto	Official competition	Italy	Trente
2019-11-15	Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival	Anthropocene section	Hungary	Budapest
2019-11-01	Accolade Global Film Competition	Award of Excellence: Film Feature	USA	California
2019-11-01	NYCA New York Cinematography Awards	Best Documentary Film USA 2019	USA	New York
2019-11-01	Prince of Prestige Acadamy award	Best motion picture, best documentary and best cinematography nominee	USA	-
2019-11-09	Leeds International Film Festival	UK premiere	UK	Leeds
2019-11-07	Panorama of the European Film in Egypt	Egypt premiere	Egypt	Zawya
2019-11-15	Strasburg Film Festival	Official competition	USA	Strasburg
2019-11-19	FISFF Fiorenzo Serra Film Festival	Winner 2nd Best International Feature film	Italy	Sassari
2019-11-23	Nederland International Film Festival	Winner Best International Documentary Award and Audience award	USA	Colorado
2019-11-26	International Anthropological Film Festival (8th)	Official selection	Israel	Jeruzalem
2019-11-27	FICMA Festival Internacional de Cine con Medios Alternativos	Winner Best International Documentary Award	Mexico	Mexico City
2019-12-01	LIDF London International Documentary Festival	Best International Documentary nominee	UK	London
2019-12-09	Iran International Documentary Film Festival	Winner special Jury mention and Best Full-Length Documentary Nominee	Iran	Tehran
2019-12-10	GZDOC	Golden Kapok Award Nominee	China	Guagnzhou
2019-12-12	China International Green Film Week	selection	China	Beijing
2020-01-18	Alternative green week	Heinrich Boell Foundation, Schumannstrasse 8, 10117 Berlin	Germany	Berlin
2020-01-08	De Roma	Turnhoutsebaan 286	Belgium	Borgerhout
2020-01-15	Cultuurcentrum Begijnhof Diest	Citadel, 3290	Belgium	Diest
2020-02-01	Rome Independent Prisma Awards	Best Feature Doc nominee	Italy	Rome
2020-01-31	Florence Film Awards	Official finalist and winner of best original story	Italy	Florence
2020-03-21	LA Festival of Cinema	Finalist	USA	Los Angeles
2020-03-01	Jansstheater	Lichem	The Netherlands	Lochem
2020-03-19	DCEFF - Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital	Official selection	USA	Washington DC
2020-03-22	Torino Underground Cinefest (7th)	Winner best director feature films	Italy	Torino
2020-05-04	Ecozine	Official opening film	Spain	Zaragoza
2020-05-11	Ekotopfilm	International Competition	Bratislava	Slovakia
2020-07-06	Alternative Film Festival	Winner best documentary Feature	Canada	Toronto
2020-07-25	Woods Hole Film Festival (29th)	Best feature documentary nominee	USA	Massachusetts
2020-08-03	The 26th Shanghai TV Festival	Magnolia award for best documentary nominee	China	Shanghai
2020-08-16	Krakow Green Film Festival	Best feature documentary nominee	Poland	Krakow
2020-09-01	Salento Int'l Film Festival	Winner best documentary	Italy	Tricase
2020-09-03	Euganea Film Festival 2020	Best International Film nominee	Italy	Padua
2020-09-03	FicLaPaz Festival Internacional de Cine de La Paz	Best Documentary Feature Award	Bolivia	La Paz
2020-09-12	Greenscreen Naturfilmfestival	Winner best newcomer	Germany	Eckernförde
2020-09-14	VI Apricot Tree Ujan International Documentary Film Festival in Armenia	Best Documentary Feature nominee	Armenia	Ujan
2020-09-14	The International TV Broadcasters and Independent Producers Festival SIMFEST		Romania	-
2020-09-23	18th Włodzimierz Puchalski International Nature Film Festival	Winner of the President of the Polish Filmmakers Association Award	Poland	Łódź
2020-10-06	Innsbruck Nature Film Festival	Best International Film nominee	Austria	Innsbruck
2020-10-08	Pastoralismes et Grands Espaces	Official selection	France	Les Adrets
2020-10-08	Workers Unite Festival	Official selection	USA	New York
2020-10-13	5x4 - Brandenburger Festivalkino Tour	Thalia - FilmFestival Cottbus	Germany	Potsdam
2020-10-14	French Theatrical Release for multiple weeks	Espace Saint-Michel (first week 32 screenings)	France	Paris
2020-10-14	French Theatrical Release for multiple weeks	Le Club	France	Grenoble
2020-10-14	French Theatrical Release for multiple weeks	Le Star	France	Strasbourg
2020-10-14	French Theatrical Release for multiple weeks	Les Variétés	France	Marseille
2020-10-14	French Theatrical Release for multiple weeks	L'Espace Malraux	France	Chambéry
2020-10-15	UNAFF United Nations Association Film Festival	Official selection/ Palo Alto/ San Fransisco	USA	Stanford
2020-10-16	El Paso Film Festival	Best Documentary Feature Film nominee	USA	Texas
2020-10-17	United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF)	official selection	Stanford, CA	USA
2020-10-25	5x4 - Brandenburger Festivalkino Tour	Movieland Berlin Erkner	Germany	Erkner
2020-10-29	5x4 - Brandenburger Festivalkino Tour	Zempow - Autokino	Germany	Wittstock/Dosse
2020-10-30	5x4 - Brandenburger Festivalkino Tour	Brandenburg - Event-Theater	Germany	Brandenburg
2020-11-12	NorthwestFest International Documentary Festival	Best International Film nominee /audience award nominee	Canada	Edmonton Alberta
2020-11-16	Europe On Screen	Realities section	Indonesia	Jakarta
2020-11-25	Saratov Sufferings Film Fest	Winner of Ministry of Culture of the Saratov Region	Saratov	Russia
2020-12-01	Asti International Film Festival	Official selection	Italy	Asti
2020-12-02	6th Apricot Tree Ujan International Documentary Film Festival	Winner Feature-Length Competition Grand Prix	Armenia	Yerevan	Yerevan
2020-12-04	Encuentro Internacional de Cineastas 2020	Official selection	Mexico	Monterrey
2020-12-07	Ânûû-rû Âboro International Film Festival	Official selection	New Caledonia	Poindimié
2020-12-12	Indiecinema	Official selection	Italy
2021-02-05	Esto Es Para Esto	Official selection	Mexico	Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
2021-06-01	GRACE International Film Festival	Competition	Germany	Berlin
2021-29-01	Rain International Nature Film Festival	International Competition	India	Kottayam
2021-02-04	7th International Peloponnisos Documentary Festival	Main competition	Greece	Kalamata
2021-06-18	Formula Mundi	Main competition	Germany
2021-10-28	Studio de Bakkerij	screening	Netherlands	Rotterdam
2021-11-18	Universal Film Festival	Best documentary Feature nominee	USA	New York
2022-06-23	Greener Screen	screening	Jordan	Aman
2022-09-07	SIFF Serbest International Film Festival	main competition	Moldova
2022-07-14	Ecocup	main selection	Russia	Moscow

