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Magma

DIRECTOR / LUCA MEISTERS

The world of the introverted but fiery Esra (9) is turned upside down. Her father became disabled in a motorcycle accident and as a result they moved. Struggling with his disability, he is no longer the father Esra knew him as. At Esra's new school, a lie escapes her that earns her positive attention, but the consequences of which she cannot foresee. The pain, anger and shame that bubble under the surface inevitably find their way to the top.

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With realization support from the Dutch Film Fund in collaboration with Film Fund Shorts, Limburg Film Fund, Province of Limburg, Culture Innovation Fund Limburg, Cultuurfonds, Vevam, Edmond Hustinx Foundation, Brand Cultuurfonds Limburg, Van den Berch van Heemstede Foundation and De Kattendijke/Drucker Foundation,Kurzfilm Agenthur.

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Credits

Festivals

  • Berlinale Film Festival, Germany – Generation Kplus competition, 16-26 February 2023, world premiere

  • Euregion Film Forum, Limburg, The Netherlands – Dutch avant-premiere, 4-5 March 2023

  • BUFF Malmö, Sweden – Short Film Competition, 11-17 March 2023

  • Stockholm Film Festival Junior 2023, Sweden – 27 March-1 April 2023

  • Go Short International Short Film Festival Nijmegen, The Netherlands – Dutch Competition, 31 March-10 April 2023, Dutch premiere

  • International Film Festival Uruguay – South American premiere, Special Mention, 13-24 April 2023

  • Busan International Short Film Festival, South Korea – International competition, 25 April-1 May 2023, Asian premiere

  • Oberhausen International Short Film Festival, Germany – 26 April-1 May 2023

  • IndieLisboa International Film Festival, Portugal – IndieJunior, 27 April-7 May 2023

  • Limburg Film Festival, The Netherlands – Best Short Film, 1-4 June 2023

  • VERS Awards Amsterdam, The Netherlands – Best Screenplay, 2-4 June 2023

  • Mo & Friese Junges Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg, Germany – 6-11 June 2023

  • Art Film Fest Kosice, Slovakia – 16-23 June 2023

  • Netherlands Film Festival, The Netherlands – Golden Calf Competition, 24 September 2023

  • De Avond van de Limburgse Korte Film, The Netherlands – Winner Best Limburg Film, 26 September 2023

  • Cinekid, The Netherlands – Best Dutch Short Film Competition, 15-29 October 2023, Winner Best Dutch Short Film

  • Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece – Next Gen Section, 2-12 November 2023

  • Niederrhein Filmfestival, Germany – Dutch Competition, 4 November 2023, Winner Best Dutch Short Film

  • Brest European Short Film Festival, France – 7-12 November 2023

  • KUKI Film Festival, Germany – International Competition for Children aged 8+, 15-20 November 2023

  • Porto/Post/Doc: Film & Media Festival, Portugal – 17-25 November 2023

  • Castellinaria Film Festival, Switzerland – Special Mention, 18-25 November 2023

  • Olympia International Film Festival for Children & Young People, Greece – Short Film Competition, 3-10 December 2023, Winner Best Short Fiction Film

  • ŻUBROFFKA International Short Film Festival, Poland – Children 11+ Competition, 6-10 December 2023

  • Children’s Film Festival Seattle, The United States – North American premiere, 2-10 February 2024

  • JEF Festival, Belgium – European Short Film Competition, 8-18 February 2024

  • PLAY Lisbon, Portugal – 10-13 Years Competition, 24 February-4 March 2024

  • Internationaal Film Festival Assen, The Netherlands – KersVers Competition, 7-10 March 2024, Winner Best Film KersVers Competition

  • Dutch Directors Guild Awards, The Netherlands – Nomination Best Short Fiction Film, 26 March 2024

  • Zuidelijk Film Festival, The Netherlands – Official Competition, 17-18 May 2023

  • Filmadrid, Spain – "New Passages, New Visions" Special Programme, 11-16 June 2023

  • Kinolub, Poland – Official Competition, 1-30 June 2023

  • School Cinema International Film Festival, India – Live Action Short Competition, 15-31 August 2023

// Cast

Leah Fischer    

Mustafa Duygulu  

Nadia Amin  

Joya Kloppenborg 

Erwin Boschmans  

Judith van den Berg  

// Director

Luca Meisters

// Scenario

Nena van Driel

// Producer

Nicky Onstenk (IJswater Films)

Marc Bary (IJswater Films)

// Line producer 

Erik Schut

// Production management

Pelle Smit

// Camera

Roy van Egmond

// Sound

Tim Marsman

// Production design

Ziggy Zwart
Jakobien Veling

// Costume design

Judith van den Berg

// Hair en make-up

Sara Schoon

// Casting

Elskes Kast
Luca Meisters
Elske Falkena

// Editor

Tessel Flora de Vries

// Sound design

Coen Bruins

// Postproduction

STORM postproductie

// Music

Annelotte Coster

// Distributor

Kapitein Kort

// Funds and financiers

Nederlands Filmfonds

Take Limburg

Provincie Limburg

Vevam Fonds

Brand Cultuurfonds Limburg

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