Catastrophe

A film by

the Netherlands | 2' | 07/2017 | animation

When a little bird suddenly drops dead in it’s cage, all eyes are on the cat. Desperately he tries to make everything right again, but actually making everything worse in the progress.

Jamille van Wijngaarden

Biography

Jamille van Wijngaarden is a film director from Amsterdam, The Netherlands. During her years at the Film Academy of Amsterdam her short film ‘Snow White’ won the award at the Prix Europe Festival in Berlin in the category ‘Languages through Lenses’ in 2012.

She graduated with her short film ‘Happily Never After’, a humorous crime set in a fairy tale village. Her commercial for Polaroid was nominated for the Young Directors Award in Cannes in 2015.

 

After graduating she was asked by the Film Academy to direct a short film (15 minutes) showcasing what the various fields of studies are all about. This film, called ‘The Wild Wild West’, is a humorous adventure film taking the viewer on a journey through the Dutch Film Academy and the world of cinema.

 

In 2016 Jamille directed the satirical comedy TV show ‘Infantilio’. This series went on to become a great online succes and was selected for the Input TV Festival 2017 in Greece.

At the end of 2016 she co-directed the surreal tragicomedy Virtual Reality Film ‘Ashes to Ashes’. The critically acclaimed first Dutch VR Film won the VR Award in March 2017 and is now being screened around the world at many international film festivals.

This year she wrote and directed the short animation film called ‘Catastrophe’ out now in all Dutch Pathé Cinemas as an opening film before ‘Spider-man: Homecoming’. At the moment she’s working on her first TV-Film debut ‘Tarantula’.

Filmography

  • Happily Never After (2014)
  • Ashes to Ashes (2017, VR film)
  • Catastrophe (2017)
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Crew

Director: Jamille van Wijngaarden
Screenplay: Jamille van Wijngaarden
Producers: Derk-Jan Warrink, Koji Nelissen
Production company: Keplerfilm
Associate producers: Jack Kuiper & Joris van Seggelen
Animation Studio: Storm Post Production
Art Direction: Raphaël El Khaddar & Bart Otto
Lead Animator: Sem Assink
VFX Supervisor: David van Heeswijk
Cinematographer: Mick van Dantzig
Sound: Randall Macdonald
Editor: Jurriaan van Nimwegen & Erik Sluiter
Composer: Hans Nieuwenhuijsen
Voices: Wimie Wilhelm, Ricky Weissman

