Posted on Nov 8, 2017

Have you already seen the teaser for the upcoming documentary about Dutch born and Curaçao based artist Geerdine Kuijpers? We made it in 2016 and this year we officially started with the production. Kuijpers was born in Rotterdam (the Netherlands) and immigrated to Curaçao in the 50’s. She has since then worked and lived as an artist and created a...

Posted on Sep 13, 2016

Safiano started last week at Caribbean Filmcom. He immediately worked with us on a project of 6 shooting days. Time to improve Safiano! And he sure did. We are happy to have him for the upcoming months. Safiano, from the Netherlands, is 23 years old and his passion is to capture beautiful moments on video and photography. Welcome Safiano!

Posted on Feb 9, 2016

How do you inform the youth about a difficult technical subject without loosing their attention? It is important for their general knowledge so you have to make it attractive. Our important client ‘Parlamento di Kòrsou (Parliament of Curaçao), requested an educational film especially for the youth about all aspects from the working of the...

Posted on Dec 16, 2015

Chef kok of sous chef met televisie aspiraties? Ben jij dè Shurandy Martina onder de Curaçaose koks? Dan zijn wij op zoek naar jou! Voor een Nederlands televisie programma zijn wij opzoek naar een Curaçaose kok. Het betreft een kookprogramma waarin in elke aflevering een Curaçaose kok, van begin tot eind, een gerecht bereidt. Het programma is in eerste...

Posted on Nov 30, 2015

*Caption picture above: Michel Drenthe and Wilco Pleging of In2Content signed an agreement Caribbean Filmcom has reached an agreement with Dutch production company In2Content. “This agreement allows Caribbean Filmcom to access a wide variety of knowledge and professional filmmakers throughout the Netherlands. It also means access on the European market....

Posted on Nov 18, 2015

*Caption picture above: Michel Drenthe with the great Pacheco Domocasse Working on a documentary about the great Rina Penso with Barbara Martijn (producer) Wilma Ligthart (director) and Kirk Claes (camera) has it’s advantages. Always when you talk about film on Curaçao you hear that you have to meet Norman de Palm, Felix de Rooy and Pacheco Domocasse,...

Posted on Nov 6, 2015

This week we visited the new theatrical solo performance of the Curacao-born, young theater actress, Dichi Wit, named “Halfweg”. The shows took place in Teatro Luna Blou on Tuesday, November 3rd, and on Wednesday, November 4th at 19:30. Due to sold out nights there will be an extra show on Wednesday, November 11th at 19.30! Tickets for Wednesday cost...

Posted on Oct 18, 2015

The seven-year-old SAMANTHA TRUSTFULL from Almere is this year, finally, after her brothers and sisters, at the turn to go on holiday to the adventurous Surinam and her beloved aunt Sjaan. In Paramaribo, she discovers the diverse cultures that Surinam is rich for and she makes friends with the children in the “Vergeet-me-niet-straat”. SAMMY PARAMARIBO...

Posted on Sep 7, 2015

After one year we had to say goodbye to our dear colleagues Vân Doan and Camille van Zadelhoff. From sunny days to rainy days.. Vân is now back in the Netherlands. She did a lot of work at Caribbean Filmcom. For example, she was the producer of the mini drama series of Caprilles, assistant producer of ‘Bon Bini Holland’ in cooperation with Eye Works,...

Posted on Aug 14, 2015

This week, we welcomed our new intern Steff. She will explore the film production world and see what direction suits her best. Steff is a creative, fun and smart woman and we are more then happy to have her in our team. Welcome Steff! Read what she has to say: ”My name is Steff and I am an intern at Caribbean Filmcom. I chose Filmcom because I wanted...

Posted on Aug 7, 2015

As a film producer everyday is different. A different concept, different people and a different message to depict. For Pro Bista Caribbean Filmcom produced 3 commercials with a strong message: ‘Visually impaired people can make a valuable contribution to society!’ Pro Bista is a foundation that is committed to the integration and empowerment of the...

Posted on Jul 29, 2015

For the new season of Ivo Niehe’s Dutch television program the ‘TV SHOW’, we did a 1-day shoot with the renowned oncologist Herbert Bob Pinedo. Reporter Inge Teeuwen, came to Curaçao to do the interview with Bob Pinedo. In the TV Show Ivo Niehe receives national and international guests in the studio or he visits them at home and at work....

