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VOLYA FILMS is a Rotterdam-based film production company that produces high-quality feature films, documentaries, and animations for the national and international market, mainly as international co-productions. Our films tell unexpected stories with an original style or perspective.
Recent titles are YOUTH (SPRING, HARD TIMES, HOMECOMING) (Wang Bing, Palme d’Or Competition Cannes 2023, International Competition Locarno 2024, Golden Lion Competition Venice Film Festival 2024), CITY OF WIND (Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, Orrizonti Award for Best Actor Venice Film Festival 2023) and TOTEM (Sander Burger, Opening Film Cinekid Festival 2022, Winner of 17 Awards and selected for 27 festivals).
Volya Films is a member of NAPA, the ACE, EAVE and Eurodoc networks, and the European Film Academy.
TEAM
DENIS VASLIN
Producer
Born and raised in France, Denis Vaslin has a background in distribution and production, before moving to The Netherlands in 2000. After four years working as line producer (a.o. for THE TULSE LUPER SUITCASES by Peter Greenaway), he started Volya Films. Denis is a graduate of the Binger Lab in 2004, EAVE 2006 and EURODOC 2007. He is a member of the European Film Academy. He is also member of the Produire au Sud pedagogical team from the 3 Continents Festival in Nantes/France. In 2011, he created Mandra Films in France.
FLEUR KNOPPERTS
Producer
Fleur Knopperts is producer at Volya Films since 2009. Previously, she was Director of the FORUM for international co-financing of documentaries at IDFA in Amsterdam, was co-ordinator of the Jan Vrijman Fund (now IDFA Bertha Fund) and she was Industry & Marketplace Director at Sheffield Doc/Fest. She is a graduate of the EAVE and Eurodoc programmes.
JANNA SCHWAB
Junior Producer
Development
EMILIA LANTINK
Junior Producer
Line & Post Production
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