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Nieuwsbericht: 07.11.2025

Date: 10 December, 16:00-18:00 + networking drink  
Place: Focus Arnhem, foyer   
Tickets: 12 euro, a drink included. Pre-registration required   

  

You might have the best story in mind, but how do you put your ideas to paper?  A strong film plan is not only essential for fundraising, but also a great tool for effective collaboration between screenwriters, directors, and the rest of the crew. What are the elements of a good film plan? How do you convey your message to ensure that people understand your artistic (and financial) vision?  For this edition of Gelderland Film Meeting, writer and director Vincent Tilanus and freelance script coach Robil Rahantoeknam will share their insights on how to write a film plan.Using his creative motto everything beautiful starts out ugly Vincent will guide us through the writing process step by step, using his own successful practice as a starting point. In the second part of the afternoon, together with former Netherlands Film Fund expert Robil Rahantoeknam, we will discuss different strategies for writing film plans. The interactive set up of the session will allow the participants to ask questions about their own projects. In the evening, the industry team of Go Short will be there to share more info on the festival’s opportunities for work-in-progress films.  

 

The session will be held in Dutch. 

Register here (Dutch)

Program 

15:30: Entrance  
16:00-18:00: Interactive workshop with Vincent Tilanus and Robil Rahantoeknam   
18:00: Networking drinks  

The program is possible thanks to the financial support of Lira Fonds.  

Organizer: Go Short International Short Film Nijmegen  
Partners: Focus Arnhem, OostPact, Lira Fonds  

About the speakers

Vincent Tilanus is a Dutch writer and director known for intimate, character-driven stories about love, identity, and connection. His graduation film Bladgoud (2018) screened widely at international festivals, earning the Prix Amnesty International France at Poitiers. He gained international recognition with Marlon Brando (2020), which premiered at Cannes’ Semaine de la Critique, screened at TIFF, and became the Dutch submission for the Academy Awards. His follow-up, Heartbeats (2021), won the Golden Calf for Best Leading Role Short Film at the Netherlands Film Festival, and his television film And Someone Else premiered at the São Paulo International Film Festival. Tilanus is now preparing his first theatrical feature, The History of My Sexuality, based on the acclaimed novel by Tobi Lakmaker.  
  
Robil Rahantoeknam (born in Zwolle,1981) began his career as a Production Sound Mixer and Sound Designer, winning a Golden Calf in 2008 for Best Sound Design for Winterstilte. He worked on notable films including November (2015 - winner Tribeca Film Festival Best Cinematography, winner EFTA Best Sound Design), My Foolish Heart (2016 - winner NFF Golden Calf Best Sound Design), and Scales (2019 - nominee International Critics Week, Venice Film Festival). After his extensive career in film sound, Robil Rahantoeknam transitioned to film development. For the past 5 years, he worked as a film consultant at the Netherlands Film Fund, assessing film proposals and advocating for new filmmakers and genre films. Currently, Robil works as a freelance script coach and script editor, helping filmmakers sharpen their proposals. He graduated from the Netherlands Film and Television Academy in Amsterdam in 2009, where he now lives.  

Vincent Tilanus

Vincent Tilanus

Robil Rahantoeknam

Robil Rahantoeknam