Posted on Jul 22, 2015

Last week we shot a short commercial, in association with In2Content, of baseball player Ramiro Balentina and his youth team at Heintje Kool stadium, Curaçao. Ramiro Balentina is an ambassador from the project ‘Only you determine who you are’ from The Dutch Ministry of Justice and Safety. Its purpose is to offer teenagers from the age between 12 and 18...

Posted on Jul 10, 2015

*Caption picture above: Sammy Paramaribo crew Weeks of hard work have now come to an end. This week our crew shot the last scene of Sammy Paramaribo! Sammy Paramaribo tells a story of a 7 year old girl, called Sammy. She is from Surinam origin but born and raised in Almere, The Netherlands. For the first time she travels on her own to her aunt Sjaan in...

Posted on Jul 3, 2015

* Caption picture above: Princess Laurentien and a student in discussion about the topic Tourism After six weeks, the result is something to be proud of! On Monday June 29, the first “Raad van Kinderen” on Curaçao gathered together at the Avila Hotel. These children investigated tourism on Curaçao and advised a committee of professionals based on the...

Posted on Jun 30, 2015

* Caption picture above: Left man is the father of Andrelton Simmons. For the U.S. based global cable and satellite television channel ESPN (Entertainment and Sports Programming Network), Caribbean Filmcom provided an ENG team. The production of the 2-day shoot of the Global Games series (Baseball) was a great success and experience! Our ENG team was...

Posted on Jun 1, 2015

We have a great production coming up! It’s not in Curaçao this time, but Surinam! Michel Drenthe will be the line producer of Sammy Paramaribo. This is a great opportunity to work with Eddy Wijngaarde (The Back Lot), Marc Bary (Ijswater Films), Barbara Bredero (Moving Movies), Mirjam Marks and others! Sammy Paramaribo is a short (5 episodes) children’s...

Posted on May 21, 2015

Last Tuesday, Vân, Michel and Camille received a “Papiamentu Básiko” Language Certificate. The Filmcom team has been going to the Papiamentu language course to learn how to speak Papiamentu for about two months. They had a lot of fun going to the lessons that were taught by Helen Noort of Noort Advies. We would like to thank Helen for her patience,...

Posted on May 20, 2015

Yesterday, Filmcom made its first steps of realizing their dream, making a documentary about the famous Grupo Serenada. We handed in the application to W. Curiel of the “Prins Bernard Cultuurfonds Caribisch Gebied”, hoping that they and other future sponsors see the strength and potential of this incredible project. This project is a symbol for...

Posted on May 19, 2015

We are pleased to announce the launch of our brand new website, please take a...

Posted on May 17, 2015

At the moment we’re working on a great educative project with the Curaçao Filmboard Foundation: The first board of children for Curaçao! This is an initiative of the Missing Chapter Foundation.The Royal Highness, Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, is the founder and director of the Missing Chapter Foundation. She visited Curaçao for the kick off...

Posted on Apr 7, 2015

Hooray! We are expanding our team and are happy to welcome our latest colleague Robin Amatmoestar! She is going to be our new member of the production team! Let me introduce myself… My name is Robin Amatmoestar and I’m 27 years old. I was raised in the Netherlands where I studied Media Entertainment Management in The Hague. The versatility of the...

Posted on Mar 28, 2015

Every year filmmakers from Curacao participate in the Short Movies Big Stories film competition. This year Distansia was the winner of the Audience Award! The film was directed and written by Elizabeth Fransisco and Miguel Gonzalez Perret Gentil. I had the pleasure of meeting Liz on the set of The Coast: Ruina. I’m so proud of you Liz! You are amazing. I...

Posted on Mar 25, 2015

The Curaçaosche Kunstkring celebrates their 80 anniversary today! Congratulations! This is such a beautiful organization that stimulates the existence of art on Curaçao! For this cause Caribbean Filmcom produced a CD with various local artists. Besides that, all the musicians who are on the CD have performed for the Curaçaosche Kunstkring! Want this CD?...

Posted on Mar 25, 2015

Great article by Phil Cook! Make sure your first day isn’t your last day! Here’s 10 things you should never forget: 1) Show up early. You’re the new kid, and nobody’s going to wait for you. Show up on time or don’t show up at all – even if it means you leave 2 hours early in case of traffic. 2) If the producer, client, the assistant’s...

