The Longing of Michael Dudok de Wit (2016)
Michael Dudok de Wit was asked by the famous Japanese animation studio Ghibli, to create his first feature length animated film. This would be Ghibli's first international co-production ever. Maarten Schmidt and Thomas Doebele followed Dudok de Wit and his team during the complex creative process for over two years. He is a perfectionist that is used to making his own hand drawn animated films by himself. For this new and timely production, he was assisted by a team of 20 to 30 artists from all over Europe.
Directors: Thomas Doebele, Maarten Schmidt.
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Michael Dudok de Wit as Himself |
| Production | Brigit Dopheide | Co-Producer |
| Writing | Maarten Schmidt | Writer |
| Crew | Maarten Schmidt | Cinematography |
| Sound | Thomas Doebele | Sound |
| Production | Thomas Doebele | Producer |
| Sound | Tom Nestelaar | Sound Editor |
| Editing | Thomas Doebele | Editor |
| Writing | Thomas Doebele | Writer |
| Production | Petra Vermeulen | Co-Producer |
| Writing | Angela Dekker | Writer |
| Production | Angela Dekker | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Thomas Doebele | Director |
| Directing | Maarten Schmidt | Director |