Fortissimo Films is a Dutch entertainment company specializing in the production, presentation, promotion and distribution of feature films, founded in 1991Wouter Barandrecht, Michael J. Werner - co-chairmen, Fortissimo Films
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Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ...

. Fortissimo Films' library includes feature films, feature-length documentaries, animated films, and short subjects. The company represents over 100 films from every corner of the globe. These included features by Wong Kar Wai (''2046'', ''Chungking Express'', ''

In the Mood For Love ''In the Mood for Love'' () is a 2000 romantic drama film written, directed, and produced by Wong Kar-wai. A co-production between Hong Kong and France, the film follows a man ( Tony Leung) and a woman ( Maggie Cheung) in 1962 who discover tha ...

'');

Martin Scorsese Martin Charles Scorsese ( , ; born November17, 1942) is an American filmmaker. One of the major figures of the New Hollywood era, he has received List of awards and nominations received by Martin Scorsese, many accolades, including an Academ ...

(''Shine a Light'');

John Cameron Mitchell John Cameron Mitchell (born April 21, 1963) is an American actor, playwright, screenwriter, singer, songwriter, producer and director. He is known as the writer, director and star of the 2001 film ''Hedwig and the Angry Inch (film), Hedwig and t ...

(''Shortbus'');

Jim Jarmusch James Robert Jarmusch ( ; born January 22, 1953) is an American film director, screenwriter and musician. He has been a major proponent of independent film, independent cinema since the 1980s, directing films such as ''Stranger Than Paradise'' ...

(''Coffee And Cigarettes'', ''Mystery Train''); Iwai Shunji (''Love Letter'', ''Hana & Alice''); Pen-ek Ratanaruang (''6ixtynin9'', ''Nymph'');

Tsai Ming-Liang Tsai Ming-liang (; born 27 October 1957) is a Malaysian filmmaker based in Taiwan. Tsai has written and directed 11 feature films, many short films, and television films. He is one of the most celebrated "Second New Wave" film directors of T ...

(''I Don't Want to Sleep Alone'', ''What Time is it There''?);

Diao Yinan Diao Yinan (; born 1969 in Xi'an, Shaanxi) is a Chinese director, screenwriter and occasional actor. He won the Golden Bear for Best Film at the 2014 Berlin International Film Festival for the widely acclaimed Chinese neo-noir film ''Black Coal, ...

('' Black Coal, Thin Ice''), and

Tian Zhuangzhuang Tian Zhuangzhuang (; born April 1952 in Beijing) is a Chinese film director, producer and actor. Tian was born to an influential actor and actress in China. Following a short stint in the military, Tian began his artistic career first as an am ...

(''The Blue Kite'', ''Springtime in a Small Town'') and more recently films by ZHANG Yang (''Up The Mountain, The Sound of Dali), ZHANG Chong (Super Me, The Fourth Wall) and LIU Fendou (The Heart).'' Fortissimo's documentaries include Morgan Spurlock's ''Super Size Me''; Andrew Jarecki's ''Capturing the Friedmans''; Sydney Pollack's ''Sketches of Frank Gehry''; Julian Schnabel's ''Berlin''; Tamra Davis's ''Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child''; and Kevin Macdonald's ''Marley''. Additionally, the catalogue features a range of works by directors comprising

Gregg Araki Gregg Araki (born December 17, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is noted for his involvement with the New Queer Cinema movement. His ''Teenage Apocalypse'' film trilogy, consisting of ''Totally F***ed Up ''(1993), ''The Doom Generation ''(1995) ...

Sergei Bodrov Sergei Vladimirovich Bodrov ( rus, Серге́й Влади́мирович Бодро́в, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej bɐˈdrof; born 28 June 1948) is a Russian film director, screenwriter, and producer. In 2003 he was the president of the jury at the ...

Fruit Chan Fruit Chan Gor (; born 15 April 1959) is a Hong Kong filmmaker who is best known for his style of film reflecting the everyday life of Demographics of Hong Kong, Hong Kong people. He is well known for using amateur actors (such as Sam Lee (ac ...

Peter Greenaway Peter Greenaway, (born 5 April 1942) is a British film director, screenwriter and artist. His films are noted for the distinct influence of Renaissance and Baroque painting, and Mannerist painting in particular. Common traits in his films a ...

Hou Hsiao-hsien Hou Hsiao-hsien ( zh, t=侯孝賢, poj=Hâu Hàu-hiân; born 8 April 1947) is a retired Mainland Chinese-born Taiwanese film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is a leading figure in world cinema and in Taiwan's New Wave cinema mo ...

, Kore-eda Hirokazu, Kurosawa Kiyoshi,

Richard Linklater Richard Linklater (; born July 30, 1960) is an American filmmaker. He is known for making films that deal thematically with suburban culture and the effects of the passage of time. In 2015, Linklater was included on the annual ''Time'' 100 li ...

Mira Nair Mira Nair (born 15 October 1957) is an Indian-American filmmaker based in New York City. Her production company is Mirabai Films. Among her films are '' Mississippi Masala'', '' The Namesake'', the Golden Lion–winning '' Monsoon Wedding'', ...

