May 1, 2020
Max de Wolf Joins Topkapi Films
Topkapi Films is pleased to announce that Max de Wolf will be joining the company as a producer from May…
April 3, 2020
Working during Covid-19 crisis
Since the official measures to fight the Covid-19 crisis in the Netherlands have been prolonged until at least April 28th,…
March 12, 2020
Topkapi during the Covid-19 crisis
The Topkapi office will be closed for the foreseeable future because of the Covid-19 crisis, but the work will continue.…
February 27, 2020
TAILGATE sold to multiple territories
TAILGATE, the exhilarating highway thriller by director Lodewijk Crijns, has already been sold to France, Germany, Russia, Taiwan, Australia, Japan…
January 22, 2020
Ariane Schluter, Hannah Hoekstra and Liz Snoijink added to the cast of My Father Is An Airplane
"I am incredibly proud of this amazing cast, it is such a joy to work with them."
January 5, 2020
Elise Schaap, Pierre Bokma, Maarten Heijmans and Stefan Rokebrand starring In My Father Is An Airplaine
Elise Schaap: “I’m really looking forward to be part of this film, to discover a genre that is entirely new…
December 10, 2019
Pari running at the Berlinale Panorama
Pari, the new film by Siamak Etemadi, will have its world premiere at Berlin International Film Festival in the Panorama…
November 30, 2019
Golden Film Award for Instinct
Over 100.000 visitors went to see Instinct, the debut film of Halina Reijn and openings film of the Netherlands film…
November 30, 2019 Thriller TAILGATE
Thriller TAILGATE
received well by Dutch media
“Bumperkleef deserves all the praise. The film is a well-aimed fantasy of revenge.”
November 23, 2019 Instinct wins three awards
Instinct wins three awards
at Les Arcs Film Festival
Instinct, the directorial debut of director Halina Reijn, wins three awards at Les Arcs Film festival in the French Alps.…
October 30, 2019
Tailgate at genre film festival Amsterdamned
During the fourth edition of the genre film festival Amsterdamned, on Friday the 25th of October in filmtheatre Kriterion, the sneak…
October 20, 2019
In Memoriam Floris Vos
The sudden passing of Floris Vos has deeply shocked all of us. As a production designer, Floris worked with us on…
October 18, 2019
New Podcast series Topkapi Stories DE LIEFHEBBERS
Topkapi Films presents the new podcast series DE LIEFHEBBERS. An eight-part series about the film DE LIEFHEBBERS by director Anna…
October 10, 2019
Golden Calf for Marcel Musters in God Only Knows
Marcel Musters was awarded with a Golden Calf, the Grand Prizes of Dutch film, during the 39th Netherlands Film Festival…
September 22, 2019
Vinterberg’s ANOTHER ROUND sold to multiple territories
Thomas Vinterberg’s upcoming feature, ANOTHER ROUND starring Mads Mikkelsen, has been sold to several territories including UK and Ireland (StudioCanal),…
September 20, 2019
INSTINCT Is Dutch Oscars Submission
Instinct, the debut film by Halina Reijn, has been selected to be submitted on behalf of the Netherlands for the…
September 20, 2019
INSTINCT selected for Chicago International Film Festival 2019
Yesterday distributor September Film announced that INSTINCT, the debut film of Halina Reijn, is selected for the Chicago International Film…
September 16, 2019
Tom Adelaar Nominated for Prix Europe 2019 Television Iris
Our single play Tom Adelaar, written by Ashar Medina and directed by Gonzalo Fernandez, is nominated for this years’ Prix…
September 2, 2019
Bears Love Me! selected for Cinekid Festival
Bears Love Me! directed by Eva M. C. Zanen and written by Janneke van der Pal is selected for Cinekid…
September 1, 2019
Four Golden Calf nominations for Topkapi Films and many more to watch at the festival
We are proud to announce that our feature film God Only Knows has received four Golden Calf nominations in the…
August 20, 2019
INSTINCT wins Variety Piazza Grande Award at Locarno
Today the Locarno International Film Festival has announced that INSTINCT, the debut film of Halina Reijn, has won the Variety…
August 15, 2019
International Succes For INSTINCT
Today the BFI London Film Festival announced that the directorial debut of Halina Reijn, INSTINCT, is selected for the festivals…
August 10, 2019
Thriller TAILGATE Premieres At Netherlands Film Festival 2019
On Monday September 30th during the Netherlands Film Festival Bumperkleef will have its premiere in Stadsschouwburg Utrecht. The red carpet premiere will be…
July 20, 2019
SHIT HAPPENS Opens Fourth Edition Parool Film Fest
Feature film SHIT HAPPENS, directed by Anna van der Heide, opens the fourth edition of Parool Film Fest on Wednesday the…
July 15, 2019
PORFOTTO Wins Topkapi Films Fiction Award 2019
The Topkapi Films Fiction Award 2019 goes to the crew of PORFOTTO. The jury panel consisting of Dunya Khayame, Tim…
June 20, 2019
INSTINCT Opens Netherlands Film Festival 2019
The 39th edition of the Netherlands Film Festival opens on Friday the 27th of September with Instinct, Halina Reijn’s directorial debut starring Carice…
June 1, 2019
FIRST DAY OF SHOOTING TURBULENT SKIES
"I am incredibly proud of this amazing cast, it is such a joy to work with them."
