“Kauwboy” – directed by Boudewijn Koole

One of these films is “Kauwboy” by Boudewijn Koole from 2012.

Everybody needs something in his life that keeps him grounded. For the ten years old Jojo it’s a disowned jackdaw that gives him comfort. He lives alone with his father in the countryside. But what about his mother? She pretends to travel cross the nation as a country singer. His dad tries to cover his desperation about the situation. He’s often drunken and inordinate. Jojo got so many unanswered questions about the family drama and what about his mum. Father and son had to learn to handle the situation.

But the little jackdaw that Jojo brings up, lets him nearly forget all the troubles and worries. Jojo learns a lot about happiness and responsibility while taking care of his little friend.

When he hears about the truth referring to his mother, it seems that he’s losing control.

Every detail of the film reflects his misery, but also his overwhelming happiness for the pretty moments of his life. With this film Boudewijn Koole manages a touching description of a little boy who has to deal with a very hard family situation.

Saturday, April 13, 2013 – 16:30

“Alfie, the little Werewolf” (Dolfje Weerwolfje) – directed by Paul Van Loon

Another Dutch film at the Reel 2 Real Film Festival is the heart-warming family film “Alfie, the little Werewolf” by Paul Van Loon.

In the night of his seventh birthday, suddenly something very strange happens to Alfie – he changes into a little wolf with white fluffy hair and big paws.

Alfie always felt that he was little bit different comparing to his foster parents and his foster brother Timmie – but no one expected something like this! Every night at full moon, he runs through the park and neighbourhood gardens and courses chicken. In the daytime, he’s the normal little Alfie from next-door.

He never wanted to be different, but now he’s a werewolf. Alfie is afraid of what will happen when his parents would know what he really is – that’s why he wants to keep his secret at any cost. But more and more things are happening that make his parents wondering of what’s going on with little Alfie. There’s a full moon every month which makes it more and more difficult for Alfie to keep his secret.

A film based on a series of popular children’s books by Dutch author Paul Van Loon. After being screened at theaters in the Netherlands, it also popped up at several international Film Festivals, such as in Toronto and Dubai.

Sunday, April 14, 2013 – 13:00
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 – 12:00

Anne Bonsack

Watch first Tom Bijvoet’s column: this time on Dutch Newspapers abroad. The first Dutch Language Newspaper in North America was printed in 1849 in Wisconsin with more than 40 others to follow in North America and Canada!

Watch Part 1 of our report about Grouse Mountain, a location for skiing and other winter sports just 15 min. from Downtown Vancouver. This place can give you the most breath-taking view on the city! Toby Barret, Snow School Director at Grouse Mountain, is telling us about their Grizzly Bears Habitat and their Lumberjack Show.

Learn how Dutch influence can make building more sustainable. At an event in Vancouver we meet Dr. ir. Jan Westra, Program Manager at Priva, and Arno Spelt, Business Development at Priva. They tell us what their company can do in an area like Vancouver where people and companies are much more aware of the need of green technologies and sustainability. Paul Vossbeck from Orange Goes Green tells us about his projects and achievements regarding transactional agreements between companies. Johannes Vervloed, Consul-General of the Netherlands, tells us about networking and cooperation between the Netherlands and Canada.

Andries Gaastra initiated the revolution in bicycle security in Vancouver! He is the third generation of a bicycle family from the Netherlands. Already his grandfather founded a company and built bicycles. When Andries Gaastra came to Vancouver, he noticed that here are happening a lot of bad accidents and so he wanted to make a change.

The Vancouver Christmas Market is located on the Plaza at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre and it is open from November 24 to December 24, 2012.

Here, you will find more information about what you can find at the Vancouver Christmas Market and about the tradition of Christmas Markets in Germany:

www.vancouverchristmasmarket.com

Also a Belgian production participates in this international competition. The fiction film “The Letter” (2011) has been produced at the Erasmus Hogeschool, RITS school for audiovisual and performing arts, in Brussels, directed by Kenneth Mercken. The film tells the story of a young Russian who comes to Belgium in order to realize his dream of becoming a pro cyclist. His team coach forces him to use doping, and slowly but surely the young man loses his connection to reality.

Of course, there are also interesting productions from other countries in the program. People living in Munich should definitely seize the opportunity and watch some of the films!

