Green Screen Gringo

A film by

the Netherlands / Brazil | 16' | 10/2016 | documentary

Behind a green screen, a foreigner finds his way in an enchanting - and yet turbulent - Brazil. Where the streets are a stage for politics, art and affection, a gringo can only watch. The result is a mixtape-portrait on modern day Brazil seen through the eyes of the visitor.

Crew Festivals

Douwe Dijkstra

Biography

Douwe Dijkstra (1984) is a filmmaker and visual artist from the Netherlands. He studied Illustration Design at the ArtEZ University of the Arts. His work is a mixture of video, animation and VFX, and can be described as both humorous and socially engaged. His projects range from short films and documentaries to video installations and theatre performances.

Filmography

Buurman Abdi / Neighbour Abdi – 2022 – short documentary
Eine Sekunde in Fränkli – 2022 – short documentary
Green Screen Gringo – 2016 – short documentary
Voor Film / Supporting Film – 2015 – short documentary
Démontable – 2014 – short experimental

Crew

Director: Douwe Dijkstra
Producer: Douwe Dijkstra
Cinematographer: Douwe Dijkstra
Sound: Rob Peters
Editor: Douwe Dijkstra
Audio Mastering: Bob Macc
Graphic design: Bas Koopmans en Nuno Beijinho

Festivals

Uppsala International Short Film Festival, Sweden (24 – 30 October, 2016)
International Competition
Sleepwalkers International Short Film Festival, Estonia (12 – 16 November, 2016)
International Competition
Vilnius International Short Film Festival, Lithuania (18 – 22 January, 2017)
International Competition Won: Best Documentary
Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, France (3 – 11 February, 2017)
Lab Competition Won: Grand Prix Labo
Punto De Vista – International Documentary Film Festival of Navarra, Spain (6 – 11 March, 2017)
International Competition
Tampere Film Festival, Finland (8 – 12 March, 2017)
International Competition
Glasgow Short Film Festival, United Kingdom (15 – 19 March, 2017)
International Competition Won: Bill Douglas Award For Best International Short Film
Short Waves Festival, Poland (21 – 26 March, 2016)
International Competition
Flatpack Film Festival, United Kingdom (4 – 9 April, 2017)
International Competition
Go Short – International Short Film Festival Nijmegen, the Netherlands (5 – 9 April, 2017)
Dutch Competition
International Film Festival of Lanzarote, Spain (18 – 29 April, 2017)
Documental Short Film Section
Kyiv International Short Film Festival, Ukraine (19 – 23 April, 2017)
Special Program
Skopje Film Festival, Macedonia (20 – 28 April, 2017)
Out of Competition: thematic program on capitalism
IndieLisboa – Lisbon International Independent Film Festival, Portugal (3 – 14 May, 2017)
Silvestre Section
International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Germany (11 – 16 May, 2017)
Out of competition: Award Winners of Other festivals
Kinodot Experimental Film Festival, Russia (27 – 28 May, 2017)
International Competition
VIS Vienna Shorts Film Festival, Austria (1 – 6 June, 2017)
Out of competition: FAKE NEWS. SAD COUNTERFEITING REALITY
Encounters South African International Documentary Film Festival, South-Africa (1 – 11 June, 2017)
Rooftop Films Summer Series, United States (10 June, 2017)
Contis Festival, France (15 – 19 June, 2017)
European Short Film Competition
Art Film Fest Kosice, Slovakia (16 – 24 June, 2017)
International Competition
Palm Springs ShortFest, United States (21 – 27 June, 2017)
International Competition
NexT International Film Festival, Romania (22 – 26 June, 2017)
International Competition
International Short Film Festival Tabor, Croatia (6 – 9 July, 2017)
International Competition
Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival, Portugal (8 – 16 July, 2017)
Go Short: Best Dutch Shorts
European Film Festival Palic, Serbia (15 – 21 July, 2017)
Young Spirit of Europe
Guanajuato International Film Festival, Mexico (21 – 30 July, 2017)
Official Selection: Experimental Short Film
Lago Film Fest International Festival of Short and Documentaries, Italy (21 – 29 July, 2017)
New Signs Special Mention for Best Experimental Film
Kinemastik International Short Film Festival, Malta (27 – 30 July, 2017)
Official Competition
Dokufest – International Documentary and Short Film Festival, Kosovo (4 – 12 August, 2017)
Short Film Competition
Pleinbioscoop, the Netherlands (9 – 27 August, 2017)
En Plein Public Won: Best Sound Design and Music
Zomerparkfeest, the Netherlands (17 – 20 August, 2017)
Seoul International New Media Festival, Korea (17 – 25 August, 2017)
Competition: Glocal Propose Won: Best Glocal Propose Award
Concorto Short Film Festival, Italy (19 – 26 August, 2017)
International Competition Won: Special Jury Prize
São Paulo International Short Films Festival, Brazil (23 August – 3 September, 2017)
International program
MEETINGS – Video And Performance Festival, Denmark (1 – 10 September, 2017)
Seoul International Architecture Film Festival, Korea (4 – 24 September, 2017)
Eureka University Film Festival, Colombia (18 – 23 September, 2017)
First Step Film Festival, Albania (19 – 23 September, 2017)
