The Hague Global Cinema Festival

25/10/2022

Wij hebben een ultimatum gesteld aan The Hague Global Cinema Festival-official om te stoppen met het misbruiken van onze naam in hun uitingen. Deadline is gesteld op 31 oktober 2022. Daarna 1000 euro boete voor elke overtreding en voor elke dag.

19/11/2021

Congratulations Mike Pasarella! "Best Debut Director" for Wake Up (Despierta).
"First of all I would like to thank The Hague Global Cinema Festival for creating a platform in my home town The Hague that support filmmakers from all over the world . It is an honour to be part of it and to have my film Despierta among all the talents that have send in their work and showed their films today.
For me, cinema is about creating ideas and worlds on the screen where reality meets fiction. It is about presenting a story and open the imagination for that. There is not a single story that has some personal message within. Something where people could relate to. That is the magic of cinema. It is a place where you can step out of one reality and into another one.
That being sad. I have been watching the trailers and as much of the films that were on the screen today. And therefor I want to thank all the filmmakers for using cinema as tool to tell stories. Either a portrayal of reality as the ideas that never existed but only on the big screen.
Cinema is magic. And we all know how much a struggle a production can be. But to see and feel what your story does to somebody else, is hard to describe but certainly something magical.
I hope to meet many of you in person somewhere on set or as a maker of the next blockbuster."

Mike Pasarella

19/11/2021

Congratulations RebelVZN Well deserved! 👏👏👏

won the Runner-Up award in the Global Peace, Harmony, Human Rights & Women Empowerment category 🏆

We're pleased to share that won the Runner-Up award in the Global Peace, Harmony, Human Rights & Women Empowerment category of the The Hague Global Cinema Festival over the past weekend! 🏆

Big congratulations to everyone who made this film a reality!

STS Pictures Image n Sound Studio 411

17/11/2021

Nellie Sophia Benner, well known Dutch actress talking to Ullas Rajvanshi after winning an award in The Hague Global Cinema Festival at Filmkluis , Den Haag.
Special Jury Award for Bibi's Breakfast - eitje Bibi Nellie Benner

Nellie Sophia Benner, well known Dutch actress talking to Ullas Rajvanshi after winning an award in the The Hague Global Cinema Festival at Nutshuis, Den Haag.

15/11/2021

Some highlights of the 3rd edition of The Hague Cinema Festival. Thanks to all!

13/11/2021

We are ready. Festival is on!

12/11/2021

Tomorrow is the day! Block 4 and Award Ceremony are sold out. But you are still in time to reserve your free entry for Blocks 1, 2 and 3. Send an email to: [email protected]

Limited seats available.
Coronavirus entry pass required.

11/11/2021

Saturday, November 13th - Block 4, 16:15.
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11/11/2021

Saturday, November 13th - Block 3, 14:50.
Book your free entry. Send an email to [email protected]
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11/11/2021

Saturday, November 13th - Block 2, 13:35.
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11/11/2021

Saturday, November 13th - Block 1, 12:10.
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10/11/2021

Only three days left. Book your free entry: send an email to [email protected]

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09/11/2021

13 November is coming up! Reserve your free entry: send an email to [email protected]
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09/11/2021

- Our stork delivers us:
WALL #4 from The Netherlands, directed by Lucas Camps.
When a cinema audience starts mocking the film they're watching, the events in the theater take an unexpected turn.
"This film is my ode to classic movies and especially to the cinema experience. For me the movie theater is a magical place, where you do not simply see a movie, but you have a full experience with a big projection screen, surround sound and most important of all: the other members of the audience. A film is given so much more meaning when experienced together. (...) When I wrote this film, I had never thought that it was going to be as urgent as it feels now, in a time when big cinema chains are struggling to survive. Corona has made the transition of distribution from the movie theaters to video-on-demand go quicker than ever before. The cinematic experience of seeing a movie on the big screen is in danger. And I want Wall #4 to be a reminder of the wonderful and magical place the movie theater is. The great shared experience of seeing movies the way they are meant to be must never be lost."
LUCAS CAMPS graduated in 2011 from the Netherlands Film Academy in Amsterdam. Since then he made several award winning Dutch short films like "Green", "Glimp" and "Deadwood". Then he went on to direct 50 episodes of the popular Dutch youth series "Spangas".
During the lockdown for the coronavirus in 2020, the shoot for Wall #4 was delayed and Lucas had the chance to make another short film “No Dog in Amsterdam”, which went viral on the internet and won the audience award at Shortcutz Amsterdam. Lucas wants to distinguish himself by making films which transcend from reality, to reflect on our society in new ways.

