De Club van Lelijke Kinderen

Year: 2019
Country: Netherlands
Director: Jonathan Elbers
Cast: Sem Hulsmann, Faye Kimmijser, Narek Awanesyan, Jeroen van Koningsbrugge, Jelka van Houten, Maan de Steenwinkel
Genre: action, adventure, family
Runtime: 91 min.
Age: 12+

President Isimo wants to get rid of all the ugly children, Paul is one of these children but he manages to escape and start a movement in an attempt to overthrow president Isimo.

Awards & Festivals:

European Youth Film Festival of Flanders 2020
Winner
Professional Jury Award Best Feature Film
Casper Eskes
Jonathan Elbers
Niek Teunissen
Umami Media

European Youth Film Festival of Flanders 2007
Winner
Felix Vanginderhuysen Distribution Prize Best Film
Casper Eskes
Jonathan Elbers
Niek Teunissen
Umami Media
Winner
Prize of the Audience Best Film
Casper Eskes
Jonathan Elbers
Niek Teunissen
Umami Media

Golden and Platin Film, Netherlands 2019
Winner
Golden Film 100.000 Admissions
Jonathan Elbers (director)
Wim Boven (producer)
Casper Eskes (producer)

Cinekid 2019
Nominee
Audience Award Best Children's Film
Casper Eskes
Niek Teunissen
Jonathan Elbers
Umami Media
Nominee
Cinekid Film Award Best Youth Film
Casper Eskes
Niek Teunissen
Jonathan Elbers
Umami Media

Leeds Young People's Film Festival 2019
Nominee
Jury Award Best Film
Casper Eskes
Niek Teunissen
Jonathan Elbers
Umami Media

Minsk International Film Festival “Listapad” 2020
Nominee
Golden "Listapadzik" Award Best Film of the Competition for Children and Youth "Listapadzik"
Jonathan Elbers

Molodist International Film Festival 2020
Winner
Special Jury Diploma Teen Screen Competition
Jeroen Margry (writer)
Koos Meinderts (writer)
Fot the Script
Nominee
Scythian Deer Teen Screen Competition
Jonathan Elbers (director)

Munich Film Festival 2020
Nominee
Young German Cinema Award Direction (Regie)