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Festival Update
Another update from the festival front concerning the animated film Things You’d Better Not Mix Up by debut Director Joost Lieuwma. If you are in Slovakia please visit Bratislava during the Fest Anca International Animation Film Festival (1-3 July) and watch Things You’d Better Not Mix Up. If Bratislava is not your cup of tea you can watch the film in Italy during the Giffoni Film Festival (12-21 July), in South Korea during the Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival (20-24 July), in Croatia during the Supertoon International Animation Festival (31-4 August) or in Israel during the Jerusalem International Children’s Film Festival (22-25 August). And if you feel a stranger at those festivals, why don’t you visit France during the L’Étrange Festival (2-11 September). Once again if you can’t make it to these festivals, no worries… More festivals to come!!
Damned Man
It gives us great pleasure to announce that The Drawing Room’s very own Gustavo has been asked to work on the new film Damned Man a new Submarine BV production. The film is written by Gerry de Hoogh and will be directed by Mischa Kamp. Gustavo will be the storyboard artist on the project. After finishing the graphic novel ‘Gagarin’ and making storyboards and visuals for the known add agencies, this is a great new project to sink his teeth in. We wish the whole team good luck!!
‘Pecker’ update
Just a little update from the festival front concerning our short animated film PECKER by Director Erik van Schaaik. PECKER, PIK for Dutchies, will be screened tomorrow at Festroia International Film Festival in Portugal. At the end of August this gem will be screened at the Jerusalem International Children’s Film Festival (22 Aug. – 25 Aug.) and London International Animation Festival (26 Aug. – 4 Sept.). If you can’t make it to these festivals, no worries… More festivals to come!!
Animation Festival Annecy
Want to enjoy the sun, a few drinks and some animation movies? Well join us at the Animation Festival in Annecy. The people from The Drawing Room will be there and of course you are invited to the yearly mega side event of the festival: The Dutch Party. It will be held on Thursday June 9 from 4.30 – 6.30 pm at Café des Arts, Passage de L’isle 4, in Annecy. See you there!!
One more film Peace Palace
With great pleasure we can announce that we will be making one additional animated film for the visitors centre of the Peace Palace in The Hague. Just like the first four they will be directed and animated by our very own talents Gatze and Arjan. The films are commissioned by Christien Uringa of Bureau D’Arts. The five films will be explaining cases from the International Court of Justice and the Permanent Court of Arbitration. The visitors centre at the Peace Palace will open end of summer 2011. Of course we will keep you posted!!
IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival
Things You’d Better Not Mix Up has won the IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival 2011 Audience Award for best short film. Joost Lieuwma’s comic short was the audience’s darling film of this year’s edition of IndieLIsboa. Director Joost Lieuwma and producer Jiek Weishut are of course in heaven again and feeling very fortunate.
