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Bloedhond / Wild Dog

A film by

the Netherlands | 8' | 09/2014 | fiction

Gijs’ aggression is becoming more and more of a problem. If he doesn’t take action now his explosive temper will cause irreversible damage.

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: Jolein Laarman
Production company: Pupkin Film
Producer: Iris Otten, Sander van Meurs, Pieter Kuijpers
Cinematographer: Stephan Polman
Casting: Oi Mundo: Martha Mojet
First A.D. Anne van Dongen
Production Design Tim Balk
Costume Design Vita Mees
Make-up & Hair Trudy Buren, Melanie Romijn
Sound: Taco Drijfhout
Editor: Imre Reutelingsperger
Composer: Ella van der Woude
Line Producer Sabine Smits
Cast: Tycho Posthumus

Festivals

  • International Film Festival Rotterdam, the Netherlands (21 January – 1 February, 2015)
    As Short As It Takes
  • REGARD – Saguenay International Short Film Festival, Canada (11 – 15 March, 2015)
    Official Competition
  • Go Short – International Short Film Festival Nijmegen (8 – 12 April, 2015)
    International Competition
  • Filmfest Dresden, Germany (14 – 19 April, 2015)
    International Competition
  • Nashville Film Festival, United States (16 – 25 April)
    International Competition
  • Palm Springs International ShortFest, United States (16 – 22 June, 2015)
  • Short Film Competition
  • FEST – New Directors/New Films Festival (22 – 29 June, 2015)
    Out of Competition: Flavours of the World
  • En Plein Public, the Netherlands (16 August – 29 August, 2015)
    Won: Best Short Film
  • Rooftop Films, USA (22 August, 2015)
    Rooftop Shorts closing night
  • 2ANNAS – Riga International Short Film Festival, Latvia (22 – 27 September, 2015)
    Out of Competition: Man and Violence
  • FICSAM – International Mental Health Film Festival, Portugal (8 – 10 October, 2015)
    Official selection
  • Brno Sixteen, Czech Republic (14 – 17 October, 2015)
    Main Competition
  • Timishort Film Festival, Romania (15 – 18 October, 2015)
    International Competition
  • Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival, Canada (9 – 14 November, 2015)
    Official selection
  • European Short Film Festival of Brest, France (10 – 15 November, 2015)
    European Competition
  • Ljubljana International Film Festival, Slovenia (11 – 22 November, 2015)
    Official Competition
  • Zubroffka International Short Film Festival, Poland (2 – 6 December, 2015)
    Whole Wide World Competition
  • WE Film Festival, the Netherlands (28 – 30 April, 2016)
    Non-competitive festival