Jury Best Dutch Children’s Film Competition The Netherlands is internationally renowned as a major producer of family films. Over the years, the number, quality, and diversity of Dutch children’sfilms have steadily increased, in part owning to the children’s film initiatives of the Netherlands Film Fund. For the Best Dutch Children’s Film Competition, Cinekid selects the best Dutch feature films made since the last festival, which are aimed at Children under 14 or suitable for the entire family. The winner of the Best Dutch Family Film Jury Award will receive a Cinekid Lion statue. The children visiting the festival award their own Cinekid Lion Audience Award to the highest-rated film in the competition.
Esther Duysker After graduating from the University of the Arts Utrecht, Esther has focused on writing for theatre and film. Her graduation short Day (2011) was shortlisted for a Golden Calf at the Netherlands Film Festival. In 2015, Esther’s theatre collective Sir Duke joined forces with musical theatre group Orkater and their show The Blackout of ‘77 was a hit at the cutting-edge Oerol Festival. Her adaption of Shakespeare’s Othello, commissioned by the National Theatre and directed by Daria Bukvic, was praised by critics. In 2020, her first feature Buladó won a Golden Calf for Best Film at the Netherlands Film Festival. Currently Esther is writing Ogri, the sequel to her children’s book Trobi, with illustrator Brian Elstak.
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