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November 29, 2023

TOPKAPI’S NEWEST PROJECT ‘SOULS’ HAS BEEN AWARDED WITH REALISATION GRANT FROM NETHERLANDS FILM FUND

We opened the champagne last week, but of course it's not really news until we share it with you too.…

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October 20, 2023

START JE FILM/TV-CARRIÈRE MET EEN STAGE BIJ TOPKAPI FILMS

Topkapi Films, producent van speelfilms, drama- en non-fictieseries, bekend van onder meer De Droom van de Jeugd, Instinct, Another Round,…

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October 4, 2023

TWO GOLDEN CALVES FOR TOPKAPI SERIES

On Friday, September 29th, the Golden Calves Gala took place as the closing event of the Netherlands Film Festival. Topkapi…

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September 28, 2023

WIL NOW PLAYING IN DUTCH CINEMAS

WIL, the latest film of Belgian filmmaker Tim Mielants, based on the beloved bestselling novel by Jeroen Olyslaegers, is now…

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September 25, 2023

TWO PREMIERES AND SIX NOMINATIONS FOR TOPKAPI DURING THE OPENING WEEKEND OF THE NETHERLANDS FILM FESTIVAL

With no less than 2 premieres, Topkapi had a magnificent opening weekend at the Netherlands Film Festival in Utrecht and,…

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September 8, 2023

KATWALK IN COMPETITION FOR THE BEST DUTCH FICTION SERIES AT CINEKID FESTIVAL

The web series KATWALK has been selected for Best Dutch fiction Series competition at Cinekid Festival (15th– 30th of October). KATWALK…

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September 1, 2023

SEBASTIAN KORTEWEG NEW PRODUCER AT TOPKAPI FILMS

Starting from September 1, 2023, Sebastian Korteweg will join the management team of Topkapi Films as a Producer. The team…

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August 24, 2023

FIEN TROCH’S HOLLY TO OPEN 50TH EDITION OF FILM FEST GENT

Holly, Fien Troch's fifth feature, is the official opening film of the 50th anniversary edition of Film Fest Gent…

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August 23, 2023

IN THE NEW DRAMA SERIES SANTOS, A ROMANTIC COUPLE BECOMES ENTANGLED IN THE UNDERWORLD OF ROTTERDAM

In the new drama series 'Santos' the loving couple Glenn (Yannick Jozefzoon) and Yola (Yootha Wong Loi-Sing) are trying to…

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August 7, 2023

HOLLY BY FIEN TROCH IN OFFICIAL COMPETITION AT THE 80TH VENICE FILM FESTIVAL

HOLLY, Fien Troch's fifth feature film, has been selected for the Official Competition of the 80th edition of the Venice…

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July 12, 2023

IMAGO BY OLGA CHAJDAS AWARDED AT THE FESTIVAL IN KARLOVY VARY

The latest film by Olga Chajdas IMAGO was awarded the FIPRESCI PRIZE (The International Critics Prize). The award was received…

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June 28, 2023

TOPKAPI TEAMS UP WITH NTR, BNNVARA AND BANIJAY RIGHTS ON NEW DRAMA, ELIXER

Topkapi is joining forces with NTR, BNNVARRA and Banijay Rights on a new drama, Elixer, which lifts the lid on…

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June 15, 2023

DE HEILIGE ANTONIUS GRANTED WITH CINESCOOP FUNDING FROM THE NETHERLANDS FILM FUND

We are thrilled that Paloma Aguilera Valdebenito's DE HEILIGE ANTONIUS receives the Cinescoop contribution of €1,800,000 from the Netherlands Film…

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June 11, 2023

PIECE OF MY HEART WINS AUDIENCE AWARD AT EMDEN FILMFEST

The annual SCORE Bernhard Wicki Award is a competition for extraordinary feature films and is decided on by audience vote.…

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May 26, 2023

CHILDHOOD DREAMS TRAILER RELEASED

Anticipating the first broadcast on June 7th on the Dutch network NPO1 and the online platform NPO Start, the trailer…

