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…
September 22, 2016
A Noble Intention wins “Parel voor de beste boekverfilming”
The award was handed to director Joram Lürsen, screenwriter Frank Ketelaar and author of the eponymous book Thomas Rosenboom during…
September 16, 2016
13 Golden Calf nominations for Topkapi Films
Topkapi Films will be attending the Netherlands Film Festival 2016 with the feature films Publieke Werken (A Noble Intention), Stop…
September 1, 2016
International success for Layla M
The new film by Mijke de Jong is now also selected for the competition of London BFI Film Festival 2016…
August 4, 2016
A Noble Intention Nominated for Parel Award
A Noble Intention is nominated for the Parel, the Audience Award for the Best Book Adaptation. A Noble Intention is directed…
August 3, 2016
Land and Shade hits Dutch theatres September 29
Co-production Land and Shade (La Tierra Y La Sombra) will be offered by different movie theatres in the Netherlands from…
August 2, 2016
Out of Love in Dutch cinemas August 11
From August 11, Out of Love, the feature film by Paloma Aguilera Valdebenito that premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam…
July 29, 2016
King of the Belgians selected for Venice Film Festival
King of the Belgians, the fourth feature film by Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth, will have its world premiere as…
May 18, 2016
A Noble Intention globally available on Netflix
Dutch Cinema hit “A Noble Intention” (o.t. Publieke Werken) will soon be available on Netflix world wide. Sales agent Dutch…
April 18, 2016
Turbulent Skies selected by the Dutch Cultural Media Fund
Topkapi TV series Turbulent Skies has been selected by the Dutch Cultural Media Fund! Drama television series Turbulent Skies (original…
April 12, 2016
Topkapi Films to co-produce The Melting
Topkapi Films will be co-producing the film adaption of The Melting, the directorial debut of Veerle Beatens (Leading Actress from The…
March 18, 2016
Chantal Janzen joins cast of The Longing
Chantal Janzen, known for her roles in Alles is Liefde, Soof and Divorce, will play one of the main parts in…
March 16, 2016
Boy Meets Girl Again selected for Telefilm
Topkapi Films got selected for the Telefilm development stage with the project of Johan Fretz and Nicole van Kilsdonk. Boy meets…
March 15, 2016
Mission Earth in virtual reality
Topkapi Films and VPRO have launched a virtual reality film that takes you on board of The Tasman! The VR-film…
March 14, 2016
A Noble Intention visual effects breakdown
A Noble Intention - the film which brings to life Amsterdam in 1888 - is one of the most complex VFX films ever produced in…
February 3, 2016
Best Director Award at Sundance for Felix van Groeningen
Felix van Groeningen wins the Best Director Award at the Sundance Film Festival with his fifth feature film Belgica, part of the…
February 3, 2016
Premiere Out of Love at the IFFR
Out of Love, the first feature film by Paloma Aguilera Valdebenito, premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam! Save the date…
February 3, 2016
Stop Acting Now in premiere at the IFFR
Tonight Stop Acting Now - Wunderbaum's docu drama - will premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. The Rotterdam based theatre collective…
February 2, 2016
World premiere Auf Einmal at Panorama Berlin
The world premiere of Auf Einmal (All of a Sudden), the new feature film by Asli Özge, will take place in Berlin at…
January 11, 2016
The Commune selected for Berlinale
The Commune (ot: Kollektivet), by Danish director Thomas Vinterberg (Festen, Jagten) will have its world premiere at the 66th Berlin International…
January 6, 2016
Out of Love selected for IFFR’s Bright Future
Out of Love, the first feature film by Paloma Aguilera Valdebenito, is part of the selection of the Bright Future main programme…
January 4, 2016
100.000 visitors for A Noble Intention
Public Works received 2016's first Golden Film award. On New Year's Eve the film had its 100.000th visitor. The Golden Film was…
January 1, 2016
Gratis selected for KORT! 2016
Gratis, the short film project by Merijn Scholte Alberts and Tobias Smeets, is selected for KORT! 2016. KORT! is the…
December 14, 2015
NFF & HBF Support for La Cama
La Cama receives support from Hubert Bals Fund & The Netherlands Film Fund. The Netherlands Film Fund and the Hubert…
December 3, 2015
World premiere for Belgica at Sundance Film Festival
Belgica, the most recent film by Felix van Groeningen (The Misfortunates, The Broken Circle Breakdown) will have its world premiere…
December 2, 2015
Public Works world premiere
Monday November 30th the world premiere of Public Works took place at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. After the main cast and…
November 24, 2015
Trailer for Van Groeningen’s Belgica
Three years after The Broken Circle Breakdown, Felix Van Groeningen is back with Belgica. Menuet just presented the trailer (please click here)…
November 19, 2015
Land and Shade wins three awards in Thessaloniki
Land and shade (OT: La Tierra y la sombra) won three awards at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival: the Special Jury Award…
November 1, 2015
First shooting day The Commune by Thomas Vinterberg
October 27th the principal photography of coproduction The Commune (OT: Kollektivit) started. The film shoot takes place in Denmark and Sweden. The Dutch…
October 26, 2015
Trailer for Vinterberg’s The Commune
TrustNordisk presented the trailer (please click here) for Vinterberg's upcoming drama The Commune. The Commune (OT: Kollektivet) will be released January 2016. Written…
October 16, 2015
We present the trailer of Public Works
Finally..! The trailer of Public Works! To watch the trailer, please click here.
