Lemming Film
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Leontine Petit, Erik Glijnis & Tom van Blommestein
Valschermkade 36F | 1059 CD Amsterdam
info@lemmingfilm.com | +31 206610424
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Lemming Film is one of the leading film and tv series production companies in The Netherlands, with a joint venture Belgium. Since 1995 our aim is to create productions with high quality which reflect contemporary society. We focus on both the national and international market and aim to work with the best local and international talent to reach a broad audience.
Our productions are regularly financed from several international sources, are award-winning and widely shown at prestigious festivals.
In 2021 Lemming Film founded a new creative alliance with nine other independent production companies called “The Creatives”, to jointly develop a slate of high-end drama series and feature films.
Our most recent feature films include The Wolf, The Fox & The Leopard (David Verbeek), After School (Merijn Scholte Albers, Tobias Smeets), Mr. K (Tallulah H. Schwab), Sweet Dreams (Ena Sendijareviç) and Milk (Stefanie Kolk). Internationally Lemming Film co-produced award-winning features such as The Secret Agent (Kleber Mendonça Filho), Our Land (Lucrecia Martel), Lost in the Night (Amat Escalante), Pleasure (Ninja Thyberg), Monos (Alejandro Landes), Berlin Alexanderplatz (Burhan Qurbani) and The Lobster (Yorgos Lanthimos). All received international acclaim at the most influential festivals such as Cannes, Toronto, Venice and Berlin. Drama series include Dag & Nacht (season 1, 2 & 3) (Joram Lürsen), Rust en Vreugd (Tim Oliehoek) and Bennie (Jamille van Wijngaarden, Nicole van Kilsdonk).
CURRENT PROJECTS
The Discomfort of Evening
(Dutch title: De avond is ongemak)
Director & Screenwriter: Sacha Polak. Based on the novel ‘De avond is ongemak’ by Lucas Rijneveld. Status: In development, financing. Sort: Feature. Duration: 90 min. Genre: Drama
When the eldest brother of eleven-year-old Jas falls through the ice while ice skating and drowns, the family becomes paralyzed by grief. While their parents are left shattered, we see how Jas, her sister Hanna and brother Obbe slowly spiral out of control.
A Dog Follows
Director & Screenwriter: Stefanie Kolk. Status: In development. Sort: Feature. Duration: 90 min. Genre: Drama.
In a small French town, a Dutch man tries to leave his past behind. But when he falls in love, the line between who he is and who he claims to be begins to blur.