Sabine Groenewegen receives Cultuurfonds Documentary Stipend Award
Dutch filmmaker Sabine Groenewegen has been awarded the Cultuurfonds Documentary Stipend, worth €50,000, during the IDFA Opening Night. The annual award supports established documentary filmmakers in developing and creating a new film.
Still: The Clearing - Sabine Groenewegen
Groenewegen receives the stipend for her work as a documentary filmmaker, including her latest feature-length documentary The Clearing*, produced by near/by film with sales handled by Kino Rebelde.
Taking a feminist and speculative approach, The Clearing explores the buried history of exploitation in Dutch colonial Sumatra. Combining archival and newly shot footage with sonic, visual and narrative experimentation, the film sheds light on the exploitation of women during the colonial rubber boom, a history that remains largely suppressed.
The film had its world premiere in the International Competition at FIDMarseille and is currently screening in IDFA's Best of Fests programme.
In an exclusive interview with SEE NL, Sabine Groenewegen discusses her award-winning and challenging documentary. Read the interview here.
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*Film is supported by the Netherlands Film Fund