Festivals

  • Toronto International Film Festival, Canada (7 – 17 September, 2017)
    Official Shorts Selection
  • Nederlands Film Festival, the Netherlands (20 – 29 September, 2017)
  • Heart of Gold International Film Festival, Australia (5 – 8 October, 2017)
    Official Selection
  • KLIK Amsterdam Animation Festival, the Netherlands (17 – 22 October, 2017)
    Dutch Panorama Program
  • Cinekid Festival, the Netherlands (21 – 27 October, 2017)
    Nederlands Kort
  • Naples International Film Festival, United States (26 – 29 October, 2017)
    Official shorts section
  • Les Sommets Du Cinéma D’animation, Canada (22 – 26 November, 2017)
    Very Short Films International Competition
  • Crossing The Screen, United Kingdom (23 – 26 November, 2017)
    Competition
  • International Short Film Festival Leuven, Belgium (2 – 9 December, 2017)
    Out of Competition: Animation Nations & Childrens program
  • Eindhovens Film Festival, the Netherlands (6 – 10 December, 2017)
    Official Selection
  • Piccolo Festival Animazione, Italy (11 – 16 December & 27 – 29 December, 2017)
    Animakids Program
  • Pendance Film Festival, Canada (15 December, 2017)
  • Flickerfest International Short Film Festival, Australia (12 – 21 January, 2017)
    Out of Competition: Short Laughs Comedy Programme
  • International Film Festival Rotterdam, the Netherlands (24 January – 4 February, 2018)
    Educational Program
  • ANIMA – Brussels Animation Films Festival, Belgium (9 – 18 February, 2018)
    Official Selection – Competition Animated Night
  • International Forum of Animated Films, Egypt (15 – 22 February, 2018)
    International Competition
  • MONSTRA Lisbon Animated Film Festival, Portugal (8 – 18 March, 2018)
    Supershort Film Competition
  • Vientianale Film Festival, Laos (15 – 18 March, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Festival International du Film d’Aubagne, France (19 – 24 March, 2018)
    Short Film Competition
  • Roanne International Animation Short Film Festival, France (19 – 25 March, 2018)
    International Competition
  • Sandgate Film Gala, United Kingdom (24 March, 2018)
  • Landshut Short Film Festival, Germany (14 – 19 March, 2018)
    Official Competition
  • Mecal Pro, International Short Film and Animation Festival, Spain (15 March – 2 April 2018)
    International Competition
  • Akbank Short Film Festival, Turkey (19 – 29 March, 2018)
    Out-of-Competition: Perspective
  • Leeds Young Film Festival, United Kingdom (26 march – 5 April, 2018)
    Short Film Competition
  • Go Short – International Short Film Festival Nijmegen, the Netherlands (11 – 15 April, 2018)
    Educational program & Comedy Shorts
  • cellu l’art Short Film Festival, Germany (24 – 29 April, 2018)
    Opening night
  • IndieLisboa – Lisbon International Independent Film Festival, Portugal (26 April – 6 May, 2018)
    IndieJunior
  • Montclair Film Festival, United States (26 April – 6 May, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Solar Cinema Malta – Touring Festival, Malta (1 May – 10 October, 2018)
  • Nashville Film Festival, United States (10 – 19 May, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Plein la Bobine Film Festival, France (26 May – 1 June, 2018)
    Graines de programmateurs
  • Future Film Festival, Italy (29 May – 3 June, 2018)
    Official Competition
  • Très Court International Film Festival, France (1 – 10 June, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Kidsfilmfest – Brooklyn Film Festival, United States (2 June, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Little Big Shots – International Film Festival for Kids, Australia (6 – 11 June, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Huesca International Film Festival, Spain (8 – 16 June, 2018)
    Short Film Competition Won: Dazante for Best International Short Animation
  • Figari Film Fest, Italy (16 – 24 June, 2018)
    International Short Film Competition
  • FEST New Directors New Films Festival, Portugal (18 – 25 June, 2018)
    FESTinha competition
  • Palm Springs International ShortFest, United States (19 – 25 June, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Dotdotdot – Vienna’s Open Air Short Film Festival, Austria (3 July – 24 August, 2018)
    Cat Video Festival Special
  • Animare Film Festival, Italy (3 – 7 July, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Busan International Kids & Youth Film Festival, Korea (11 – 17 July, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Festival Hongerige Wolf, the Netherlands (13 – 15 July, 2018)
  • Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival, Portugal (14 – 22 July, 2018)
    Curtinhas Competition
  • Insomnia International Open-Air Animation Fim Animation Festival, Russia (19 – 23 July, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Lago Film Fest International Festival of Short and Documentaries, Italy (20 – 28 July, 2018)
    Official Selection Special Mention – Unicef Competition
  • Giffoni Experience, Italy (20 – 28 July, 2018)
    Elements +3 Competition
  • ONE Country ONE Film International Festival, France (23 – 29 July, 2018)
    Childrens Films
  • Zabut Animated Short Film Festival, Italy (27 – 29 July, 2018)
    Official Competition
  • La Guarimba International Film Festival, Italy (7 – 11 August, 2018)
    Children’s Animation Competition
  • En Plein Public, Netherlands (8 – 24 August, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Zomerparkfeest, the Netherlands (9 – 12 August, 2018)
    Short Film Program
  • O Sol da Caparica, Portugal (16 – 19 August, 2018)
    Monstra special
  • Beijing International Children’s Book Fair, China (22 – 26 August, 2018)
    KLIK Touring Program
  • Heathcote Short Film Festival, Australia (25 August, 2018)
    Official Competition
  • Cat Video Festival Vienna, Austria (25 August, 2018)