April 24, 2019
SKY ONE’S BULLETPROOF SEASON 2 SHOOTING IN AMSTERDAM
Pike and Bishop came to Amsterdam in the second season of the hit series BULLETPROOF. Topkapi Films is thrilled to…
April 15, 2019
KILLING EVE 2 PARTLY SHOT IN AMSTERDAM
The hit-series KILLING EVE returned for its second season on April 7. Topkapi Films is thrilled to have hosted the…
April 5, 2019
Topkapi Films launches podcast: Topkapi Stories
Topkapi Stories goes backstage in a podcast not only about, but also with the creators of our films and series.…
March 24, 2019
First episode TERROR set to air on April 3rd
Nonfiction’s project TERROR will be broadcasted every Wednesday evening from the 3rd of April until and including the 8th of May 2019 at 08:25 p.m.…
February 24, 2019
Premiere Bears Love Me!
On Wednesday the 6thof February, the Pathé Arena was packed with children from all ages to attend the premieres of…
January 24, 2019
World premiere God Only Knows
Last Tuesday GOD ONLY KNOWS had it’s debut for a large audience at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. It is…
January 15, 2019
IFFR hosts world premiere of God Only Knows
Mijke de Jong’s 10th film is selected for the Signatures line-up of the International Film Festival Rotterdam. This programme features the…
January 12, 2019
VENSERPOLDER selected for KORT! 2019
VENSERPOLDER, the short film project by Ashar Medina & Teddy Cherim is selected for KORT! 2019. KORT! is the annual…
January 5, 2019
Be Invisible becomes TV series
BE INVISIBLE (o.t. Wees onzichtbaar), a novel by Murat Isik, is being adapted for a TV series. Even before the…
December 12, 2018
First Shooting Day Rise and Fall of a Cannabis King
The 12th of December was the first shooting day for the new 6-part series ‘Rise and Fall of a Cannabis…
December 5, 2018
GIRL Best European Discovery at EFA
Lukas Dhonts GIRL first feature film won The European Discovery Award – Prix FIPRESCI during the European Film Awards 2018 in Sevilla. …
December 3, 2018
In theaters: Polish adaptation Love is All
On the 15th of December LOVE IS ALL is making its comeback in theaters, but this time as the Polish…
December 1, 2018
Golden Globe nomination for GIRL
Lukas Dhonts first feature film GIRL is nominated for the Foreign Language Film category in the 2019 Golden Globe Awards. The…
November 24, 2018
La Cama wins two awards
LA CAMA wins two awards at the Mar Del Plata Film Festival. Both director Mónica Lairana and actress Sandra Sandrini…
October 24, 2018
It’s a wrap for Tailgating
The last shooting days of Tailgating (OT: Bumperkleef) took place in the studio in Amsterdam last week. Filming took place…
October 12, 2018
GIRL continues to be a big hit
GIRL by Lukas Dhont continues to be a big hit! It has already received multiple awards. Not only has Girl…
September 6, 2018
3 Golden Calf nominations for Topkapi Films
We are proud to announce that we have been nominated for 3 Golden Calfs. The One Night Stand Tom Adelaar…
August 21, 2018
GIRL selected for European Film Award!
