present
WINKY’S HORSE
A film
scripted by Tamara Bos (Minoes/Undercover Kitty)
directed by Mischa Kamp
produced by
Burny Bos, Michiel de Rooij & Sabine Veenendaal
for BosBros. Film-TV Productions (The Netherlands)
co-produced by
Erwin Provoost & Hilde De Laere
for MMG (Belgium)
supported by:
The Netherlands Film Fund, Dutch Cultural Broadcasting Promotion Fund,
Flemish Audiovisual Fund
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Index
1.
Technical information
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2.
Festivals
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3.
Awards
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4.
Log-line
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5.
Synopsis
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6.
Press quotes
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7.
Who is Saint Nicholas?
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8.
Principal cast
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9.
Principal crew
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10.
Writer - Tamara Bos
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10.1 writer’s statement
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10.2 writer’s background
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Director - Mischa Kamp
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11.1 director’s statement
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11.2 director’s background
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12.
Production company - BosBros. Film-TV Productions
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13.
International sales - Delphis Films Inc.
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11.
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1. Technical information
Genre
Family
Year
2005
original Dutch title
Het Paard van Sinterklaas
English title
Winky’s Horse
German title
Ein Pferd für Winky
French title
Le Cheval de St Nicolas
adapted from
Tamara Bos’ children’s novel
Winky en het Paard van Sinterklaas
length
1 x 96 min. (film format 24 fps)
1 x 91 min. (video format 25 fps)
shot on
16 mm, color
available copies
35 mm (Dutch)
35 mm (English subtitled)
35 mm (French dub)
length copy in meters
2635 meter
number of reels
5
aspect ratio
1.85:1
sound
Dolby Digital (SRD)
Box Office
355,000 admissions, Holland (Oct-Nov, 2005)
70,000 admissions, Belgium (French speaking) (Nov, 2005)
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2. Festivals
 The Netherlands Film Festival, Utrecht, The Netherlands (September 27 - October 6, 2005)
 International Film Festival Berlinale (in competition KinderFilmFest), Berlin, Germany
(February 9 - 19, 2006)
 Salaam DK film festival, Copenhagen, Denmark (February 27 - March 12, 2006)
 Reel 2 Real International Festival for Youth, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
(February 28 - March 9, 2006)
 Industry Screenings by European Film Promotion, New York, USA (March 26 - 29, 2006)
 IFFR Flies Paramaribo, Paramaribo, Surinam (March 30 - April 9, 2006)
 Montreal International Children's Film Festival, Montreal, Canada (March 4 - 12, 2006)
 7th Stockholm International Film Festival Junior, Stockholm, Sweden (April 2 - 9, 2006),
 9th Kristiansand Int’l Children’s Film Festival (KICFF), Kristiansand, Norway
(April 25 - May 1, 2006)
 Viewfinders International Film Festival For Youth, Helifax, Canada (April 21 – 30, 2006)
 International Children’s Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey (April 21 - 27, 2006)
 Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival For Children, Toronto, Canada
(April 21 - 30, 2006)
 Berlinale in Athens Festival, Athens, Greece (May 4 – 11, 2006)
 Plein la Bobine, 4th Sancy Film Festival for Young People, Paris, France (June 13 - 18, 2006)
 Taipei Film Festival, Taipei, Taiwan (June 24 - July 9, 2006)
 Giffoni Film Festival, Giffoni Valle Piana, Italy (July 15 - 22, 2006)
 24th Film Festival Munich, Munich, Germany (July 15 – 22, 2006)
 Kodomotachino Children’s Film Festival Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan (August 3 – 13, 2006)
 Tel Aviv International Children’s Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel (September 27 - 30, 2006)
 London Film Festival, London, England (October 18 - November 2, 2006)
 Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, Chicago, USA (October 19 - 29, 2006)
 Oulu International Children’s Film Festival, Oulu, Finland (November 13 - 19, 2006)
 National Gallery, Washington D.C., USA (November 18 - 19, 2006)
 Kolner Kinderfilmfest, Koln, Germany (November 18 - 25, 2006)
 London Children’s Film Festival, London, England (November 18 - 26, 2006)
 Gijon International Film Festival for Young People, Gijon, Spain (November 23 - December
1, 2006)
 Brazilian Kids Film Festival, Rio de Janeiro and 10 other cities, Brazil (December 2006)
 Ale Kino! - The International Young Audience Film Festival, Poznan, Poland (December 10
- 16, 2006)
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3. Awards
Golden Film
The Netherlands Film Fund/FINE/Dutch Film Festival Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2005
Golden Calf for best scenario, Tamara Bos
Dutch Film Festival Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2005
Moviesquad Junior Shield
Dutch Film Festival Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2005
FNAC Public Choice Award
Film Festival Gent, Belgium 2005
Nomination Golden Calf for best film
Dutch Film Festival Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2005
Nomination Golden Calf for best supporting act male, Mamoun Elyounoussi)
Dutch Film Festival, Utrecht, The Netherlands 2005
People's Choice Award
Montreal International Children's Film Festival, Montreal, Canada, 2006
ANEC Gold Medal
Giffoni Film Festival, Giffoni Valle Piana, Italy, 2006
KinderFilmFest Audience Price
Film Festival Munich, Germany, 2006
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4. Log-line
Will St Nicholas give her a horse she so much desires? Little Winky has her “Action Plan!”