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April 20, 2023

GOODBYE STRANGER NOW PLAYING IN DUTCH CINEMAS

After it’s world premiere at the International Filn festival in Rotterdam (IFFR), the musical dramedy GOODBYE STRANGER is now playing in Dutch cinemas!…

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March 28, 2023

CHILDHOOD DREAMS SELECTED FOR CANNESERIES FESTIVAL

The new fiction series CHILDHOOD DREAMS (Dutch title: DE DROOM VAN DE JEUGD) has been included in the official competition…

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January 25, 2023

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM OSCAR NOMINATION FOR CLOSE

The Belgium co-production CLOSE by Lukas Dhont has been nominated for International Feature Film at the Oscars. The film is…

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January 16, 2023

TRAILER RELEASE FOR GOODBYE STRANGER

The trailer for GOODBYE STRANGER has been released today. The debut feature film by director Aaron Rookus will be showing…

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December 20, 2022

GOODBYE STRANGER WILL HAVE ITS WORLD PREMIERE AT THE ROTTERDAM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

GOODBYE STRANGER has been selected for the Limelight section of the Rotterdam International Film Festival (IFFR). The festival will take…

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December 1, 2022

PIECE OF MY HEART NOW PLAYING IN DUTCH CINEMAS

After it’s world premiere at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF, in Official Competition) and a glamourous premiere at…

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November 8, 2022

CLOSE NOMINATED FOR FOUR EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS

CLOSE NOMINATED FOR FOUR EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS The streak of awards for the film CLOSE by Lukas Dhont may continue…

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November 3, 2022

CLOSE OPENS TO RAVE REVIEWS IN THE NETHERLANDS

CLOSE OPENS TO RAVE REVIEWS IN THE NETHERLANDS Today CLOSE opens in Dutch movie theatres and the reviews are unanimously…

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October 24, 2022

GRAND PRIZE FOR CLOSE AT NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL

GRAND PRIZE FOR CLOSE AT NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL We are proud to announce that our Flemish co-production CLOSE, directed…

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October 24, 2022

WORLD PREMIERE PIECE OF MY HEART AT TALLINN’S PRESTIGIOUS FILM FESTIVAL

PIECE OF MY HEART has been selected for the Official Competition of the prestigious Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF).…

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October 13, 2022

FIRST LOOK AT DANA NECHUSHTAN’S NEW DUTCH FEATURE: PIECE OF MY HEART

As of today, you can watch the trailer of the new feature film PIECE OF MY HEART directed by Dana…

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October 7, 2022

IT WILL RAIN WINS TOPKAPI FICTION AWARD 2022

On October 7, the Topkapi Award for Best Fiction Film was awarded as a part of the annual Nederlandse Filmacademie…

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September 8, 2022

THE RECORDING OF THE NEW COMIC DRAMA SERIES BODEM WITH EVA CRUTZEN IN FULL GEAR

The shooting for the new series BODEM with Eva Crutzen has commenced. BODEM is a raw, comical and innovative drama…

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July 6, 2022

INSIDE THE MIND OF A CON ARTIST PREMIERS ON DUTCH TELEVISION

The 6-part documentary series INSIDE THE MIND OF A CON ARTIST will start broadcasting on July 6th on Dutch network…

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May 25, 2022

NOW ON DUTCH STREAMER VIDEOLAND: THE SNOWMAN

THE SNOWMAN (Dutch title: DE SNEEUWMAN: GEHEIMEN VAN EEN KINDERMOORDENAAR) is now streaming on the Dutch platform Videoland. In…

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May 18, 2022

DIRECTOR TIM MIELANTS STARTS SHOOTING WIL

Director Tim Mielants starts shooting WIL Last week, director Tim Mielants has started shooting WIL, the book adaptation of the…

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April 29, 2022

LUKAS DHONT’S CLOSE SELECTED FOR PALM D’OR COMPETITION

LUKAS DHONT'S CLOSE SELECTED FOR PALM D'OR COMPETETION We are proud to announce that our Flemish co production CLOSE is…

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April 1, 2022

MAUDY VAN BREE JOINS TOPKAPI AS HEAD OF PRODUCTIONS

MAUDY VAN BREE JOINS TOPKAPI AS HEAD OF PRODUCTIONS Topkapi is pleased to announce that Maudy van Bree will join…

