BORGMAN

Synopsis
A dark malevolent fable about Camiel Borgman, who arrives as an outsider in the sealed-off streets of modern suburbia. His presence unleashes a growing gallery of distortion around the careful facade constructed by an arrogant wealthy couple, their three children and their nanny.

Credits
Director – Alex Van Warmerdam
Writer / Screenplay – Alex Van Warmerdam
Producer – Marc Van Warmerdam (Graniet Film)
Co-producers – Eurydice Gysel & Koen Mortier (Epidemic), Mogens Glad (DDF/Angel Films)
Cinematographer – Tom Erisman
Editor – Job ter Burg
Art Director – Geert Paredis
Cast – Jan Bijvoet, Hadewych Minis, Jeroen Perceval, Sara Hjort Ditlevsen, Annet Malherbe, Eva Van de Wijdeven, Tom Dewispelaere, Alex van Warmerdam, Gene Bervoets, Ariane Schluter, Mike Weerts

Funding
NFF (Netherlands Film Fund), CoBo, VAF (Flanders Audiovisual Fund), Danish Film Institute, Media, Eurimages
Supported by ntr, Mollywood, Belgian Tax Shelter

Sales & Distribution
Benelux distribution – Cinéart
world sales – Fortissimo Films

Bio director
Alex Van Warmerdam is a writer, designer, actor and director of both theatre plays and film features. His films have been critically acclaimed and awarded at festivals worldwide. His features were screened at several international A-film festivals. He made his first feature film in 1986: ‘Abel’. He plays parts in all of his own movies, except ‘Grimm’. Alex van Warmerdam is married to Dutch actress Annet Malherbe, who plays parts in most of his films and mostly also functions as a casting director. He won the Nederlands-Vlaamse Toneelschrijfprijs in 1990 and the Taalunie Toneelschrijfprijs in 2011. His 2013 film ‘Borgman’ was nominated for the Palme d’Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. His latest film ‘Nr. 10’ has recently finished post-production. 

Festival selections & Award

• Belgian Premiere at International Film Festival Oostende, 2013
• Winner Best Director at Athens International Film Festival, 2013
• Winner 100.000 Admissions (Golden & Platin Film), Netherlands, 2013
• Winner Fedeora Award at Haifa International Film Festival, 2013
• Winner ICS Cannes Award, The Kids of Cannes, at International Cinephile Society Awards, 2013
• Winner Best Actor at Nashville Film Festival, 2014
• Winner Best Actress, Best Screenplay & Best Film at Nederlands Film Festival, 2013
• Winner Best Film at Palic Film Festival, 2013
• Winner Best Motion Picture at Sitges Catalonian International Film Festival, 2013
• Winner Best European Film at Strasbourg Film Festival, 2013
• Winner Grand Prize European Fantasy Film Gold at Sweden Fantastic Film Festival, 2013
• Selected for International Film Festival Cannes (Official Competition), 2013
• Selected for International Film Festival Toronto (Vanguard section), 2013
• Nominated for Grand Jury Prize at ARI Fest, 2013
• Nominated for Best Picture at Athens International Film Festival, 2013
• Nominated for Best Film at Austin Fantastic Fest, 2013
• Nominated for After Dark Competition at Chicago International Film Festival, 2013
• Nominated for Buried Treasure at Chlotrudis Awards, 2015
• Nominated for Best Foreign Thriller Trailer & Best Foreign Poster at Golden Trailer Awards, 2015
• Nominated for Art Cinema Award at Hamburg Film Festival, 2013
• Nominated for Best Foreign Horror at iHorror Awards, 2015
• Nominated for Best Film at Nederlands Film Festival, 2014
• Nominated for Film Poster Award, Best Supporting Actress & Best Director at Nederlands Film Festival, 2013
• Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at Palm Springs International Film Festival, 2014
• Nominated for Best Film & Best Dutch Actress at Rembrandt Awards, 2014
• Nominated for Best Film at Sarajevo Film Festival, 2014
• Nominated for Best Film at Seattle Film Festival, 2014
• Nominated for Best Film at Sydney Film Festival, 2013
• Nominated for Grand Prize at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, 2013
• Nominated for Most Popular Film at Vancouver International Film Festival, 2013

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