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Fortissimo Films

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{{Infobox company

| name = Fortissimo Films

| logo = Fortissimo06 rgb p.jpg

| type = Private

| foundation = 1991

| founder = Wouter Barendrecht

| location = Amsterdam, Netherlands

| key_people =

Clement Magar (GM)

Gabrielle Rozing (GM)

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| industry = Motion pictures

| products = Film production, sales and distribution

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| homepage = {{url|http://www.fortissimofilms.com}}

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Fortissimo FilmsFortissimo Films, [http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/films/1219 "MOMA, In Focus: Fortissimo Films] is a Dutch entertainment company specializing in the production, presentation, promotion and distribution of feature films, founded in 1991[http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/4552/ Wouter Barandrecht, Michael J. Werner - co-chairmen, Fortissimo Films], Variety; retrieved 2007-11-24 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071019010432/http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/4552/ |date=October 19, 2007 }} with offices in Amsterdam.

Fortissimo Films' library includes feature films, feature-length documentaries, animated films, and short subjects. The company represents over 100 films from every corner of the globe. These included features by Wong Kar Wai (2046, Chungking Express, In the Mood For Love); Martin Scorsese (Shine a Light); John Cameron Mitchell (Shortbus); Jim Jarmusch (Coffee And Cigarettes, Mystery Train); Iwai Shunji (Love Letter, Hana & Alice); Pen-ek Ratanaruang (6ixtynin9, Nymph); Tsai Ming-Liang (I Don't Want to Sleep Alone, What Time is it There?); Diao Yinan (Black Coal, Thin Ice), and Tian Zhuangzhuang (The Blue Kite, Springtime in a Small Town) and more recently films by ZHANG Yang (Up The Mountain, The Sound of Dali), ZHANG Chong (Super Me, The Fourth Wall) and LIU Fendou (The Heart).

Fortissimo's documentaries include Morgan Spurlock's Super Size Me; Andrew Jarecki's Capturing the Friedmans; Sydney Pollack's Sketches of Frank Gehry; Julian Schnabel's Berlin; Tamra Davis's Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child; and Kevin Macdonald's Marley.

Additionally, the catalogue features a range of works by directors comprising Gregg Araki, Sergei Bodrov, Fruit Chan, Peter Greenaway, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Kore-eda Hirokazu, Kurosawa Kiyoshi, Richard Linklater, Mira Nair, the Pang Brothers, Park Chanwook, Paul Schrader, Todd Solondz, Béla Tarr, Tsui Hark, Wang Xiaoshuai, Zhang Yang, Zhang Yuan and many other acclaimed filmmakers.

Fortissimo also manages existing libraries on behalf of independent producers and directors, such as Wong Kar Wai's Jet Tone, Killer Films, Hart Sharp Entertainment and directors Jim Jarmusch, Hal Hartley and Alex van Warmerdam.

Approximately 15 films per year are added to the lineup. Upcoming titles include Love After Love by Ann Hui.

On August 17, 2016, after more than 20 years in international distribution, the company filed for bankruptcy in the Netherlands.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/asia/sales-agent-fortissimo-to-close-on-quiet-note-1201839076/|title=Sales Agent Fortissimo Films to Close on Quiet Note|first=Patrick|last=Frater|date=17 August 2016|access-date=11 October 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2016/08/3-lessons-fortissimo-films-bankruptcy-metrodome-1201719375/|title=Fortissimo Films Goes Bankrupt: 3 Reasons the Respected Arthouse Distributor Lost Its Groove|first1=Graham|last1=Winfrey|date=23 August 2016|access-date=11 October 2016}}

The company has restarted business in 2017 under new management.{{Cite web |last=Frater |first=Patrick |date=2019-01-28 |title=Rescued From Bankruptcy, Fortissimo Films Set for Sales and PR Comeback in Berlin |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/fortissimo-films-sales-pr-comeback-berlin-film-festival-1203120314/ |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

Selected Fortissimo filmography

;Older titles:

