Podium Biarritz Foundation, launched by Corine Meijers in the beginning of 2025, initiates, produces and distributes audiovisual projects that cross borders. We develop our own projects, but we also love collaborating with filmmakers, artists and partners from all over the world to produce and stage stories with a lot of heart that are relevant to our trying times.
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Lesbian Simulator to premiere at IDFA
Our projects Lesbian Simulator is selected for IDFA DocLab 2025. You can see the full DocLab program here.
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Lesbian Simulator
‘Lesbian Simulator’ is an interactive virtual reality artwork and video game which will prompt users to experience the world from the perspective of a lesbian girl. While this artistic ode to love and sexual preference doesn’t shy away from tackling serious issues as well, such as the discrimination and abuse that lesbians still face today, you can expect an uplifting experience full of joy, humour and a touch of glitter!
Inspired by the personal experiences of Iris van der Meule and those close to her, ‘Lesbian Simulator’ aims to create awareness in a playful manner. Users experience some of the key aspects in the existence of a queer girl such as: coming-out to various people, making new friends, going on a date but also the first time feeling discriminated or even verbally abused. ’Lesbian Simulator’ mirrors the blind spots within our society in relation to the acceptance of lesbians (and indirectly, of queer people in general). It is an ode to love and sexuality, about the exploration of your sexual orientation and about being embraced by the lesbian and queer community. It is a celebration of diversity and inclusivity.
Created by Iris van der Meule
Lacuna
Sonja has no memory of the crucial moment in her early childhood that saved her life: the separation from her parents in 1943. The discovery of three silver rings that once belonged to Sonja’s parents triggers the director to begin prompting her about the past. In the emotional journey that follows, you accompany Sonja through skewed memories, elusive images and reimaginations towards one moment of loss and grief during the Second World War. A true story that leads you from Paramaribo to Amsterdam and into a psychiatric facility called Het Apeldoornsche Bosch. Combining conversations with Sonja, mesmerizing 3D modelling, animation and personal footage, Lacuna explores who we are in relation to who we were. Meanwhile you will find truth in imagination, beauty in the unknown and an act of unconditional love.
Directed by Maartje Wegdam & Nienke Huitenga.
A Podium Biarritz production, in co-production with Copper Views Film Productions and Studio Biarritz.
World Premiere at IFFR 2025, 30/01-9/02
In competition at Cannes Immersive 2025, 13/05-24/05
Nominated for a Gouden Kalf at NFF 2025 for Best Digital Cultural Production
Hellfighter, a Modern Odyssey
Hellfighter, a Modern Odyssey is a feverish road movie in which reality meets delusion and myth.
Created by Yvonne van Ulden and Onias Landveld.