Go Short: Best Dutch Shorts
Bolton Film Festival, United Kingdom (20 – 21 September, 2017)
Experimental strand Won: Best Experimental Short Film
Nederlands Film Festival, Netherlands (20 – 29 September, 2017)
Gouden Kalf Competition
Lille International Short Film Festival, France (24 September – 1 October, 2017)
International Competition
25 FPS Festival, Croatia (28 September – 1 October, 2017)
Competition
Milano Film Festival, Italy (28 September – 08 October, 2017)
International Short Film Competition
Vancouver International Film Festival, Canada (28 September – 13 October, 2017)
MODES program
FESTCURTASBH – Belo Horizonte International Short Film Festival, Brazil (29 September – 8 October)
Special program: Atravessamentos
Hancheng International Short Film Festival, China (1 – 8 October, 2017)
International Competition
Heart of Gold International Film Festival, Australia (5 – 8 October, 2017)
Official Selection
IndieCork Festival, Ireland (8 – 15 October, 2017)
International Competition
Sapporo International Short Film Festival & Market, Japan (5 – 9 October, 2017)
One Title Section Won: Best Contemporary Experimental Short
Timishort Film Festival, Romania (12 – 15 October, 2017)
Videorama Competition Special Jury Mention
International Short Film Festival of Cyprus, Cyprus (14 – 21 October, 2017)
International Competition
Document Human Rights Film Festival, United Kingdom (19 – 22 October, 2017)
Official Selection
Kaohsiung Film Festival, Taiwan (20 October – 5 November, 2017)
International Short Film Competition Won: Green S.O.S. Award
Uppsala International Short Film Festival, Sweden (23 – 29 October, 2017)
Out of competition: FAKE NEWS. SAD COUNTERFEITING REALITY
Leeds International Film Festival, United Kingdom (2 – 16 November, 2017)
Short Documentary Films Panorama
Janela Internacional de Cinema do Recife, Brazil (3 – 12 November, 2017)
Short Film Competition
Fike International Short Film Festival, Portugal (3 – 12 November, 2017)
Competition
Escales Documentaires – International Festival of Creative Documentary, France (7 – 12 November, 2017)
Out of Competition: Escale en courts
Cinemaforum, Polen (8 – 12 November, 2017)
Go Short: Best Dutch Shorts
InterférencesDocumentary Festival, France (8 – 18 November, 2017)
Official selection
ALCINE – Festival de Cine de Alcalá de Henares, Spain (10 – 17 November, 2017)
European Competition Won: Third Prize
l’Alternativa – Barcelona Independent Film Festival, Spain (13 – 19 November, 2017)
Out Of Competition: l’Alternativa Hall Selects
Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival, Germany (15 – 19 November, 2017)
Official Selection
Short Film Festival Cologne, Germany (15 – 19 November, 2017)
New Aesthetic
Invideo, Italy (16 – 19 November, 2017)
International Bosphorus Film Festival, Turkey (17 – 26 November, 2017)
International Short Documentary Competition
Interfilm – International Short Film Festival Berlin, Germany (20 – 26 November, 2017)
Documentary Competition
Sequence Short Film Festival, France (22 – 26 November, 2017)
International Competition
Crossing The Screen, United Kingdom (23 – 26 November, 2017)
Competition
Festival Tous Courts, France (27 November – 2 December, 2017)
Experimental Short Film Competition
Verín International Short Film Festival, Spain (1 – 10 December, 2017)
Offical Competition
Leuven International Short Film Festival, Belgium (2 – 9 December, 2017)
Labo Program
Eindhovens Film Festival, the Netherlands (6 – 10 December, 2017)
Official Selection
Zubroffka International Short Film Festival, Poland (7 – 11 December, 2017)
Out of competition: FAKE NEWS. SAD. COUNTERFEITING REALITY
THESS International Short Film Festival Thessaloniki, Greece (13 – 17 December, 2017)
Official Selection
London Short Film Festival, United Kingdom (12 – 21 January, 2017)
International Shorts Competition
Vilnius International Short Film Festival, Lithuania (18 – 20 January, 2017)
Out of competition: FAKE NEWS. SAD. COUNTERFEITING REALITY
Festival International du Film d’Aubagne, France (19 – 24 March, 2018)
Short Film Competition Won: Mathieu Hoche Prize for Best Documentary
Ammehoela Film Festival, the Netherlands (31 March, 2018)
Official Selection
Filmfest Dresden, Germany (17 – 22 April, 2018)
Open Air Programme
cellu l’art Short Film Festival, Germany (24 – 29 April, 2018)
International Competition Won: Lichtstadt Award
Nashville Film Festival, United States (10 – 19 May, 2018)
Official Selection Won: Grand Jury Prize Best Experimental Short
LUNATIK Short Film Festival Leipzig, Germany (16 June, 2018)
Lviv International Short Film Festival Wiz-Art, Ukraine (6 – 12 August, 2018)
Out of competition: Urban mobility
Court c’est Court, France (14 – 18 November, 2018)
Manaki Brothers International Cinematographers Festival, Italy (14 – 21 September, 2019)
Short Waves Special program
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Switzerland (5 – 11 November, 2019)
Focus program
Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival, United States (26 – 29 March, 2020)
Official Selection