Bauke Brouwer

Dutch Talents to Cannes project | Kofi

Justus van den Elsen

Dutch Talents to Cannes project | Behind the door / Achter de deur

Justus van den Elsen is a Dutch filmmaker and co-director of production company Fabel Film in Tilburg. His work spans from commercials to short fiction films and documentaries. Van den Elsen's work has been selected for several talent programs such as the TalentHub NEXT (2020-2021), Netflix Writers Room (2022), and Filmfonds Cypher (2022). His low-budget folk horror short "De Gloeiige" (2019) premiered at Imagine Film Festival and was screened at various international festivals.

Shanice Kamminga

Dutch Talents to Cannes project | Everything before us / Alles van voor ons

Shanice Kamminga is a director and screenwriter with a BSc in psychology. She initially started an acting career but her focus soon landed on directing instead, with a particular interest in directing actors and child actors. Shanice was winner of the Netflix New Voices Script Contest (2021). Her short film project "Other" took part in the CineSud development program of Directors Village in 2023 after which Shanice went on to write, produce and direct it. The film was nominated for the Meliès d'Argent at the 2023 edition of the Imagine Film Festival. Additionally, her 3Lab/ Z@pp pilot "Robby de Neuro" (2024) premiered at CineKid.

Alina Milkina

Dutch Talents to Cannes project | Mind your Step

Alina Milkina is a Ukrainian Netherlands-based filmmaker. While growing up in Alchevsk, Ukraine, Alina used to watch a lot of USSR animation, which influenced her future signature as a visual storyteller. She graduated from Minerva Academy in Groningen, Netherlands, with a specialization in illustration and obtained a master’s degree in animation from AKV St. Joost in ’s-Hertogenbosch. Her graduation film Morning Grass premiered at Annecy in 2021. After working for several years in the Dutch film industry as a 2D animator, Alina focused her practice on independent filmmaking. Her animated film COO-RAGE premiered at the Netherlands Film Festival in 2024. In her storytelling, she portrays themes of longing for home, the courage to follow one’s inspirations, and the poetry of simple things in our surroundings.

Jottum Kok

Collection project | Groeipijn

Jottum Kok graduated from the Utrecht School of the Arts (HKU). In his work, themes such as identity, sexuality and finding your place in society always play an important role. His film  "Morgen doen we het beter" (2024) Kok's films have been screened at various film festivals, such as the International Film Festival Rotterdam and the Dutch Film Festival, amongst others. His film  "Motion Sickness" MOTION SICKNESS (2024) won the Filmdagen  and the 2024 Roze Filmdagen Film Competition.

Jottum works closely with organisations such as NTR, VPRO, Roze Filmdagen, Joods Cultureel Kwartier and Netflix.

Lisanne Sweere

Collection project | Blootje

Lisanne Sweere is a screenwriter, director and actress. She studied film studies at the University of Amsterdam and then studied directing at a four-year theater school, from which she graduated in 2020. Since then, she made the short film "Brother" (2020), which won multiple awards at film festivals such as the International Film Festival The Hague amongst others. She is currently working on writing and directing several projects of short and feature films. Her most recent short film "Blootje" was part of the CineSud 2024 ShortsLab trajectory and was completed earlier this year.

Amber Rosema

Collection project | Lieve Lieve

Amber Rozema is a Maastricht based Dutch film maker, director, photographer and theatre teacher. There, she studied at the Institute for Performative Arts (Toneelacademie Maastricht). In 2022 she graduated from the Directing department with her poetry film "Phantom Pain", after which she co-created the short fashion film "THE LEAP", in collaboration with four other artists in the framework of a project initiated by fashion and artistic organisation of Fashionclash. Her most recent short film "Lieve Lieve" was part of the CineSud 2024 ShortsLab trajectory and was completed earlier this year.

Fleur Jonkers

Collection project | DROOM

Fleur Jonkers is a storyteller with a passion for film and movement. Graduated from SintLucas audiovisual school in Eindhoven. The dance film DROOM, is her debut film and was part of the CineSud STEP-UP Academy 2024 trajectory. It was screened at CineDans and Rialto Shorts in March 2024.

Behind the door / Achter de deur

Directed by Justus van den Elsen

17' | 2025 | Fantastic, Youth | The Netherlands

Produced by Fabel Film & Make Way Film

Synopsis

Joris enters his dying grandfather’s paintings and must choose: follow his lead or forge his own creativity.

Everything before us / Alles van voor ons

Directed by Shanice Kamminga

14’ | 2025 | Drama, Fantastic | The Netherlands

Produced by Family Affairs

Synopsis

When Freya has a special encounter with 7-year-old Lisa, she suddenly sees her difficult relationship with her depressed mother in a completely different light.

Groeipijn

Directed by Jottum Kok

17’ | 2025 | Drama, Youth | The Netherlands

Produced by Lavender Film

Synopsis

During a camping holiday, childhood friends Marlon and Oscar are confronted with new feelings that strain their friendship. 

Birthday suit / Blootje | CineSud ShortsLab 2024

Directed by Lisanne Sweere

15’ | 2025 | Drama, Comedy, Coming-of-Age | The Netherlands

Produced by Samski Productions | CineSud ShortsLab 2024

Synopsis

When seventeen year-old Julia is taken to a nudist campsite for the holidays, she has to face her discomfort with exposing herself – both literally and figuratively. 

All I got is nothing but a little bit of love / Lieve Lieve | CineSud ShortsLab 2024

Directed by Amber Rosema

11’ | 2025 | Drama, Youth | The Netherlands

Produced by Amber Rozema | CineSud ShortsLab 2024

Synopsis

Sixteen year-old Lieve is exploring the first steps into adulthood along with her friends, while quietly struggling with the aftermath of an uncomfortable intimate moment she endured.

Droom

Directed by Fleur Jonkers

6’ | 2025 | Dance | The Netherlands

Produced by Dewi Sytsema

Synopsis

In today’s world, it’s almost impossible to truly staDnd still. We keep ourselves constantly busy, striving for more and getting less in return. DROOM acknowledges this overwhelming feeling and invites us to experience three different phases of stillness.

Crescendo / Wanklank | CineSud ShortsLab 2024

Directed by Sem Dingemans

10’ | 2025 | Satire, Drama | The Netherlands

Produced by Fabel Film | CineSud ShortsLab 2024

Synopsis

After impulsively slapping a disruptive student, music teacher Esther’s authority over her class gradually grows, to the detriment of her moral compass.

Wetboy

Directed by Yentl Vlachos

10’ | 2025 | Drama, Youth | The Netherlands

Produced by Yentl Vlachos

Synopsis

During a summer swim, best friends Sef and Lucas share a confusing underwater kiss. Shocked, Lucas punches Sef and swims off, leaving Sef to struggle with his feelings.