Îles flottantes

Îles flottantes is a 2001 Dutch tragicomedy film written for the screen and directed by Nanouk Leopold, in her directorial debut, produced by Stienette Bosklopper.

It stars Maria Kraakman, Manja Topper, Halina Reijn,Leo Hogenboom and Gillis Biesheuvel, and it follows the dysfunctional lives of three best friends who all just turned thirty and struggle with giving meaning to their lives.

Nanouk Leopold during her last year of her studies realized she to revisit the characters from her 1998's graduation film, Weekend, was approached by Circe Films and producer Stienette Bosklopper shortly after her graduation.

Under the project's working title ‘Meisjes van dertig’ (girls from thirty), she was contacted by Motel Films and VPRO for their No More Heroes project, an initiative for upcoming filmmakers to fund and create low-budget feature films with funding by the Netherlands Film Fund.

[3] Îles flottantes had its world premiere at the 2001's International Film Festival Rotterdam,[4][5] where it competed for the Tiger Award.