Posted on Mar 24, 2015

If you are going to do the Curacao International Film Festival Rotterdam, make sure you do it right!! Caribbean Filmcom NV is going all the way!!

Posted on Mar 8, 2015

We are so proud on our colleague Sawita Chotkan, who organized the first ever edition of International Womens Day on Curaçao! The event was a great success!  

Posted on Mar 2, 2015

This beautiful short film “Creation” was sent in for the Curaçao International Film Festival Rotterdam by our colleague Camille van Zadelhoff! Check it out!

Posted on Dec 24, 2014

Curacao is the ultimate destination for Dutch film producers! Thank you, Annelies van Schaik, for being able to cooperate on this project! Check out the video!

Posted on Dec 15, 2014

On December 12th Michel Drenthe officially became a certified mentor! He now has the skills to guide interns even better. We want to give a special thanks to Angela, who has been Michel’s teacher.  

Posted on Dec 14, 2014

On Saturday December 13 The Cinemas was totally packed! We held our premiere for GGz Curacao, Klinika Capriles: Seis historia for di bida di Carla, Rudi, Gino, Mayra, Tania, & Sandley. ...

Posted on Nov 17, 2014

Camille has come up with a poster design for the short drama films for Klinika Capriles! We think it looks awesome. The poster will be put in it’s very own light box during the premiere of the short films. We are...

Posted on Nov 14, 2014

Caribbean Filmcom would like to thank the entire crew for the great job on the Klinika Capriles project!  

Posted on Aug 17, 2014

We helped work on a glamorous new campaign for Ennia together with FishEye Media Productions. 6 commercials in 6 days thanks to a great hardworking crew and cast. The commercials were directed by Bas Nuissl and shot on the Red by Dolph van Stapele. Watch here one of the commercials!

Posted on Jul 17, 2014

We’ve had an explosively great time working on The Coast: Ruina this past week. Producer and writer, Alaric Smeets’ new post- apocalyptic project is about an island tribe being terrorized by foreign tyrant soldiers. The trailer is directed by Richard H. Perry and shot by Ivan Almeida Rodrigues. Everybody gave their 110% to make this happen. It has been...

Posted on Jun 17, 2014

Camille van Zadelhoff is our newest edition to the Caribbean Filmcom team. She will be an intern helping us with our productions. Welcome Camille!

Posted on May 18, 2012

Dick Drayer and Jos Campman requested that Alaric Smeets and Michel Drenthe make them a leader and bumpers for their talkshow Drayer & Campman. The radio programme has several segments like “The Urgency of the Actuality”, “Latest Breaking News”, and “Daily Discussion”. The show, Drayer & Campman was until a short time ago, broadcasted...

Posted on Sep 13, 2011

United by Music, produced by the Curacao Art Society together with Caribbean Filmcom, is officially selected for the International Film Festival Trinidad and Tobago. The festival will run from September 21 through October 4. There will be screened approximately 40 feature length dramatic and documentary films and an equal number of shorts during the...

Posted on May 18, 2010

Destination Dutch Caribbean was especially produced for the inflight-entertainment program of Air France-KLM and was shown for two years on board of all intercontinental flights. Destination Aruba is part of Destination Dutch Caribbean. The film is a service tool for all passengers: tourists, business travellers and for the people who live on one of the...

Posted on May 18, 2010

Together with RTL Nederland, Endemol Nederland and CTB Europe, Michel Drenthe and Anja Steffens of Caribbean Filmcom worked, secretly, on the shooting of the new alter ago of Wendy van Dijk: Lucretia, a highly vocal, colourful, diva from Curaçao. Wendy van Dijk just revealed that she is Lucretia to the totally surprised viewers of ‘De Wereld Draait...

Posted on May 18, 2009

Caribbean Filmcom in VRT-programme The Red Carpet (De Rode Loper). An impression of Leen van Rompaye about the shootings of WOLVEN on Curaçao. Producing in the Caribbean is an entirely kind of sport than in Europe. “Hire me on time”, said Michel Drenthe in an interview that is been shown in the VRT-programme, The Red Carpet. “You don’t just send me...