38th edition
17-25 january 2026
Image Stand up
Netherlands
2003 Fiction 25 min
Lennart, a struggling stand-up comedian, sees that his efforts at entertaining audiences are failing miserably, yet he refuses to give up his pursuit of success. Matters get complicated when his girlfriend, Elise, a singer-songwriter, improves her performance and becomes a promising star.
With : Mark Ram, Sytshe Van der Ster
Screenplay : Martijn Winkler
Image : Joeri Holsheimer
Sound : Jillis Molenaar, Peter Strijbos
Music : Otto van der Toorn, Jonna ter Veer
Editing : Katarina Türler
Decors : Stéphanie van Aerde
Production : NFTA
A producer for Dutch television for three years, Martijn Winkler wrote and directed several short films as well as a radio documentary while at the NFTA. Stand-up is his final-project film. Martijn Winkler is currently working on launching an interdisciplinary company: Kinematik Projects.