Alpha.

Alpha.
Directed byJan-Willem van Ewijk
Written byJan-Willem van Ewijk
Produced byFrank Hoeve
StarringReinout Scholten van Aschat
Gijs Scholten van Aschat
CinematographyDouwe Hennink
Edited byEline Bakker
Sander Vos
Music byElla van der Woude
Release date
  • 4 September 2024 (2024-09-04) (Venice)
CountryNetherlands
LanguageDutch

Alpha. is a 2024 Dutch adventure drama film written and directed by Jan-Willem van Ewijk.[1][2][3] The film premiered in the Giornate degli Autori sidebar of the 81st Venice International Film Festival , in which it won the Label Europa Cinemas Award.[4][5]

The film also won the Award for Best Film in the Coop! competition at the 2025 Ostend Film Festival.[6]

Plot

Cast

References

  1. ^ van de Klashorst, Marc (4 September 2024). "Venice 2024 review: Alpha. (Jan-Willem van Ewijk)". International Cinephile Society. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  2. ^ Holland, Jonathan (8 November 2024). "'Alpha.': Seville Review". Screen International. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  3. ^ Stojiljković, Marko (4 September 2024). "Review: Alpha". Cineuropa. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  4. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (6 September 2024). "'Alpha' Wins Europa Cinema Giornate Prize". Deadline. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  5. ^ Lang, Jamie (1 February 2025). "The Future Looks Bright for Dutch Cinema, but It Won't Come Without Its Challenges". Variety. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  6. ^ "'Black Dog' (Guan Hu), 'Alpha' (Jan-Willem van Ewijk) en 'Loveable' (Lilja Ingolfsdottir) zijn de grote winnaars van Filmfestival Oostende 2025". FrontView Magazine (in Dutch). 9 February 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.