NL House: The Netherlands Film Commission and the British Film Commission present: Crossing Borders
Creative and innovative audiovisual collaboration between the UK and the Netherlands
How has co-producing between the United Kingdom and the Netherlands evolved in the wake of major political, economic, and industry shifts since 2020? And what new opportunities are emerging?
In this dynamic panel, producers and filmmakers from both countries reflect on the cultural and strategic landscape shaping collaboration between our neighbouring industries.
With
Adrian Wootton OBE, CEO at Film London
Roeland Oude Nijhuis, Netherlands Film Commissioner
Guy Heeley, PRODUCER at SHOEBOX FILMS
Floor Onrust, owner and producer Family Affair Films BV
Rebecca Mark-Lawson, founder of Sheffield's Tyke Films
Josie Taalman is Head of Productions at KeyFilm
Jack Tarling, Producer Shudder Films
Danielle Guirguis, founder of Smarthouse,
About the speakers
Danielle Guirguis is the founder of Smarthouse, a Amsterdam-based production company working exclusively with filmmakers and organisations that want to change the world. Her credits include La Holandesa (TIFF premiere, Dutch Film Award-nominated) and La Última Ascensión (Dutch Film Award winner). She is currently co-producing the Dutch-UK feature Pink & Green with Sheffield's Tyke Films, backed by BFI's Global Screen Fund.
Jack Tarling is a British producer currently in post-production on Learning to Breathe Under Water, starring Rory Kinnear and Maria Bakalova — a Dutch co-production with Amsterdam's KeyFilm. His credits include Kneecap (Sundance Audience Award, Sony Pictures Classics) and God's Own Country (Berlin, Sundance, BAFTA-nominated). He is co-founder of the Mother Tongues Development Award with Curzon and Charades.
Rebecca Mark-Lawson is the BAFTA-nominated founder of Sheffield's Tyke Films, producing work on the border between documentary and fiction. Her credits include the BIFA-winning Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché and Irene's Ghost. She is currently co-producing the Dutch-UK hybrid feature Pink & Green with Amsterdam's Smarthous, backed by BFI's Global Screen Fund
Josie Taalman is Head of Productions at KeyFilm, overseeing feature films and TV series from financing through release. Her credits include box office hit Soof 3, war drama Line of Fire, and the NPO Award-winning series Swanenburg. KeyFilm is an experienced international co-producer, with projects spanning Europe, the Middle East and Australasia — including Queens (Venice Critics Week 2022) and A House in Jerusalem (IFFR).
Floor Onrust founded Family Affair Films in 2002, building it into a female-led production company committed to creating authentic stories that bring fresh perspectives and resonate with audiences worldwide.
Her slate is defined by internationally acclaimed works, including Steve McQueen’s Occupied City (Cannes 2023), Bianca Stigter’s Three Minutes – A Lengthening (Venice, Sundance), and the Dutch box-office documentary hit Neshoma. Recently Rosanne Pel’s feature Donkey Days (Locarno 2025) had its US premiere at New Directors/New Films. Feature Midwinter Break (2025) by Polly Findlay starring Lesley Manville and Ciarán Hinds is still running in theaters.
Guy Heeley is a BAFTA-winning producer whose films have starred Florence Pugh, Andrew Garfield, Anthony Hopkins, Cillian Murphy and Benedict Cumberbatch. Recent releases include We Live in Time (2024, $70m+ worldwide), One Life (2024, 92% on Rotten Tomatoes), and two 2026 films: Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man for Netflix and Midwinter Break for Focus/FilmFour. He won the BAFTA for Best Single Drama for Together (dir. Stephen Daldry) and has collaborated closely with writer-director Steven Knight across multiple projects. He is currently in post-production on an Oasis feature documentary.
The Netherlands Film Fund is the national cultural fund for the professional, independent film sector in the Netherlands and the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom. It finances films that contribute to a varied and distinctive offering of Dutch cinema for diverse audiences.
The British Film Commission is the national agency with a remit to maximise and support the production of international feature films and television in the UK.
NL House @ SXSW London
On June 3 2026, NL House opens for a day that runs from a morning wake-up call about where ambitious people should actually point their talent, to late-night conversations about what Amsterdam's after-dark culture is building next.
Expect cities to make the case for why they deserve your attention. Brands and studios showcasing work that moves people. Artists and technologists with projects that refuse to fit neatly into a single discipline. Explore the NL Lounge, where ten Dutch startups will showcase their technological creativity.
Presented by New Dutch Wave and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, created in collaboration with Dutch Digital Design, Creative Industries Immersive Impact Coalition, EIT Culture & Creativity, the City of Amsterdam, ROM Utrecht Region, Innovally, Gielissen, WT Interactive, and Dentsu Lab.
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