5. Synopsis
Six-year-old Winky Wong and her mother have just joined Winky`s father in the small Dutch
seaside town where he owns a Chinese restaurant. At first, Winky finds it hard speaking a new
language and trying to make new friends. After one particularly tough day at school, Winky
runs into a beautiful pony whom she starts to visit every day. Unfortunately Winky’s parents
do not share her new passion.
When the pony falls ill and must be put to sleep, Winky decides to want a pony of her own.
Knowing her parents would never get her one, Winky learns at school about Saint Nicholas, an
old bearded man who rides on a horse and gives presents to good children, on his birthday the
fifth of December. Winky knows what she wants from him, a horse, of course!! She has to be
‘good’ and get ready for her horse!
When Saint Nicholas arrives at her school and gives her a toy, Winky is heartbroken. She
storms out of her classroom only to find, tied to her bike parked at the school yard, a big
white beautiful horse!! ‘‘Saint Nicholas did give me a horse!’’ She rides it home, unaware of
the chaos and drama that will immediately follow…
6. Press quotes
“A magical film that proves wishes can come true – often, in the most unexpected way”
(Sprockets)
‘‘Sweet and surprising’’
(Haarlems Dagblad)
‘‘A real family party’’
(De Telegraaf)
‘‘The Chinese girl Winky Wong carries you back to your own childhood’’
(Trouw)
‘‘Het Paard van Sinterklaas is a revision of the book Tamara Bos published in 2003. The film version is
delightful.’’
(AD)
‘‘Winky’s Horse a jewel of a children’s film’’
(NRC)
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7. Who is Saint Nicholas?
The international success of Winky’s Horse asks for an explanation about the Dutch tradition of
Saint Nicholas celebration.
History
According to the tradition Saint Nicholas was the bishop of Myra (near modern Finike, Turkey)
sometime in the 300s. After his uncle, the bishop of Myra, died, Nicholas became the new
bishop. Because Nicholas performed wonders he was very popular. One legend tells about
Nicholas who helps three poor sisters. They did not have a marriage portion to marry and
decided to live unchaste. Three nights in a row he threw three purses filled with golden coins
trough their window, so they could marry.
Another popular legend is the one about the three young men who, during a big famine,
where killed by an innkeeper. He cut them in pieces and put them in a big tub with pickle. This
way he still could serve his guests meat. Sint Nicholas, who visits the inn discovers soon what
happened. He goes to the cellar and finds the tub. He immediately starts to pray and a miracle
happens: the young men arise from the tub reborn again. This image can be found again on
gingerbread boards, imprints and chocolate moulders. Saint Nicholas of Myra died on
December 6th 342. He is the patron for people in need and thanks to pilgrims and crusades he
became beloved by the common people: seamen, merchants, virgins, bankers, pupils, but also
thieves and bachelors could count on him. A lot of churches where dedicated to him.
Saint Nicholas celebration in Holland today
There are a lot of sources which give various information about the progress of history into the
present-day celebration of Saint Nicholas. One thing is clear, it is mix of traditions throughout
ages.
