Okki Poortvliet is a (documentary) filmmaker, audiovisual artist, and illustrator. She grew up in a small village in the north of the Netherlands. There she shot her graduation film in 2021 for Minerva art academy: IJswee (longing for ice). Since then, she made 6 films that all share an anthropological, experimental and quirky character.
Okki is mesmerized by people and their world. This could be Manus who sharpens skates (IJswee), Jippe who wants to surpass Kim-Jung Un (World's Greatest Missile Builder), Ricardo who nailed his regional flag to a mill (The Flaghoisters) or Robert who cycles through the forest every morning at 5:30 (Over the Cattle Grid).
Next to films, Okki makes installations, posters and drawings and studies philosophy at the University of Groningen.
contact
okkifilms@gmail.comprojects
2024 Dierendoders, film and artistic research supported
by Noordenaars and New Noardic Wave
2024 Nira’s Jan, videowork for Facet
2022/2023 Over het Wildrooster, film(installation)
for Into Nature
2022/2023 De Vlaggenhijsers, film(installation) and play
with Vera Vos & Hans van der Werf
2022 Het huis van gedeelde verhalen, installation
with Kitty Boon, Eline Kuper & HoofdletterF
2021/2022 OQQI, experimental short film with LQRQ
2021/2022 ‘S Werelds Grootste Raketbouwer,
short documentary film
2021/2022 Het Karretje van Fabian, short documentary film
2021/2022 Vierkant Veldwerk, short documentary film
2021 Dat ik op veen lijk, set design for HoofdletterF
2020/2021 IJswee, documentary film
work
︎ 2019 + Filmmaker, illustrator, audiovisual artist︎ 2022 Teaching & Research Instructor at Minerva Art Academy
︎ 2021/2022 Documentarymaker at Docwerk
education
︎ 2023-2024 Semester Abroad, University of Bristol ︎ 2020-2024 BA Philosophy, University of Groningen︎ 2017-2021 BA Design, Academie Minerva, Groningen
︎ 2011-2017 VWO, Carmel College Emmen
interships
︎ 2020 Ditteke Mensink, documentary director and writer
︎ 2020 GWA, Grafische Werkplaats Amsterdam
awards
︎ Noordster - Internationaal Filmfestival Assen 2023︎ Honourable Mention, Student World Impact Festival 2022
︎ Drentse Talentprijs Cultuur 2021
︎ Beste Groninger Film non-fictie 2021
︎ Film Winner, Arts Threat Global Design Graduate Show 2021
︎ Winner of the Lift-Off First-Time Filmmaker Sessions September 2021
nominations
︎ Noorderlijk Film Festival - best short documentary 2023
︎ Beste Groninger Film non-fictie 2022
︎ Noorderlijk Film Festival - best documentary 2021
︎ Noorderlijk Film Festival - best young talent 2021
︎ Minerva Design Award 2021
exhibitionsselected
2023 Art Expedition Into Nature, Drouwen
2022 De Vlaggenhijsers at Drents Museum, Assen
2021 IJswee solo exhibition, CBK Emmen
2021 Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven
2021 Lucht Kunstpunt, Groningen
2021 DETOUR Graduation Show, Groningen
2019 Panta Rhei, Grafiek Platform, Groningen
2019 Illustratie57 Barricades exhibition, Groningen
2019 Grafiek in de Kerk van Woltersum
jury member
2024 Kunstbende Drenthe2023 Kunstbende Groningen
2023 Filmfeest Groningen
2023 Filmfeest Drenthe
2022 Cine Challenge Groningen
talks and teaching
2024 Sealab film project - at Firda with Filmhub Noord2024 (Beyond) Graduation - Lecture at Minerva Art Academy 2023 Fraterhuis Talks - non-human animals in documentary film
2023 Lecture - How to become a filmmaker, NHL Stenden
2022 Lectures and workshops for Filmhub Noord
2022 Teaching & Research Instructor for one semester at Minerva Art Academy
2022 Workshop monotype, CBK Emmen
2022 Lecture - How to become a filmmaker, NHL Stenden
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