Spoetnik

A film by

the Netherlands | 10' | 10/2015 | fiction

17 year old Sam crashes his moped in what appears to be no man's land just over the Dutch border in Wallonia. There he meets Gilles, the owner of an old fashioned food-truck, who is in danger of losing his license. Gilles embraces Sam and puts him to work in the truck. Meanwhile Sam falls deeply in love with Zola, a girl who works in the brothel across the street.

Crew Festivals

Noël Loozen

Biography

Noël Loozen is an all round accomplished artist that has shifted his focus from photography to directing during the last couple of years. This shift in attention has led to great success. His first short films The Hornhunter and Obstacle Course 2.0 have been featured on Nowness and have also been acquired by galleries. His second short film Spoetnikwas selected for the Berlinale Generation 14+ competition in 2016 and won several prices. Noël is currently in production for his first TV length film Limburgia.

Botanica is Noël’s latest love and short film.

Filmography

Limburgia (2017)
Botanica (2017)
Ein Prost (2016)
Spoetnik (2015)
The Hornhunter (2014)
Obstacle Course 2.0 (2014)
Obstacle Course 1.0 (2009)

Crew

Director: Noël Loozen
Screenplay: Noël Loozen
Producer: Halal (Gijs Kerbosch, Roel Oude Nijhuis, Gijs Determeijer)
Cinematographer: Tim Kerbosch
Sound: Lennert Hunfeld
Editor: Mieneke Kramer
Composer: Sjam Sjamsoedin
Line producer: Bo Polak
Production designer: Sanne Schat
Costume Designer: Minke Lunter
Color Correction: Joppo in de Grot
Title Design: Sander Brouwer
Cast: Jiri Loozen, Romy Gevers, Michel van Dousselaere, Michiel Kerbosch, Marcel Zwoferink

Festivals

Netherlands Film Festival, the Netherlands (23 September – 2 October, 2015)
Gouden Kalf Competition
Berlinale, Germany (11 – 21 February, 2016)
Generation 14Plus
REGARD – Saguenay International Short Film Festival, Canada (16 – 20 March, 2016)
Official Competition
Go Short – International Short Film Festival Nijmegen, the Netherlands (6 – 10 April, 2016)
European Competition Won: NTR Go Short Award for Best Fiction
Sehsüchte International Film Festival, Germany (20 – 24 April, 2016)
Youth Competition
Busan International Short Film Festival, South Korea (22 – 26 April, 2016)
International Competition
Cinema In Sneakers Film Festival, Poland (1 – 12 June, 2016)
Short Film Competition Special Mention

Festival International de Contis, France (9 – 13 June, 2016)
Official Selection
Edinburgh International Film Festival, United Kingdom (15 – 26 June, 2016)
Official Selection
Huesca International Film Festival, Spain (17 – 25 June, 2016)
International Short Film Competition
Palm Springs International ShortFest, USA (21 – 27 June, 2016)
Official Competition
Best of International Short Films Festival, France (6 – 10 July, 2016)
Official Competition
Lago Film Fest International Festival of Short Films, Italy (22 – 30 July, 2016)
International Competition
Guanajuato International Film Festival, Mexico (22 – 31 July, 2016)
Official Selection
Concorto Film Festival, Italy (20 – 27 August, 2016)
Official Selection Won: Young Jury Award
Seoul International Youth Film Festival, South Korea (25 August – 1 September, 2016)
Short Film Competition
Duhok International Film Festival, Iraq (9 – 16 September, 2016)
Short Competition
Quebec City Film Festival, Canada (14 – 24 September, 2016)
International Competition Won: Grand Jury Prize
Le Long Week-End Du Court, Canada (23 – 25 September, 2016)
Milwaukee Film Festival, United States (22 September – 6 October, 2016)
Official selection
Ruwe Diamant Festival, the Netherlands (21 September, 2016)
Short Films Under the Stars, Italy (25 September 2016)
Festival du Premier Court-Métrage, France (7 – 9 October, 2016)
Official Selection Won: Audience Award
Court Métrange – International Fantastic And Etrange Short Film Festival (19 – 23 October, 2016)
Competition Won: Prix de France Télévision
Les Enfants Terribles – European First Film Festival, Belgium (20 -23 October, 2016)
Short Film Competition
Konstanzer kurz.film.spiele, Germany (22 – 23 October, 2016)
Official Competition
Festival du cinema international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Canada (27 – 28 October, 2016)
Espace Court
Devour! The Food Film Festival, Canada (2 – 6 November, 2016)
Brest European Short Film Festival, France (8 – 13 November, 2016)
European Competition
Images En Vues International Short Film Festival, Canada (10 – 12 November, 2016)
International Short Film Competition
Dunoon Film Festival, United Kingdom (11 – 13 November, 2016)
Out of competition: Young & the Wild
Sleepwalkers International Short Film Festival, Estonia (12 – 16 November, 2016)
Out of Competition: Vitamin Pills
Kinodiseea International Children’s Film Festival, Romania (15 – 20 November, 2016)
Short Film Competition 15 – 18 years Won: Young Jury Best Short Film for Youth & Professional Jury Best Short Film for Youth
Kinoproba – International Film School Festival, Russia (1 – 4 December, 2016)
Out of Competition
ZubrOFFka International Short Film Festival, Poland (7 – 11 December, 2016)
Competition Whole Wide World
Vilnius International Film Festival, Lithuania (23 March – 6 April, 2017)
Official Short Selection
Formentera Film Festival, Spain (18 – 21 May, 2017)
Official Selection
Postira Seaside Film Festival, Croatia (26 – 30 July, 2017)
Midnight Shorts
SIFESTIVAL, Greece (1 – 2 September, 2017)
Special program: From Island to Island: Lago I Fromentera I Sifnos
Hell’s Half Mile Film & Music Festival, United States (28 September – 1 October, 2017)
Official Selection
Lviv International Short Film Festival Wiz-Art, Ukraine (6 – 12 August, 2018)
Dutch Short Film Screening
Heathcote Short Film Festival, Australia (25 August, 2018)
Official Competition
15 Short Film Festival, United States (14 October, 2018)
Marmaris International Short Filmfestival, Turkey (9 – 14 October, 2018)
Dutch retrospective
Desenzano Film Festival, Italy (14 September, 2019)
Konstanzer kurz.film.spiele, Germany (23 – 27 October. 2019)
Best of 15 Years