A HOLE IN MY HEART on way to Oscars
3 September 2015
Short fiction film A HOLE IN MY HEART (original title: Un Creux dans mon Coeur), directed by Mees Peijnenburg, has been selected by an independent committee of Dutch film professionals for Oscar® submission in the Live Action Short Film category. A HOLE IN MY HEART is produced by Halal Pictures and was made possible by the VERS Award 2012 (film prize for new talent) and with Netherlands Film Fund support.
The
committee citation noted how “all elements of a good film blend
together in a perfect way: direction, script, actors, camera work,
editing and music. The director creates a sensitive balance between sad
and happy elements. The story grabs you and takes you along with it.”
Earlier this week it was announced that A HOLE IN MY HEART has been selected by the BFI London Film Festival for its new competition section: the BFI London Short Film Award.
Only 12 films have been shortlisted to take part in this competition.
The BFI London Film Festival takes place 7-18 October 2015.
The
main character in A HOLE IN MY HEART is Henri, a 19-year old Frenchman,
who is confronted with issues about mortality and the fragility of life
following the death of a loved one in a traffic accident. Sometimes
things happen that turn everything to silence. To the point that nothing
makes sense anymore. As if everything got stuck.
A HOLE IN MY HEART had its premiere at Berlinale (Generation 14Plus) in 2015 and was subsequently selected for a large number of international festivals, including the Oberhausen International Short Film Festival (Germany), Festival de Finos Filmes Curtos (Brazil), Palm Springs International Short Fest (USA) and Odense International Film Festival (Denmark). The film is also selected for the Netherlands Film Festival in September.
Mees Peijnenburg
(1989) graduated in 2013 from the Netherlands Film Academy with the
short film EVEN COWBOYS GET TO CRY, which premiered at 2014 Berlinale (Generation).
After its premiere the film was selected for 26 international
festivals, received excellent international reviews and won eight
international awards. In 2014 Peijnenburg made the short film BLOOD DOG
which premiered at International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2015.
Halal Pictures
produces engaging and creative audiovisual works across different
formats and genres; documentaries, feature films, short films,
commercials, photography and music videos. Halal was founded in 2010 and
operates internationally out of Amsterdam. In 2014 Halal produced the
feature film PRINCE, by Sam de Jong, which opened this year’s Berlinale (Generation 14plus) and was released in theatres in the US in August 2015.
EYE International
organizes the Dutch short film selections, the qualifying run of A HOLE
IN MY HEART in Los Angeles and oversees its submission to the Academy. On 14 January 2016 the Academy will announce the nominees in all categories, including those for Live Action Short Film. The Oscars® will be presented on February 28, 2016.
Please watch the trailer of A HOLE IN MY HEART (original title: Un Creux dans mon Coeur) here: https://halal.amsterdam/item/un-creux-dans-mon-coeur/
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For more information:
Producer:
Halal
Ph: +31 20 639 1402
contact@halal.amsterdam
www.halal.amsterdam
Festival Distribution:
Some Shorts
Wouter Jansen
Ph: +31 6 2207 6717
info@SomeShorts.com
www.SomeShorts.com
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences: www.oscars.org
London BFI Film Festival: www.bfi.org.uk/lff