Saint Nicholas arrives in Holland from Spain around the end of November and on December 5th
he celebrates his birthday. During his visit children place one of their shoes by the fireplace
with a present for him and his grey horse and sing a Saint Nicholas song. If they have been
sweet all year they receive a small present in their shoe. Saint Nicholas and his helpers go
down the chimney to bring the presents and on December 5th families and friends come
together to celebrate his birthday. On this day Saint Nicholas visits, to give presents from a
big bag. The day after, on December 6th, he goes back with his ship to Spain, where he lives.
When Saint Nicholas has left everyone prepares for Christmas and the arrival of Santa Claus.
Because of the mix of traditions throughout ages also Santa Claus was created later on. This is
actually the same man as Saint Nicholas, but only in Holland and Belgium Saint Nicholas is still
celebrated. History tells that in 1611 a group of Dutch Kolonists came to New Amsterdam
(New York) with their patron Saint Nicholas. Later on Dutch Americans always carried Saint
Nicholas dolls (in Holland they are made from brown spiced biscuit and servered with tea or
coffee) during their Christmas parades in New York. Saint Nicholas even became the patron of
New York.
From this time on through poems, stories, cartoonists and later in the nignteenthirties because
of a Coca Cola campaign Santa Claus became Santa Claus as we know him in present-days.
Coca cola needed a figure who was warm-hearted and trustful, so children would drink Coca
Cola. In Europe the popularity of Santa Claus became also bigger and Saint Nicholas was
pushed aside. Except in Holland and Begium people still celebrate Saint Nicholas. But every
year Christmas and Santa Claus are used earlier in shops, on television and for other
commerce. The question has arised: is the tradition of Saint Nicholas strong enough to survive
the younger celebration of Santa Claus too keep them both?
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8. Principal cast
Winky Wong
Ebbie Tam
Father Wong
Aaron Wan
Mother Wong
Hanyi Han
Aunt Cor
Betty Schuurman
Uncle Siem
Jan Decleir
Samir
Mamoun Elyounoussi
Sofie
Sallie Harmsen
Miss Sigrid
Anneke Blok
Maaike
Nori de Winter
9. Principal crew
Director
Mischa Kamp
Scenario
Tamara Bos
DOP
Lennert Hillege
Production Designer
Frederiek Delfos & Anita Kars
Editor
Sander Vos
Sound design
Marco Vermaas
Music score
Johan Hoogewijs
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10. Writer - Tamara Bos
10.1 writer’s statement
The story of Winky's Horse (a.k.a. Winky en het paard van Sinterklaas), the title of the book I
wrote at the same time as the film script) is very dear to me. I have long entertained the idea
to write a story about a child who asks St Nicholas for a horse and then mistakes St Nicholas'
own horse for a gift and takes it home.
I think everyone understands how the magic of St Nicholas grows to enormous proportions in
the heads of young children. Because parents often nip these dreams and fantasies in the bud,
I made Winky a child with a different cultural background. Winky's parents are not familiar
with the typically Dutch celebration of St Nicholas, and this leaves plenty of room for Winky's
fantasy to wander far and wild. The quest of this strong-willed child is not impeded or directed
by annoying adults. I chose a Chinese family because the Chinese are known for their isolated
way of life. This, and the busy life of Winky's parents who run a small restaurant, lend
credibility to the fact that Winky’s parents are not really engaged in the celebrations
surrounding St Nicholas, which are to become so important to their daughter.
In this universal story of desires and dreams, set against the typically Dutch background of
the celebration of St Nicholas, the clash between these two immigrant generations are an
enrichment to the story itself. Her strong desire and the death of Saartje, the old pony, make
Winky into a main character with independent self-will who in the end takes events into her
own hands. For one moment she triumphs, when she rides through the illuminated seaside
town on the back of St Nicholas' horse - a fairy-tale image. The story is bound to have a
happy ending because Winky’s uncompromising and decisive attitude deserves, of course, to
be rewarded. She is the heroine of the story.