GIRL is one of the 49 selected feature films recommended for a nomination for the European Film Awards 2018. In the…
July 11, 2018
Topkapi news – July 2018
Topkapi is happy to announce its upcoming co-productions and projects for the Summer of 2018. Topkapi Films will co-produce the…
June 28, 2018
“SISTERS” WINS TOPKAPI FILMS FICTION AWARD 2018
Monday June 25th, Keep An Eye Film Academy Festival took place at the EYE Museum in Amsterdam. The awards for…
June 7, 2018
DO selected for Film Fund Shorts
Within the framework of talent development, The Dutch Film Fund has selected 8 short films and one short documentary out…
May 22, 2018
Girl wins Caméra d’Or (and more) at Cannes
Lukas Dhont received The Caméra d’Or for his debut Girl. The film premiered in the section: Un Certain Regard, where Victor Polster won Best Performance. Girl also received the Queer…
May 15, 2018
World Premiere GIRL in Cannes
The directorial debut of Belgian filmmaker Lukas Dhont Girl in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes first reviews were very…
April 12, 2018
GIRL selected for ‘Un certain regard’ in Cannes
GIRL, the first feature film by Lukas Dhont and Belgian-Dutch co-production by Menuet, Frakas Productions and Topkapi Films is selected…
April 10, 2018
Arthur & Claire wins the Romy Award 2018
Co-production Arthur and Claire was granted with a Romy Award for Best Producer. The festival is hosted yearly in Vienna,…
March 21, 2018
Layla M. globally available on Netflix
The award-winning movie “Layla M.” is now available on Netflix worldwide*. Layla M. generated full cinemas in the Netherlands, had its world…
March 19, 2018
Towers of Power has finished filming
It’s a wrap for our new series Towers of Power (ot: Zuidas). After four months of shooting, the first episode is set to air on April 1st at NPO3, 21:15h.…
January 25, 2018
Land Running At The 48th Berlinale Panorama
Land, by director Babak Jalali, is one of the 47 films that will be running at this years Panorama as…
January 22, 2018
La Cama running at Berlinale Forum
Mónica Lairana’s La Cama will be running at this years Forum as part of the Berlinale. La Cama tells the story…
December 27, 2017
Pari supported by Eurimages
Pari, the new film by Siamak Etemadi is supported by Eurimages. The Greek/France/Bulgarian/Dutch coproduction receives € 170.000 production support, as is decided by…
December 24, 2017
Terror and Turbulent Skies supported by the Production Incentive
Terror (Robert Oey, Tomas Kaan, Joey Boink) and Turbulent Skies (Joram Lürsen) are supported by the Netherlands Production Incentive for high-end…
December 7, 2017
Shit Happens selected for Telescoop production grant
Shit Happens, the new film by screenwriter Marnie Blok and director Anna van der Heide, has been selected for the…
December 6, 2017
Bumperkleef selected for Dutch Crossover production grant
Bumperkleef, the new feature film by Lodewijk Crijns, is selected as Dutch Crossover - a €800.000 production grant by the…
November 27, 2017
Tom Adelaar in the 13th One Night Stand series
After eleven successful editions, the thirteenth series of One Night Stand films will go in production. The following projects have…
November 9, 2017
De Aanpassing and De Crematiekeizer selected for Telefilm 2018
Topkapi Films got selected for the Telefilm 2018 development stage with two projects: De Aanpassing by Dunya Khayame (screenplay) and Tim Kamps…
November 8, 2017
URK selected for Torino SeriesLab 2018
URK, a series written by Tom Bakker, got selected by Torino SeriesLab 2018. URK tells the story about a murder…
October 10, 2017
Two Topkapi TV series selected by the NPO-Fund
Drama television series Turbulent Skies (original title: Vliegende Hollanders) is supported for the production phase by the NPO-fund. The Jury unanimously believes that the…
September 20, 2017
Two Golden Calfs for Layla M.