SHEEP HERO on Dutch television

Omroep Brabant:
Saturday June 1st at 16:00
Sunday June 2nd at 20:30

KRO-NCRV 2DOC – NPO2:
Monday June 10 at 20:25
Tuesday June 11 at 09:55

In Belgium cinemas

Gent – Sphinx Cinema | Kortrijk Buda | Leuven – Zed

Dutch Theatrical screenings (1000+) in

Alkmaar – Filmhuis Alkmaar
Amersfoort – De Lieve Vrouw
Amsterdam – Het Ketelhuis
Amsterdam – Rialto
Amsterdam – EYE
Amsterdam – Melkweg
Amsterdam – StudioK
Apeldoorn – Gigant
Arnhem – Focus Arnhem
Assen – Filmliga Assen
Breda – Chasse Cinema
Bussum – Filmhuis
Castricum – Corso Bioscoop

Delft – Lumen theater
Dieren – Filmhuis Dieren
Enschede – Concordia
Den Bosch – Verkadefabriek
Den Haag – Filmhuis Den Haag
Eindhoven – NatLab
Geldrop – Filmhuis Hofdael
Goes – Podium ‘t Beest
Groningen – Groninger Forum
Haarlem – Filmschuur
Harderwijk – Filmhuis Harderwijk
Heesch – Filmhuis de Pas
Helmond – Cacaofabriek