Amsterdam based PRPL – founded by Ellen Havenith – has a love for inspiring, challenging, heartfelt stories and filmmakers. PRPL focuses on feature films with gutsy writer/director signatures that can emotionally connect with an inclusive (genre) audience.

PRPL’s awarded 13 feature films premiered at the film festivals of Cannes, Sundance, Berlin, Toronto, Rotterdam, Locarno, Tribeca and 6 films were the national entries to the Academy Awards including THE PARADISE SUITE (by Joost van Ginel, Golden Calf Best Film/Script/Actor).

QUATRO MENINAS (by Karen Suzane, BR-NL) premiered at 2026 Berlinale’s Generation 14plus and BEYOND SILENCE (by Marnie Blok) got shortlisted for the 2026 Academy Awards, after winning Best Narrative Short @ Tribeca and Best International Short @ Palm Springs. In 2024 mid-length debuts BINARY (by DJ Bronsgeest) premiered @ IFFR and Fantastic Fest and Iris Prize shortlisted WHERE WE STAY (by Florence Bouvy) at Palm Springs. In 2023 features WHEN IT MELTS (by Belgian Veerle Baetens) won Best Performance @ Sundance and seven-countries-production TIGER STRIPES (by Malaysian Amanda Nell Eu) won the Grand Prix @ Cannes’ Semaine de la Critique.

Upcoming films currently in post-production: METSIK (by Tallulah Schwab, NL-EE), HAVEN OF HOPE Hope (by Seemab Gul, PK-FR-DE-NL), HORIZON (by Boula Dola, short), HSHOUMA (by Nohaila Gamah, short), and in financing: TINA TOWN (by David-Jan Bronsgeest), THIRD WHEEL (by Zoe Ramushu, SA-NL), ECHO (by Zainab Goelaman, Short).

PRPL is a member of the European Film Academy, and part of the IFFR Rotterdam Lab, Cannes’ Producers on the Move, EAVE, ACE and Realness/INDABA networks.