RAYMOND GRIMBERGEN
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Raymond discovers the magical world of capturing motion pictures
by studying television journalism and years of experience in the field after that.
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He directs, shoots and edits many famous Dutch television shows.
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In 2016 he finishes his first film, the documentary Closer to Maarten.
This story about a young man's search for his missing brother, in the mountains of Northern India,
was selected for eleven film festivals worldwide and won
a Golden Stone Award at the Scenecs International Film Festival.
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In 2018 Raymond directs his first fiction film, Brugklas: De tijd van m'n leven.
This film, about a group of kids in their first years at high school, was a big success
and it won a Golden Film Award for having more than 100K visitors.
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Two years later he finishes his second documentary, Destination Sobibor,
about a young man's road trip to the remote former nazi camp Sobibor, in eastern Poland.
On his way to the place where almost his entire family was murdered,
this young man is trying to find an answer to all the questions he has about the faith of his lost family members.
The film was an official selection for the Miami Jewish Film Festival in 2022.
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Last year his second fiction film Lioness, a coming-of-age film after his own idea, hit cinemas.
This story, about a talented football girl struggling to adapt to her new situation,
was released in the Netherlands and Belgium in April 2023.
Later that year the film played in Suriname, Curaçao and Aruba.
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Lioness was selected for international film festivals in Italy, Germany, Japan, Poland, Switzerland, India,
the United States, Norway, Czech Republic, Slowakia, Australia, China, Switzerland and Greece
and picked up prizes in Italy, Switzerland, Poland, India, Norway, Switzerland and Greece.
Moreover, the film was sold to Germany and will play in German cinemas in spring 2025.
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Lioness wins two awards at the famous Giffoni Film Festival
in Italy: Best Film Elements +10 and the Lete Special Award