  • Portobello Film Festival, United Kingdom (30 August – 6 September, 2018)
    Dutch Focus
  • Off-Courts Trouville, France (7 – 15 September, 2018)
    European Competition
  • Bueu International Short Film Festival, Spain (7 – 15 September, 2018)
    Children’s Section
  • Cortile Film Festival, Italy (14 – 16 September, 2018)
    Short Film Section
  • FUNCINEMA International Comedy Film Festival, Argentina (20 – 23 September, 2018)
    Officia Selection
  • Nederlands Film Festival, the Netherlands (27 September – 5 October, 2018)
    Educational Program
  • English Riviera Film Festival , United Kingdom (1 October – 1 November, 2018)
    Competition Won: Best Film
  • 3D Wire Animation Market And Festival, Spain (1 – 7 October, 2018)
    International Competition
  • SCHLINGEL – International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience, Germany (1 – 7 October, 2018)
    International Short Film Competition
  • Sedicicorto International Film Festival, Italy (5 – 14 October, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Cinemagic International Film Festival for Young People, Ireland (5 – 28 October, 2018)
    School Short Film Competition
  • Marmaris International Short Filmfestival, Turkey (9 – 14 October, 2018)
    KLIK Touring Program
  • Festival C’est Trop Court!, France (13 – 19 October, 2018)
    Out of competition
  • International Short Film Festival of Cyprus, Cyprus (13 – 19 October, 2018)
    Children’s Program
  • shnit Worldwide Shortfilmfestival, Switzerland (18 – 29 October, 2018)
    International Competition
  • BANJALUKA International Animated Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina (24 – 28 October, 2018)
    Main Competition
  • Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece (1 – 11 November, 2018)
    Youth Screen
  • YoFiFest, The Yonkers Film Festival, United States (2 – 11 November, 2018)
    Family Fest
  • Braunschweig International Film Festival, Germany (5 – 11 November, 2018)
    Short Film Program
  • Brest European Short Film Festival, France (6 – 11 November, 2018)
    Out of Competition: European Comedies
  • Children’s Land Kids Film Festival, Turkey (9 – 16 November, 2018)
    KLIK Touring Program
  • Reggio Film Festival, Italy (10 – 19 November, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Soria International Film Festival, Spain (11 – 25 November, 2018)
    Out of competition
  • Court en Scène, France (12 – 18 November, 2018)
    Official Seelction
  • Oulu International Children’s and Youth Film Festival, Finland (12 – 18 November, 2018)
    Offical Selection
  • Cinanima – International Animation Film Festival, Portugal (12 – 18 November, 2018)
    Panorama
  • Atta Festival, Turkey (14 November – 10 December, 2018)
    KLIK Touring Program
  • Festival On Wheels, Turkey (30 November – 13 December, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Pittsburgh Shorts film festival, United States (14 – 18 November, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Aguilar de Campoo International Short Film Festival, Spain (4 – 9 December, 2018)
    Children International Short Film Competition
  • Bogoshorts – Bogotá Short Film Festival, Colombia (4 – 11 December, 2018)
    ChiquiSHORTS
  • Athens International Children’s Film Festival, Greece (7 – 9 December, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece (19 – 20 January, 2019)
    Focus on Athens International Children’s Film Festival
  • Festival des 24 Courts, France (25 January – 3 February, 2019)
    Official Selection
  • PequeFilmes – International Children Film Festival of Galicia, Spain (26 – 27 January, 2019)
    International Competition
  • JEF Festival, Belgium (23 February – 10 March, 2019)
    Competition Best Short Film – Youth jury
  • Tumbleweeds Film Festival for Kids, United States (1 – 3 March, 2019)
  • FIFEM – Montreal International Children’s Film Festival, Canada (2 – 10 March, 2019)
  • Tehran International Animation Film Festival, Iran (3 – 7 March, 2019)
    Official Selection
  • Festival International du Film d’Aubagne, France (18 – 23 March, 2019)
    Secondary & High School program
  • La Criée Tout Court (21 – 26 March, 2019)
  • 20minmax International Short Film Festival, Germany (29 March – 5 April, 2019)
    Short Film Competition
  • Newport Beach Film Festival, United States (25 April – 2 May, 2019)
    Official Selection
  • Reel Shorts Film Festival, Canada (6 – 13 May, 2019)
    Official Selection
  • Formentera Film – International Festival, Spain (16 – 19 May, 2019)
    Competition
  • Detours En Cinecourt, France (4 – 8 June, 2019)
    Open Air
  • Umbria Film Festival, Italy (9 – 14 July, 2019)
    Childrens Competition
  • Festival CourtsCourts, France (25 – 27 July, 2019)
    Competition
  • Tumbleweeds Film Festival, United States (2 – 3 August, 2019)
  • Long week-end du court, Canada (27 – 29 September, 2019)
    Childrens section
  • Milano Film Festival, Italy (4 – 10 October, 2019)
    milano film festivalino – Out of competition Childrens program
  • 15 Short Film Festival, United States (5 October, 2019)
    Official Selection
  • Kaohsiung Film Festival, Taiwan (10 – 27 October, 2019)
    Lago Film Festival focus on Childrens Animation
  • Cinekid Festival, Netherlands (19 – 25 October, 2019)
    Ultra-Kort Retrospective
  • ForadCamp, Cinema and Nature Exhibition, Spain (19 – 20 October, 2019)
    Kids Section
  • ArtFutura, multiple countries (25 October, 2019 – 2020)
  • Antalya Film Festival, Turkey (26 October – 1 November, 2019)
    Children’s Section
  • Las Cruces International Film Festival, United Stated (4 – 8 March. 2020)
    Competition Won: Best Animated Short Film
  • Oxford International Short Film Festival, United Kingdom (28 March, 2020)
  • Go Short – International Short Film Festival Nijmegen, the Netherlands (1 – 5 April, 2020)
    Thematic program on Supporting Films