Meidagen

MEIDAGEN (DAYS OF MAY)

A Dutch soldier experiences the first days of World War II on the Zeeland Flanders coast. Helpless in face of the looming German invasion, his faith in God will be put to a test.

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Running time: 15:50


Original Production Format: Super 16mm

 

Original language: Dutch


Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1


Sound: 5.1 Surround

  

Produced in 2019 in Zeeland, the Netherlands


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CAST


Jan Simons: Tomer Pawlicki


De Ruiter: Steef Verheijen


Luitenant Derksen: Sijzte van der Meer


Hellendoorn: Bart Klop


Terpstra: Enzo Coenen


Buyze: Bart Oomen


Boone: Emile Osinga



MAIN CREW

 

Writer and Director: Juri Ferri

 

Producers: Thomas Mataheru & Jolijn van Rinsum


Director of Photography: Casper van Oort

(Walcheren)


Director of Photography: Clara Stephanie Schieber Lorenesi

(Zeeuws-Vlaanderen)


Production Designer: Adrian Wittenberg

(Zeeuws-Vlaanderen)


Art Director: Marcus van Binsbergen


Costume Designer: Louka Hogendijk


Editor: Marijn Maas


Sound Designer: Simon Epstein


Music: Enrico Ferri


Poster

Trailer

Official Selections & Awards

Film by the Sea 2019

Cinecity | Vlissingen, Netherlands | 18-21 September 2019


New Renaissance Film Festival Amsterdam 2020

LAB111 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 28 February 2020

*Winner* Best Historical Short Film


International Short Film Festival Middelburg 2020 

Middelburg, Netherlands | 14 June 2020

*Winner* Best Provincial Short Film

*Winner* Best Actor in a Provincial Short Film (Tomer Pawlicki)


New Renaissance Film Festival London 2020

London, UK | 10-13 September 2020


Elba Film Festival 2020

Piazza Bonanno | Marciana Marina, Italy | 19 September 2020

*Winner* Best Editing


Charlotte Film Festival 2020

Charlotte, NC, USA | 23-27 September 2020


LIFF - Lebanese Independent Film Festival 2020

Beirut, Lebanon | 25-26 September 2021


Festival Caminhos do Cinema Português 2020

Cinema Avenida | Coimbra, Portugal | 16 November 2020


Festival 1666 - Festival Internacional de Cinema 16mm

Rio de Janeiro, Brasil | 22-29 November 2020


Veterans Film Festival 2020

Canberra, Australia | 30 November-31 December 2020

*Winner* Best Student Film

*Winner* Best Film School

*Winner* Sergeant Joseph Cecil Thompson Award for Best Music


Filmfestival Tegenstroom 2020

Oostburg, Netherlands | 23-25 April 2020


Carmarthen Bay Film Festival 2021

Llanelli, UK | 17-20 May 2021


Festival Internationale du Film de Fiction Historique 2021

L'Onyx | Plaisance-du-Touch, France | 24 September 2021




Aired on the TV channels Omroep Zeeland and ShortsTV

Film Stills

Behind the Scenes

Press

Article by the "Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant" (PZC), 2nd May 2019 (in Dutch)

 

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Article by "AD.nl", 4th March 2020 (in Dutch)


 

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Article by "Omroep Zeeland", 3rd May 2020 (in Dutch). 


On that day, the film was broadcast on their TV network


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Article by "Nu.nl", 28th December 2020 (in Dutch). 



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Video interview by the team of the New Renaissance Film Festival in Amsterdam, 29th February 2020

 

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Article by "L'Eco di Bergamo", 6th March 2020 (in Italian)

 

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Article by the "Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant" (PZC), 14th June 2020 (in Dutch)



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Article by "Omroep Zeeland", 28th December 2020 (in Dutch). 


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Article by "De Faam", 3rd March 2020 (in Dutch)


 

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Article by "Prima Bergamo", 13th March 2020 (in Italian)


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Giacomo d'Alelio interviews Juri Ferri at the Elba Film Festival for "Cinema in Atto", weekly video programme of the "Rivista del Cinematografo", 6th October 2020 (in Italian)



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Article by "L'Eco di Bergamo", 29th December 2020 (in Italian)

 

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