October 2, 2015
Cafard selection Montreal Film Festival
Cafard, the film by Jan Bultheel, is invited by the Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinéma. The animated film will be…
September 28, 2015
Land and Shade awarded at San Sebastian Film Festival
Land and Shade (OT: La Tierra y la sombra) won the Spanish Cooperation Award at the San Sebastian Film Festival. The film…
September 25, 2015
Janine Jansen performs title music Public Works
Violinist Janine Jansen performs the title music for the feaure film Public Works. In the film we hear parts of…
September 14, 2015
Zilveren Krulstraat nomination for Mission Earth!
Mission Earth, written by Nathan Vecht, Don Duyns, Daan Windhorst and Rik van den Bos, got nominated for the Zilveren…
September 7, 2015
Halina Reijn to direct debut Locus of Control
Halina Reijn will direct the feature film Locus of Control. Actors Carice van Houten and Marwan Kenzari are attached to the film, which…
July 2, 2015
Nachtoord winner of Topkapi Films Fiction Award
On Monday June 29th, the awards for the graduation films 2015 of the Netherlands Film and Television Academy (NFTA) were…
May 28, 2015
Caméra d’Or for Land and Shade
Land and shade (OT: La Tierra y la Sombra), directed by César Acevedo, won the Caméra d'Or in Cannes during the The…
May 22, 2015
Land and Shade awarded in Cannes
HBF+ co production Land and Shade (OT: La Tierra y la Sombra), directed by César Acevedo received the France 4…
May 18, 2015
Something Useful selected for Netherlands Film Fund & Hubert Bals Fund Coproduction Scheme
Netherlands Film Fund + Hubert Bals Fund Co-production Scheme 2015 selected our coproduction Something Useful for realization. Something Useful is…
April 21, 2015
Land and Shade selected for Critics’ Week in Cannes
HBF+ co production Land and Shade (OT: La Tierra y la Sombra), directed by César Acevedo, is selected for the 54th…
February 27, 2015
Hedwig
Today Friday 27th of February 2015 our beloved Hedwig passed away. For more than ten years Hedwig was the script editor…
February 12, 2015
It’s a wrap for Belgica
This week we had the final shooting day of Belgica. The major part of the film was shot in Gent,…
February 12, 2015
Second season for Mission Earth
The space trip of the seven crewmembers on the Tasman continues! They still haven’t found a new home planet for…
February 5, 2015
Topkapi Films and AVROTROS produce drama series on the history of Dutch commercial air transport
Initiated by Jeroen Plesman, great-grandson of Albert Plesman, Topkapi Films and AVROTROS have decided to collaborate on a drama series…
January 19, 2015
El Cinco Dutch premiere at the IFFR
El Cinco de Talleres, the new feature film by Adrián Biniez (Gigante), will have its Dutch premiere at the International…
December 10, 2014
It’s a wrap for Public Works!
It's a wrap for Public Works. The last shooting days of Public Works (OT: Publieke Werken) took place in the Netherlands last weeks. The major part…
December 4, 2014
Start principal photography Belgica by Felix van Groeningen
Last week Felix van Groeningen (The Broken Circle Breakdown, The Misfortunates) started with the shoot for his fifth feature film. Belgica is…
October 31, 2014
Last shooting day for HBF+ coproduction Land and Shade
Colombian HBF Plus coproduction Land and Shade (OT: La Tierra y la Sombra) finished principal photography. The film by César Augusto Acevedo was…
October 1, 2014
Pony Place selected for BFI London Film Festival
Pony Place, the short film of Joost Reijmers and Thomas van der Ree, is selected for the next edition of the…
October 1, 2014
Golden Calf Best Cinematography & Best Music for Helium
Helium, the feature film by Eché Janga (screenplay: Sammy Reynaert), won two Golden Calfs at the 2014 Netherlands Film Festival. Tibor Dingelstad…
September 30, 2014
Zilveren Krulstaart award for screenplay Pony Place
Screenwriter Thomas van der Ree is the winner of the Zilveren Krulstaart award 2014 for the screenplay of short film Pony…
September 17, 2014
Principal photography of Public Works started!