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March 30, 2022

PIECE OF MY HEART IS FINALIZED

PIECE OF MY HEART IS FINALIZED Piece of my Heart, directed by Dana Nechushtan about two dancers, Irma and Olga,…

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February 6, 2022

THE TERRIBLE EIGHTIES NOW ‘BINGE-WATCHABLE ON NPO START

THE TERRIBLE EIGHTIES NOW 'BINGE-WATCHABLE ON NPO START Our latest series, ‘The Terrible Eighties’ is now broadcasting on television and…

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January 26, 2022

PICTURE LOCK FOR AARON ROOKUS’ GOODBYE STRANGER

PICTURE LOCK FOR AARON ROOKUS’ GOODBYE STRANGER Goodbye Stranger, previously known as Apollo, is picture locked. Goodbye Stranger narrates…

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December 13, 2021

GIANCARLO SÁNCHEZ JOINS TOPKAPI FILMS

GIANCARLO SÁNCHEZ JOINS TOPKAPI FILMS Topkapi TV has hired Giancarlo Sánchez as Creative Director. The TV and film director of…

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December 2, 2021

‘DE OVERSTEEK COMMITTEE’ SELECTS A FAIR DIARY BY ASHGAN EL-HAMUS FOR SCENARIO DEVELOPMENT

We are beyond proud to share that screenwriter and director Ashgan El-Hamus' film “A FAIR DIARY” has been selected for…

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September 30, 2021

MY FATHER IS AN AIRPLANE AND HOW LIGHT GETS IN NOMINATED FOR GOLDEN CALVES

We are very proud to announce that two of our productions have been nominated for the Golden Calves. MY FATHER…

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September 1, 2021

LEADING ROLE FOR MARTIJN LAKEMEIER IN MUSIC MOVIE APOLLO

Including Claire Bender, Katrien van Beurden, Jesse Mensah, Hanneke van der Paardt, Ariane van Vliet, British singer-songwriter Jake Isaacs and…

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August 16, 2021

CHILDHOOD DREAMS HAS STARTED FILMING

CHILDHOOD DREAMS HAS STARTED FILMING This series tells the story of four kids from a Dutch rural family who are…

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July 14, 2021

NEW FEATURE FILM BY DANA NECHUSHTAN: PIECE OF MY HEART

New feature film by Dana Nechushtan: PIECE OF MY HEART The shoot for the new feature film Piece of My…

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June 3, 2021

POLISH CO-PRODUCTION IMAGO SHOWCASED AT THE CANNES FESTIVAL MARCHÉ DU FILM

Friday 9th July New Horizons - Polish Days Goes to Cannes will take place. Five projects from Polish directors will…

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May 18, 2021

NEW SERIES BY KIM VAN KOOTEN AND TIM KAMPS: THE TERRIBLE EIGHTIES

The shoot for the eight-part VPRO series The Terrible Eighties, by Kim van Kooten and Tim Kamps, has started this week. The…

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April 26, 2021

ANOTHER ROUND Wins 93rd Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

We are beyond excited and extremely proud to announce that ANOTHER ROUND, our Danish co-production with Zentropa Productions…

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April 20, 2021

Paul Verhoeven’s BENEDETTA premieres at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival

The film BENEDETTA, directed by Paul Verhoeven, will have its premiere at this year’s edition of the Cannes Film…

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April 12, 2021

MY FATHER IS AN AIRPLANE opens the 41st edition of the Dutch Film Festival

We are excited to announce that on Friday, September 24, 2021 MY FATHER IS AN AIRPLANE will open the 41st…

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April 12, 2021

ANOTHER ROUND Wins BAFTA For Best Film Not In The English Language

We are proud to announce that our Danish co-production with Zentropa Productions ANOTHER ROUND, directed by Thomas Vinterberg, has won…

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April 6, 2021

A FAIR DIARY selected for De Oversteek treatment phase

We are excited to announce that director Ashgan El-Hamus has been selected for the treatment phase of the Dutch…

