Dutch Talents to Cannes | 2024 selection announced!

Veerle de Wilde

Dutch Talents to Cannes project | Ultraviolet

Veerle De Wilde is a Dutch-Belgian filmmaker based in Ghent, Belgium. She studied psychology at Ghent University and audiovisual arts at KASK School of Arts. In 2020 she graduated with the short film Spaceboy, which was selected for film festivals around the world and has won multiple awards. Veerle is a TSFM Word-Frame and Interfilm Script Pitch alumna. Like her other films, Ultraviolet is inspired by her experiences working as a psychotherapist with both adults and youngsters

Luciënne Venner

Dutch Talents to Cannes project | De Peel in Brand

Luciënne Venner graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld Academy with the film A Ride to Moresnet. In 2018, she made her debut film Error of Eros. Desire, eroticism and sexual identity are important themes in her films. Her work has been screened both nationally and internationally at festivals and exhibitions. Her latest film Silent Heat won the prize Right of Speech at the Babel Film Festival in Italy, the prize for Best Film Experimental at Porto Femme, and was nominated for The National Competition at Leiden Shorts and was part of The Golden Calf competition at the Netherlands Film Festival.

Nina Noël Raaijmakers

Dutch Talents to Cannes project | FEM(ME)

Nina Noël Raaijmakers graduated from St. Joost School of Art and Design in 2022 with the film My Mother the Atomic Bomb which ran in the Netherlands Film Festival student competition of that same year. Fascinated by the human body, Nina combines body horror and genre films with social themes such as feminism and female body integrity in order to put her finger on society's sore, inflamed spots.

Jörgen Scholtens

After working as an actor for several years, Jörgen Scholtens has been on set as a director since 2017. His short film debut, Cuckoo! won the Melies d’argent at the 2020 Imagine Film Festival.. In 2022, Jörgen made his feature film debut with Fathers and Sons. Jörgen’s preferred genre is tragicomedy in which he writes and develops most project.

Ultraviolet | CineSud ShortsLab 2023

Directed by Veerle de Wilde

24' | 2024 | Coming-of-Age | Belgium, The Netherlands

Produced by Krater Films, Harpy Films & Naoko Films

Synopsis

Young teenager Mathilde attempts to construct herself as a young woman while struggling to come to terms with her mother’s psychiatric condition.

Liefde in Procedure (Love in Procedure) | CineSud DocLab 2021

Directed by Laura Huygen & Moos Pozzo

20' | 2023 | Documentary | The Netherlands

Produced by Laura Huygen

Kelly and Fams are 21, and have been together for two years. Their relationship is made difficult due to Fams' unpredictable asylum procedure.

Yildiz

Directed by Ayla Çekin Satijn

12' | 2024 | Coming-of-Age | The Netherlands

Produced by Labyrint Film

Raised by a manic, destructive mother, Yildiz turns to faith. She finds refuge within herself and dives into her only safe place, her inner fantasy world.

Koers (Course)

Directed by Fer van der Hoff

16' | 2023 | Coming-of-Age | The Netherlands

Produced by Sital Media & Studio Tinus

On the last summer day, Kay must unexpectedly leave behind his fine, familiar life aboard a barge.

Snor

Directed by Zainab Goelaman

8' | 2024 | Drama | The Netherlands

Produced by PRPL

When the nine year old Hindustani girl Zeenat is bullied for having a moustache, she realizes for the first time that she looks different from white children.

Olli

Directed by Jeroen Mourmans

17' | 2024 | Drama | The Netherlands

Produced by Mockus Film

Olli (17) juggles a job at a local warehouse with a dark side hustle as a burglar. The timid teen transforms into a calculating thief as soon as he puts on his mask. But how long before his conscience intervenes?