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SELECTED PRESS, FESTIVAL SELECTIONS AND INDUSTRY RECOGNITION
Kansen voor talentvolle filmmakers op NPO Start
Selected for NPO's Fictiefilm Campus, Bauke is one of three directors premiering a short film at the 2026 Netherlands Film Festival — De andere kant van de Afsluitdijk, made with EO and Makaki Productions.
Street Surfer selected for Thuthuka development
A coming-of-age historical drama set in 1994 Cape Town, where an unlikely friendship between a street kid and a privileged Dutch boy exposes both the hope of connection and the limits of reconciliation in post-apartheid South Africa.
Produced by Rinkel Film & Miss K Productions.
CineSud Presents Film Talents to Cannes 2025
One of three filmmakers selected for CineSud's Film Talents to Cannes 2025 programme, bringing him to the Festival de Cannes for networking, workshops, and one-on-one coaching with industry professionals.
De Andere Kant van de Afsluitdijk in the news.
Bauke talks about filming his latest short film in Friesland.
Heading North for the New Noardic Wave development programme
Selected for the 2024 New Noardic Wave programme, which supports nine filmmakers a year, with his short film Among Shadows, developed together with Jip Klompenhouwer and Root Productions.
Laagland selected for development
New Noardic Wave, looking back on 2025!
Interviewed by LBBOnline about his short film Memory, exploring redemption through dance and water symbolism, made with dancer Will Fraser.
Winners at the Gouds Film Festival
Received an honorable mention in the Best Filmmaker category at the 2024 Gouds Film Festival for MOVE.