This week principal photography of Public Works (o.t. Publieke Werken) started. For the shoot of Public Works a unique film set of the Prins…
September 4, 2014
Kim van Kooten and Alex Klaasen in first Dutch science fiction comedy
In August Topkapi Films started the shooting of the very first Dutch science fiction comedy Mission Earth (O.T. Missie Aarde).…
August 25, 2014
Frailer selected for Toronto
Frailer (OT: Brozer), directed by Mijke de Jong, is selected for the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival. It will be presented…
July 22, 2014
El 5 de Talleres selected for Venice Days
Topkapi’s co production El 5 de Talleres (The Midfielder) is selected in the competition of the 11th edition of Venice…
July 21, 2014
Topkapi Films receives MEDIA Slate Funding
September 13th the European Commission announced their selection for development proposals. Topkapi Films is selected for a development support of…
July 9, 2014
Start of film shoot Kidnap
In July the film shoot of Kidnap started, starring Martin van Waardenberg (The Marathon, Loonies II), Steven Van Watermeulen (Dorsvloer…
July 1, 2014
Gameboy wins Topkapi Films Fiction Award
Monday June 30th, the awards for the graduation films 2014 of the Netherlands Film Academy (NFA) were announced during the…
July 1, 2014
Trailer Bloedlink online
We present: the trailer for Bloedlink (Reckless)! The thriller by Joram Lürsen (Alles is Liefde, Alles is Familie) and screenwriter Frank Ketelaar…
June 30, 2014
Belgica supported by Eurimages
Belgica, the new film by Felix van Groeningen (The Misfortunates, The Broken Circle Breakdown), is supported by Eurimages. The Flemish/Dutch/French coproduction…
June 10, 2014
Bloedlink opens Netherlands Film Festival
Bloedlink (Reckless) is selected as the opening film of the 34th Netherlands Film Festival. The thriller, made by Golden Calf…
May 22, 2014
Land and Shade selected for HBF+
Topkapi Films' coproduction Land and Shade (original title: La Tierra y la Sombra) has been selected for this year's first Hubert Bals…
May 13, 2014
Pony Place wins awards in Aspen-Colorado and Emden
Pony Place, the short film by director Joost Reijmers and writer Thomas van der Ree, won the audience award at the Aspen…
May 13, 2014
Teaser Reckless online
The teaser for the new thriller Reckless (original title Bloedlink) is online. Ex-cons Victor (Tygo Gernandt) and Rico (Marwan Kenzari) have masterminded a…
May 12, 2014
Loonies II trailer online
The trailer Loonies II (original title: Loenatik, te gek!) is online. Loonies II is the new film on the psychiatric patients Bep Brul…
March 27, 2014
Karl Baumgartner
The widely beloved and respected producer/distributor Karl Baumgartner, 'Baumi' for friends, has died at the age of 65 in his…
January 22, 2014
Helium at the International Film Festival Rotterdam
Helium, directed by Eché Janga and based on the screenplay by Sammy Reynaert, is selected for the International Film Festival…
January 16, 2014
Oscar nomination The Broken Circle Breakdown
Topkapi Films is incredibly proud and congratulates Menuet, Felix van Groeningen and cast and crew of The Broken Circle Breakdown…
December 13, 2013
Out of Love selected for De Oversteek
Out of Love, the feature film project by Paloma Aguilera Valdebenito, is selected for 'De Oversteek' production funding. A joint board of…
October 23, 2013
Golden Calf winner Marwan Kenzari in thriller Bloedlink
Marwan Kenzari, who recently won the Golden Calf for Best Actor (Wolf), plays one of the three main parts in…
September 26, 2013
Award Yorick van Wageningen for The Resurrection of a Bastard at Austin Fantastic Film Fest
The Resurrection of a Bastard was selected for the 'Next Wave' Spotlight competition at the Austin Fantastic Film Fest. September 23rd…
September 17, 2013
The Broken Circle Breakdown big winner Flemish film awards
The Broken Circle Breakdown is the big winner of the Flemish film awards at the Oostende Film Festival. The film…