Spoetnik

A film by

the Netherlands | 10' | 10/2015 | fiction

17 year old Sam crashes his moped in what appears to be no man's land just over the Dutch border in Wallonia. There he meets Gilles, the owner of an old fashioned food-truck, who is in danger of losing his license. Gilles embraces Sam and puts him to work in the truck. Meanwhile Sam falls deeply in love with Zola, a girl who works in the brothel across the street.

Noël Loozen

Biography

Noël Loozen is an all round accomplished artist that has shifted his focus from photography to directing during the last couple of years. This shift in attention has led to great success. His first short films The Hornhunter and Obstacle Course 2.0 have been featured on Nowness and have also been acquired by galleries. His second short film Spoetnikwas selected for the Berlinale Generation 14+ competition in 2016 and won several prices. Noël is currently in production for his first TV length film Limburgia.

Botanica is Noël’s latest love and short film.

Filmography

  • Limburgia (2017)
  • Botanica (2017)
  • Ein Prost (2016)
  • Spoetnik (2015)
  • The Hornhunter (2014)
  • Obstacle Course 2.0 (2014)
  • Obstacle Course 1.0 (2009)
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Crew

Director: Noël Loozen
Screenplay: Noël Loozen
Producer: Halal (Gijs Kerbosch, Roel Oude Nijhuis, Gijs Determeijer)
Cinematographer: Tim Kerbosch
Sound: Lennert Hunfeld
Editor: Mieneke Kramer
Composer: Sjam Sjamsoedin
Line producer: Bo Polak
Production designer: Sanne Schat
Costume Designer: Minke Lunter
Color Correction: Joppo in de Grot
Title Design: Sander Brouwer
Cast: Jiri Loozen, Romy Gevers, Michel van Dousselaere, Michiel Kerbosch, Marcel Zwoferink

Festivals

  • Netherlands Film Festival, the Netherlands (23 September – 2 October, 2015)
    Gouden Kalf Competition
  • Berlinale, Germany (11 – 21 February, 2016)
    Generation 14Plus
  • REGARD – Saguenay International Short Film Festival, Canada (16 – 20 March, 2016)
    Official Competition
  • Go Short – International Short Film Festival Nijmegen, the Netherlands (6 – 10 April, 2016)
    European Competition Won: NTR Go Short Award for Best Fiction
  • Sehsüchte International Film Festival, Germany (20 – 24 April, 2016)
    Youth Competition
  • Busan International Short Film Festival, South Korea (22 – 26 April, 2016)
    International Competition
  • Cinema In Sneakers Film Festival, Poland (1 – 12 June, 2016)
    Short Film Competition Special Mention
  • Festival International de Contis, France (9 – 13 June, 2016)
    Official Selection
  • Edinburgh International Film Festival, United Kingdom (15 – 26 June, 2016)
    Official Selection
  • Huesca International Film Festival, Spain (17 – 25 June, 2016)
    International Short Film Competition
  • Palm Springs International ShortFest, USA (21 – 27 June, 2016)
    Official Competition
  • Best of International Short Films Festival, France (6 – 10 July, 2016)
    Official Competition
  • Lago Film Fest International Festival of Short Films, Italy (22 – 30 July, 2016)
    International Competition
  • Guanajuato International Film Festival, Mexico (22 – 31 July, 2016)
    Official Selection
  • Concorto Film Festival, Italy (20 – 27 August, 2016)
    Official Selection Won: Young Jury Award
  • Seoul International Youth Film Festival, South Korea (25 August – 1 September, 2016)
    Short Film Competition
  • Duhok International Film Festival, Iraq (9 – 16 September, 2016)
    Short Competition
  • Quebec City Film Festival, Canada (14 – 24 September, 2016)
    International Competition Won: Grand Jury Prize
  • Le Long Week-End Du Court, Canada (23 – 25 September, 2016)
  • Milwaukee Film Festival, United States (22 September – 6 October, 2016)
    Official selection
  • Ruwe Diamant Festival, the Netherlands (21 September, 2016)
  • Short Films Under the Stars, Italy (25 September 2016)
  • Festival du Premier Court-Métrage, France (7 – 9 October, 2016)
    Official Selection Won: Audience Award
  • Court Métrange – International Fantastic And Etrange Short Film Festival (19 – 23 October, 2016)
    Competition Won: Prix de France Télévision
  • Les Enfants Terribles – European First Film Festival, Belgium (20 -23 October, 2016)
    Short Film Competition
  • Konstanzer kurz.film.spiele, Germany (22 – 23 October, 2016)
    Official Competition
  • Festival du cinema international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Canada (27 – 28 October, 2016)
    Espace Court
  • Devour! The Food Film Festival, Canada (2 – 6 November, 2016)
  • Brest European Short Film Festival, France (8 – 13 November, 2016)
    European Competition
  • Images En Vues International Short Film Festival, Canada (10 – 12 November, 2016)
    International Short Film Competition
  • Dunoon Film Festival, United Kingdom (11 – 13 November, 2016)
    Out of competition: Young & the Wild
  • Sleepwalkers International Short Film Festival, Estonia (12 – 16 November, 2016)
    Out of Competition: Vitamin Pills
  • Kinodiseea International Children’s Film Festival, Romania (15 – 20 November, 2016)
    Short Film Competition 15 – 18 years Won: Young Jury Best Short Film for Youth & Professional Jury Best Short Film for Youth
  • Kinoproba – International Film School Festival, Russia (1 – 4 December, 2016)
    Out of Competition
  • ZubrOFFka International Short Film Festival, Poland (7 – 11 December, 2016)
    Competition Whole Wide World
  • Vilnius International Film Festival, Lithuania (23 March – 6 April, 2017)
    Official Short Selection
  • Formentera Film Festival, Spain (18 – 21 May, 2017)
    Official Selection
  • Postira Seaside Film Festival, Croatia (26 – 30 July, 2017)
    Midnight Shorts
  • SIFESTIVAL, Greece (1 – 2 September, 2017)
    Special program: From Island to Island: Lago I Fromentera I Sifnos
  • Hell’s Half Mile Film & Music Festival, United States (28 September – 1 October, 2017)
    Official Selection
  • Lviv International Short Film Festival Wiz-Art, Ukraine (6 – 12 August, 2018)
    Dutch Short Film Screening
  • Heathcote Short Film Festival, Australia (25 August, 2018)
    Official Competition
  • 15 Short Film Festival, United States (14 October, 2018)
  • Marmaris International Short Filmfestival, Turkey (9 – 14 October, 2018)
    Dutch retrospective
  • Desenzano Film Festival, Italy (14 September, 2019)
  • Konstanzer kurz.film.spiele, Germany (23 – 27 October. 2019)
    Best of 15 Years