Tweet
Dutch filmmaker Jos Stelling to bring his new film to Armenia
26.03.2010 17:52 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The filming of "The Girl and Death" of the Dutch
filmmaker Jos Stelling will begin in autumn or winter. The film will
be screened in Armenia, Jos Stelling told a news conference on March
25 in Yerevan.
"I do not like to rush at work, the film will be completed in two
years. I promise to bring the film in Armenia. The film is about
events taking place in the XIX century, the plot of the film is about
unattainable love, " Jos Stelling said.
According to the director, the film is a joint effort of four
countries: the Netherlands, Russia, Germany and Finland.
Jos Stelling (born 16 July 1945) is a Dutch film director and
screenwriter. He has directed 12 films, and is working on his new film
(release date early 2011) The Girl and Death, in which Dutch actress
Sylvia Hoeks will play the lead role. He made his debut as a film
director in 1974 with 'Mariken van Nieumegen'. The film was selected
for the official Cannes competition in 1975. No Dutch film has been
rewarded with this honour since. With this film, Stellings
cinematographic position was set worldwide. Yet Stelling is an
autodidact; he didn't study at any film school. In 1981 he founded the
'Dutch Film Days' a festival for Dutch directors to give them the
possibility to show their films and to create an informal platform for
the filmmakers. He continued to serve as chairman and director until
the 1991 edition. After he abdicated the festival was renamed the
Dutch Film Festival. Jos Stelling is founder and owner of two arthouse
cinemas in Utrecht, Springhaver (since 1978) & Louis Hartlooper
Complex (since 2004). Stelling visite Armenia the third time. His
first visit was in 2005 when he was included in the "Golden Apricot"
festival jury in the category "international feature films". His
second visit took place in 2008, when Stelling's film "Darling" was
included in the competition program of the festival.
26.03.2010 17:52 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The filming of "The Girl and Death" of the Dutch
filmmaker Jos Stelling will begin in autumn or winter. The film will
be screened in Armenia, Jos Stelling told a news conference on March
25 in Yerevan.
"I do not like to rush at work, the film will be completed in two
years. I promise to bring the film in Armenia. The film is about
events taking place in the XIX century, the plot of the film is about
unattainable love, " Jos Stelling said.
According to the director, the film is a joint effort of four
countries: the Netherlands, Russia, Germany and Finland.
Jos Stelling (born 16 July 1945) is a Dutch film director and
screenwriter. He has directed 12 films, and is working on his new film
(release date early 2011) The Girl and Death, in which Dutch actress
Sylvia Hoeks will play the lead role. He made his debut as a film
director in 1974 with 'Mariken van Nieumegen'. The film was selected
for the official Cannes competition in 1975. No Dutch film has been
rewarded with this honour since. With this film, Stellings
cinematographic position was set worldwide. Yet Stelling is an
autodidact; he didn't study at any film school. In 1981 he founded the
'Dutch Film Days' a festival for Dutch directors to give them the
possibility to show their films and to create an informal platform for
the filmmakers. He continued to serve as chairman and director until
the 1991 edition. After he abdicated the festival was renamed the
Dutch Film Festival. Jos Stelling is founder and owner of two arthouse
cinemas in Utrecht, Springhaver (since 1978) & Louis Hartlooper
Complex (since 2004). Stelling visite Armenia the third time. His
first visit was in 2005 when he was included in the "Golden Apricot"
festival jury in the category "international feature films". His
second visit took place in 2008, when Stelling's film "Darling" was
included in the competition program of the festival.