Curaçao, 1984
Edgar Palm was the dean of Curaçao musicians; after his death, the Curaçao music academy was named after him.
Walking around in the old Otrabanda quarters of Willemstad, Curaçao, he tells his son Anthony anecdotes about their family members and other musicians who used to live in this splendid but sadly deteriorated neighborhood. It's intercut with photographs of the same barrio documenting its vitality and famous architecture, spiced up with live performances of Edgar Palm and his combo. Palm also explains the workings of the ka'i orgel, a tipiko Antiano street organ, down to how to arrange and prepare the music rolls for it.
Father and Son
Edgar and Anthony Palm
The movie was shot on Super-8 film, combined with 35mm slides.
The material has now been transferred to DVD and the 1990 video is restored, 2021.
This turned out great! Even if I say so myself. Better take my word for it. But now, other people are raving as well.
We have put in the final touches, like subtitle-translations in English and Nederlands.
With the much appreciated helpful input of Juri Verstappen.
We even have a limited DVD for sale; more later. Limited? pardon me, 1000 copies! for cryin' out loud.
We've even been enormously successful on the festival circuit. If you care at all, of course.
The Curaçao press has also been most kind and helpful. Here's a link to the IMDB page.
"Plagiarism is the greatest compliment"
The best proof, to me, that I was doing fine came even before I had finished work on the final version.
Even before then, while only a handful of people had seen it, it has been ripped off not once, but twice.
Here's the story.
I don't mind telling you, there seemed to rest a curse on this movie.
At least, the music is great.
But the rest is okay, as well. Stylized hairy, funny, entertaining and even touching.
Partly subsidized by Sticusa—and nobody else.
With this modest shoestring production we not only won a shockwave of awards; they were for a lot of different categories as well.
Check out below: all "BEST"!
Poster - Sound Design - Sound Track - Cinematography - Editing - Concept - Educational - Historical - Biographical - Music Video/Documentary - Music - Piano Player - Actor - Documentary - Screenplay - Producer - Director
Many of these really were earned by Edgar Palm.
144
and counting
Good to know: We removed several awards from Festivals we just couldn't take seriously.
I swear! We got several invitations for different festivals including the line:
"All submitted films are guaranteed to get an award."
 June 2021 Award of Recognition |
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 August 2021 Award of Recognition History/Biographical |
 September 2021 Black Swan Int'l Film Festival Award Winner: Best Short |
September 2021 London Indie Film Festival Award Winner |
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 September 2021 World Film Carnival Singapore Award Winner |
 Award Winner |  October 2021 Tagore International Film Festival Award Winner |
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 November 2021 Hollywood Int'l Golden Age Festival Award Winner |
 October 2021 Austin International Art Festival Award Winner |
 October 2021 Gangtok International Film Festival Award Winner |
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 October 2021 Dreamz Catcher International Film Festival Award Winner |
 October 2021 Calcutta Int'l Cult Film Festival Award Winner |
 October 2021 Virgin Spring Cinefest Award Winner |
 Druk International Film Festival Award Winner |
 October 2021 Award winner outstanding achievement |
 December 2021 Niagara Falls International Short Film Award Winner |
 November 2021 L'Age d'Or International Art House Film Festival Award Winner |
 December 2021 Louis Buñuel Memorial Award Award Winner |
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 December 2021 Monk of Miami Awards Award Winner |
 January 2022 Brooklyn International Cinefest Award Winner |
 December 2021 Chicago Cinemalia Awards Award Winner |
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 November 2021 Brandenburg International Film Festival Award Winner |
 December 2021 The 48 Hours Countdown Award Winner |
 November 2021 Big Ben International Film Festival Award Winner |
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 January 2022 London Cine Week Awards Award Winner |
-S.jpg) November 2021 Twilight Tokyo Film Festival Award Winner |
 December 2021 Pattaya International Film Festival Award Winner |
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 December 2021 Golden Bird Film Challenge Award Winner |
 December 2021 Mont Blanc International Film Festival Award Winner |
 January 2022 Holy Grail Int'l Film Festival Award Winner |
