What if we didn’t need a painter to create art — just data, code, and curiosity?

The Next Rembrandt brings together a team of data scientists, engineers, and art historians to create a new “Rembrandt” using algorithms and 3D printing technology. Blurring the lines between art and artificial intelligence, the film explores what happens when creativity meets code — and whether something made by a machine can still move us.

The case film of this project won 16 awards at Cannes Lions, including two Grand Prix, and the 25-minute documentary premiered as the opening film at the InScience Film Festival in the Netherlands and screen at festivals worldwide. It won the “best medium length film” award during the Arte Non Stop Festival in Buenos Aires, Argentina.


CREDITS
Client Wunderman Thompson Amsterdam
Creative Dir Bas Korsten
Director Juliette Stevens
DOP Marinus Groothof, Diderik Evers
Recordist Oliver Pattinama, Pieter van Huystee
Editor Tim Wijbenga
Grading Rachel Stone
Graphics Tom Gereardts, Vinesh Gayadin
Sound Hielke Praagman
Producer Sander Verdonk / New Ams Film

A GIANT IN THE BIJLMER

A group of primary school pupils from a disadvantaged neighborhood in Amsterdam participate in an innovative dance project in which they express their dreams of an ideal living environment against the background of an unruly reality.

The documentary (25”) was premiered at Cinedance filmfestival in Amsterdam and travelled to several festivals within Europe (Poland, Denmark) and the USA (New York & Los Angeles) . Gulliver was selected for Best Foreign Documentary at the Annual CPH Film Festival in Denmark.


CREDITS
Direction/Camera/Sound Juliette Stevens
2nd Cam Menke Visser
Editor Amber Hooijmans
Grading Michiel Rummens, Amator
Music Joep Franssens / Henry Vega
Support by AFK, Stichting VET & ICK

“Symmetry Unravelled” is the accompanying documentary of dance-opera film “Symmetry” about the collision of art and science in the world’s largest machine at CERN. Complementing the dance-opera film, a common curiosity at the crux of man’s fascination with the unknown is revealed.

“Symmetry” is a dance-opera film shot inside CERN, the largest experimental particle physics facility in the world. With the cathedral-like majesty of the Large Hadron Collider as his theatre, a modern physicist searches for the smallest primordial particle and discovers a love without end.

The documentary (and opera film) were broadcasted on the “Uur van de Wolf” (NTR) and became the opening films of CineGLobe Cern film festival in Geneva. Together with the dance-opera film, the documentary was shown for two years on various international TV and film festivals and can now be viewed worldwide via iTunes in 8 different languages.


CREDITS DOCU
Director/Camera/Sound Juliette Stevens
Editor Mieneke Kramer
Grading Remi Lindenovius
Subs Sjaan de Bruijn
Music Joep Franssens / Henry Vega
Producer CTM Pictures / Moving Portraits

Frank, a 16 year old talented swimming athlete from Lelystad moved all the way to Eindhoven with his parents for one thing: swimming at PSV Eindhoven to become better and stronger. Because his ultimate goal is to win gold one day at the Olympic Games.

This professional athlete is sponsored by DC Klinieken to support his dream and I was there to make a little portrait about his journey.


CREDITS
Producer Moving Portraits
Direction Juliette Stevens
Camera Marc Slings

The Netherlands has more than 115,000 mentally disabled people.

“They are difficult, what should we do with them?” Is the generally prevailing idea in society according to Jolita Klepper, team manager of day center De Beemster when she talks about her clients. “I recently heard a politician say on TV about the day's activities; "They just mess around". Wellbeing, you have to fight for that in 2013. Our clients are on the edge of society. If they want to be involved, we have to change ourselves. "

We made a filmportrait about life and wellbeing at the Beemster, a day care center at the Cordaan care institution where mentally handicapped people spend time with each other on weekdays. While we see team manager Klepper struggling financially due to increasing governments budget cuts, the clients do all kinds of activities under the guidance of dedicated employees. To bring the clients from the Beemster more in contact with the neighborhood, they work together with pupils from group 8 of the Amstelmeerschool on the stage pieces for their final musical.


CREDITS
Director/Camera/Editor Juliette Stevens
Sound Steven van Dijk
Music Hielke Praagman
Grading Wong Chi
Producer Itzard Schouten / Etopia

Most eighth graders dream of finishing school with a big musical—but what if their teacher dreams even bigger?

In Wizkids, a class in Amsterdam-Noord prepares for their end-of-year show, The Wiz, with the help of singer Mathilde Santing, actor Mohammed Chaara, and even the city’s mayor. What starts as a school project becomes a story about courage, confidence, and daring to shine when it matters most.

Broadcast on Dutch public network NCRV / Zapp.

CREDITS
Director/Camera/Editor Juliette Stevens
Sound Wouter Tjaden / Ton Spruit
Audio Hielke Praagman
Grading Marc Slings
Music Matijs Wessels / Floris Verbeij
Producer Etopia