THE PROPAGANDIST
Netherlands / 2024 / 108'
THE PROPAGANDIST
Nicknamed the ‘Film King’ and the ‘Dutch Leni Riefenstahl’, Jan Teunissen was a well-known Dutch filmmaker before the war but as head of the Department of Film of the Dutch Nazi Party and SS, he became the most powerful man in the Dutch film industry during World War II. What drove him to become part of the Nazi regime? Using previously unpublished interviews, family films and propaganda footage, this film tells not only the story of the rise and fall of Teunissen but also the story of boundless ambition and the manipulative power of film.
Director: Luuk Bouwman
Script: Luuk Bouwman, Rik Binnendijk
Photography: Jan Pieter Tuinstra
Editing: Sander Vos
Sound: Jillis Schriel
Music: Mathilde Wantenaar, Tijmen van Tol
Production: Ilja Roomans / Docmakers
Co-production: HUMAN
Selected Filmography:
- Gerlach, the Last Farmer (2023)
- Allen tegen allen / All Against All (2019)
- Dick Verdult: It is True But Not Here (2017)
Festivals & Awards:
IDFA – Best Dutch Film Award, The Netherlands (2024), Krakow IFF – Jury Special Mention in the Documentary Competition, Poland (2025), Dutch Directors Guild Award in the Documentary Category for Luuk Bouwman (2025), Beijing IFF, China (2025), Docudays UA (2025)
Screening:
August 27 / 21:00 / Kurshumli an
August 27 / 21:00 / Kurshumli an
Tickets:
- Buy tickets for live screening HERE.
This film is part of the Moral Approach Award Program
