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All posts by Bieneke

Culture, Media

Rabat + win!

rabatNext week – on June 9 – Habbekrats’ full-length debut film called Rabat will be released in Dutch cinemas. This long anticipated road movie revolves around 3 friends living in Amsterdam; Nadir (Nasrdin Dchar), Abdel (Achmed Akkabi) and Zakaria (Marwan Chico Kenzari), who are all of North-African origin. When Nadir has to drive his fathers old taxi from Amsterdam to Rabat, Marocco, his two best friends decide to come along. The road trip takes them through the European countryside to the Moroccan coast and it’s quite a bumpy ride. Read More »

June 3, 2011 | By Bieneke

Art, Culture

BLOOOM Award by WARSTEINER


Last week we informed you about the BLOOOM Award by WARSTEINER, which is open for entries now. So get into the fast lane, upload your portfolio, become “Dutch Winner of BLOOOM Award by WARSTEINER”, and win a one-year mentorship, a trip to Art Basel Miami Beach and the opportunity to present yourself to the international art and creative market! Check BLOOOM Award by WARSTEINER.

May 30, 2011 | By Bieneke

Fashion

Topshop loves Amsterdam

SPRMRKT Topshop_Finally! Amsterdam has been waiting and waiting for the arrival of Topshop, and now the time has come. On Friday June 10, we will be able to indulge ourselves with clothes, accessories, make up and shoes by this British fashion firm. As part of Topshop’s global collaborations with concept stores such as Colette Paris and Helsinki Ten, Topshop teamed up with Holland’s premier fashion store SPRMRKT. Read More »

May 26, 2011 | By Bieneke

Art, Media

BLOOOM Award by WARSTEINER

BLOOOMAfter a successful kick-off in Germany last year the BLOOOM Award by WARSTEINER opens its boundaries towards the Netherlands in the search for creative talent. As well as in Germany, young Dutch artists and creative minds are asked to develop interdisciplinary ideas and to draw from the different genres of art and creative industries. The best submission from the Netherlands will be awarded a prize. Furthermore the work of the Dutch Winner of BLOOOM Award by WARSTEINER will be shown within BLOOOM – the creative industrie’s art show in Cologne, together with the ten German finalists. What are you waiting for? You can submit your work until July 31, 2011. Check out www.blooomaward.de for more detailed information and the application form.

May 23, 2011 | By Bieneke

Culture, Media

Green Film Making Competition

greenlogoA couple of weeks ago, we informed you about the upcoming Strawberry Earth Film Festival, an annual film festival for the best international, environmental films and documentaries. During this festival the launch of the first European Green Film Making Competition will take place. The goal of this competition is to take the film industry into the future, by making it greener. Talented film makers and directors are challenged to produce a short movie in a sustainable way. Read More »

May 23, 2011 | By Bieneke