curriculum vitae

 

 

Born 1951 in Peruvian capital Lima, where she lived till 1973. Studied Biology and Literature at Lima University and Film at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome. Since 1978 Heddy Honigmann carries the Dutch nationality and is living in Amsterdam.

 

 

 

1979                L’ISRAELE DEI BEDUINI (with C. Carlotto); Documentary/45’/color/16 mm. Produced by the ‘Instituto Luce’, Rome.

Official festival selection in Venice (1979), Rotterdam (1980), Cinéma du Réel - Paris (1980), London (1980), Montréal (1980).

 

1980                THE FIRE (Het Vuur); Feature film/45’/color/16mm.

Official festival selection in Rotterdam (1981), Antwerp (1981).

 

1981                ACROSS THE STREET (The Other Side) (De Overkant); Feature film/30’/ color/16 mm.

Official festival selection in Rotterdam (1982).

 

1982                THE WHITE UMBRELLA (De Witte Paraplu) (with Noshka van der Lely); Feature film/64’/color/16mm.

Official festival selection in Rotterdam (1983), Gendt (1983).

 

1985                THE DOOR OF THE HOUSE (De Deur van het Huis) (with Angiola Janigro); Feature film/98’/b&w/16mm.

Official festival selection at Festival International du Nouveau Cinéma Montréal (1985), Gendt (1985), San Remo (1985), Créteil (1986), Florence (1986).

 

1986/1987      PHANTASM (Mind Shadows)(Hersenschimmen); Feature film/115’/color/35 mm.

Produced by Rolf Orthel in co-production with VPRO Television.

Based on the novel ‘Hersenschimmen’ by J. Bernlef.

Official festival selection in Atlantic Festival Atlantique (1987), Festival International du Nouveau Cinéma Montréal (1987), Berlin (1988), Gothenburg-Sweden (1989), Biennale Vienna (1989).

 

1988/1989      YOUR OPINION, PLEASE (Uw mening graag);

Feature film/13’/color/35 mm.

Produced by Rolf Orthel.

Many Festivals en several awards.

 

 

 

1990                               GHATAK (with P. Delpeut, M.P. Meyer and K. Hin);

Documentary film/30’/color and b&w/16 mm.

Official festival selection in Rotterdam (1990) and Locarno (1990).

 

FOUR TIMES MY HEART (Vier maal mijn hart);

Feature film/17’/color/35 mm.

Produced by Studio Nieuwe Gronden.

Official festival selection in Utrecht (1991), Rotterdam (1991), Gothenburg (1991), Valladolid (1991).

 

1991                               STORIES I TELL MYSELF (Verhalen die ik mezelf vertel);

Feature film/54’/color/16 mm.

Produced by Studio Nieuwe Gronden.

Based upon a story by Julio Cortázar.

 

1992                EYE TO EYE (Oog in Oog) 2 parts of a monologue series; Feature film/2 x 25’/1 inch video.

Produced by IKON Television.

 

1992/1993      METAL AND MELANCHOLY (Metaal en Melancholie); Documentary/80’/ color/16 mm.

Produced by Ariel Film Productions in co-production with VPRO Television.

Official festival selection at IDFA Amsterdam (1993), Rotterdam (1994), Cinéma du Réel Paris (1994).

Winner of the Grand Prix at the Cinéma du Réel Paris 1994

Winner of the Johnny Jordaan Award of the Amsterdam Art Fund 1994

Winner of the Golden Pigeon and the Mercedes-Benz Award Leipzig 1994

‘Best Etnographical Documentary’ Festival dei Popoli Florence 1994

Honourable Mention in Valladolid and Leipzig 1994

Special Jury Award at the Golden Gate Awards San Francisco 1995

Special Mayor’s Award Yamagata 1995.

 

1994                IN THE SHADOW (In de Schaduw); Documentary/24’/color/16 mm.

Produced by Belbo Film Productions for the Humanistic Alliance (Humanistisch Verbond).

 

1995                AU REVOIR (Good Bye)(Tot Ziens); Feature film/115’/color/35 mm.

Produced by Ariel Film in co-production with NOS Television.

Official festival selection at Locarno, Semaine Internationale du Cinéma à Paris,

Winner of the Bronze Leopard (‘Best Actress’ Johanna ter Steege) and

Winner of the F.I.C.C. Award Locarno 1995

Winner of the Dutch Filmcritic’s Award Utrecht 1995.

 

1996                O AMOR NATURAL; Documentary/76’/color/35mm.

Produced by Pieter van Huystee Film & TV in co-production with

NPS Television.

Official festival selection at IDFA Amsterdam 1996.

Winner of the Jury Award at Montréal 1997

Certificate of Merit Winner in the International Film & Video Division,                        category ‘The Arts’ at the Golden Gate Awards San Francisco 1997

Winner of the Prix Spécial at the Prix Italia 1997

 

 

 

1997                THE UNDERGROUND ORCHESTRA (Het Ondergronds Orkest); Documentary/108’/color/35 mm.

Produced by Pieter van Huystee Film & TV in co-production with

VPRO Television.

Winner of the SCAM Award at Cinéma du Réel Paris 1998

Winner of the KNF Award at the Netherlands Film Festival Utrecht 1998

 

1998                2 MINUTES SILENCE, PLEASE (2 Minuten stilte, a.u.b.); Documentary/87’/color/35mm.

Produced by Pieter van Huystee Film & TV in co-production with

NPS Television.

 

1999                CRAZY; Documentary/97’/color/35mm.

Produced by Pieter van Huystee Film & TV in co-production with

VPRO Television

Winner of the Audience Award at the IDFA Amsterdam 1999

‘Best Documentary’ Netherlands Film Festival Utrecht 2000

‘Best Historical Documentary’ Film Festival Valladolid 2000

Winner of the CDS Filmmaker Award Double Take Filmfestival USA 2001

 

2000                P®IVÉ; Documentary/50’/color/35 mm.

Produced by Pieter van Huystee Film & TV in co-production with

IKON Television

 

2001                               GOOD FATHER, DEAR SON (Goede Man, Lieve Zoon); Documentary/50’/color/video.

Produced by Appel & Honigmann in co-production with IKON Television.

 

 

2003                DAME LA MANO; Documentary / 112’/colour/35mm

Produced by Pieter van Huystee Film/Appel & Honigmann in co-production with VPRO Television.

World premiere at Museum of Modern Art, New York

Official selection Joris Ivens Competition at IDFA 2003.

 

2001 – 2003    FILM RETROSPECTIVE at the Videotheque of Paris/Festival du Cinéma de Paris FILM RETROSPECTIVE at the Robert Flaherty Seminar, New York City.

FILM RETROSPECTIVE in the film museums of Barcelona, Valencia and Madrid, Spain.

FILM RETROSPECTIVE in Berlin (Cinema Arsenal in co-operation with the Berlin Film Forum).

FILM RETROSPECTIVE at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis

FILM RETROSPECTIVE at the Museum of Modern Art, New York