Cowboys Janken Ook / Even Cowboys Get to Cry

A film by

the Netherlands | 20' | 09/2013 | fiction

Sven (18) and Gijs (18) are one another’s best friends. When the two of them end up in a fight on a night out with a couple of guys in Amsterdam, Gijs gets beaten into a coma. Sven struggles with feelings of guilt and the fear of losing his best friend forever.

When Gijs comes out of his coma, Sven wants nothing more than everything to be the same again as soon as possible. But Gijs has changed.

‘Even Cowboys Get To Cry’, a film about friendship, guilt and violence.

Crew Festivals

Mees Peijnenburg

Biography

Mees is a native from Amsterdam. In 2013 he graduated from the Netherlands Film Academy. His graduation film ‘Even Cowboys Get to Cry’ was critically acclaimed and awarded several prices, it premiered at the Berlinale 2014. His short film ‘Un Creux Dans Mon Coeur’ is the Dutch representative at the Oscars 2016, category Best Live Action Short, and premiered at the Berlinale 2015. The most recent film he made, ‘We Will Never Be Royals’, won 2 Golden Calfs at the Netherlands Film Festival 2015.
His creative style experiments with different narrative forms, in which his distinct visual style is constant.

Filmography

  • Wij Waren Wolen / We Were Wolves – 2012 – 11’
  • Cowboys Janken Ook / Even Cowboys Get to Cry – 2013 – 20’
  • Bloedhond / Wild Dog – 2014 – 8’
  • Un Creux dans mon Coeur / A Hole In My Heart – 2014 – 9’
  • Geen Koningen in ons Bloed / We Will Never Be Royals – 2015 – 40
  • Paradise Drifter – 2020 – 90′
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Crew

Director: Mees Peijnenburg
Screenwriter: Merinde Verbeek
Producer: Layla Meijman
Line Producer: Lotte Bronshoff
 & Paul Overste
Cinematographer: Stephan Polman
Gaffer: Benjamin Sparschuh
Production Designer: Tim Balk
Art Director: Nelli Bodt
Editor: Imre Reutelingsperger
Sound Design: Taco Drijfhout
Sound Recorder: Dennis Alink
Composer: Robin Assen
Cast: Ko Zandvliet, Jonas Smulders

Festivals

  • Netherlands Film Festival, the Netherlands (25 September – 4 October, 2013)
    Nieuwe Lichting – Won: Dutch Film Producers Award – Nomination: Dioraphte Award Best actors direction: Mees Peijnenburg – Nomination: Dioraphte Award Best Cinematography: Stephan Polman
  • Scenecs, The International Debut Film Festival, the Netherlands (6 – 10 November, 2013)
    Dutch Golden Stone Competition
  • Berlinale, Germany (6-16 February, 2014)
    Generation 14Plus
  • SXSW, United States (7-15 March, 2014)
    Competition
  • Mecal – Festival International of Short Film and Animation, Spain (6 – 30 March, 2014)
    Out of competition: Focus on the Netherlands Film Academy
  • European Cinema Festival, France (28 March – 4 April, 2014)
    Official Competition
  • Go Short – International Short Film Festival Nijmegen (9 – 13 April, 2014)
    Dutch Competition – Won: Go Short Youth Award
  • Filmfest Dresden, Germany (15 – 20 April, 2014)
    International Competition
  • Nashville Film Festival, United States (17 – 26 April)
    Competition
  • Brussels Short Film Festival, Belgium (28 April – 3 May, 2014)
    Next Generation Competition – Won: Best International Student Film
  • Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival, Germany (30 April – 4 May, 2014)
    Youth Programme – Won: Best Youth Film
  • Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival (31 May – 7 June, 2014)
    International Competition
  • IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival, Bulgaria (28 June – 4 July, 2014)
    Official Selection
  • Sarajevo Film Festival, Bosnia (15 – 23 August, 2014)
    TeenArena
  • Odense International Film Festival, Denmark (25 – 31 August, 2014)
    Main Competition
  • Konstanzer kurz.film.spiele, Germany (25 – 26 October, 2014)
    Competition Won: Third place
  • Poitiers Film Festival, France (28 November – 7 December, 2014)
    Competition
  • Premiers Plans Film Festival, France (16 – 25 January, 2015)
    Student Film Competition Won: Audience Award
  • International Film Festival Rotterdam, the Netherlands (21 January – 1 February, 2015)
    Out of Competition: Educational program
  • Clermont-Ferrand – International Short Film Festival, France (30 January – 7 February, 2015)
    Out of competition: Netherlands Film Academy retrospective
  • Kort Geschoten – Kort Filmfestival, Belgium (13 February, 2015)
  • FEC European Short Film Festival, Spain (11 – 15 March, 2015)
    International Competition Won: Second Prize
  • Cineclass – International Student Film Festival, France (30 March – 3 April, 2015)
    International Competition Won: Prix Cinémaster Critique
  • Kyiv International Short Film Festival, Ukraine (22 – 26 April, 2015)
    Official Competition
  • ShorTS – International Film Festival, Italy (2 – 10 July, 2015)
    Maremetraggio Section
  • Pamplona Film Festival, Spain (5 – 9 October, 2015)
    Alternatif International Competition
  • shnit International Shortfilmfestival (7 – 18 October, 2015)
    International Competition shnit OPEN
  • Sedicicorto International Film Festival, Italy (8 – 17 October, 2015)
    Out of competition: Euroshort
  • International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima, Poland (23 – 28 November, 2015)
    Out of Competition: Netherlands Film Academy retrospective
  • Magma – mostra di cinema breve, Italy (25 – 28 November, 2015)
    Official Competition
  • Brussels Short Film Festival, Belgium (27 April – 8 May, 2016)
    Out of competition: Dutch Focus
  • WE Film Festival, the Netherlands (28 – 30 April, 2016)
  • Marmaris International Short Filmfestival, Turkey (9 – 14 October, 2018)
    Dutch retrospective
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