Marc Bary & Nicky Onstenk
Kromme-Mijdrechtstraat 110-2 | 1079 LD Amsterdam
films@ijswater.nl | +31 204421760
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IJswater Films (‘Icewater Films’) was founded 30 years ago by producer Marc Bary (EFA member) and is developing and producing high-quality feature films, high-end drama, documentaries and short films, by both new and established national and international talent, for both adult and youth audiences. Fellow producer since late 2019 is Nicky Onstenk, complimented since 2024 with junior producer Zoë Niezen and production coordinator Bregje de Boer.

Many (co)productions have been selected at international film festivals and co-production markets/ labs, such as Cannes (Semaine de la Critique, L’Atelier, ACID), Berlin (Generation), San Sébastian, Rotterdam (Cinemart, Bright Future), Rome, Malmö, Chicago, Valladolid, Leeds, Les Arcs, Venice (Orizzonti), Locarno (Pardi di Domani), Goa, Tribeca and Toronto (TIFF, Intl Financing Forum). Various films have been awarded.

IJswater titles include THE POLISH BRIDE (Cannes Critics Choice, Golden Globe Nominee), WIN/WIN (Prix Genève Europe Script Award), THE NEW WORLD (Intl. Emmy Award Best Actress), SUPERNOVA (Berlinale Generation Nominee), IN BLUE by Jaap van Heusden (Dutch Academy Awards Best Director/Best Screenplay/Best Actress, Austin FF Best Narrative Feature, Belgian/Romanian co-pro with Caviar), LÁ ÚLTIMA PRIMAVERA / LAST DAYS OF SPRING by Isabel Lamberti (2020, Cannes ACID Nomination, San Sebastian IFF New Directors Award, Les Arcs IFF Best Acting Award, Spanish co-pro with Tourmalet), SPOTLESS by Emma Branderhorst (2022, Crystal Bear Best Short Berlinale), children’s series KABAM! by Elisabeth Hesemans (2022, Intl. Emmy Award Best Kids Live-Action), THE MAN FROM ROME by Jaap van Heusden, starring Michele Riondino (2023, Nominee PÖFF Tallinn Black Nights FF, Dutch Academy Award Best Music, German co-pro with Fiction Park), KILLING CRABS / MATAR CANGREJOS by Omar Al Abdul Razzak Martínez (2023, Best Actress & Best Spanish Film Malága FF, Best Film Las Palmas FF, Spanish co-pro with Tourmalet) and pre-school drama series LITTLE GOAT SQUAD (directed by Elisabeth Hesemans, written by Britt Snel & Sophie van de Pol, Cinekid 2025, sales: Dutch Core).

In post-production: besides intl. features LOST SON and IN ALASKA also season 2 of the pre-school drama series KABAM! (Belgian co-pro with De Mensen, sales: Dutch Core). In finance: youth films CHARLIE THE TREE GIRL, a Belgian/German co-pro with De Mensen/ Coin Film (directed by Sanne Vogel, written by Lineke van den Boezem & Matthijs van Wensveen) and JUST NICK, a Belgian/UK co-pro with Polar Bear/ Candle & Bell (directed by Nicole van Kilsdonk, written by Jeanine Cronie). Also the historical biopic ANTON DE KOM, I SHALL BE HEARD (written by Philip Delmaar & Raoul de Jong, director Edson da Conceicao, Dutch-Surinamese co-pro with Tulsa Studios).

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LOST SON tells the story of Winston, who has always had a difficult relationship with his son Jayden. When Jayden is the victim of an armed robbery, Winston's world is turned upside down. Together with his ex-wife Helena he goes on a search for justice and he puts all his focus on Talib, a possible suspect. What starts as a search for revenge, transforms into an emotional journey filled with unexpected twists.

Edson da Conceicao (1987, Rotterdam) is a filmmaker known for his compelling stories. He studied at the Netherlands Film Academy and graduated in 2019 with PORFOTTO, which was nominated for a Student Oscar Academy Award. He directed the short film LAST RIDE (Filmfest Emden Norderney Film Festival - 2^nd Price Best Short, GwangHwaMun Intl. Short FF, Festival Tous Courts of Aix-en-Provence, Intl. Short FF Berlin Interfilm), co-directed the mid-length film DE STERFSHOW (2021, Videoland Academy). He co-directed the high-end drama series THE CRASH (RAMPVLUCHT), winner of the Dutch Academy Award for Best Drama Series 2022. In 2024, his television feature film, the horror thriller PARIAH premiered (VPRO, sales SKOOP Media). Besides his debut feature film LOST SON, currently is also in post-production the crime series NARCOSTAD for Dutch streamer Videoland (director/ show runner).

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Woody, a 17-year-old from a tiny village in Alaska does something unthinkable: he shoots The Oil Pipeline and becomes a most wanted terrorist, hunted by the seasoned FBI Agent Susan Tarheel. Running for his life, lost in the wild, without a plan, Woody is not an easy prey. But as Tarheel closes in, she also identifies more with the boy. While Woody escapes across the state and into arctic Canada, he is reconnecting with the land, its people and the roots of his Inuit mother.

IN ALASKA is an original story, inspired by true facts written by Dutch acclaimed director Jaap van Heusden (WIN/WIN - Prix Europe Best Screenplay, Winner Best Actor Brooklyn IFF, IN BLUE - Winner Austin FF, Winner of 3 Dutch Academy Awards, THE NEW WORLD - Intl. Emmy Award Winner Best Actress, THE MAN FROM ROME - Tallinn Black Nights IFF Nominee) and co-written and co-directed by Canadian filmmaker, theatre director, actor Vinnie Karetak (drama series QANURLIQ? - writer/co-producer/actor, ACTING GOOD Acting - actor, NORTH OF NORTH - actor).