Dutch youth films off to Seoul

August 5, 2015

Dutch youth cinema is strongly represented at the Seoul Youth Film Festival. No less than six film from the Netherlands, four features and two shorts, have been selected for the largest youth film festival in Asia, which kicks off today.

For the Kid's Eye programme are selected: Jack' s Wish by director Anne de Clercq, Kidnap, Bo's Most Exciting Holiday Ever by Diederik Ebbinge and Arne Toonen's latest feature Little Gangster. The short films Freeze by Maria Peters and festival favorite Go Daan! by Mari Sanders are also screened in Kid's Eye.

Feature Nena by Saskia Diesing is presented in the Teen's Eye-section of the festival. Since the world premiere at the Berlinale Nena has been shown at a large number of international film festival and now for the first time in Asia.

The 17th edition of the Seoul Youth International Film Festival takes place August 5 - 12: www.siyff.com/eng