In order to be able to identify with the situation and tell an authentic story, I did a lot of
research and had frequent contact with Irene Chan. She arrived in the Netherlands when she
was four years old, after having spent the first years of her life in China, where she had been
raised by her grandmother. I presented her with my treatment and the funny thing was that
some of the scenes I invented (like placing a shoe by the fireplace and finding it still empty
the next morning) had actually happened to her. I also let her read the final script, to make
sure that I hadn't written anything foolish. Irene dispelled my fears of Winky maybe being a
bit too decisive. She said that the image of the obedient, modest Chinese girl that prevails
among us Westerners is a cliché. Of course there are also adventurous and cheeky Chinese
girls, and yes, they have plenty of conflicts with their parents. To avoid a fight, they
sometimes act the good girl, but in the meantime…
When near the end of the story, out of pure disappointment and anger Winky shouts 'stupid St
Nicholas', this is a very bad thing, and Winky knows it. But speaking her mind she is perhaps
more true to the real Winky than being the quiet little girl she was at the beginning of the film.
The voice-over that was added at a later stage works on different levels: it makes Winky, who
in the beginning is rather quiet and not very expressive, more interesting by giving us access
to her way of thinking. The voice-over also helps the younger audience by providing additional
information where necessary. I used this same technique before in the television series Class
dismissed!.
I feel that especially young audiences deserve beautiful and magical drama that is also
emotional and funny. I believe Winky's Horse is exactly that.
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10.2 writer’s background
Anna Tamara Bos (Ede, The Netherlands, August 13th 1967) graduated in 1992 in Dutch
language and literature at the University of Amsterdam (UvA). Since 1994 she works as a
fulltime (script)writer. Tamara is also mother of three children, a daughter and two sons. In
April 1999, Tamara Bos received the LIRA writers’ award for the scripts of the children drama
series Class Dismissed. The film script of Winky’s Horse received a Golden Calf for best
scenario at the Dutch Film Festival in 2005.
Feature films
DEEP (2005)
A film adapted from the novel Het leven Bestaat Niet written by Hendrickje Spoor.
original title: Diep
script: Tamara Bos
director: Simone van Dusseldorp
genre: grownups
WINKY’S HORSE (2005)
A film adapted from the children’s book Winky en het paard van Sinterklaas written by Tamara Bos.
original title: Het Paard van Sinterklaas
script: Tamara Bos
director: Mischa Kamp
genre: family (4+)
Awards and nominations: Golden Calf for Best Screenplay, The Netherlands Film Festival, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2005;
Golden Calf Nomination in category Best Film and Best Supporting Act (male), The Netherlands Film Festival, Utrecht, The
Netherlands, 2005; Moviesquad Junior Award, The Netherlands Film Festival, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2005; FNAC public award,
Film Festival Gent, Belgium, 2005; Golden Film, The Netherlands Film Festival & Dutch Film Fund, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2005;
People’s Choice Award, Festival International du Film pour Enfants de Montreal (FIFEM), Montreal, Canada, 2006.
HIDDEN FLAWS (2004)
A film adapted from the novel Verborgen gebreken written by the well known Dutch writer Renate Dorrestein.
original title: Verborgen gebreken
script: Tamara Bos
director: Paula van der Oest
genre: grownups
PLUK AND HIS TOW TRUCK (2004)
A film adapted from the children’s book Pluk van de Petteflet written by the famous Dutch writer Annie M.G. Schmidt.
original title: Pluk van de Petteflet
script: Tamara Bos
directors: Ben Sombogaart & Pieter van Rijn
genre: family (4+)
MINOES (2001)
A film adapted from the children’s book Minoes written by Annie M.G. Schmidt.
