Die Windpomp Film Honoured Down Under

The much anticipated Afrikaans fantasy love story Die WIndpomp has been selected to participate in the Australian Gold Coast Film Festival, where it will première in April alongside acclaimed films such as The Grand Budapest Hotel by Wes Anderson.

“Die WInpomp is wonderfully written and incredibly touching,” Says Mitch Ziems, Program Director of the GCFF. “There is a large Afrikaans community in Australia, and Die WInpomp is the perfect fit. We are thrilled to have the film in this year’s lineup.”

In a surprise twist, and to the film’s credit, Die Windpomp was not submitted to the GCFF for consideration. GCFF’s festival director heard about the film and after viewing the trailer requested it.

“It doesn’t happen often that a festival calls a producer and requests a film.” Says Die Windpomp’s producer Chris Roland. “We usually submit films to festivals along with thousands of other submissions and hope we get noticed. It’s fantastic when we get asked.”

Reviewers in Australia are calling Die Windpomp “Poignant”, and have rated it with a $16 ticket price, a rating system they use to determine how much they would pay to see a film from $1 – $20. Says Roland, “That equates to about R150, impressive when you consider the average ticket in South Africa is R55!”

The film is being submitted to several film festivals as part of its international marketing strategy, and includes the Cannes and Toronto International Film Festivals in France and Canada.

Written and directed by Etienne Fourie, Die Windpomp revolves around a summer romance between Hendri and Margot, two young people living in a retirement village, with a very unexpected twist.

Die Windpomp releases nationwide in South Africa on April 25th.

By Andrew Germishuys

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