Kiem Holijanda

A film by

the Netherlands | 14' | 09/2017 | fiction

The brothers Andi (13) en Florist (20) live in a poor and desolate village in Kosovo. By selling milk they earn just enough money to support the family. When Andi discovers a card of a Dutch porn star in their bedroom, he needs a telephone to watch it. He is so obsessed with it, he doesn’t notice his brother has chosen this day to say goodbye to him.

Square Eyes - Berlinale Generation 2016
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Sarah Veltmeyer

Biography

Sarah Veltmeyer (1988) is a director and screenwriter from Amsterdam. As an autodidact she made her first short film Gotta in 2015. The following year, the Netherlands Film Fund provided her with a financial contribution to realize her second short film, Kiem Holijanda. This film is set in Kosovo and made with a partially local crew. The film went on to win the Crystal Bear for Best Short film at Berlinale Generation and screen at many prestigious festivals. Sarah’s new short film, Never Forget, will be out soon.

Filmography

  • Never Forget – 2018 – short film
  • Kiem Holijanda – 2017 – short film
  • Gotta – 2015 – short film
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Crew

Director: Sarah Veltmeyer
Screenplay: Tom Bakker, Sarah Veltmeyer
Producer: Jeroen Beker, Sabine Veenendaal
Cinematographer: Stephan Polman
Sound: Taco Drijfhout
Editor: Fatih Tura
Composer: Arend Bruijn, Hans Nieuwenhuijsen
Production design: Tim Balk
Cast: Andi Bajgora, Florist Bajgora