original title: Minoes
script: Tamara Bos in cooperation with Burny Bos and Vincent Bal
director: Vincent Bal
genre: family (6+)
Awards and nominations: Award for best Actress, International Film Festival Artek, Russia, 2005; Youth Jury Award,
Kids!Cinema!Action! Bloomington (VS), 2004; Best Live Action fiction Feature Length film (more than 60 mins.), The Golden
Elephant 13th International Children’s Film Festival, India, 2003; Freeze Frame Youth Jury Prize for Best Feature Film, Freeze
Frame International Children's Film Festival, Winnipeg, Canada, 2003;
Euro Kids Award for 'Best European film for young audiences with a great potential for international distribution',
MEDIASalles, Castellinaria, Int. Festival of Films for Youth, Switzerland, 2002; Children's Jury Prize for Best Film, Bielefelder
Kinder- und Jugendfilmfest, Bielefeld, Germany, 2002; Children's Jury Prize for Best International Live-Action Feature Film,
Chicago International Children's Film Festival, Chicago, US, 2002; Golden Calf Beste Film, Netherlands Film Festival, Utrecht, The
Netherlands, 2002; Golden Calf Beste Actrice, Netherlands Film Festival, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2002; Camério Best Actress,
Le Carrousel International du Film de Rimouski, Canada, 2002; Skrien Afficheprijs, Netherlands Film Festival, Utrecht, The
Netherlands, 2002; Jenny, Best bezochte Nederlandse film, Avond van de Nederlandse Speelfilm, Den Haag, The Netherlands,
2002; Gordon Parsons Award for Best Feature Film, ViewFinders, International Film Festival for Youth, Halifax, Canada, 2002;
Award Best Film by Children’s Jury, International Film Festival for Children, Cairo, Egypt, 2002; Cifej Prize, International
Children’s Film Festival, Montreal, Canada, 2002; Golden & Platinum Award, NFC, The Netherlands, 2001;
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In development
HOW WILL I SURVIVE MYSELF?
At the moment Tamara Bos is working on the script for this feature film, based on the books Hoe overleef ik? written
by Francine Oomen, a well known Dutch Children’s book writer.
WHERE IS SAINT NICHOLAS’ HORSE?
Tamara Bos is writing a second children’s book about Winky, a follow up of the book Winky en het paard van
Sinterklaas. Maybe this book will be adapted for the screen as well.
Television series
ANNA
Tamara Bos adapted the autobiography Anna written by Annejet van der Zijl about the life of Annie M.G. Schmidt (a
famous Dutch writer) in cooperation with co-writer Mieke de Jong. The scripts of this television series (7 x 50’) where
finished last year. The production is in development.
KNOFJE (2000/2001)
A television series (6 x 10’) adapted from the books Knofje, waar ben je? and Knofje en Elisabeth written by Burny
Bos. The series was commissioned by KRO Television and BosBros. Film-TV Productions.
original title: Knofje
scripts: Tamara Bos in cooperation with Burny Bos
director: Rita Horst
genre: toddlers
Awards and nominations: Dutch Academy Award, The Netherlands, 2003; Prix Jeunesse Award up to 6; Fiction, Prix
Jeunesse International 2004, Munich, Germany, 2004.
OTJE (1998)
A successful television series (13 x 25’) adapted from the children’s book Otje written by Annie M.G. Schmidt. The
series was commissioned by AVRO Television and BosBros. Film-TV Productions.
original title: Otje
scripts & lyrics: Tamara Bos
directors: Simone van Dusseldorp & Joram Lürsen
genre: family (5+)
Awards and nominations: Dutch Academy Award, Hilversum, The Netherlands, 1999; Nomination Grote Kinderkast,
Television Award, Cinekid, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1999; Nomination Dutch entry Prix Jeunesse, Munich, Germany, 2000;
Nomination Grote & Kleine Kinderkast, Cinekid, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2001.
MY French Aunt Fizzy (1996) (Mijn Franse tante Gazeuse)
A youth drama series (13 x 25') commissioned by AVRO Television and BosBros. Film-TV Productions.
original title: Mijn Franse tante Gazeuze
script: Tamara Bos & Burny Bos
lyrics: Tamara Bos
directors: Joram Lürsen & Ben Sombogaart
genre: family (6+)
Awards and nominations: Nomination for the Dutch Academy Award, The Netherlands, 1997; Premios Ondas, Barcelona,
Spain, 1998; Golden Zapper, Antwerp, Belgium, 1998.
CLASS DISMISSED (1994)
A lauded youth drama series (13 x 15’), commissioned by AVRO Television and Bos Bros. Film-TV Productions.
original title: Dag juf, tot morgen
scripts: Tamara Bos
director: Ben Sombogaart
genre: family (5+)
Awards and nominations: The episode Eerlijk gevonden is awarded with Prix Jeunesse International, Munich, Germany,
1996; Dutch Academy Award, Hilversum, The Netherlands 1996; Kleine Kinderkast-televisieprijs CINEKID Festival (children
television award), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1996; Rocky Award, Banff, Canada 1997; Best Screenplay LIRA Award, The
Netherlands, 1999.
