For the competition for best Dutch animation, a selection committee made a selection from 141 Dutch entries. 36 titles passed the test. The committee was made up of Reinier Hattink (producer, for VERS - the new name of NFTVM), Patrick Chin (animation filmmaker, on HAFF’s invitation), Lisette Looman (production manager Telescreen, on behalf of the Vereniging Nederlandse Animatieproducenten - VNAP).

This program screened as part of HAFF 2010

Showing in this program

Get Real!

• Evert de Beijer
• The Netherlands, 2010
• 11 min.

A student is addicted to a game in which he is a sexy singer’s bodyguard.

Little Quentin

• Albert 't Hooft / Paco Vink
• The Netherlands, 2010
• 9 min.

Oswald Bunny is helped by his friends to cover up a terrible crime. But they will not escape punishment.

Pivot

• André Bergs
• The Netherlands, 2009
• 5 min.

When a man is witness to a murder and takes pictures of the killer, he has to run for his life.

Sintel

• Colin Levy
• The Netherlands, 2010
• 14 min.

In this fantasy film, a girl sets out to find her little dragon back. Entirely made with Blender open-source software.

The Origin of Creatures

• Floris Kaayk
• The Netherlands, 2010
• 11 min.

A futuristic vision of a world after a catastrophic disaster. In this dark parable, mutated limbs are looking for cooperation.

The Squirrel and the Swallow

• Arjan Boeve
• The Netherlands, 2010
• 6 min.

The squirrel and the swallow strike up a friendship. When the swallow gets into trouble, the squirrel tries to save her.

Triumph of the Wild

• Martha Colburn
• The Netherlands, 2009
• 10 min.

A film about the trials of war and nature. It explores the impulse of hunting and the resilience of people and animals in times of battle and covers over 400 years of history in 5 minutes. Paintings and puzzles evolve from animal form to human, from hunted to hunter and from war zone to wilderness. With music by pianist Thollem McDonas.