ADCN Awards
Category
Passion Project
Annual ID
ADCN25_N010B
Project Summary
The handcrafted puppetry film 'Group Session' is about finding your creative spark. It's made for OFFF Festival, without a briefing or budget, but with loads of passion.
Idea
In the film we follow Geoff; a young and creative individual who struggles to figure out, if there’s something wrong with him. This ‘finding your creative self’ issue is a relevant issue among creative students and professionals. It's also the deeper level of this narrative that we told in a playful and positive way to inspire those fellow creatives.
Execution
By choosing handcrafted puppets, sets and props, we made a serious story lighthearted and playful. The level of detail in script, song, and build emphasises the theme - finding your creative strengths. The effort, time and dedication put into producing the project inspires fellow creatives even more.
Impact
We shared our creative choices, production challenges and the valuable lessons we’ve learned in a 45 min talk at the OFFF festival with 2000+ fellow creatives. The response from the audience was overwhelmingly positive, and many were inspired and touched. Our online following grew, and the film now runs in the film festival circuit.
2025 Awards
Total Points: 3
Bronze Lamp
Credits
Design Firm
Studio Mals / Rotterdam
Setreset Films / Rotterdam
Production Company
Studio Mals
Setreset Films
Art Director
Martin van der Molen
Silas Nout
Koen Berkhout
Composer
Maarten Smeele
Design Director
Martin van der Molen
Digital Artist
Koen Berkhout
Silas Nout
Director of Photography
Koen Berkhout
Editor
Koen Berkhout
Film Director
Koen Berkhout
Martin van der Molen
Silas Nout
Illustrator
Max Peterse
Silas Nout
Lighting Designer
Koen Berkhout
Producer
Eileen Boeijkens
Sound Designer
Lars van Leeuwen
Behind the scenes
Paula Paduraru
Character Designer
Silas Nout
Koen Berkhout
Max Peterse
Color Grading
Koen Berkhout
Eye Animation & Tracking
Koen Berkhout
Lead Puppet Maker
Silas Nout
On Set Assistent
Inge Groeneveld
Lotte Cremers
Paula Paduraru
Props Designer
Martin van der Molen
Puppet Maker
Marlice van den Oord
Anne van den Berg
Eileen Boeijkens
Paula Paduraru
Puppeteer
Silas Nout
Koen Berkhout
Martin van der Molen
Set Building Assistant
Randy Beker
Set Designer
Martin van der Molen
Song mix
Koen Jansen
Voice Actor
Eddie Contento
Shaun Leyden
Maarten Smeele
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