Wij Waren Wolven / We Were Wolves

A film by

the Netherlands | 11' | 11/2012 | fiction

Short film about three brothers, irreversibleness and growing up.

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
Screenplay: Marlais Olijrhook
Producer: Layla Meijman
Line producer: Lotte Bronshoff
Cinematographer: Stephan Polman
Gaffer: Benjamin Sparschuh
Production Design: Nelli Bodt, Lies Hoogendoorn
Costumes: Tim Balk
Sound recorder: Claas Meier
Sound Design: Tom Jansen
Editor: Imre Reutelingsperger
Composer: Igor Iofe
Cast: Wisse Vollaers, Martijn Lakemeier, Diwa Meijman, Rijk Vollaers

Festivals

  • Vers Awards, the Netherlands (29 June, 2012)
    Won: Vers Award
  • Edinburgh International Film Festival, United Kingdom (19 – 30 June, 2013)
  • En Plein Public, the Netherlands (14 August – 1 September, 2013)
    Special Mention
  • Beeldbuis Filmfestival, the Netherlands (4 – 8 September, 2013)
    Clash of the Shorts – Won: Encouragement Award
  • International Film Festival Message to Man, Russia(21 – 28 September, 2013)
    International Competition
  • Cinekid, the Netherlands (12 – 15 October, 2013)
    Nederlands Kort
  • Zinebi – International Festival of Documentary and Short Film, Spain (15 – 22 November, 2013)
    Competition
  • Sleepwalkers Student and Short Film Festival, Estonia (19 – 23 November, 2013)
    International Competition
  • Rencontres Henri Langlois – International Film Schools Festival, France (29 November – 8 December, 2013)
    International Competition
  • Mecal – Festival International of Short Film and Animation, Spain (6 – 30 March, 2014)
    Out of competition: Focus on the Netherlands Film Academy
  • Cineclass – International Student Film Festival, France (6 – 9 April, 2014)
    International Competition
  • Filmfest Dresden, Germany (15 – 20 April, 2014)
    Out of competition: youth_free
  • Brno Sixteen, Czech Republic (15 – 18 October, 2014)
    Main Competition
  • WE Film Festival, the Netherlands (28 – 30 April, 2016)
    Non-competitive festival