{"id":79327,"date":"2024-05-15T17:53:09","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T15:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/?page_id=79327"},"modified":"2026-02-06T18:36:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T17:36:36","slug":"big-screen-competition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/awards-competitions\/big-screen-competition","title":{"rendered":"Big Screen Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A multifaceted competition that bridges the gap between popular, classic, and arthouse cinema, the Big Screen Competition is dedicated to supporting the distribution of nominated films in the Netherlands. The winning filmmaker(s) will be awarded the Big Screen Award along with \u20ac15,000 in prize money. Additionally, IFFR offers \u20ac15,000 to the Dutch distributor that acquires the film\u2019s distribution rights, incentivising local distribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Big Screen Award winner 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Master <\/strong>by Rezwan Shahriar Sumit <em>(Bangladesh)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Master_Film_still_1-1-scaled.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1770398305\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-230160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Master_Film_still_1-1-scaled.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1770398305 2560w, https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Master_Film_still_1-1-288x162.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1770398305 288w, 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9.70312V8.29688C0.9375 8.17188 1 8.10938 1.125 8.10938Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"px-4 pb-4 -mt-2 md:pb-6 ll-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Jan-Willem van Ewijk <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">graduated from the Delft University of Technology and worked as an airplane designer and technology investor before quitting his job and pursuing his passion for filmmaking. He made his first feature film <\/span><b>Nu. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(2006)<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with friends, family and a video camera. The film won the Grand Prix at the European Independent Film Festival and Best Debut Feature at the Netherlands Film Festival. van Ewijk was invited to the Sundance Lab with his second feature <\/span><b>Atlantic.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, about a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moroccan windsurfer<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. His third feature <\/span><b>Pacifica<\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">about<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American gun culture,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was filmed throughout the American West. Van Ewijk\u2019s fourth feature, the snowy mountain thriller <\/span><b>Alpha<\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">., <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">premiered in the Giornate degli Autori section of Venice Film Festival where it won the Europa Cinemas Label. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<details  class=\"rounded-lg group bg-base-300\">\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"flex items-center justify-between gap-2 p-4 list-none cursor-pointer md:py-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"font-heading md:text-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSara Ishaq\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"transition group-open:rotate-90 shrink-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M8.29688 0.5625H9.70312C9.82812 0.5625 9.89062 0.625 9.89062 0.75V17.25C9.89062 17.375 9.82812 17.4375 9.70312 17.4375H8.29688C8.17188 17.4375 8.10938 17.375 8.10938 17.25V0.75C8.10938 0.625 8.17188 0.5625 8.29688 0.5625Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<path class=\"transition group-open:opacity-0\" d=\"M1.125 8.10938H16.875C17 8.10938 17.0625 8.17188 17.0625 8.29688V9.70312C17.0625 9.82812 17 9.89062 16.875 9.89062H1.125C1 9.89062 0.9375 9.82812 0.9375 9.70312V8.29688C0.9375 8.17188 1 8.10938 1.125 8.10938Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"px-4 pb-4 -mt-2 md:pb-6 ll-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Sara Ishaq<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a Yemeni-Scottish film director, screenwriter and trainer based in Amsterdam. Her debut film, <\/span><b>Karama Has No Walls<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Documentary and a BAFTA Scotland New Talent Award in 2014, and her award-winning feature documentary <\/span><b>The Mulberry House<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> premiered at IDFA in 2013. Between 2017 and 2023, Ishaq ran film training programmes in Yemen through her foundation, Comra Academy, and in 2020 co-founded Marsa Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to cultivating spaces for filmmaking and artistic expression in the Arab region. Sara manages the International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk (ICFR) in Amsterdam and is set to release her debut fiction feature, <\/span><b>The Station<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in 2026, which won the La Biennale di Venezia Prize for Best Film in Post-Production in 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<details  class=\"rounded-lg group bg-base-300\">\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"flex items-center justify-between gap-2 p-4 list-none cursor-pointer md:py-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"font-heading md:text-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLoes Luca\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"transition group-open:rotate-90 shrink-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M8.29688 0.5625H9.70312C9.82812 0.5625 9.89062 0.625 9.89062 0.75V17.25C9.89062 17.375 9.82812 17.4375 9.70312 17.4375H8.29688C8.17188 17.4375 8.10938 17.375 8.10938 17.25V0.75C8.10938 0.625 8.17188 0.5625 8.29688 0.5625Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<path class=\"transition group-open:opacity-0\" d=\"M1.125 8.10938H16.875C17 8.10938 17.0625 8.17188 17.0625 8.29688V9.70312C17.0625 9.82812 17 9.89062 16.875 9.89062H1.125C1 9.89062 0.9375 9.82812 0.9375 9.70312V8.29688C0.9375 8.17188 1 8.10938 1.125 8.10938Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"px-4 pb-4 -mt-2 md:pb-6 ll-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Loes Luca <\/strong>is a\u00a0Dutch actress, Rotterdam native, singer and comedian who has starred in successful films and television series, including\u00a0<strong>Spetters<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Het meisje met het rode haar<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>De Noorderlingen<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Ja zuster, nee zuster<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>More information will follow soon.