  • Nymph (2009){{cite web|url=http://www.fortissimofilms.com/catalogue_lineup_title.aspx?projectId=9b3b19dd-1cfe-4622-ba62-9b76010dfa92|title=Fortissimo Films|access-date=11 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012082558/http://www.fortissimofilms.com/catalogue_lineup_title.aspx?projectId=9b3b19dd-1cfe-4622-ba62-9b76010dfa92|archive-date=12 October 2016|url-status=dead}}
  • Tokyo Sonata (2008){{cite web|url=http://www.fortissimofilms.com/catalogue_lineup_title.aspx?projectId=68d36e1b-74a9-4159-abe1-9b76010dfaaa|title=Fortissimo Films|access-date=11 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012084605/http://www.fortissimofilms.com/catalogue_lineup_title.aspx?projectId=68d36e1b-74a9-4159-abe1-9b76010dfaaa|archive-date=12 October 2016|url-status=dead}}
  • Mama's Boy (2007)
  • Pleasure Factory (2007){{cite web|url=http://www.fortissimofilms.com/catalogue_lineup_title.aspx?projectId=aa3824a5-245b-4e8c-bdd4-9b76010dfa92|title=Fortissimo Films|access-date=11 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012085553/http://www.fortissimofilms.com/catalogue_lineup_title.aspx?projectId=aa3824a5-245b-4e8c-bdd4-9b76010dfa92|archive-date=12 October 2016|url-status=dead}}
  • The Home Song Stories (2007){{cite web|url=http://www.fortissimofilms.com/catalogue_lineup_title.aspx?projectId=9bcaa3b6-35ce-4221-8bcf-9b76010dfaa5|title=Fortissimo Films|access-date=11 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095232/http://www.fortissimofilms.com/catalogue_lineup_title.aspx?projectId=9bcaa3b6-35ce-4221-8bcf-9b76010dfaa5|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}
  • Getting Home (2007){{cite web|url=http://www.fortissimofilms.com/catalogue_lineup_title.aspx?projectId=62440e3a-0b43-4467-a075-9b76010dfaaa|title=Fortissimo Films|access-date=11 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712180722/http://www.fortissimofilms.com/catalogue_lineup_title.aspx?ProjectId=62440e3a-0b43-4467-a075-9b76010dfaaa|archive-date=12 July 2016|url-status=dead}}
  • Shortbus (2006){{cite web|url=http://www.fortissimofilms.com/catalogue_lineup_title.aspx?projectId=8001f909-132c-40b7-a401-9b76010dfaa5|title=Fortissimo Films|access-date=11 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305090757/http://www.fortissimofilms.com/catalogue_lineup_title.aspx?projectId=8001f909-132c-40b7-a401-9b76010dfaa5|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=dead}}
  • The Night Listener (2006){{cite web|url=http://www.fortissimofilms.com/catalogue_lineup_title.aspx?projectId=09a3d9e5-4aa4-4f16-a7f3-9b76010dfaa5|title=Fortissimo Films|access-date=11 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012085146/http://www.fortissimofilms.com/catalogue_lineup_title.aspx?projectId=09a3d9e5-4aa4-4f16-a7f3-9b76010dfaa5|archive-date=12 October 2016|url-status=dead}}
  • Sunflower (2005){{cite web|url=http://www.fortissimofilms.com/catalogue_lineup_title.aspx?projectId=7dc0b8f6-7dbf-48f1-8dcf-9b76010dfa9c|title=Fortissimo Films|access-date=11 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012151012/http://www.fortissimofilms.com/catalogue_lineup_title.aspx?projectId=7dc0b8f6-7dbf-48f1-8dcf-9b76010dfa9c|archive-date=12 October 2016|url-status=dead}}
  • Mysterious Skin (2004){{cite web|url=http://www.fortissimofilms.com/catalogue_lineup_title.aspx?projectId=5be0b249-e53e-4441-8466-9b76010dfa92|title=Fortissimo Films|access-date=11 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304222014/http://www.fortissimofilms.com/catalogue_lineup_title.aspx?projectId=5be0b249-e53e-4441-8466-9b76010dfa92|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}
  • Party Monster (2003){{cite web|url=http://www.fortissimofilms.com/catalogue_lineup_title.aspx?projectId=5672a8db-9783-47cf-9347-9b76010dfaae|title=Fortissimo Films|access-date=11 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012081813/http://www.fortissimofilms.com/catalogue_lineup_title.aspx?projectId=5672a8db-9783-47cf-9347-9b76010dfaae|archive-date=12 October 2016|url-status=dead}}
  • The Era of Vampires (aka Vampire Hunters) (2003){{cite web|url=http://www.fortissimofilms.com/catalogue_lineup_title.aspx?projectId=6177e550-3378-4eec-8cde-9b76010dfa97|title=Fortissimo Films|access-date=11 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012082427/http://www.fortissimofilms.com/catalogue_lineup_title.aspx?projectId=6177e550-3378-4eec-8cde-9b76010dfa97|archive-date=12 October 2016|url-status=dead}}
  • Ken Park (2002)

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