“De Klos” voor In Case of Fire

Peet Gelderblom

Freelance regisseur/editor/vormgever
06-50524382 · peet [at] directorama [dot] net

Random Director Quote

People seek the familiar in films. Wether it be a familiar genre, actors, or a specific kind of emotional gratification, films have become delivery systems for the feelings that people crave. You can’t expect, therefore, to do any serious damage to anybody’s way of thinking by using such familiar devices. — Jonathan Weiss

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Directorama special in Smallformat magazine

I’m proud to officially announce that Directorama will be serialized in Smallformat, the bi-monthly magazine for fans of 8mm and 16mm film around the globe. Issue 1/2008 features a six-page special with the first 8 episodes of Directorama (the complete introductory story arc!) plus two pages of interview with yours truly, along with a couple [...]

The Directorama store!

You really can’t watch the Oscars without it: The Directorama mug! No, I’m not kidding… Good news for those of you who’ve always yearned for a Directorama calendar, T-shirt, mousepad, trucker hat, BBQ apron or sexy spaghetti tank top. Visit the brand new Cafe Press Directorama store and knock yourself out!

Directorama and Negative Space go global!

About a week ago, Online Film Critics Society member Pablo Villaça dropped me an email. Pablo is the editor of one of the main Brazilian websites about cinema and, apparently, a big fan of both Directorama and the Negative Space cartoons. He asked me if I’d be interested in letting him translate my comics and [...]

And the Socutera-Prize goes to…

One of my films has won the Socutera Prize 2007. I’m talking about a public announcement that some of you may remember from an old Screening Room entry. The jury praised the film’s subtlety, the music, the acting and its clever construction. Needless to say, I feel pretty honored. Interestingly enough, we’ve won the prize [...]

Embarrassing Movie Posters #16

One month ago, the “Poster Art” category of this blog was picked up by some very popular sites, spreading the Embarrassing Movie Poster virus out over cyberspace. In October alone, Lost in Negative Space got 304,398 hits and I’m still getting over 2000 a day! (Note to new visitors: There’s more than this poster art [...]

NEGATIVE SPACE: Once Upon A Close-Up

This is my contribution to the Close-Up Blog-a-Thon at The House Next Door. Be sure to check back tomorrow for the first episode of Directorama!