09/11/2021

- Our stork delivers us:
HORIZON from Italy, directed by Daniele De Muro.
In the borderlands, crossed by climate refugees looking for safety, men face their primordial nature, in a bleak reality where the law of the strongest rules the world. Hidden in an underground shelter and resigned to his fate, the main character observes the definitive decline of society as it surrender to the evil nature of men, until a special encounter, interpreted as a divine sign of light, turns on his faith and hope for the future of humanity.
DANIELE DE MURO: Born on december 15, 1984 in Sardinia, Italy.
Daniele De Muro is a director, producer, editor and cinematographer. He studied filmmaking at CELCAM and he worked during the past ten years in film sets, side by side with professionals from the Italian independent cinema industry. His latest project "A House By The Sea" won the Golden Fox at Calcutta International Cult Film Festival and it's been selected in over 50 International Festivals including: Manchester Film Festival, Rhode Island International Film Festival, Girona Film Festival, Salento International Film Festival, Corti Sonanti Int. Film Festival, New York State Int. Film Festival, European Cinematography Awards.

Horizon - Short Film

08/11/2021

- Our stork delivers us:
ABOUT HER from Brazil, directed by Wagner Cinelli.
ABOUT HER deals with a sad and unfortunate issue: domestic violence against women. It is the story of a relationship marked by inequality and violence in which the male partner abusive behavior grows daily. Besides physical and psychological aggressions imposed on women, death could be one of the outcomes. At the end of the day, these abusive men frequently become killers in their own homes. Due to the alarming numbers of femicide worldwide, it is urgent: we must talk about it.
WAGNER CINELLI is a composer, pianist and also a criminologist. He started producing music videos of his songs in 2015. The first video was SAUDADES DO RAUL, a tribute to Raul Seixas. Several others have been made, and some of them are themed on social causes, like ACAIACA (the story of the extermination of a tribe in just one night), and KEKERE (on racial discrimination). His first work as a director was music video STAY HOME (on the need of social isolation during the Covid-19 massive spread).

Urca Bossa Jazz

08/11/2021

- Our stork delivers us:
FEAR from Spain, directed by Julie Boehm.
"Face everything and rise". A music video to a song by Ksenia Parkhatskaya about fear with its many faces and its destructive power. The film presents this struggle between ego and fear, and asks us at the end to recognise and rise above it. For when life is ruled by fear, there are no winners, we all lose.
JULIE BOEHM, born in 1987, is a freelance artist in the district of Painting, Bodyart and Film. After studying at the "Academy of Fine Arts" and the "Graphische" in Vienna, as well as the "Babelsberg Film School", she worked as creative director for the art magazine Spykeheels in Berlin. From 2013 to 2018 she studied animation at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. Since then she is living in Wittenberg as a freelance artist.

08/11/2021

- Our stork delivers us:
THE LAST DAY OF PATRIARCHY from the Czech Republic, directed by Olmo Omerzu.
Nina is faced with the surprising reaction of her boyfriend's dying relative. Should all men's dying wishes be granted?
OLMO OMERZU was born in 1984 in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia [now Slovenia]. He is a director and writer, known for Rodinný film (2015), Vsechno bude (2018) and The Last Day of Patriarchy (2021).

08/11/2021

- Our stork delivers us:
POPS from the United Kingdom, directed by Lewis Rose.
How would you react if your father's last wish was to send his ashes to a - very - eccentric place? For siblings Roz and Elli, there is no consensus on the answer.
LEWIS ROSE is a writer, director and occasional actor. He likes making comedy, cutting to music and big close-ups of human faces. His fiction work has screened around the world, with his short The Chop picking up 50 awards and screening at nearly 200 festivals. He is currently developing his first feature with Bridge Way Films. He also makes commercials and music videos, for which he won a UKMVA.

08/11/2021

- Our stork delivers us:
MÉBÉT from Gambia directed by Ousman Jarju.
MÉBÉT tells the story of one girl’s attempt to turn the tragedies of the past into lessons for the future. It is a conversation across generations to deliver positive change. The film showcases
aspects of West-African culture to counter the negative narratives about the continent, and portray the reality of our journeys through stories of resilience and hope.
"MÉBÉT deals with a serious matter that continues to be a challenge in the lives of many young girls in The Gambia and all over the world. The motivation for child marriage in a lot of households and families may include economic challenges and/or a strong desire to uphold certain traditions and cultures.
We present this film in a way that values the good aspects of
our cultures and traditions, but going further to pose a crucial question: What happens to our community if all promising, ambitious and intelligent young girls are married off forcefully?"
OUSMAN JARJU is a director, editor and screenwriter, with almost two decades of experience in producing, directing and editing TV commercials, programs, music video and other material for TV. He developed a passion for film and storytelling at a very young age and started acting on stage and writing skits on issues that affect young people in his community. He collaborated with his friend Muhammed Hakeem Mahoney to produce their first feature film, Calabash (2005), which he directed and acted as the lead character. Ousman took filmmaking courses at the London Film Academy (LFA), after which he wrote and directed a short film – Darkness Under The Sun (2012).