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<details  class=\"rounded-lg group bg-base-300\">\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"flex items-center justify-between gap-2 p-4 list-none cursor-pointer md:py-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"font-heading md:text-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChris Oosterom\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"transition group-open:rotate-90 shrink-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M8.29688 0.5625H9.70312C9.82812 0.5625 9.89062 0.625 9.89062 0.75V17.25C9.89062 17.375 9.82812 17.4375 9.70312 17.4375H8.29688C8.17188 17.4375 8.10938 17.375 8.10938 17.25V0.75C8.10938 0.625 8.17188 0.5625 8.29688 0.5625Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<path class=\"transition group-open:opacity-0\" d=\"M1.125 8.10938H16.875C17 8.10938 17.0625 8.17188 17.0625 8.29688V9.70312C17.0625 9.82812 17 9.89062 16.875 9.89062H1.125C1 9.89062 0.9375 9.82812 0.9375 9.70312V8.29688C0.9375 8.17188 1 8.10938 1.125 8.10938Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"px-4 pb-4 -mt-2 md:pb-6 ll-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After programming film and events in various music venues in the 80s and 90s, <\/span><b>Chris Oosterom<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> joined the Filmmuseum (now Eye) in 1997, where he worked in programming and later headed the distribution department. In 2003, he started his own distribution company, first in Amsterdam, later in London, where his company Yume Pictures is still active. In November 2012, Oosterom became the Artistic Director of the Imagine Fantastic Film Festival in Amsterdam, and the General Director in 2020. Since 2017 he has been the co-organiser of the European Genre Forum, a pan-European talent programme for genre filmmakers. Oosterom is also the chairman of the M\u00e9li\u00e8s International Festival Federation, a worldwide organisation that promotes European fantastic cinema across the world.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<details  class=\"rounded-lg group bg-base-300\">\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"flex items-center justify-between gap-2 p-4 list-none cursor-pointer md:py-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"font-heading md:text-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMila Schlingemann\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"transition group-open:rotate-90 shrink-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M8.29688 0.5625H9.70312C9.82812 0.5625 9.89062 0.625 9.89062 0.75V17.25C9.89062 17.375 9.82812 17.4375 9.70312 17.4375H8.29688C8.17188 17.4375 8.10938 17.375 8.10938 17.25V0.75C8.10938 0.625 8.17188 0.5625 8.29688 0.5625Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<path class=\"transition group-open:opacity-0\" d=\"M1.125 8.10938H16.875C17 8.10938 17.0625 8.17188 17.0625 8.29688V9.70312C17.0625 9.82812 17 9.89062 16.875 9.89062H1.125C1 9.89062 0.9375 9.82812 0.9375 9.70312V8.29688C0.9375 8.17188 1 8.10938 1.125 8.10938Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"px-4 pb-4 -mt-2 md:pb-6 ll-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Mila Schlingemann<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a senior programmer at Eye, the national museum for film and the art of moving image in the Netherlands. Eye is renowned for storing, restoring, and presenting a wide array of films, ranging from classics and blockbusters to early avant-garde films and the latest VR experiments. <\/span><b>Schlingemann<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is responsible for all new releases and related special programming as well as analogue film programming on 70mm. Her role includes organising special evenings and talks with filmmakers and artists, as well as curating side programming for debuting filmmakers and iconic classic cinema.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Past winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2025\/films\/raptures\">Raptures<\/a><\/strong> by Jon Bl\u00e5hed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2024\/films\/the-old-bachelor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Old Bachelor<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>by&nbsp;Oktay Baraheni<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/endless-borders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Endless Borders<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>by&nbsp;Abbas Amini<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/expanded\/2022\/films\/kung-fu-zohra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Kung Fu Zohra<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;by Mabrouk El Mechri<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/2021\/films\/el-perro-que-no-calla\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>El perro que no calla<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>by Ana Katz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/2020\/films\/a-perfectly-normal-family\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Perfectly Normal Family<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>by Malou Reymann<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/2019\/films\/transnistra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Transnistra<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;by&nbsp;Anna Eborn<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2018<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/2018\/films\/nina\">Nina<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;by Olga Chajdas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2017<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/2017\/films\/pop-aye\">Pop Aye<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;by&nbsp;Kirsten Tan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2016<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/2016\/films\/les-ogres\">Les ogres<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;by L\u00e9a Fehner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2015<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/2015\/films\/second-coming\">Second Coming<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;by Debbie Tucker Green&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2014<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/2014\/films\/another-year\">Another Year<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;by&nbsp;Oxana Bychkova<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2013<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/2013\/films\/bellas-mariposas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bellas mariposas<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;by Salvatore Mereu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A multifaceted competition that bridges the gap between popular, classic, and arthouse cinema, the Big Screen Competition is dedicated to supporting the distribution of nominated films in the Netherlands. 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