Family Affair Films is a female-led production company committed to creating authentic stories that bring fresh perspectives and resonate with audiences worldwide
Our documentaries include Steve McQueen’s Occupied City (Cannes Official Selection 2023) and Bianca Stigter’s acclaimed documentary Three Minutes – A Lengthening, which premiered in Venice (2021) and screened at Toronto, Telluride, Sundance, and IDFA. Sandra Beerends’ documentary Neshoma (IDFA 2024) received over 37,000 admissions in Dutch cinemas. We also co-produced Mathijs Poppe’s The Jacket (IDFA 2024) with Mirage Films.
Our feature films include Rosanne Pel’s highly anticipated second feature, Donkey Days, which premiered in Locarno’s International Competition in 2025, Young Hearts by Anthony Schatteman (Berlinale Generation Kplus 2024, sold to over 70 territories; co-production with Polar Bear and Kwassa Films), Summer Brother by Joren Molter (winner at Giffoni and TIFF 2024), Bloody Marie by Guido van Driel (IFFR 2019), Light as Feathers by Rosanne Pel (TIFF 2018), and Beyond Words by Urszula Antoniak (TIFF & San Sebastián 2017).
Our short animation, Down in the Dumps (Vera van Wolferen, 2025), received a Special Mention at Berlinale (Generation K) and won Best Animated Short at the Zlín International Film Festival.