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Best Movie Best Actor Edgar Palm |
 December 2021 Oasis International Film Festival Four Awards Winner |
Best Producer Best Director Harrie Verstappen |
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 January 2022 Knight of the Reel Awards Award Winner |
 December 2021 Cinephilia Motion Pictures Festival Award Winner |
 February 2022 Star Hollywood Awards Award Winner |
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 January 2022 Cult Critic Movie Awards Award Winner |
 January 2022 Anubhav International Film Festival Best Historical Short Film |
 December 2021 Wonderland International Film Festival Award Winner |
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 January 2022 Old Monk International Film Festival Award Winner |
 January 2022 Film Awards of Middle East Award Winner |
 January 2022 Shiva International Film Festival Best Musical Short |
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 January 2022 Rosebud International Film Festival Award Winner |
 Januari 2022 Real Time Movie Awards Award Winner |
 January 2022 Mountain View International Film Festival Award Winner |
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 January 2022 Mount Fuji International Film Festival Best Musical Short |
 February 2022 Black Lady Int' Film Award 2 Awards Winner Best Short/Best Concept |
 January 2022 La Dolce Vita Cine Roma Award Winner |
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 January 2022 Indus River Int'l Cinefest Award Winner |
 March 2022 Cannes Shorts Honorable Mention |  February 2022 12 Hours Movie Mania Award Winner |
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 April 2022 Indie Cine Tube Awards Award Winner Best Music Director |
 March 2022 Tokyo Short Film Fest Best Director |
 March 2022 Golden Reels International Film Awards Award Winner Best Short |
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 April 2022 Toronto Cult Film Festival Award Winner |
 May 2022 Saga de Cine Critics Choice Awards Award Winner |
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 July 2022 SounDance Film Festival Best Short Documentary |
 July 2022 International Open Film Festival Award Winner |
 April 2022 Red Soil Int'l Film Festival Award Winner |
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 May 2022 British Screen Glory Awards Award Winner |
 May 2022 Mumbai Entertainment Int'l Film Festival Best Piano Player |
 May 2022 Florida Beach International Film Festival Award Winner |
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 July 2022 Hollywood Academy Film Awards Award Winner |
 July 2022 Global Cinefest of Lisbon Award Winner |
 July 2022 Forum Film Festival—The Best Award Winner Best Music Doc |
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 August 2022 London Movie Awards Silver Award: Best Documentary |
 August 2022 Indian Folklore Film Awards Award Winner |
 February 2022 Best Documentary Award Award Winner |
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 Ganges International Film Festival September 2022 Award Winner |
 The Best Film Festival August 2022 Award Winner |
 Neyyar Film Fest October 2022 Best Documentary |
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 International Filmmakers Excellence Awards October 2022 Award Winner |
 Deccan Int'l Cine Carnival September 2022 Best Sound Track |
 Hollywood Gold Awards September 2022 Gold Award |
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 Indie Doc Pro November 2022 Award Winner |  Globe Int'l Film Festival November 2022 Best Music |
 International Gold Awards December 2023 Best Short Documentary |
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 Calgary Independent Film Festival Award Winner December 2022 |
 International Media Arts Film Festival Awards November 2022 Award Winner |
 Prague Underground Film Festival Award Winner December 2022 |
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 Four Seasons Festival Spring 2023 Script - Best Music Doc |
 Film de Arte January 2023 Golden Award: Best Short Best Editor |
 Budapest Film Festival January 2023 Best Short Documentary |
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| Harrie Verstappen Best Director Best Editor Best Director of the Year |
 Int'l Film Carnival of Bangalore March 2023 7 Awards |
Best Documentary Best Historical Film Best Short Film Best Male Director |
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 January 2023 Golden Fox Film Competition 3 Awards Best Concept - Best Educational Special Jury Mention |
 Screenlight Independent Film Festival Best Documentary February 2023 |
 Filmzen International Competition January 2023 Best Short Documentary |
