Shariff Korver

Shariff Korver

Birth : 1982-12-07, Caracas, Venezuela

History

Shariff Korver was born in Venezuela and grew up in Venezuela and the Netherlands. In 2011 he graduated from the Netherlands Film Academy with his film No Way Back. It won de Nassenstein Prize for Best Student Film and Scenecs Debut Film Award. The film was selected for the official programs of the San Sebastian Film Festival and the Munich Film Festival and was awarded the Young CIVIS Media Prize by the members of the European Parliament. His debut feature film Infiltrant premiered at the Toronto International Film festival in 2014 and was selected for various other international festivals. Infiltrant won the award for Best Film and Best Director Award at the First Time Fest in New York.

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Shariff Korver

Movies

Do Not Hesitate
Do Not Hesitate
Director
A truck carrying a Dutch military convoy on a peacekeeping mission breaks down somewhere in the desert. As a group of soldiers waits for a repair team to arrive, they encounter a local boy who refuses to leave.
The Intruder
The Intruder
Scenario Writer
In this smart and incisive thriller, a Dutch cop of Moroccan heritage goes undercover in a Moroccan drug ring and finds there a feeling of belonging he never experienced in "normal" society.
The Intruder
The Intruder
Director
In this smart and incisive thriller, a Dutch cop of Moroccan heritage goes undercover in a Moroccan drug ring and finds there a feeling of belonging he never experienced in "normal" society.
De weg naar Cádiz
De weg naar Cádiz
Director
When Coen inherits a villa in the Spanish town of Cádiz, he decides to make a trip and sell it. The night of his departure, his ex lover Suzanne, visits him. She wants to come along. . Confronted by themselves, both Coen and Suzanne realize that this trip is not the answer to the problems in their lives. When they cross the French country side, they encounter a hitchhiker on his way to Avignon. They decide to go to Avignon, where the world famous theater festival distracts them from their grief. Meanwhile they try to find out if there’s still love between them. Are they still in love, or just good friends looking for comfort? Coen and Suzanne have to make a choice that determines their final destination.