Dede: Mehmet met de gele laarzen

Dede: Mehmet met de gele laarzen (2015)

Directed by Tamara Miranda for Corrino Media & KRO/NCRV

All original music by Baris Akardere

Dede: Mehmet met de gele laarzen (2015)

Directed by Tamara Miranda for Corrino Media & KRO/NCRV

All original music by Baris Akardere

‘Dede: Mehmet met de gele laarzen’ (Dede: Mehmet with the yellow boots) is a Dutch children’s movie for television and cinema, directed by Tamara Miranda and written by Arzu Kökeng. The quest of Merel (11) to find her unknown biological Turkish grandfather starts as an encounter between two different cultures and develops into an exciting and unifying journey. The movie ran in Dutch cinema’s before being broadcasted on national television.

Premiere at Cinekid Festival Amsterdam
Nominated for an Emmy at the International Emmy Awards (category: Kids – TV Movie)
Chicago International Children’s Film Festival - 2nd Prize (category: Live-Action Television Production)
Official selection at Sarajevo Film Festival
Official Selection Berlin Short Film Festival
Kids First (USA), Kinoklub (Poland)

Premiere at Cinekid Festival Amsterdam
Nominated for an Emmy at the International Emmy Awards (category: Kids – TV Movie)
Chicago International Children’s Film Festival - 2nd Prize (category: Live-Action Television Production)
Official selection at Sarajevo Film Festival
Official Selection Berlin Short Film Festival
Kids First (USA), Kinoklub (Poland)

Dir: Tamara Miranda
Genre: children's / drama / family
Original title: Dede: Mehmet met de gele laarzen
Prod: Germen Boelens for Corrino Media Group
Scenario: Arzu Kökeng
Composer: Baris Akardere
Completed: September 2015
Language: Dutch
Cast: Ysa Dekker, Batuhan Eryigit, Loes Schnepper
25' / DCP / colour

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