About us
Ammodo Docs is a series of artistic shorts about original minds. Renowned Dutch filmmakers challenge you to see the world through the eyes of pioneers in the arts and science.
By releasing new films each year, Ammodo Docs works to build a growing, publicly accessible collection of documentaries about diverse contemporary challenges.
Ammodo Docs expands your worldview in just fifteen minutes per film.
Forward-thinking films.
Team Ammodo Docs
Oda Barten
Oda Barten is the Director of Ammodo Docs, and she is also Deputy Director of the Ammodo Foundation, an organisation dedicated to promoting art, architecture and science. In addition to her work for the Ammodo Docs project, Oda Barten is also responsible for Ammodo’s science programme.
Marente Bloemheuvel
Marente Bloemheuvel is programme manager documentaries at Ammodo Docs. Previously, she worked as a curator at various museums, compiled and wrote numerous publications, and has been curator of exhibitions at Eye Filmmuseum for the past 12 years.
Maartje Bakers
Maartje Bakers is the Programme Expert for documentaries at Ammodo. She is a documentary filmmaker herself and co-produced several documentaries with NPO as an independent producer. She worked for 19 years as a teacher of scenario and documentary direction at the University of the Arts in Utrecht.
India Rose Klap
India Rose Klap is Associate at Ammodo Docs. In addition to her work at Ammodo Docs, India Rose is also a programme maker and designer at Elixer, a hospitality venue and cultural hub located in Amsterdam East. She studied Film and Media Arts at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent (Belgium).
Coproducers
Basalt Film is a Rotterdam-based production company, founded in 2012 by Simone van den Broek and, since 2021, headed by Eline van Wees. Basalt focuses on national and international productions.
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Stephanie Wehner in Moonshot Mission
Jonathas de Andrade in Northern Winds
Een van de jongens is the production company of Hasse van Nunen and Renko Douze. They make creative documentaries about subjects that matter. Their films have won awards at various international festivals.
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Ibrahim Mahama in Dear Home of Scars
Docmakers is a collective of documentary filmmakers led by producer Ilja Roomans. We create both Dutch and international award-winning documentaries, from film makers inside and outside our collective.
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Blackframe produces artistic and personal documentaries about themes such as music, art, dance and society. Blackframe productions have won awards at several international festivals.
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