RebelVZN

05/11/2021

- Our stork delivers us:
ON / OFF from Argentina directed by Nicolas P. Villarreal.
Endless distractions threaten to destroy creativity. "ON / OFF relays my view of today's technology and how social media can be a considerable distraction to creative minds and discipline. Something that can derail you inadvertently from a passion that you may have and dedicate less time to neglecting it. It's my imagination and perspective of how geniuses like Frida Kahlo, Da Vinci, Beethoven, and Tesla would have interacted with it as well as their attitude and decision making towards their work with their counterparts today."
NICOLÁS P. VILLARREAL was born and raised in La Plata, Argentina. He studied at the Escuela of Animación y Cinematografía de Avellaneda where he earned a degree in 2D Animation. While studying animation, he was taken under the wing of Miguel Alzugaray, a well-known fine artist from Argentina. He continued studying animation and fine art painting until he entered the Master’s Program at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Villarreal graduated with honors in the Spring of 2002, and since then he has been working as a traditional animator, character designer, sculptor and Visual Development artist for films and video games including Walt Disney Studios, Sony Computer Entertainment, Jim Henson Studios, Sega, Reel FX, Digital Domain, Duncan Studios, and Amazon Studios among others. He has given presentations at Pixar Animation Studios, Dreamworks Animation, Apple, Stanford University, The Sydney Opera House, and several universities in South America and Europe as well as a TEDx talk.Nicolás is the co-founder of Red Clover Studios where he is currently developing his first Feature Film as well as the writer and director of the awarded animated short films “Pasteurized”, “Nieta” winning Best Animated Film at the Toronto Kids International Film Festival 2015, co-writer and Director of “The House of Colors” and the live-action short film “Things are looking up”.He is also the Director of the Visual Development and Traditional Animation Department at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, where he shares his experience with his students.
Red Clover Studios

05/11/2021

- Our stork delivers us:
THE SYSTEM from Turkey, directed by Ramazan Demir.
The system works non-stop, and when one day it destroys all natural resources, it's time to turn.
RAMAZAN DEMIR: Born in 1983 at Ankara. Graduated from Vancouver film school. Lives in Van Turkey.

04/11/2021

- Our stork delivers us:
BIBI'S BREAKFAST from The Nethelands, directed by Sarif Tribou.
A family drama at the kitchen table, about a father and his daughter and their inability to reach out to each other. A typical weekday. At first sight a typical home. Ben has had his daughter stay overnight. He’s up early to be ready to leave for work and drop her off at the station, when he is hearing the familiar music of an old cassette coming from the kitchen. He enters and sees his daughter Bibi still in her dressing gown. She has prepared a surprise breakfast for him and wants to stay. Just like before.
It’s a bitter and dangerous dance of illness, fear, denial, guilt and unconditional love.
Director: SARIF TRIBOU - Screenplay: WILLEMIJN MIGNOT
After graduating from the Script Academy, Sarif Tribou and Willemijn Mignot decided to unite to further develop their ideas, stories and knowledge. Not only because they have shared interests, but above all, because of their own ways of thinking and talents. Sarif, music theatre director, conductor and musician, thinks in images and sound. His initial inspiration is often pure: beautiful, but still rough diamonds. Willemijn, a law school graduate and former teacher, creates characters with feeling, empathy and intuition. She loves exploring human beings at their most vulnerable. The filmmakers use these contradictions to complement and create compelling stories. For the making of Bibi’s Breakfast, Sarif acted as director and used his vast experience as a conductor and music theater director. Willemijn took on the role of artistic producer. This division of responsibilities gave them the opportunity to test all aspects of filming, ensuring they were still telling the story they wanted to tell. This has led to a first, intimate and sensitive debut film. And, if it’s up to Sarif and Willemijn, an artistic prelude to more.