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March 16, 2021

ANOTHER ROUND nominated for Best International Feature Film and Best Director at the Oscars

We are beyond excited to announce that our Danish co-production with Zentropa Productions ANOTHER ROUND, directed by Thomas Vinterberg, has…

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March 10, 2021

ANOTHER ROUND nominated for 4 BAFTA’s

We are extremely proud to announce that ANOTHER ROUND has once again received multiple nominations for an award: our co-production…

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February 10, 2021

ANOTHER ROUND shortlisted for the 93rd Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Our co-production with Zentropa Denmark ANOTHER ROUND has been shortlisted for the 93rd Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.…

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February 9, 2021

ANOTHER ROUND Wins Multiple Robert Awards Including Best Danish Film

After last week’s Golden Globe nomination for our Danish co-production ANOTHER ROUND we are given yet another reason to celebrate.…

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February 3, 2021

The Golden Globes nominates ANOTHER ROUND for Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language

We are extremely proud to announce that our Danish coproduction with Zentropa Entertainments ANOTHER ROUND has been nominated for a Golden…

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January 27, 2021

Coproduction DE PATRICK wins 7 awards at the Ensors

Tim Mielants debut feature film was the big winner at the Ensors. The Ensors are the most prestigious awards when…

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December 14, 2020

Thomas Vinterbergs ANOTHER ROUND big winner at the European Film Awards

Coproduction ANOTHER ROUND wins awards for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Director and Best Screenwriter at the 33rd European Film…

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November 20, 2020

ANOTHER ROUND the official Danish Oscar entry

We are extremely proud to announce that the Danish Oscar Committee has selected the award-winning and highly praised drama ANOTHER ROUND…

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November 16, 2020

TAILGATE goes U.S.A.

Dutch road-rage thriller Tailgate has snagged a US buyer at the start of AFM Online. The film is to be…

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November 10, 2020

ANOTHER ROUND nominated for four EFA Awards

Thomas Vinterberg's ANOTHER ROUND has been nominated for the 33rd European Film Awards in four categories. Mike Downey, Chairman of the…

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October 21, 2020

ANOTHER ROUND shortlisted as the Danish entry for the 93rd Academy Awards

We are delighted and proud to inform you that ANOTHER ROUND has been shortlisted as one of the three Danish…

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October 9, 2020

HARMONIA wins Topkapi Fiction Award 2020

On October 8, the Topkapi Award for Best Fiction Film was awarded as a part of the annual Nederlandse Filmacademie…

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October 8, 2020

INSTINCT nominated for EUROPEAN DISCOVERY 2020 – Prix FIPRESCI

Halina Reijn’s INSTINCT was nominated for the EUROPEAN DISCOVERY 2020 – Prix FIPRESCI, an annual award that is part of…

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October 5, 2020

Golden Calf (Best Sound Design) for Marco Vermaas, TAILGATE

Marco Vermaas was awarded with a Golden Calf, the Grand Prizes of Dutch film, during the 40th Netherlands Film Festival…

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September 30, 2020

Both INSTINCT and BUMPERKLEEF nominated for Golden Calves

We are very proud to announce that both of our feature films have been nominated for the Golden Calves. TAILGATE…

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September 30, 2020

Leading cast of ANOTHER ROUND wins The Silver Shell for Best Actor in San Sebastian

THE LEADING CAST OF VINTERBERG AND ZENTROPA'S 'ANOTHER ROUND' WINS THE SILVER SHELL FOR 'BEST ACTOR' IN SAN SEBASTIAN Thomas…

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September 3, 2020

CANNABIS Binge Première at NFF!

