I'm Never Afraid!

I'm Never Afraid!
I'm Never Afraid!
Directed by	Willem Baptist
Written by	Willem Baptist
Produced by	Mete Gümurhhan
Starring	Mack Bouwense
Cinematography	Dirk-Jan Kerkkamp
Edited by	Albert Markus
Release date	November 2010;
Running time	25 minutes
Country	Netherlands
Language	Dutch

I'm Never Afraid! (Dutch: Ik ben echt niet bang!) is a 2010 Dutch Super 16mm^[1] documentary film about Mack Bouwense an eight-year-old professional motocross racer who has a mirrored heart, a condition known as dextrocardia. It is directed by award-winning Dutch filmmaker Willem Baptist and broadcast by VPRO on 20 November 2010. In German and French speaking countries the documentary was broadcast by ARTE.^[2]

It premiered at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam,^[3] and screened at more than 100 film festivals worldwide including BFI London Film Festival, Slamdance,^[4] Sprockets; Toronto Film Festival,^[5] and Kraków Film Festival.^[6] It won multiple international awards^[7]^[8]^[9] including a Golden Gate Award at San Francisco International Film Festival,^[10] Documentary Short Grand Jury Prize at Atlanta Film Festival,^[11] and a Kinderkast Jury award non-fiction at Cinekid Festival.^[12] In 2011, the documentary was nominated for a broadcast award for Best Children Programme at the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision.^[13]

References

^ Bowers, Jeffrey (2013-03-27). "I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'I'm Never Afraid!' | VICE Australia / NZ". Vice.com. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
^ "kleine-grosse-helden-tv". tvmovie.de. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
^ "I'm Never Afraid! | IDFA 2013". Idfa.nl. 2013-08-01. Archived from the original on 2013-10-11. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
^ Willem Baptist. "I'm Never Afraid!". Slamdance.festivalgenius.com. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
^ "EYE International | Dutch youth cinema at Sprockets". International.eyefilm.nl. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
^ "Krakowski Festiwal Filmowy". Krakowfilmfestival.pl. Archived from the original on October 11, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
^ "Ik-ben-echt-niet-bang-wint-opnieuw-filmprijs-in-VS" (in Dutch). volkskrant.nl. 2012-04-05.
^ "ik-ben-echt-niet-bang-valt-in-vs-in-de-prijzen" (in Dutch). nrc.nl. 2012-04-05.
^ "Ik-ben-echt-niet-bang-wint-opnieuw-filmprijs-in-VS" (in Dutch). parool.nl. 2012-04-05.
^ "55th San Francisco International Film Festival Winners Announced at Golden Gate Awards Ceremony Wedndesday, May 2 - San Francisco Film Society". Sffs.org. 2012-02-05. Archived from the original on 2013-10-11. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
^ "Grand Jury Winners — Atlanta Film Festival". Atlantafilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-11. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
^ "Winnaars 2011 | Cinekid" (in Dutch). Cinekid.nl. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
^ "Genomineerden 2011 | Beeld en Geluid". Beeldengeluid.nl. Retrieved 2013-10-05.

External links

Ik ben echt niet bang! at IMDb

[1] Bowers, Jeffrey (2013-03-27). "I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'I'm Never Afraid!' | VICE Australia / NZ". Vice.com. Retrieved 2013-10-05.

[2] "kleine-grosse-helden-tv". tvmovie.de. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-10.

[3] "I'm Never Afraid! | IDFA 2013". Idfa.nl. 2013-08-01. Archived from the original on 2013-10-11. Retrieved 2013-10-05.

[4] Willem Baptist. "I'm Never Afraid!". Slamdance.festivalgenius.com. Retrieved 2013-10-05.

[5] "EYE International | Dutch youth cinema at Sprockets". International.eyefilm.nl. Retrieved 2013-10-05.

[6] "Krakowski Festiwal Filmowy". Krakowfilmfestival.pl. Archived from the original on October 11, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-05.

[7] "Ik-ben-echt-niet-bang-wint-opnieuw-filmprijs-in-VS" (in Dutch). volkskrant.nl. 2012-04-05.

[8] "ik-ben-echt-niet-bang-valt-in-vs-in-de-prijzen" (in Dutch). nrc.nl. 2012-04-05.

[9] "Ik-ben-echt-niet-bang-wint-opnieuw-filmprijs-in-VS" (in Dutch). parool.nl. 2012-04-05.

[10] "55th San Francisco International Film Festival Winners Announced at Golden Gate Awards Ceremony Wedndesday, May 2 - San Francisco Film Society". Sffs.org. 2012-02-05. Archived from the original on 2013-10-11. Retrieved 2013-10-05.

[11] "Grand Jury Winners — Atlanta Film Festival". Atlantafilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-11. Retrieved 2013-10-05.

[12] "Winnaars 2011 | Cinekid" (in Dutch). Cinekid.nl. Retrieved 2013-10-05.

[13] "Genomineerden 2011 | Beeld en Geluid". Beeldengeluid.nl. Retrieved 2013-10-05.

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