A Dutch Touch at the Cannes Film Festival: Armand’s film wins the award | RTL Street

Armand The film revolves around a single mother whose son is accused of abusing another boy at school. Unfortunately, the manufacturer, Ullman Tundel, was not able to receive the award himself, AFP wrote. According to his French distributor, who came on stage on behalf of the director, he was still on his way in a taxi.

Film producer Dirk-Jan Warennec is “very proud” of the award. “We’re a small party, so we’re very proud to be here,” says Dirk Jan. “Especially for the Dutch people who worked on the film.” Since the producer received money from the Dutch Film Fund for his contribution to the film, he had to invest this money in Dutch talent. music for Armand Written by Ella van der Woude, visual effects were done by Stefan Beekhuijzen and hair and makeup were done by Evalotte Oosterop. “It’s very nice for them to now be able to put this award on their CV,” says Dirk Jan. But the Golden Camera will also open doors for Keplerfilm, the producer predicts.

The main role in the Norwegian film was played by the famous Norwegian actress Renate Rensef. She won an award at the Cannes Film Festival three years ago for her leading role in the film The worst person in the world. “The night Renate won at Cannes, she sent me a message: ‘Imagine how great this is for our film,'” Ulman Tundel told AFP earlier during the festival. The director was then on the verge of giving up after four failed attempts to finance his film.