Our six-part documentary Cannabis will have its premiere at the Netherlands Film Festival! On the 27th of September all six…

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July 15, 2020

SON Selected For Talent Development Program “De Straat”

De Straat replaces the talent development program: One Night Stand and last years Centraal. In this six-part drama series, every…

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July 8, 2020

CHILDHOOD DREAMS supported by Production Incentive

CHILDHOOD DREAMS (Bram Schouw) is supported by the Netherlands Production Incentive for high-end TV-series. The Netherlands Production Incentive offers a…

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July 3, 2020

Coproduction ANOTHER ROUND selected for San Sebastian Film Festival

After having been selected for the Cannes Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival, Thomas Vinterberg’s highly anticipated film Another…

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June 25, 2020

Coproduction ANOTHER ROUND selected for Toronto International Film Festival

After already having been selected for the Cannes Film Festival 2020, Thomas Vinterberg’s highly anticipated film Another Round, which is…

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June 15, 2020

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW selected for De Verbeelding

Coproduction THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW by visual artist and director Renzo Martens has been selected for De Verbeelding. The…

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June 8, 2020

FANNY and ZIELBESTUIVER Selected For Film Fund Shorts

The two short films, FANNY and ZIELBESTUIVER have been selected for the Film Fund Shorts. Within the framework of talent…

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June 8, 2020

Production Grant For APOLLO

APOLLO, the feature film by Wander Theunis and Aaron Rookus has been granted a €550.000 production grant by the Netherlands…

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June 4, 2020

Thomas Vinterberg’s ANOTHER ROUND selected for Cannes

Thomas Vinterberg’s ANOTHER ROUND has been selected for the 73rd Cannes Film Festival, where it will celebrate its World Premiere.…

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June 2, 2020

Coproduction THE BAREFOOT EMPEROR now in cinema’s

Our coproduction, THE BAREFOOT EMPEROR, is out in cinemas now! As of June 1st cinemas have been reopened after Covid-19…

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May 20, 2020

PIECE OF MY HEART Selected For Telescoop Production Grant

PIECE OF MY HEART, the new film by screenwriter Roos Ouwehand and director Dana Nechushtan, has been selected for the…

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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…

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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,…

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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.…

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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…

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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."

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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…

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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…

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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…

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November 30, 2019

Thriller TAILGATE
received well by Dutch media

“Bumperkleef deserves all the praise. The film is a well-aimed fantasy of revenge.”

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November 23, 2019

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.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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),…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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August 9, 2019

INSTINCT Selected For Toronto International Film Festival 2019

Today the Toronto International Film Festival has announced that INSTINCT, the debut film of Halina Reijn, will have its North…

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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…

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July 19, 2019

INSTINCT selected for Piazza Grande at the Locarno International Film Festival

Today the Locarno International Film Festival announced that the directorial feature film debut INSTINCT by Halina Reijn will have its…

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July 16, 2019

DE PATRICK Premieres at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

Today, our coproduction with Savage Film DE PATRICK from director Tim Mielants (LEGION, PEAKY BLINDERS) premieres at the Karlovy Vary…

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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…

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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…

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June 15, 2019

Mads Mikkelsen reunites with director Thomas Vinterberg in Dutch coproduction

After THE COMMUNE Topkapi Films will coproduce a second feature film with Thomas Vinterberg. The film, called ANOTHER ROUND, is…

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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."

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May 24, 2019

‘TURBULENT SKIES’ ADDS ANNIEK PHEIFER & SANNE SAMINA HANSSEN TO THE CAST

Elise Schaap: “I’m really looking forward to be part of this film, to discover a genre that is entirely new…

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May 15, 2019

PATRICK selected for Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

PATRICK, the debut feature film by Tim Mielants will have its world premiere at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival…

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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…

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April 20, 2019

DAAN SCHUURMANS AND FEDJA VAN HUÊT STARRING IN ‘TURBULENT SKIES’

Daan Schuurmans and Fedja van Huêt will star in the adventurous drama series Turbulent Skies, which will start shooting from the…

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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…

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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.…

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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.…

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March 15, 2019

Gonzalo Fernandez and Ashar Medina nominated for best director and screenwriter

Both the direction and screenplay for One Night Stand film TOM ADELAAR are nominated for an award. The script for One Night…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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. …

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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June 7, 2018

AFUA selected for Talent Development Program “Centraal”

Centraal replaces the talent development program: One Night Stand. In this six-part drama series, every episode will be created by…

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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…

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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…

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May 9, 2018

Halina Reijn starts shooting directorial debut Locus of Control

LEADING ROLES FOR CARICE VAN HOUTEN AND MARWAN KENZARI Halina Reijn has started shooting her first feature film LOCUS OF…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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November 24, 2017

