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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

Arjan Brentjes

Arjan BRENTJES (1971, Netherlands) started his professional life as a painter. In 2008, he switched to moving images. He has dedicated himself to making short films since 2010, in recent years mostly animations. Brentjes often uses old movie styles to reflect on the future. In 2017, his short animation film Sand was nominated for a Gouden Kalf award.

Filmography

(all short) The 21st Century (2010), Il était une fois un artiste (2011), Glass (2013), Hybris (2014), Next Man (2016), Tempo (2016), Sand (2017), So It Goes (2019)

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Arjan Brentjes at IFFR

  • So It Goes

    A reconstruction of the first days of May 1940 for Truus and her mother Aartje in the heart of Rotterdam.