LAYLA M. was awarded with two Golden Calfs, the Grand Prizes of Dutch film, during the 37th Netherlands Film Festival 2017. Nora…
September 5, 2017
Layla M. Dutch Academy Award entry
Dutch feature film Layla M. by director Mijke de Jong has been chosen as the official entry from The Netherlands…
August 22, 2017
Layla M. selected for European Film Award
Layla M. is one of the 51 selected feature films recommended for a nomination for the European Film Awards 2017.…
June 27, 2017
Aimée wins Topkapi Films Fiction Award 2017
Monday June 26th, the awards for the graduation films of the Netherlands Film Academy (NFA) class of 2017 were announced.…
May 16, 2017
Auf Einmal in Dutch theatres
Psychological thriller Auf Einmal, directed by Asli Özge, will be released in Dutch theatres from May 18. The film will be available on…
May 1, 2017
Fully Hooked Up selected for Telefilm 2019
Fully Hooked Up, the television film developed by screenwriter Janneke van der Pal and director Steven Wouterlood, has been selected…
April 19, 2017
Cast presentation Orange Fever
Nasrdin Dchar, Susan Visser, Hannah Hoekstra, Willem Voogd, Abbey Hoes, Martijn Lakemeier, Esmee van Kampen, Martijn Fischer, Jan Versteegh, Belinda…
April 6, 2017
IDSE GROTENHUIS JOINS TOPKAPI FILMS TEAM
Idse Grotenhuis, currently positioned as Creative Producer at Talpa Fiction, will be joining Topkapi Films as drama producer from May…
March 9, 2017
Flemish remake for The Longing
The Longing (OT: Het Verlangen), the new film by Joram Lürsen (Alles is Liefde) and Frank Ketelaar (Klem, Overspel), is…
February 14, 2017
Screenplay LAYLA M. nominated for Zilveren Krulstaart
The nominees are announced for the 'Zilveren Krulstaart', the Dutch screenplay awards, selected by members of the Guild of Screenwriters. Layla…
February 4, 2017
King of the Belgians wins KNF Award at IFFR
King of the Belgians, the fourth feature film by Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth, won the KNF Award during the…
February 2, 2017
Topkapi Films up for co-producing PARI
Topkapi Films and Le Bureau (FR) have boarded Siamak Etemadi’s debut feature Pari and will co-produce with Greek company Heretic and Bulgaria’s…
January 6, 2017
Happy Hannah selected for KORT! 2017
Happy Hannah, the short film project by Anne Barnhoorn, is selected for KORT! 2017. KORT! is the annual Dutch short…
December 14, 2016
Turbulent Skies selected by Dutch Cultural Mediafund
The International Jury of the Dutch Cultural Mediafund has selected 3 projects (out of 5) for subsidy. The Jury has…
November 29, 2016
Danil Vorobyev wins Angela Award for Out of Love
Danil Vorobyev has received an Angela Award for his portraying of the role of Nikolai in Out of Love. The…
November 28, 2016
Layla M. wins two awards during Subtitle Film Festival in Ireland
Both director Mijke de Jong and actress Nora El Koussour have received an Angela Award last Sunday night, during the…
November 7, 2016
Trine Dyrholm nominated for European Film Award
Actress Trine Dyrholm has been nominated for a European Film Award for her role in Thomas Vinterberg’s THE COMMUNE. This…
October 25, 2016
Two projects selected for Telefilm Development stage 2017
This year the Telefilm commission received 55 applications, of which 12 projects were selected for further development. Two Topkapi Films’…
October 25, 2016
De nacht is nog jong selected for realization Telefilm 2016
Telefilm De nacht is nog jong, by writer Johan Fretz and director Nicole van Kilsdonk is now selected for realization.…
October 20, 2016
European premiere Layla M. at London BFI
Tuesday october 11th the European premiere of Layla M took place at the London BFI Film Festival. After this screening…
October 6, 2016
GRATIS wins Golden Calf Best Short Film 2016
Short film GRATIS from Tobias Smeets and Merijn Scholte Albers was granted with a golden calf during the Netherlands Film…
September 29, 2016
OUT OF LOVE nominated for the KNF-Juryaward
The jury of the KNF (Association of Dutch Filmjournalists) has nominated Beyond Sleep (Boudewijn Koole), A strange love affair with…