Annet Malherbe and Mark Rietman star in new drama series ‘Towers Of Power’

Annet Malherbe and Mark Rietman will play the leading roles in the new eight- episode drama series Tower of Power…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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March 9, 2017

Netherlands Film Fund support for co-production Under my Skin

Under my Skin, the first feature film by Lukas Dhont and the new Belgian-Dutch co-production by Menuet and Topkapi Films, receives…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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November 15, 2016

Hannah Hoekstra plays leading role in German feature film ARTHUR & CLAIRE

Golden Calf winner Hannah Hoekstra will play the main part in the new German dark comedy ARTHUR & CLAIRE by…

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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…

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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’…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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August 25, 2016

World Premiere Layla M. at the Toronto International Film Festival

Layla M., the new film by Mijke de Jong, will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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June 28, 2016

Grijs is ook een kleur wins Topkapi Films Fiction Award 2016

The awards for the graduation films 2016 of the Netherlands Film Academy (NFA) were announced during the presentation in the…

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June 23, 2016

The History of a Brief Encounter selected by Netherlands Film Fund

The history of a brief encounter (o.t.: De voorgeschiedenis van een vluchtige ontmoeting; screenplay by Sarah Blok, director: Teddy Cherim)…

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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…

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May 1, 2016

Short Film by Beri Shalmashi starts filming in Erbil

The filming of the short film Shouted From the Rooftops will start upcoming weekend, in the city of Erbil in Iraqi…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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)…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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October 16, 2015

We present the trailer of Public Works

Finally..! The trailer of Public Works! To watch the trailer, please click here.

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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May 27, 2015

The Broken Circle Breakdown selected for Italian ‘Oscar’

Felix van Groeningen’s The Broken Circle Breakdown is nominated for the David Di Donatello Award for Best European Film. The…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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March 18, 2015

Double support for Topkapi Films from VAF and Netherlands Filmfund.

Topkapi Films receives support from the Flanders Audiovisual Fund and Netherlands Film Fund for two projects. Layla M, the new…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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).…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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July 21, 2014

Public Works and Kidnap supported by the Netherlands Filmproduction Incentive

Public Works (Joram Lürsen) and Kidnap (Diederik Ebbinge) are supported by the Netherlands Film Production Incentive. The Netherlands Film Production…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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May 26, 2014

Gijs Scholten van Aschat, Jacob Derwig and Rifka Lodeizen in Public Works

Gijs Scholten van Aschat, Jacob Derwig and Rifka Lodeizen will play the three main characters in the new feature film…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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March 25, 2014

Felix van Groeningens’ Belgica supported by The Netherlands Film Fund

The Netherlands Film Fund granted production money for the new film by Felix van Groeningen: Belgica. The upcoming drama, written…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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October 2, 2013

Golden Calf Awards for The Family Way and The Resurrection of a Bastard

During the Gala at the Netherlands Film Festival the Golden Calf Awards were announced. The Family Way (Alles is Familie) is…

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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…

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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…

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July 2, 2013

Cowboys janken ook (NFA) wins Topkapi Films Fiction Award

Monday July 1st, the awards for the graduation films 2013 of the Netherlands Film Academy (NFA) were announced during the…

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July 2, 2013

Sang mêlé selected for De Oversteek’s screenplay development

Sang mêlé, feature film project by Paloma Aguilera Valdebenito, is selected for the De Oversteek's next development phase. A joint board…

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June 6, 2013

Waterboys and Harde Noten selected for Telefilm 2013

Topkapi Films got selected for the Telefilm 2013 development stage with two projects: Waterboys by Robert Jan Westdijk was selected…

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May 30, 2013

The Family Way grand prize winner at the Rembrandt Awards

Yesterday The Family Way won four prizes at the Rembrandt Awards. The film by Joram Lürsen, based on the screenplay…

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April 26, 2013

Best Actress Award and Best Screenplay Award for Broken Circle Breakdown

The Flemisch actress Veerle Baetens has won the Best Actress Award at the New York based Tribeca Film Festival. She…