eitje Bibi

04/11/2021

- Our stork delivers us:
EXIT PACKAGE from the United States, directed by John Gray.
A black comedy, quarantine era murder mystery - a ZOOM meeting for a corrupt investment company goes horribly wrong. Made completely through ZOOM, with all of the actors working from home.
"During the lockdown and quarantine of 2020, while very grateful for my health, I was incredibly frustrated by not being able to make a movie - so I came up with an idea to do a short film through ZOOM; a murder mystery in which all the actors worked from home."
JOHN GRAY is a New York based writer-director. He created the long running hit CBS series GHOST WHISPERER, as well as writing and directing many award winning and critically acclaimed movies for television, such as MARTIN AND LEWIS, starring Sean Hayes and Jeremy Northam, A PLACE FOR ANNIE with Sissy Spacek, HAVEN with Natasha Richardson and Anne Bancroft, and many others. He has also written and directed several studio and independent features, including the award winning WHITE IRISH DRINKERS, starring Stephen Lang and Karen Allen, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival. His other award winning short films, THE DESECRATED, EXTRA INNINGS, HOUSEHOLD DEMONS, WELCOME TO FOREVER and FRENCH KISS have played and are playing festivals worldwide. FRENCH KISS has notched over 6.3 million views on Youtube.

04/11/2021

- Our stork delivers us:
THE LOSS OF INNOCENCE from Canada, directed by Sarah Bentefrit.
This film tells the story of a girl who wants to claim her place in the world, same as a man, but certain men are preventing her. They tell her that the space she is trying to claim has always belonged to them, and that they’re not ready to share it. Not to mention the fact that, if they so wish, she will also belong to them and not have a say in it. She becomes a monster just like her predator, and there’s no turning back.
This film is a revenge tale, where characters are archetypes and actions are symbolic. The hero goes through a journey of light and darkness, death and rebirth, helped by those who give her the tools to navigate in this violent world. She loses her innocence and understands that she needs to embrace her own darkness to be free again.
SARAH BENTEFRIT is a Moroccan-Canadian filmmaker. She co-wrote and co-directed her first short movie "Seuls ensemble" in Montreal, a huis-clos where friends in search for greater connections share their feelings of nostalgia and loneliness, while her second short-movie entitled "Holidays", shot in Prague, told the story of three unwanted individuals, stuck in the same detention room at an airport. The Hague, where she currently lives, was the setting of her latest movie. The Loss of Innocence was inspired by her own experience and was an outlet to express her frustration and to take her power back.

03/11/2021

- Our stork delivers us:
MAMA'S ASHES from The Netherlands, directed by Caspar Commijs.
Under pressure of his stepfather Estevan, Jurriën travels to Spain to disperse his recently deceased mother. The rebellious teenager has a different wish, but how far does he have to go to bring his mother's ashes safely back home?

03/11/2021

- Our stork delivers us:
TOUIZA from Algeria, directed by Karim Bengana.
During the Algerian civil war (1991/2001), Touiza, Madame’s dog, dies. Yasmine, her maid, has to leave the house but Madame wants her to stay.
KARIM BENGANA began his career as assistant to French director Claude Miller. The latter co-produced his second documentary - portrait of a humanitarian doctor in Mali.During 10 years, he works as a screenwriter for French television. In 2011, he directed Yasmine, a short film, selected among others at the festival of Clermont-Ferrand film festival and Melbourne film festival. Touiza is his second short fiction film. Since 2016, he has been developing several fiction projects for Bang Bang.

03/11/2021

- Our stork delivers us:
CROSSROADS LIFE from the United States, directed by Andra Tevy.
Crossroads Life depicts that part of life that cinema forgot: corporate work. Movies typically use it only as a plot backdrop; we never know what that "important presentation" really was about, nor what is at stake in managers' struggles. Based on real events, Crossroads Life is as much about the contents of management work itself as about the humans engaging in it.
Clara, a CFO (Chief Financial Officer) for the Romanian subsidiary of a large life insurance corporation, is promoted to regional CFO. She expatriates to Amsterdam and quickly finds out that the methods she used before, and who she was before, do not work in the new context. She persists, working harder and harder, but sinking more and more. The solution takes an unexpected shape, prompting Clara to question the very core of who she thought she was
ANDRA TEVY is a French-Romanian film director, screenwriter and director of photography. She studied cinema at La FEMIS, in Paris. Since graduating in 2002, she wrote and directed several short films which have been internationally shown and awarded in festivals. Among them, “Mur” ("The Wall”) was preselected for the César Prize 2016. At the same time working on camera on feature film sets, Andra had the chance to work with great directors who inspire her such as Tony Gatlif, Christophe Honoré, Abdellatif Kechiche, Hinner Salem, Frederick Weiseman. Andra is currently writing her first 90 minute feature film.

03/11/2021

- Our stork delivers us:
TILTED from The Netherlands, directed by Sudipta Chakraborty.
Does the present generation see things differently than their older generation? Is what they see the same as what they visualize? So the basic question comes down to, is SIGHT = VISION? Different people see the same thing from different angles. It is not the question of right or wrong, but more about your perspective. Ultimately it all depends on your vision!