On Koninginnedag, the Netherlands celebrates the Queen’s offical birthday or ‘Bea’ as she is popularly known. In most towns and villages large markets are held, surrounded by festivities. Full of good cheer and draped in orange, the Dutch crowd market stalls and terraces, and the party ends in fireworks and, for many, a hefty orange hangover.

The monarch celebrates modestly, visiting demonstrations of old-fashioned sack races and lace-making. ‘Bea’ shows her best side, dispensing a friendly word here and there and a smile from time to time. She is considered a little distant, but also serious and involved in her own way.

Crown Prince Willem-Alexander is somewhat more outgoing and closer to the people, especially since his marriage to an Argentine extrovert. He is dedicated to Dutch athletes and devoted to an ultra Dutch discipline : water management.

The House of Orange, to its benefit, is seen by most Dutch people as relatively ‘normal’. In other monarchies, their modest palaces would at best be used for keeping the royal carriages. In many respects the House of Orange is a truly Dutch royal family, although their roots lie in the medieval county of Nassau, which lies in what is now the country’s big, and sometimes bad, neighbour, Germany.

The Nassaus had extensive possessions and influence in the regions that would later be known as the Netherlands. The clan also inherited the principality of Orange in the south of France, so that in the mid- 1500s, the title ‘Prince of Orange’, together with the possessions in the Netherlands, ended up with a certain William, nicknamed ‘the Silent’. At that time, the Netherlands was an unwilling part of a large Spanish kingdom, and the influencial William gradually became the leader of the resistance to the occupation. It was the beginning of a connection between the House and the Netherlands and also the impetus for the start of an independent Netherlands. Partly on William’s initiative, seven regions joined together to resist Spain.

The Dutch also wear orange because when the Dutch football team plays a major tournament, the country succumbs to orange fever. Entire neighborhoods are dedicated with orange garlands and flags, and residents watch the game on television held on the streets.

Belgian nationals who want to have their biometric data taken on site have to go to this website for further information:

http://www.diplomatie.be/toronto/default.asp?id=31&mnu=31

Opening Reception:
Thursday October 18th.
6:00- 9:30 p.m.

Studio 13 Fine Art
1315 Railspur Alley,
Granville Island, Vancouver, BC
604-731-0068

Additional viewing and sales:
Friday October 19, 2012 from 11AM – 6:30PM
Saturday October 20, 2012 from 11AM – 6:30PM
Sunday October 21 from 11AM – 4:00PM

September 27, 2012 –“ARTIST GIVES BACK” Studio 13 Fine Art is pleased to present “Earth,” a solo exhibition by Dutch Canadian artist, Barbara Arnold. Please join us on Thursday October 18th from 6:00 pm – 9:30 pm for the exhibition opening. Here Art helps support Cancer Treatments, as 10% of the exhibition proceeds will be donated to the BC Canadian Cancer Foundation. In “Earth,” Barbara presents a series of artworks that are inspired by the dynamism and sublime beauty of our planet and its natural forces. Her paintings adopt a bird’s eye view, inviting the viewer to observe from above, the power and movement of Mother Nature at work. Abstract in design, these paintings exude an organic energy. Warm colours flow across her wood panels, creating a sense of harmony that is also tinged with a chaotic, curiosity-inducing tension. Through a combined process of spontaneity and material exploration, Barbara creates her mixed media works using acrylic, oil, wax, inks, and antiquing processes.

Born in the Netherlands, Barbara immigrated to Canada in 1981. After travelling extensively throughout Europe, the Americas, and Asia, and fighting cancer herself, Barbara embarked on a deeper spiritual search, which led to her present career in painting. Barbara has completed courses at Emily Carr University of Art and Design, as well as trained privately with a number of established local artists.

“Painting is my language. It allows me to be bold, courageous, and spontaneous, and to express my daily emotions in response to life’s amazing journey.”

To see more images and for further information contact: Barbara Arnold 604-760-4465

barbaraarnoldart@telus.net, www.barbaraarnoldart.com

Western conceptions of freedom, individuality, experimentation and self-expression are continually tested as the musicians (most of them women) under Mashayekhi’s direction work through a challenging repertory which includes the intensely emotional song cycles of Mahler, the chance-based provocations of John Cage and the orthodox fervour of Arvo Pärt.

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