Giovanni and the Water Ballet
Director: Astrid Bussink
The Netherlands | Dutch
2014 | 17min | Colour
Subtitles: English
Saturday, Nov 7 Club House, 11:00 AM
Ten-year old Giovanni has a dream: he wants to be the first boy to compete in the Dutch Synchronized Swimming Championships. Because his chosen field is viewed as typically one for girls, not everybody is as understanding as they could be. But Giovanni runs his own race and Kim, his girlfriend does get what he is trying to do. When they are alone they chat about the future. Will Giovanni be able to take advantage of Kim’s support and make it to the Championships?
Astrid Bussink
Astrid Bussink (1975) studied fine arts at the Academy of Fine arts AKI in Enschede and film at the Edinburgh College of Art in Scotland. During her studies she made the award-winning documentary The Angelmakers. After The Lost Colony and My Enschede she directed two children’s documentaries: Wool Fever and The Hideout. This last film won her the Golden Calf for Best Short Documentary at the Netherlands Film Festival. She lives and works in Amsterdam.
Credits
Director: Astrid Bussink
Producers: Hasse van Nunen, Renko Douze
Cinematographers: Diderik Evers, Dirk-Jan Kerkkamp, Sal Kroonenberg
Editor: Femke Klein Obbink
Sound: Tim van Peppen
Production Company: Een van de jongens
Festival Appearances & Awards
Berlin International Film Festival 2015 – Generation Kplus International Jury Prize
New York Children’s Film Festival 2015 – Audience Parents Award
Cairo International Cinema & Arts Festival for Children 2015 – Silver Award for Best Documentary
Full Frame International Documentary Film Festival 2015 – Audience Award
Docville, Belgium 2015
PLANETE + DOC, Poland 2015
Sarajevo Film Festival 2015
Thessaloniki Film Festival, Greece 2015
IDFA 2014 – Mediafund Kids & Docs Award