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Premiere Shorts - The End of Filmfactory 2008

(Thursday, Januari 31^st 2008)

Blow the horns, ring the bells and beat the drums. The premiere of Rutger Hauer’s Filmfactory 2008 was finally there. The cinema was packed with all participants, actors, family, coaches, volunteers, crew, press, v.i.p.’s and of course the Master himself; Rutger Hauer.

After a short introduction by Simon Palsen and a word about the future of the Filmfactory by Harry de Bruijn (InHolland), the screening of the shorts started.

Each team had a short and funny video introduction of their film. The titles of the shorts were (in order of appearance):

Team 4: Ties that bind.

Team 1: Roasted chicken.

Team 2: Wounds.

Team 3: The other side.

Team 5: A short message.

Team 6: Spark of life.

To close the evening and the masterclass Rutger Hauer gave an impressive speech.

Some bits and pieces of it:

“Last year was a dress rehearsal for everyone. This year it was exactly what I was hoping for. We build a new house in Rotterdam; real but fragile.”

“The filmmakers rolled out the red carpet of their minds. Now they are ready to kick some fabulous asses!”

“It was rough, everybody suffered. Big deal. Send me a text message. Get over it!”

He ended with a fun and beautiful poem. And that was it, the Factory closed the doors. But it produced a lot of friendship, knowledge and last but not least 12 beautiful films.