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April 25, 2013

Topkapi Films acquires rights on thriller IV by Arjen Lubach

The thriller ‘IV’ by Arjen Lubach will be adapted for a tv series. Topkapi Films has acquired the rights of…

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April 17, 2013

Telescoop funds Public Works with 1.8 million euro

The Telescoop initiative, which reunites the Netherlands Film Fund, the CoBO Fund and the Dutch public broadcasting organizations, has awarded the…

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March 7, 2013

Tribeca invites The Broken Circle Breakdown

Felix van Groeningen’s The Broken Circle Breakdown has been selected for Official Competition at the Tribeca International Film Festival (17 – 28…

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February 19, 2013

Two Awards for The Broken Circle Breakdown at Berlinale

The Broken Circle Breakdown, a film by Felix van Groeningen was awarded twice at this years' Berlinale: it won the Europa Cinemas…

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February 19, 2013

Jury’s Special Mention for LAYLA FOURIE in Berlin

The Jury of this year Berlinale competition, headed by Wong Kar Wai acknowledge LAYLA FOURIE by Pia Marais together with…

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January 24, 2013

Trailer The Resurrection of a Bastard

The trailer of The Resurrection of a Bastard (De Wederopstanding van een Klootzak) is online: Trailer The Resurrection of a…

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January 13, 2013

Layla Fourie selected for main competition at the Berlinale

The co production Layla Fourie will premiere on Monday 11 February during the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival. The film…

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December 18, 2012

Two co-productions selected for Panorama at Berlinale

Topkapi’s co productions The Broken Circle Breakdown (Felix van Groeningen) and Tanta Agua (Ana Guevara Pose, Leticia Jorge Romero) are…

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December 13, 2012

The Resurrection of a Bastard opens International Film Festival Rotterdam 2013

Wednesday 23 January, the world premiere of DE WEDEROPSTANDING VAN EEN KLOOTZAK (THE RESURRECTION OF A BASTARD) by Guido van…

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November 26, 2012

Golden Film Award for The Family Way

Last Sunday the film The Family Way (Alles is Familie) directed by Joram Lürsen and written by Kim van Kooten…

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November 19, 2012

Best Director Award for Little Black Spiders at Festival International du Film d’ARRAS

Little Black Spiders (Patrice Toye) is awarded with the Atlas d'Argent (Best Director's Prize) at the Festival International du Film d'ARRAS.…

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November 13, 2012

My Life on Planet B at Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata

My Life on Planet B directed by Iván López Núñez will have its Latin-American premiere at the 27th Festival Internacional…

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October 18, 2012

100.000 visitors Only Decent People first week of release

Only Decent People (Alleen Maar Nette Mensen) by director Lodewijk Crijns received the Golden Film Award today. Since its release…

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October 8, 2012

3 Golden Calfs for The Heineken Kidnapping

The Heineken Kidnapping was awarded with three Golden Calfs, the Grand Prizes of Dutch film, during the 32nd Netherlands Film…

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October 3, 2012

My Life on Planet B wins MovieSquad Award at the Netherlands Film Festival

Last night the film My Life on Planet B by Iván López Nüñez has won the MovieSquad Award at the…

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October 3, 2012

Trailer The Family Way online

The official trailer of the romantic comedy The Family Way (original title: Alles is Familie) is online! The Family Way is the new film…

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September 26, 2012

Promising start for Little Black Spiders

Little Black Spiders, the feature film of Patrice Toye, had a very succesful opening weekend in Belgian cinemas. After its…

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September 17, 2012

Topkapi Films receives European slate funding from MEDIA

September 13th the European Commission announced their selection for development proposals. Topkapi Films is selected for a development support of…

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September 13, 2012

Trailer My Life on Planet B

The official trailer of My Life on Planet B is online! Trailer The debut film by director Iván López Núñez will have its…

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September 3, 2012

My Life on Planet B premieres at Netherlands Film Festival

My Life on Planet B, the feature film debut of director Iván López Núñez, will have its premiere at the…

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August 28, 2012

Post Tenebras Lux shown at Toronto IFF

Topkapi Films co production Post Tenebras Lux, directed by Carlos Reygadas, is selected for the Wavelengths at the Toronto International Filmfestival 2012.…