SINGLE PLAYS
Tamara Bos is writer of two single plays (15’) for the youth drama exchange program of the European Broadcasting
Union. Billy was commissioned by KRO Television and BosBros. Film-TV Productions and Pepette was commissioned by
AVRO Television and BosBros. Film-TV Productions.
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PEPETTE (1994)
original title: Pepette
director: Ben Sombogaart
genre: family (6+)
Awards and nominations: nomination for the Kinderkast, CINEKID festival, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1995;
Silver Spire, San Francisco film festival, San Francisco, Us, 1996.
BILLY (1996)
original title: Billy
director: Joram Lürsen
genre: family (6+)
Childrenbooks
Tamara Bos wrote ten children books.
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11. Director - Mischa Kamp
11.1 director’s statement
People always warned me not to make films about children, animals, old people, or boats
because they each are notoriously hard to control. Sound advice no doubt, still I managed to
make my first feature film about all of them: the main characters in ‘Winky’s horse’ are a little
girl, a white horse and an old man who arrives from Spain on a boat. I would do it again in a
heartbeat.
The tale of Winky, a young Chinese girl who has to adapt to a completely different culture,
tells the universal story of surviving in a new and often unwelcoming world. Through her eyes
we experience the hilarious misunderstandings, the search for love and friendship and the pain
of rejection that immigrants face. But nothing can stop the open and deeply curious Winky.
We all desperately want her wish to come true.
11.2 director’s background
Ms. Mischa Kamp majored in screenwriting and directing at the Dutch Film and Television
Academy in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. From the mid 90s, she has written or directed
various successful shorts or series, fiction, non fiction, live action and animation, mostly with
children in the lead role. WINKY`S HORSE is her feature début.
Education
2001 - 2002
Director Act: Participant in workshop where directors are taught and directed by professional famous
actors.
Subsidized by the Dutch Film Fund.
2001 - 2001
Kids & Color: Screenplay workshop at the Maurits Binger Institute in cooperation with Stimuleringsfonds.
Selected to participate based on my idea for a youth drama series "Ik heb iets geks" (I’m a bit weird).
1991 - 1996
Dutch Film and Television Academy, Amsterdam (NFTVA). Majored in screenwriting and directing.
1989 - 1991
New School for Information Services, Amsterdam. Communication studies.
Languages
Dutch (native), English (fluent), French (basic)
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Filmography
2005
HET PAARD VAN SINTERKLAAS (Winky’s Horse)
Children’s feature film: There is only one thing Winky wants, a horse. But horses are expensive.
Fortunately Saint Nicholas (comparable to Dutch Santa Claus) is on his way!
(90min, BosBros. Production/AVRO television/Stifo/ Dutch Film Fund)
Screenplay: Tamara Bos
-Nomination Golden Calf Best Film (prestigious Dutch Film Award)
-Nomination Golden Calf Best Supporting Actor (Mamoun Elyounoussi)
-Awarded Golden Calf for Best Script
-MovieSquad Junior Award
-Dutch Film Critics (KNF) second best film 2005
-Dutch boxoffice-hit in October-November 2005
-Film Festival Gent (Belgium) FNAC-Audience Award
-Selected for International Film Festival Berlin, Kinderfilmfest
-Montreal Intl. Children’s Film Festival, Public Award 2006
2005-2006
BLOOT (Naked)
"NAKED" is a documentary-animation series (rotoscoop-technique) in which children (ages 10-13) tell
funny and personal stories about their transition to puberty. (Screenplay and directing 6 x 5min,
Submarine production/VPRO television/Stifo)
-International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
-Broadcasting Dutch VPRO television 2006
2004
ZWIJNEN (Pigs)
Televisionfilm: When five young people get involved in a bizarre accident in the woods, their
party
changes into a struggle for power. (40min, Motelfilms/VARA/Stifo/Dutch Film Fund)
Screenplay: Marnie Blok and Karen van Holst Pellekaan
-Broadcasting VPRO 2005
-Was also shown in Docuzone-theaters
2003
BAHIA
Subsidy for writing a feature length screenplay ‘De Oversteek’ (90min, IDTV Film/VPRO/Dutch Film Fund)
Screenplay: Bodil de la Parra
2002 - 2002
Kort!: DE SLUIKRUPS (The Lankworm)
Short fiction film: When five-year-old Roxy finds a green ribbed condom in the toilet, her father tells her
that it is a ‘Sluikrups’ (10min, 35 mm, Corona Pictures, NPS/Dutch Film Fund/Stifo/CoBO)
Screenplay: Fiona van Heemstra and Mischa Kamp
-Nominated for the NPS-prize for short Film
-Broadcasting NPS television 2003
-International Film Festival Rotterdam 2003
2001 - 2002
Kids & Docs: D.C.V.L.K=De Club Van Lelijke Kinderen (The Club for Ugly Children)
Short youth documentary about five twelve-year-old girls who formed a close girls club. The club is under
pressure and almost falls apart. (15min, NCRV television)
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-Cinekid 2002
-International Documentary Festival, Amsterdam 2002
-Hotdocs, Canada April 2003
1997 - 2000
WASKRACHT!