, the Pang Brothers, Park Chanwook,

Paul Schrader Paul Joseph Schrader (; born July 22, 1946) is an American screenwriter, film director, and film critic. He first became known for writing the screenplay of Martin Scorsese's ''Taxi Driver'' (1976). He later continued his collaboration with Scor ...

Todd Solondz Todd Solondz (; born October 15, 1959) is an American filmmaker and playwright known for his style of dark, socially conscious satire. Solondz's work has received critical acclaim for its commentary on the "dark underbelly of middle class Americ ...

Béla Tarr Béla Tarr (born 21 July 1955) is a Hungarian filmmaker. Debuting with the film '' Family Nest'' (1979), Tarr began his directorial career with a brief period of what he refers to as "social cinema", aimed at telling everyday stories about ordi ...

Tsui Hark Tsui Hark (, , born 15 February 1950), born Tsui Man-kong (), is a Hong Kong filmmaker. A major director in the Golden Age of Cinema of Hong Kong, Hong Kong cinema, Tsui gained critical and commercial success with films such as ''Zu Warriors from ...

Wang Xiaoshuai Wang Xiaoshuai (; born May 22, 1966) is a Chinese film director, screenwriter, and occasional actor. He is commonly grouped under the loose association of filmmakers known as the "Sixth Generation" of the Cinema of China. Like others in this gen ...

, Zhang Yang, Zhang Yuan and many other acclaimed filmmakers. Fortissimo also manages existing libraries on behalf of independent producers and directors, such as Wong Kar Wai's Jet Tone, Killer Films, Hart Sharp Entertainment and directors

Hal Hartley Hal Hartley (born November 3, 1959) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and composer who became a key figure in the American independent film movement of the 1980s and '90s. His films include '' The Unbelievable Truth'' (1989), ...

and

Alex van Warmerdam Alex van Warmerdam (born 14 August 1952) is a Dutch screenwriter, film director, and actor. He is also a painter. Life and career Van Warmerdam was born in Haarlem, a city in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. He was cofounder o ...

. Approximately 15 films per year are added to the lineup. Upcoming titles include ''Love After Love'' by Ann Hui. On August 17, 2016, after more than 20 years in international distribution, the company filed for bankruptcy in the Netherlands. The company has restarted business in 2017 under new management.

Selected Fortissimo filmography

*'' Love After Love'' (2020) *''Vortex'' (2019) *''Super Me'' (2019) *''Up the Mountain'' (2018) *''Wrath of Silence'' (2017) *''Accused'' (2014) aka Lucia de Berk * '' Another Me'' (2014) * '' Black Coal, Thin Ice'' (2014) * '' Ghadi'' (2014) * ''Camera'' (2014) * ''

The Great Hypnotist ''The Great Hypnotist'' is a 2014 Chinese mystery-thriller film directed by Leste Chen Leste Chen (; born 3 March 1981) is a Taiwanese film director, a screenwriter and sometimes a producer. His most recent feature is ''Upcoming Summer'' (202 ...

'' (2014) * '' iNumber Number'' (2014) * ''

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'' (2014) * ''

The Midnight After ''The Midnight After'' () is a 2014 Hong Kong horror comedy film directed by Fruit Chan and starring Wong You-nam, Janice Man, Simon Yam, Kara Hui, Lam Suet, Chui Tien-you, Cheuk Wan-chi, Jiro Lee, Sam Lee and Jan Curious. The film is base ...

'' (2014) * '' Unfriend'' (2014) * ''

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'' (2013) * '' Borgman'' (2013) * ''Final Recipe (additional information under director Gina Kim'' (2013) * '' Kiss The Water'' (2013) * '' Linsanity'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2013) * '' Siddharth'' (2013) ;Older titles: * ''

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'' (2009) * ''

Tokyo Sonata is a 2008 Japanese psychological drama film directed and co-written by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. It stars Teruyuki Kagawa, Kyōko Koizumi, Yū Koyanagi and Kai Inowaki as an emotionally distant middle-class family of four who all individually come to ...

'' (2008) * '' Mama's Boy'' (2007) * ''

Pleasure Factory ''Pleasure Factory'' (快乐工厂 ''Kuaile Gongchang'') is a 2007 Singaporean-Thai docudrama film set in Geylang, the red-light district of Singapore. Directed by Ekachai Uekrongtham, the film was selected for the Un Certain Regard competitio ...

'' (2007) * '' The Home Song Stories'' (2007) * ''

Getting Home ''Getting Home'' () is a 2007 comedy drama film directed by Zhang Yang and starring Chinese comedian Zhao Benshan. A Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, the film is episodic and follows two workers in their 50s, Zhao (Zhao Benshan) and Liu (Hong Q ...

'' (2007) * ''

Shortbus ''Shortbus'' is a 2006 American erotic comedy-drama film written and directed by John Cameron Mitchell. The plot revolves around a sexually diverse ensemble of colorful characters trying desperately to connect in an early 2000s New York City. ...

'' (2006) * '' The Night Listener'' (2006) * ''

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'' (2005) * '' Mysterious Skin'' (2004) * '' Party Monster'' (2003) * ''The Era of Vampires'' (aka ''Vampire Hunters'') (2003) * '' Ken Park'' (2002)

References

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