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| Lifetime Achievement Award Best Historical Documentary Best Documentary Film: Editing |
 Asian Film Critics Awards January 2023 Six Awards |
Best Documentary Film: Cinematography - Short JC Daniels Excellence |
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 South Korean Movie Award February 2023 Best Musical Documentary |
 San Francisco Int'l Film Competition March 2023 Best Short Documentary |
 Red Ribbon Film Competition May 2023 Award Winner |
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 Cine Sepia Reels Carnival Best Documentary March 2023 |
 Goldspire Intenational Film Festival March 2023 Best Short Documentary |
 Cult Jury Film Fest April 2023 Award Winner |
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 Magma Awards Best Short Documentary April 2023 |
 World Film Fest 1 Best Music Doc April 2023 |
 Santa Cruz Independent Film Festival April 2023 Award Winner |
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 Calcutta Heritage Film Awards June 2023 Award Winner |
 Sweet Democracy Film Awards July 2023 Best Short Documentary |
 Hollywood on the Tiber August 2023 Best Documentary Sjort |
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 Frida Film Festival August 2023 2 Awards Best short documentary Best music video |
 International Film Carnival Calcutta June 2023 Award Winner |
 Phuket Int'l Film Festival Critics' Choice Award Best Documentary September 2023 |
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 Jaisailmer International Film Festival September 2023 3 Awards: Best Documentary-Poster-Sound Design |
 Silver Screen Excellence Film Awards October 2023 Best Documentary |
 Stanley Movie Awards September 2023 Best Arthouse Documentary |
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 Box Office Cine Awards October, 2023 Award Winner |
 Planet Cinema Fest Award Winner September 2023 |
 Picture Panorama Int'l Film Festival October 2023 Award Winner |
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 Grand Cine Carnival Maldives October, 2023 Award Winner |
 Naples Film Awards October 2023 Best Arthouse Documentary |
 Green CIAK Film Awards November 2023 Award Winner |
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 International Network Film Festival Award Winner October 2023 |
 Jaisalmer International Film Festival Award Winner November 2023 |
 Wild Filmmaker New York Award Winner November 2023 |
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 Golden Spotlight Int'l Film Festival Best Short Film November, 2023 |
 Golden Fern Film Awards December 2023 Award Winner |
 Singapore Independent Film Fair December, 2023 Best Short |
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 Switzerland FilmFest & Screenplay Competition December 2023 Best Int'l Short |
 Paris Cine Fiesta November 2023 Best Short |
 Bangkok Movie Awards January 2024 Award Winner |
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 Venice Grand Cine Celebration January, 2024 Award Winner |
 Mexico Film & Creativity Festival Narch 2024Award Winner |
 or (Semi-)Finalist 93 and counting which is something to be proud of, in itself |
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 October 2021 Dubai Indie Film Festival Finalist |
 June 2021 Nominee |
 October 2021 Kansas Arthouse Film Festival Finalist |
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September 2021 semi-finalist |
July 2021 Semi-Finalist |
June 2021 nominee |
 August 2021 Nominee |
Florida Shorts Film Festival Semi-finalist |
 Rotterdam Independent Film Festival Nominee |
 September 2021 Vienna Indie Short Film Festival Semi-Finalist |
 August 2021 San Francisco Indie Short Festival Nominee |
 October 8, 2021 Paris International Short Film Festival Finalist |
 October 2021 Garifuna Int'l Indigenous Film Festival Nominee |
 October 2021 Vancouver Independent Film Festival Semi-finalist |
 October 2021 Toronto Independent Film Festival Finalist |
 October 2021 Madrid Arthouse Film Festival Semi-Finalist |
 September 2021 Hong Kong Indie Film Festival Semi-Finalist |
.jpg){kind=logo} November 2021 Berlin Cine Week Film Festival Finalist |
 November 2021 Film in Focus Festival Nominee |
 October 2021 Sydney Indie Short Film Festival Nominee |
 November 2021 Stockholm Short Festival Semi-Finalist |
 November 2021 Roma Shorts Festival Semi-Finalist |
 November 2021 Odyssey Film Fest Nominee |
 January 2022 Washington Film Awards Semi-Finalist |
 Dallas Movie Awards February 2022 Semi-Finalist |
 April 2022 Sicily Art Film Festival Semi-Finalist |
 March 2022 Art House Festival of Beverly Hills Semi-Finalist |
 March 2022 Dublin World Film Festival Semi-Finalist |
 February 2022 Waikiki Beach International Film Festival Finalist |
