Films
Fantoomwijk
15 m | 2023
A vibrant working-class neighbourhood has to make way for luxury housing. FANTOOMWIJK depicts the destructive impact on former residents.
Writing / Directing
Ravi Sandberg
Cinematography
Sjors Mosman
Ravi Sandberg
Editing
Tobias Cornelissen
Ravi Sandberg
Production company
Winner RTM Pitch Prize of the International Film Festival Rotterdam
2022
-Official selection International Film Festival Rotterdam 2023-
-Winner RTM Pitch Prize of the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2022-
-Selected for Worm Off Screen, Rotterdam 2023-
-Nominated for the VERS Film Awards 2023-
-Screened at Metropolis festival 2023-
-Selected for the Urban View competition at Summer Time Festival 2023 in Poznan, Poland (by Short Waves Festival)-
-Selected for the Golden Calf competition of the Netherlands Film Festival 2023-
-Selected for 'Forum van de regisseurs' (Directors Forum) competition at the Netherlands Film Festival 2023-
-Selected for the Documentary competition of Tirana International Film Festival 2023 (EFA qualifying)-
-Selected for Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam 2023-
-Selected for Cyprus International Short Film Festival 2023 (EFA qualifying)-
-Selected for Arch Film Lund 2023, Sweden-
-Selected for Shortcutz Amsterdam 2023-
-Selected for the On The Edge competition at Zubroffka International Short Film Festival 2023 in Białystok, Poland-
-Screened at the Rotterdam Public Library, 2023-
-Nominated for Best Documentary at the Shortcutz 11th annual awards, 2024-
-Screened at Club Cinema - Tivoli, Utrecht, 2024-
-Selected for Rotterdams Open Doek Festival - Fresh Cuts, 2024-
-Selected for In The Palace International Short Film Festival 2024, Bulgaria (Academy Awards Qualifying)-
-Selected for the Documentary competition of La Guarimba 2024 in Amantea, Italy-
Seeds
38 m | 2021
In a half-finished residential area on the edge of a rural village, a family consisting of three cultures live together in one house. In an atmospheric portrait, the subcutaneous conflicts that govern the daily life of this family slowly unravel.
Writing / Directing / Editing
Ravi Sandberg
Cinematography
Roy van Egmond
Production company
Family Affair Films
Cast
Nominated for the Best Debut Price at the Netherlands Film Festival
2021
Winner Best Editing Price at FICIMAD
2022
-Selected for the Netherlands Film Festival 2021-
-Nominated for the Grand Prize of the Debut Competition of the Netherlands Film Festival 2021-
-Official selection Shanghai Short Film Festival 2021-
-Selected for Khopcha - Shorts edition, Amsterdam 2021-
-Official selection FICIMAD 2022, Madrid-
-Awarded Best Editing Price at FICIMAD 2022-
-Official selection Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival 2022-
-Screened at The Base Bookspace takeover at Kiosk Rotterdam-
Regen / Rain
25 m | 2018
David (17) struggles with himself and the world around him. He is looking for warmth, love and confirmation, but finds it in the wrong place: with Elias (11), the boy next door, whom he sexually abuses. Eventually, David will be confronted with the inevitable consequences of his actions, which will not only have a major impact on himself, but also on the people around him.
Writing / Directing / Editing
Ravi Sandberg
Cinematography
Joshua Pinheiro Ferreira
Production
Ravi Sandberg & Joshua Pinheiro Ferreira
Cast
Winner NL Filmfund Wildcard
2018
Winner Rotterdams Open doek
April 2019
-Winner of the NL Filmfund Wildcard Fiction 2018-
-Official selection Netherlands Film Festival 2018-
-Official Selection Winchester Film Festival 2018 (International Shorts Competition)-
-Nominated for the VERS Awards 2018-
-Official selection Film & Media Festival Alkmaar 2019-
-Official selection Bermuda International Film Festival 2019 (Academy Awards Qualifying)-
-Official selection Atesib! 2019 (Tel Aviv, Israel)-
-Winner Rotterdams Open Doek april 2019-
-Official selection River Film Festival 2019, Padova, Italy-
-Official selection Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival 2019 (International Competition)-
-Official selection Bucharest ShortCut Cinefest 2019-
-Official selection Kaohsiung Film Festival, Taiwan (International short film competition)-