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Michaël Iskander Sewandono
Born 1979, September 21st, Amsterdam
Dutch nationality

Film lab/ Markets

2021, l'Atelier de Cannes (Mandai River)
2020, Far East Focus Asia Market (Mandai River)
2019, TiesThatBind (Mandai River)

Education/ Courses/ Residencies

2016, Residency at The Hospital Field, Scotland
2012, Judith Weston. Acting for directors
2009, Guillermo Arriaga Masterclass screenwriting London
2009, Robert McKee’s Story Seminar
2002-2005, BFA, Rietveld Academy Amsterdam – The Netherlands
1999-2000, Escuela Internacional de Cine y Television – Cuba

Nomination Young Directors Cannes
Nomination Best Short film Dutch Film Festival
Fine Art Stipend BKVB Netherlands

Short bio

Born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Michaël completed the Gerrit Rietveld Academy with a Bachelor in Fine Arts. He studied at the Escuela Internacional de Cine y Television de Cuba where he made several short documentaries. Michael works as a filmmaker and an autonomous artist, screening at international markets and exhibitions. He recently lived in Indonesia to work on the research for his upcoming feature film 'Mandai River' that now has a finished script and is currently in finance.

Projects in development

- Feature film project Mandai River selected for l’Atelier at the Cannes Film Festival, and received production financing from the Dutch Film Fund, to be produced by Revolver Films. Scheduled to be filmed in 2024

- No Other Being, a documentary feature about artist and musician Gabriel Rios. The film is being developed with support from the Dutch Film Fund and will be produced by Scenery

- Killing Varuna, a thriller feature that revolves around the complex world of water scarcity

Films

"Anamnesis - Henosis"
Music Film, HD, colour, 11.11min.
Deutsche Grammophon and Joep Beving

"The Other Violence" - Four part film series
Installation, HD, 16mm, B/W, colour, various length.

“This Marauder's Midnight”
Gabriel Rios
Music Video album series

“Arash” (NTR Broadcast Short)
Short, HD, colour, 10min.
CTM Lev Pictures

“Akiko” (NTR Broadcast Short)
Short, 35mm, colour, 10min.
Lev Pictures 2008 - Distribution USA, IndiePix
Nomination ‘Best Short’ Dutch Film Awards 2008

“Weight” Series (Gewichtig Wachten)
Installation, 16mm to HD/ Colour/ 30min.
FLMI Film 2008

“Con la carne de mi puerquito”
Documentary, VHS, colour/ 12min.
EICTV – Cuba 1999

Selected screenings and exhibitions

- Sao Paulo, OCA Building/ Goethe Institute, Brazil- Bearum Kunsthal, Oslo - exhibition
- Flux-s, Eindhoven – exhibition, multiple screen
- Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Rencontres Internationales Berlin
- National Museum Reina Sofia, Rencontres Internationales Madrid
- Centre Pompidou, Rencontres Internationales Paris
- Shanghai Film Festival, China
- Bienal del fin del Mundo, Argentine
- International Film Festival Rotterdam