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A Capella in D Mineur

International title / A Cappella in D Minor

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Commisioned by the Netherlands Film Academy

22 min

On a warm summer night, four parents struggle to find the answer to their enamoured children’s uneasy question: Can they start having sex?

With

Hannah van Lunteren, Astrid van Eck, 

Guido Pollemans and Julien Croiset

Directed by / Malu Janssen
Written by / Caspar van Woudenberg
Produced by / Patou ten Cate & Hannah Schwarz
Cinematography / Peter Krijgsman
Production Design / Danithia van Weenum
Editor / Alex Elsinga
Sound design / Jesse Enzler
Composer / Florian van der Reijden
 

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Film festival selections a.o.:

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  • Netherlands Film Festival 2022, the Netherlands, student competition

  • Filmfestival Tegenstroom 2023, the Netherlands, official selection.
    Won: Award for best Dutch short

  • Award for best short script '23 by the Dutch Screenwriters Guild

  • Vers Awards 2023, the Netherlands, official selection
    Won: Award for best Cinematography

  • Shortcutz Amsterdam 2023, The Netherlands,
    Won: Award for Best Director. Nominated for: best film, best screenwriter & audience award

  • Etiuda & Anima 2023 Krakow, Poland, Official Selection
    Won: Bronze Dinosaur for best student short

  • Festival International Music & Cinema Marseille 2024, France,  Official selection
    Won: Grand Prix for short film

  • Le Cri du Court 2025, La Ciotat, The Eden Theatre, France, In competition

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