 April 2022 International Cosmopolitan Film Festival of Tokyo Semi-Finalist |
 March 2022 Philadelphia World Film Festival Finalist |
 March 2022 Palm Springs Movie Awards Semi-Finalist |
 March 2022 New Filmmakers Austin Semi-Finalist |
 March 2022 Semi-Finalist |
 March 2022 New Jersey Short Awards Semi-Finalist |
 April 2022 Rio de Janeiro World Film Festival Quarter Finalist |
 April 2022 Dallas Shorts Semi Finalist |
 March 2022 Europa Film Festival Finalist |
 April 2022 San Diego Shorts Awards Finalist |
 April 2022 Milan Arthouse Film Awards Nominee |
 March 2022 Texas Arthouse Festival Semi-Finalist |
 April 2022 Seattle Movie Awards Semi-Finalist |
 May 2022 Atlanta Movie Awards Semi-Finalist |
 May 2022 Munich Short Film Awards Semi Finalist |
 May 2022 Hamburg Indie Fest Semi Finalist |
 June 2022 Santa Barbara Shorts Shorts Festival Finalist |
 May 2022 New Filmmakers New Orleans Semi Finalist |
 June 2022 Portland New Alternative Voices Nominee |
 August 2022 New York Movie Awards Honorable Mention |
 June 2022 The Monthly Film Festival Nominee |
 Milan Gold Awards Honorable Mention |
 February 2022 Nominee |
 September 2022 Vancouver Movie Awards Semi-Finalist |
 Great Lakes Int'lFilm Festival Nominee October 2022 |
 Montreal Arthouse Film Festival October 2022 Semi-Finalist |
 5th Jean-Luc Godard Awards October 2022 |
 Brussels World Film Festival October 2022 semi-finalist |
 November 2022 San José Independent Film Fest Semi Finalist |
 November 2022 Santa Monica Film Awards Fest Semi-Finalist |
 New York Independent Cinema Awards Nominee January 2023 |
 Melbourne Independent Film Festival Semi-Finalist December 2022 |
 Teknochat Film Festival November 2022 Finalist |
 Chicago Filmmakers Awards January 2023 Semi-Finalist |
Four Seasons Festival Summer 2023 Documentary - Script |
 4th Indian Int'l Short Film Festival December 2022 Honorable Mention |
 Venice Indie Film Festival Semi-Finalist January 2023 |
 Newport Breach Shorts Festival Semi-Finalist February 2023 |
 Denver Movie Awards January 2023 Semi-Finalist |
 VIP Fest/Finalist February 2023 Best Documentary/Best Film |
 Dublin Movie Awards March 2023 Semi-Finalist |
 Sacramento Independent Film Fest May 2023 semi-finalist |
 Sand Dance Int'l Film Festival April 2023 finalist |
Magma Awards Best Documentary Edit - Best Sound Planning April 2023 |
 Santa Fe Independent Film Festival April 2023 Semi-Finalist |
 Climax Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente Honorable Mention May 2023 |
 Real Image Film Festival May 2023 Finalist |
 Cannes Arts Fest May 2023 Nominee |
 Sensei Film Fest June 2023 semi-finalist |
 Hawaii International Film Awards June 2023 Nominee |
 Hollywood Discovery Awards Nominee June 2023 |
 Singapore International Competition July 2023 Finalist |
 Palm Beach Shorts July 2023 Semi-Finalist |
 Experimental Film Festival July 2023 Finalist |
 Forum Film Festival July 2023 Finalist |
 Dhaka International Cultural Film Festival August 4, 2023 Finalist |
 Cleveland Arthouse Film Awards Semi-Finalist August 2023 |
 Santa Ana Independent Film Awards September 2023 Semi-Finalist |
 St. Louis Film Awards September 2023 Semi-Finalist |
 Istanbul Movie Awards October, 2023 semi-finalist |
 Detroit Independent Film Festival October, 2023 Semi-Finalist |
 Edinburg Film Awards January, 2024 Quarter Finalist |
 Orlando Independent Film Festival November 2023 Semi-Finalist |
 Berlin Motion Picture Awards January 2024 Finalist |
 Sofia Art Film Awards December 2023 Honorable Mention |
Even getting accepted is not so easy...
| Accepted—24 At some festivals (I stopped counting) not accepted. Below the smart ones. Love you! And by the way, these may still move upward. Seems like a habit... |
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 October 2021 Toronto Film and Scripts Awards |
 May 2022 Cinegraphia International Art Film Festival |
 May 2022 8&HalFestivalHalf |
 Spring 2022 Nashville Independent Filmmakers Festival |
 July 2022 Contemporary Film Festival |
 August 2022 VIP Fest |
 July 2022 Serie B Film Festival |
 Florence Film Awards September 2022 |
 World Film Festival 2 September 2023 |
 Art Film Spirit Awards March 2023 |
 Sydney World Fest June 2023 |
 Magic of Cinema July 2023 |
 Paris Awards Film Festival July 2023 |
 New York Neorealism Film Awards September 2023 |
 Mumba International Short Film Festival September, 2023 |
 Hong Kong International Film Carnival September 2023 |
 Sydney Global Cine Carnival October, 2023 |
 Infinite Creativity Film Festival December 2023 |
 Indian Independent Film Festival December 2023 |
 New York NIL Gallery January, 2024 |
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