film completed & more news

 

Dear readers,
 
Here below the right version of Newsletter #6, this time with the relevant links :-).

As the summer holidays are approaching and we are enjoying the relaxing of corona-measures, I am happy to update you about my documentary ‘Notes from Brussels’. After four years of working on this project the film (79 minutes) is now completed! Here above is Notes from Brussels' film-poster designed by Susanne Keilhack from Buro Fritz in which she managed to combine three film-stills. Crowdfunding supporters will soon receive an email with the printable PDF -version of this poster, as well as more news on their rewards.
 
Avant-Première Notes from Brussels June 9th 2021
 
The first day the Belgian Cinema’s re-opened was a big day for me, as I could finally present my film to an inner circle of cast, crew and partners without whom ‘Notes from Brussels’ could not have been made. This Avant-Première was a private screening that took place in Cinema Galeries in Brussels. The event was sponsored by the Permanent Representation of the Netherlands to the EU. The screening was followed by a discussion moderated by Daria Nashat where main characters Anne-Cécile Gault, Joanna Sopinska and Beate Gminder shared their experience of being part of this film-project. I was so proud of these strong and inspiring women and loved the conversations and reflections the film sparked.
 
Click here for some pictures of the event made by photographer Karijn Kakebeeke.
 
Festival- and release strategy
 
I am currently talking to film-distributors, sales-agents and an audience-design advisor to determine an appropriate release strategy for the film. I have also started submitting the film to festivals. The film’s public release will probably be in 2022.
 
Impact program & private screenings
 
What already is clear to me is that the film will be part of an impact-program where screenings are a starting point for discussions about Europe and the future of work from a female perspective. As part of their donation some of my bigger donors and donor-organizations already booked a private screening that will kick start this impact program. Their insights and advice is very valuable to me and together we will further explore the films themes and how these can trigger such reflections.
 
If your organization is interested to host a private screening, you can contact me at info@incontextproducties.nl. I will then provide you with information about the possibilities as soon as these become available, also depending on possible festival screenings.
 
 
Moving to The Hague
 
This summer I will be moving back to the Netherlands with my family. I am already feeling a bit nostalgic about these great years we spend in Brussels and I am glad my film will give me an excuse to regularly return to the European capital.
 
For now, I wish you all a re-invigorating summer and I expect to come back with a next newsletter sometime in the autumn.
 
 

 
Notes from Brussels' main characters during the Q & A at the Avant-Première.