BALDR Film
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| Frank Hoeve |
| Da Costakade 176-H | 1053 XE Amsterdam |
| info@baldrfilm.nl | +31 203032670 |
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With Amsterdam-based BALDR Film (est.2011), Frank Hoeve focuses on developing and (co-)producing challenging, director-driven films with a distinctive personal signature. Not risk-averse, he keeps urgent content and artistry at the core of his work.
BALDR Films credits include Paikar by Dawood Hilmandi (2025, IDFA Winner Best First Feature and FIPRESCI Award), The Garden of Earthly Delights by Morgan Knibbe (2025, Torino Winner Best Film and 4 Dutch Academy Awards), All We Imagine as Light by Payal Kapadia (2024, Cannes Official Competition – Winner Grand Prix, two Golden Globe Nominations), Alpha. by Jan-Willem van Ewijk (2024, Venice’s Giornate Degli Autori, Winner Europa Cinema Label) and Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat by Johan Grimonprez (2024, Oscar Nomination for Best Documentary Feature Film, Sundance World Documentary Competition, Winner Special Jury Award).
Currently in (post-)production are Joe Speedboot by Sam de Jong, Al Baraneya by Ashgan El-Hamus, The Smell of Apples by John Trengove, Weird Elliot by Johannes Nyholm and Jenjira’s Magnificant Dream by Apichatpong Weerasethakul.
CURRENT PROJECTS
Joe Speedboat
Director: Sam de Jong. Screenwriters: Jan Eilander and Daniel Samkalden. Country: NL/BE. Co-producers: CZAR Film. Film Status: Post-production. Release: March 2026. Sort: Feature. Duration: 96 min. Genre: Drama. Distribution: September Film.
After his accident, Fransje seems doomed to spend the rest of his life in stagnation and apathy, until Joe Speedboat, the new kid in town, offers him unexpected horizons. Will he help Fransje realize his passionate dreams, or is he just another project for the adventure-hungry Joe?
Al Baraneya
Director: Ashgan El-Hamus. Screenwriters: Ashgan El-Hamus & Roelof Jan Minneboo. Country: NL/EG/BE. Co-producers: SEE MEDIA, CZAR Film. Film Status: Post-Production. Release: 2026. Sort: Feature. Duration: 83 min. Genre: Drama. Distribution: Vedette Film.
Pregnant Amal lives with her family in the village of Al Baraneya, Egypt, where life follows daily routines. When a big landowner expresses interest in buying their land, that sense of stability is disrupted. Selling the land could mean a move to the city, which to Amal sounds like an attractive opportunity. But can the family leave behind their way of life, or are dreams of the city little more than castles in the air?
