RICKY RIJNEKE

Winola Wong in

Wing, the fish that talked back

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Wing, the fish that talked back (13 min) tells the story of six-year-old Wing, who is living in a fantasy world created from the perspective of her everyday life.

The film premiered at the 60th Locarno International Film Festival and was nominated for the Golden Leopard. It was a true festival hit and gained international acclaim at more then 50 international film festivals such as Ghent (Prix-UIP), Toronto, London, San Francisco (Golden Gate), Denver, Rotterdam, Bilbao, Hamburg, Guanajuato, Guangzhou, Bucharest, Rio de Janeiro, Courts Métrages, Festival de Cine Europeo, Manaki Brothers and many others.

This multi-award winning film was sold to several broadcasters and released in Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, Poland, Croatia, France and The Netherlands. Distributer: EYE (The Netherlands). World Sales: Elypse Distribution (Spain).

★★★★½ – Cinemagazine
‘Successful poetic heart-warming debut.’

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awards

Dutch Golden Stone - Best Debut

International Debut Film Festival

Prix du Jury

Festival de Courts Métrages de Côte Bleue

Prix du Public

Festival de Courts Métrages de Côte Bleue

Special Mention European Short

Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival

Best International Short

Jacksonville International Film Festival

festivals

60th Locarno International Film Festival (Switzerland)

Competition: Leopards of Tomorrow

10th Short Night of Lausanne (Switzerland)

Competition: Bad Girls Do It Better!

27th Dutch Film Festival, Utrecht (the Netherlands)

Competition: Debut and Golden Calf