Viking Film
Oudezijds Achterburgwal 77 | 1012 DC Amsterdam
marleen@vikingfilm.nl | +31 641430708
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With Viking Film producer Marleen Slot thrives to be a nurturing home for talents from all across the world. Telling stories for audiences to strongly identify with, by filmmakers with whom she is closely connected. Viking Film believes in the power of real cooperation’s, being that with directors, writers, co-producers, financiers, crew and cast. Only in collectivity we are capable of bringing stories to a different level and attracting audiences from around the globe.
Since its establishment in 2011, Viking Film wants to create high-quality films for both the national and international market with a special focus on arthouse and animation films.
Viking Film has (co)produced feature films by outstanding filmmakers from around the world, including REEDLAND (Sven Bresser, Cannes Film Festival, Semaine de la Critique 2025), JIMPA (Sophie Hyde, Sundance Film Festival Premieres 2025), THE BLUE TRAIL (Gabriel Mascaro, Berlinale Competition, Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize 2025), SILVER HAZE (Sacha Polak, Berinale Panorama 2023), OINK (Mascha Halberstad, Opening Film Berlinale Generation K+, 2022), DIRTY GOD (Sacha Polak, Sundance World Dramatic Competition and opening film IFFR, 2019), ROJO (Benjamin Naishtat, TIFF Platform and San Sebastian 2018), NEON BULL (Gabriel Mascaro, Venice Orizzonti and TIFF Platform 2015) and ZURICH (Sacha Polak, Berlinale Forum winner CICAE Art Cinema Award 2015).
Together with director Mascha Halberstad, Marleen opened in 2020 the Holy Motion Studio in Arnhem. The 600m2 animation studio is specialized in stopmotion animation and in 2022 released their first feature film, OINK, that was awarded Best Film of the Netherlands, sold to more than 40 countries and nominated for a European Film Award.
Marleen worked as a producer at Lemming Film for many years. In 2007 she attended the EAVE producer’s training and in 2009 she participated in ACE. In 2013 she was selected Producer on the Move during the Cannes Film Festival, in 2021 she was part of Inside Pictures. Besides her work as a producer Marleen sees the importance of actively taking part in (inter)national film policy making. From 2016 until 2020 she has been chairman of the Netherlands Producers association and currently she is president of the board of ACE.
CURRENT PROJECTS
Rietland
Director and script: Sven Bresser. Cast: Gerrit Knobbe, Loïs Reinders. Country: NL/BE. Co-producer: A Private View (BE). Premiere during Cannes Semaine de la Critique 2025. Feature film, 111 minutes. Distribution: Cinéart, The Jokers. Sales: The Party Film Sales.
When reed cutter Johan discovers the lifeless body of a girl on his land, he is overcome by an ambiguous sense of guilt. While taking care of his granddaughter, he sets out on a quest to track down evil. But darkness can thrive in unexpected places.
Jimpa
Director: Sophie Hyde. Writers: Mathhew Cormack & Sophie Hyde. Cast: Olivia Colman, John Lithgow. Country: AUS/NL. Co-producers: Mad Ones, Closer Productions (AUS). Premiere during Sundance Film Festival 2025. Feature film, 113 minutes. Distribution: Cinéart. Sales: Protagonist Pictures.
Hannah and her non-binary teenager Frances visit her gay grandfather Jimpa in Amsterdam. Frances expresses a desire to stay with their grandfather for a year, challenging Hannah’s parenting beliefs and forcing her to confront pas issues.
