CLAN

A film by

the Netherlands | 23' | 06/2016 | fiction

A tight-knit group of people live and work at a derelict farm. No one knows the woman in a black raincoat who has been wandering around their land all day. At first, they don't worry about her. But the closer she gets, the more she starts to get in their way.

Stefanie Kolk

Biography

Stefanie studied biophysics and lived in Japan for two years before entering the Netherlands Film Academy. Her graduation short Clan and short Harbour both premiered at Locarno International Film Festival’s Pardi di Domani International Competition in 2016 and 2017. Her latest work Eyes on the Road premiered in the same competition this year. Stefanie’s films have shown at festivals around the world, in Dutch cinemas and on Dutch national television. She was a participant at Berlinale Talents 2019 and a Talent en Route at the Netherlands Film Festival 2019. She is currently developing her first feature film.

Filmography

  • Eyes on the Road (2019) 16 min
  • Harbour (2017) 13 min
  • Clan (2016) 23 min
  • Handen (2015) 19 min
Square Eyes -

Crew

Director: Stefanie Kolk
Screenplay: Stefanie Kolk
Producer: Luuk Hoekx, Miel van Welzen
Cinematographer: Roy van Egmond
Sound design: Hanza van der Veer
Sound recording: Christian Labib
Art director: Geertje Mirjam Smit
Editor: Maarten Ernest
Composer: Jelle Verstraten
Production Design: Eric Blakenburg
Cast: Britt Bakker, Laura Mentink, Vincent Lodder, Ruud Drupsteen, Veerle van Overloop, Jasper van Beusekom, Stephanie Asscher, Nienke van Hofslot, Aysegul Karaca, John Borjans

Festivals

  • Locarno Film Festival, Switzerland (3 – 13 August, 2016)
    Pardi di Domani
  • Nederlands Film Festival, the Netherlands (21 – 30 September, 2016)
    Student Competition
  • Leeds International Film Festival, United Kingdom (3 – 17 November, 2016)
    Louis le Prince International Short Film Competition
  • Notre Dame University International Film Festival, Lebanon (6 – 13 November, 2016)
    Best International Fiction
  • Silk Road Film Festival, Ireland (8 – 12 March, 2017)
    International Competition Won: Best Live Action Student Film
  • Glasgow Short Film Festival, United Kingdom (15 – 19 March, 2017)
    International Competition
  • Busan International Short Film Festival, South Korea (25 – 30 April, 2017)
    International Competition
  • Huesca International Film Festival, Spain (9 – 17 June, 2017)
    Short Fiction Competition
  • Xi’an Silk Road International Film Festival, China (12 – 14 June, 2017)
    Official Selection
  • Atlantida Film Fest, Spain (26 June – 26 July, 2017)
    Official selection
  • Eurasia International Film Festival, Kazakhstan (22 – 28 July, 2017)
    Short Film Competition
  • La Guarimba International Film Festival, Italy (7 – 11 August, 2017)
    Official Fiction Competition Won: Best Fiction Film
  • Shorts Mexico – Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de México, Mexico (6 – 13 September, 2017)
    International Live Action Competition
  • Split Film Festival – International Festival of New Film, Croatia (9 – 16 September, 2017)
    International Competition Won: Honourable Mention
  • GoDebut European Film Festival, Lithuania (21 – 24 September, 2017)
    Competition
  • BRNO16 – International Short Film Festival, Czech Republic (11 – 14 October, 2017)
    International Competition
  • International Short Film Festival of Cyprus, Cyprus (14 – 21 October, 2017)
    International Competition
  • Festival Tous Courts, France (27 November – 2 December, 2017)
    International Short Film Competition
  • Omura – Amami International Student Film Festival, Japan (24 – 25 February, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Nahal Student Short Film Festival, Iran (June, 2018)