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August 23, 2012

Start of shooting Nude Area by Urszula Antoniak

Today the shooting of Nude Area started. The film is directed by Urszula Antoniak and produced by Topkapi films and…

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August 22, 2012

Little Black Spiders premieres at the Netherlands Film Festival

The Flemish-Dutch co production Little black Spiders by director Patrice Toye will have its premiere on 4 October at the…

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July 10, 2012

Trailer Only Decent People

The official trailer of Only Decent People (original title: Alleen maar nette mensen) is online! Only Decent People is the…

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July 2, 2012

Van de Wereld (NFTA) wins Topkapi Films Fiction Award

Monday July the 2nd, the awards for the graduation films 2012 of the Netherlands Film and Television Academy (NFTA) were…

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June 28, 2012

Teaser The Family Way Online

From now on the teaser of the film The Family Way is online and will be shown in various theaters.…

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June 20, 2012

Trailer The Broken Circle Breakdown online

The trailer of The Broken Circle Breakdown is now online. The Broken Circle Breakdown is the new film by Felix…

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June 15, 2012

Three projects Topkapi Films selected for Telefilm

Today CoBO announced their selection for next years Telefilm round. Three projects from Topkapi Films were selected for development. -…

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May 29, 2012

Best Director Award Cannes for Carlos Reygadas’ Post Tenebras Lux

Last Sunday Carlos Reygadas won the Best Director Award at the 65th edition of the Cannes Film Festival with his…

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May 24, 2012

Post Tenebras Lux premiere at Cannes

Today Carlos Reygadas’ film Post Tenebras Lux will have its premiere in The Palais at Cannes. The film is a…

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May 23, 2012

The Midfielder selected for Hubert Bals Fund Plus

Hubert Bals Fund Plus selected our coproduction The Midfielder for realization. The Midfielder is the second film by director Adrián…

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May 9, 2012

Yorick van Wageningen plays a Bastard

Today the main cast of The Resurrection of a Bastard has been revealed. The shooting of this film will start…

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April 23, 2012

Bejing International Film Festival selects Black Butterflies

Black Butterflies, directed by Paula van der Oest, is selected for the 2nd edition of the Bejing International Film Festival…

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April 19, 2012

Co Production Topkapi Films in Competition in Cannes

Topkapi Films co production Post Tenebras Lux, directed by Carlos Reygadas, is selected for the main competition of this years’ Cannes…

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April 13, 2012

Last Cristeros wins four awards

Last month Last Cristeros (Los Últimos Cristeros) won four awards on different festivals in the world. The film won the…

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April 4, 2012

The Family Way on Facebook

From now on The Family Way (Alles is Familie) has its own page on Facebook. Scenario writer Kim van Kooten…

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March 28, 2012

Full cast The family way revealed

Last Monday, the full cast presented itself at the DeLaMar theatre in Amsterdam. Besides Carice van Houten and Willeke Alberti,…

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March 19, 2012

Carice van Houten in THE FAMILY WAY

Carice van Houten will play one of the main parts in the romantic comedy THE FAMILY WAY. After LOVE IS…

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March 13, 2012

Rembrandt Award for Rutger Hauer and Carice van Houten

Rutger Hauer and Carice van Houten received a Rembrandt Award during its 15th award ceremony on 12 March 2012. Carice…

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March 12, 2012

Black Butterflies leads with 6 awards

This weekend Black Butterflies was rewarded with 6 South African Film and Television Awards: - Best Feature Film - Best…

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March 9, 2012

US release for The Heineken Kidnapping

Fall 2012 Release for Director Maarten Treurniet’s Gripping True-Crime Drama New York, NY (March 2012) – MPI Media Group today…

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February 12, 2012

Topkapi Films at the CineMart

NUDE AREA by Urszula Antoniak is selected for the Cinemart and gives a hypnotic portrait of female adolescence and sexuality…

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January 21, 2012

Topkapi Films

Topkapi Films was founded this year by Frans van Gestel and Arnold Heslenfeld, former producers of IDTV Film that originated…

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