Director for program ‘Waskracht!’ (a quirky human interest program on VPRO-television):
Being a dog in New York: Documentary about rich and poor dogs living in New York. (25 min)
Rafael, Pedro & Adel: Life of three HIV infected boys in Havana, Cuba. (25 min)
-The New Festival, New York 2000
Waskracht Leader '98-'99: Young boy breakdances in the sand. (30 sec)
Getrouwd: Married life of 27-year-old Vital and 72-year-old Irene. (20 min)
Plattelandsvrouwen in Benin: Exchange between farmwomen from the Netherlands and Benin, who
learn about each other’s environment. (25 min)
1995 - 1996
MIJN MOEDER HEEFT OOK EEN PISTOOL (My mum has a gun too)
Short feature film: Lana, ten years old, finds herself home alone when the doorbell rings. (Screenplay
and directing: Mischa Kamp, 22min, 16mm, NFTVA/VPRO)
-Dutch entry Student Oscar, Los Angeles 1997
-Broadcasted by ARTE (in Germany and France) and VPRO
-British Short Film Festival, London 1997
-Cinekid Film Festival, Amsterdam 1996 and 2000
-Opening film at the International Festival of Film Schools, München
1995 - 1995
YUKIO & MAYUMI
Short film about a Japanese girl who falls in love with her Karaoke singing classmate.
(Screenplay and directing: Mischa Kamp (5min, 16mm, NFTVA/VPRO)
-Cinestud Film Festival 1995
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12. Production company - BosBros. Film-TV Productions
BosBros. Film-TV Productions is an independent film and TV production company headquartered
in Amsterdam, Holland. It is one of Holland’s leading family film production houses with a
speciality in adapting well known literature to the big and small screens. BosBros. distinguishes
itself with productions with high quality and great commercial values. A number of their family
films were domestic and international hits, such as Abel the Flying Liftboy, Penknife and Minoes.
International Emmy Award and Dutch Academy Award were among the numerous awards their
films have won. Yes Nurse, No Nurse, a musicale for the general public, was in competition at
Berlinale. Both this film and Minoes were licensed to the US territory.
BosBros. Film-TV Productions
P.O. Box 15850, 1001 NJ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Visiting address: Frederiksplein 43, 1017 XL, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Tel: 31-20-5244030
Fax: 31-20-5244040
Contact: Michiel de Rooij (sales) & Sanne Landhuis (festivals and press information)
Email: michielder@bosbros.nl / sannel@bosbros.nl
www.bosbros.nl
13. International sales - Delphis Films Inc.
Delphis Films Inc. (formerly FRV Media International) is a Montreal-based distribution company
with a high-profile catalogue of family entertainment. It carries a collection of award-winning
family feature films, popular preschool brand Dragon and quality documentaries and dramas.
Delphis Films is a subsidiary of FRV Media Inc., a publicly-traded company on the Toronto Stock
Exchange.
Delphis Films Inc.
225 Roy St East, suite 200
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2W 1M5
Tel: 1-514-843 3355
Fax: 1-514-843 9574
Contact: Xiaojuan Zhou, VP Distribution
Email: xiao@frvmedia.com
Mobile : 1-514-2324162
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