Fortissimo Films
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| Private | |
| Industry | Motion pictures |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Defunct | 2016 |
| Headquarters |
Amsterdam Hong Kong |
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Key people
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Michael J. Werner, Chairman Nelleke Driessen, Managing Director Wouter Barendrecht, Founder (deceased) |
| Products | Film production, sales and distribution |
| Website | http://www.fortissimofilms.com |
Fortissimo Films was an international film, television and video sales organization specializing in the production, presentation, promotion and distribution of feature films, founded in 1991. With offices in Amsterdam, Hong Kong, London and Beijing, the company claimed to have a global presence and reach.
Fortissimo Films’ library included feature films, feature-length documentaries, animated films, and short subjects. The company represented over 300 films from every corner of the globe. These included features by Wong Kar Wai (2046, Chungking Express, In The Mood For Love); Martin Scorsese (Shine a Light); John Cameron Mitchell (Shortbus); Jim Jarmusch (Coffee And Cigarettes, Mystery Train); Iwai Shunji (Love Letter, Hana & Alice); Pen-ek Ratanaruang (6ixtynin9, Nymph); Tsai Ming-Liang (I Don’t Want to Sleep Alone, What Time is it There?); Diao Yinan (Black Coal, Thin Ice), and Tian Zhuangzhuang (The Blue Kite, Springtime in a Small Town).
Fortissimo's documentaries included Morgan Spurlock’s Super Size Me; Andrew Jarecki’s Capturing the Friedmans; Sydney Pollack’s Sketches of Frank Gehry; Julian Schnabel’s Berlin; Tamra Davis’s Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child; and Kevin Macdonald's Marley.
Additionally, the catalogue featured a range of works by directors comprising Gregg Araki, Sergei Bodrov, Fruit Chan, Peter Greenaway, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Kore-eda Hirokazu, Kurosawa Kiyoshi, Richard Linklater, Mira Nair, the Pang Brothers, Park Chanwook, Paul Schrader, Todd Solondz, Béla Tarr, Tsui Hark, Wang Xiaoshuai, Zhang Yang, Zhang Yuan and many other acclaimed filmmakers.
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