Festivals

  • Nederlands Film Festival, the Netherlands (20 – 29 September, 2017)
    Gouden Kalf Competition
  • Berlin International Film Festival, Germany (15 – 25 February, 2018)
    Generation 14plus Competition Won: Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film
  • Festival International de Films de Femmes, France (9 – 18 March, 2018)
    International Short Film Competition
  • Internationaal Filmfestival Assen | Vrouw & Film, the Netherlands (11 – 12 March, 2018)
    KersVers Competition Won: Best Film
  • Landshut Short Film Festival, Germany (14 – 19 March, 2018)
    Official Competition
  • Kurzfilmwoche Regensburg, Germany (14 – 21 March, 2018)
    International Competition Special Mention International Jury & Special Mention Youth Jury
  • Festival of Tolerance, Slovenia (18 – 23 March, 2018)
    Educational screenings
  • Akbank Short Film Festival, Turkey (19 – 29 March, 2018)
    Out-of-Competition: Perspective
  • Go Short – International Short Film Festival Nijmegen, the Netherlands (11 – 15 April, 2018)
    Dutch Competition
  • Crossing Europe Film Festival, Austria (25 – 30 April, 2018)
    Cinema Next Europe
  • International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Germany (3 – 8 May, 2018)
    Children’s and Youth Film Competition
  • Human Rights Arts and Film Festival Melbourne, Australia (4 – 18 May, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Mo&Friese Children’s ShortfilmFestival Hamburg, Germany (3 – 10 June, 2018)
    Official Selection Special Mention
  • Cinema in Sneakers – Film Festival for Children & Youth, Poland (7 – 17 June, 2018)
    Youth Short Film Competition
  • Norwegian Short Film Festival Grimstad, Norway (13 – 17 June, 2018)
    International Short Film Competition Won: Gold Chair for Best International Short Film
  • Palm Springs International ShortFest, United States (19 – 25 June, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Edinburgh International Film Festival, United Kingdom (20 June – 1 July, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Rooftop Films New York, United States (21 July, 2018)
    Terms of Service program
  • Kinemastik International Short Film Festival, Malta (27 – 29 July, 2018)
    Neck of the Woods
  • Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival, Kosovo (3 – 11 August, 2018)
    International Short Film Competition
  • Sarajevo Film Festival, Bosnia Herzegovina (10 – 17 August, 2018)
    European Shorts Competition & TeenArena
  • FESTCURTASBH – Belo Horizonte International Short Film Festival, Brazil (10 – 19 August, 2018)
    Youth Exhibition
  • Portobello Film Festival, United Kingdom (30 August – 6 September, 2018)
    Dutch Focus
  • Quebec City Film Festival, Canada (13 – 22 September, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy, Finland (20 – 30 September, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Encounters Festival, United Kingdom (25 – 30 September, 2018)
    Competition
  • Milano Film Festival, Italy (28 September – 7 October, 2018)
    Internatonal Short Film Competition
  • Guam International Film Festival, United States (3 – 28 October, 2018)
    Official Competition
  • Festival Internationale Signes de Nuit, France (4 – 14 October, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Cinemagic International Film Festival for Young People, Ireland (5 – 28 October, 2018)
    School Short Film Competition
  • Bridge of Arts, Russia (10 – 14 October, 2018)
    Short Film Competition
  • Sapporo International Short Film Festival & Market, Japan (11 – 14 October, 2018)
    International Competition
  • International Short Film Festival of Cyprus, Cyprus (13 – 19 October, 2018)
    International Competition Won: Best Director Award
  • Festival C’est Trop Court!, France (13 – 19 October, 2018)
    European Competition
  • THESS International Short Film Festival Thessaloniki, Greece (19 – 21 October, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Duhok International Film Festival, Iraq (20 – 27 October, 2018)
    Short Film Competition Won: Best International Short Film
  • Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, United States (1 – 9 November, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece (1 – 11 November, 2018)
    Youth Screen
  • Leeds International Film Festival, United Kingdom (1 – 15 November, 2018)
    International Short Film Competition
  • KORT, Norway (2 – 3 November, 2018)
  • Tirana International Film Festival, Albania (2 – 9 November, 2018)
    International Competition
  • Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Switzerland (6 – 11 November, 2018)
    Youth Competition 12+
  • SOURCE, Belgium (7 November, 2018)
    Short Film Competition
  • Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival, Serbia (8 – 11 November, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • ALCINE – Festival de Cine de Alcalá de Henares, Spain (9 – 16 November, 2018)
    European Short Film Competition
  • FIKE – Évora International Short-Film Festival, Portugal (12 – 23 November, 2018)
    International Competition
  • CINESSONNE – Portraits de Jeunesses #3, France (14 – 27 November, 2018)
  • KFFK Kurzfilmfestival Köln, Germany (14 – 18 November, 2018)
    Shorts on Wheels
  • SOUQ Film Festival, Italy (16 – 18 November, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • European Short Film Festival of Villeurbanne, France (16 – 25 November, 2018)
    European competition
  • exground filmfest, Germany (16 – 25 November, 2018)
    International Short Film Competition
  • NDU International Film Festival, Lebanon (25 November – 2 December, 2018)
    Official Competition
  • Yerevan Short Film Festival, Armenia (29 November – 1 December, 2018)
    Official Competition
  • Festival Tous Courts of Aix-en-Provence, France (4 – 8 December, 2018)
    International Short Film Competition
  • Eindhoven Film Festival, the Netherlands (6 – 10 December, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Zubroffka – International Short Film Festival, Poland (5 – 9 December, 2018)
    Youth Competition Won: Kids 16+ Award
  • Global Migration Film Festival, Kosovo (15 December, 2018)
  • Minimalen Short Film Festival, Norway (22 – 27 January, 2019)
    International Competition
  • Premiers Plans, France (25 January – 3 February, 2019)
    European Debut Film Competition
  • Festival International du Film d’Aubagne, France (18 – 23 March, 2019)
    Night of Shorts
  • Dortmund | Cologne International Women’s Film Festival, Germany (9 – 14 April, 2019)
    Educational Program
  • Cairo International Womens Film Festival – Caravan “Between Women Filmmakers”, Lebanon (11 – 15 April, 2019)
    Short film Selection
  • Skopje Film Festival, Macedonia (19 – 26 April, 2019)
    Out of competition
  • Le Court Nous Tient, France (14 – 16 June, 2019)
    Official Competition
  • Corto E Fieno Rural Film Festival, Italy (4 – 6 October, 2019)
    International Short Film Competition
  • AFSAD – Internatiınal Short Film Festival, Turkey (13 – 15 December, 2019)
    Dutch Retrospective

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