Kauwboy
Films - 2012
10-year-old Jojo has a difficult family life marked by a unpredictable father and an absent mother. One day he brings home a jackdaw and finds comfort in their unexpected friendship. He keeps it hidden from his father because he sometimes suffers from tantrums. Jojo finds himself caught between caring for the jackdaw and being loyal to his father. Until, due to their hidden grief, the bomb bursts.
Director
Boudewijn Koole
Producer
The Film Kitchen
Screenplay
Boudewijn Koole
Jolein Laarman
Director
Boudewijn Koole
Producer
The Film Kitchen
Screenplay
Boudewijn Koole
Jolein Laarman
Main cast
Rick Lens
Susan Radder
Loek Peters
Ricky Koole
Cahit Olmez
Broadcaster
NTR
Financiers
CoBO
Mediafonds
Nederlands Filmfonds
Festival selection
Berlinale 2012 (Generation)
BAFICI
Kristiansand International Children’s Film Festival
EFA Young Audience Day
Cinejeune Saint-Quentin
Tel Aviv International Children’s Film Festival
Tokyo Kinder Film, Seoul International Youth Film Festival
Seoul South Korea
LUCAS Internationales Kinderfilmfestival
Frankfurt Germany
BUSTER International Filmfestival for Children and Youth
Copenhagen Denmark
Nederlands Film Festival
Utrecht Netherlands
BFI London Film Festival
London United Kingdom
Cinekid Film Festival
Tokyo International Film Festival
Discovery Film Festival
Chicago International Children Film Festival
EFA European Film Academy Ceremony
awards & nominations
'Grand Prix of the Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk' Award for best Youth Film at Berlinale,
‘Best First Feature Award’ at Berlinale
‘Prix de la ville de Saint-Quentin’ at Cinejeune
Special mention at BAFICI
Buenos Aires International Film Festival
‘EFCA Award’ and the ‘Film & Kino Award’ at Kristiansand International Children’s Film Festival
‘European Film Academy Young Audience Award’ Young Audience Film Day, Special mention ‘Citation of Excellence’ at Cinematheque Tel Aviv,
‘International Jury’s Grand Prix’ at Tokyo Kinder Film,
Prize of the Netherlands Film Critics and the Golden Calf for Best Music Score (Helge Slikker) and the Audience Award at Netherlands Film Festival
Dutch Submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Cinekid Special Mention of the Film Professional’s Jury, Prix FiPresci – European discovery of the year 2012
European Film Awards Malta, Best Dutch Film 2012 awarded by the Association of Dutch Film Critics, City of Malmo Award for Best Youth Film 2012
BUFF International Children and Young People’s Film Festival and Best Drama Feature
Taipei International Children’s Film Festival 2014.
