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Hey you, welcome at my site! There's some info here on my documentary work as well as about my project "Constructions of Happiness". If you want to know more, just email me.

Wishing you happiness, Astrid

Still from 'Mr and Mrs Gunya, 7 min experimental,2012

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According to Wikipedia:Astrid Bussink studied fine art at the Academy of fine Arts, AKI, Enschede (BA) in the Netherlands and her Master in film at the Edinburgh College of Art in Scotland. During this Master she shot her award winning documentary 'The Angelmakers' (First Appearance Award IDFA, Little Stamp award, ZagrebDOX, Best short Documentary, Dokufest, nomination Grierson Award and more). After this she made the short films Rückenlage / Upside Down ( Best Short Experimental film at Vermont International Film Festival, nominated Silver Cub, IDFA 2006), The 9 lives of my car (a.o. Dutch Filmfestival 2007) and I shot the mayor (Or: Plan B) (a.o. nominated Silver Cub IDFA 2007, official selection Zagrebdox and HOTDOCS).Bussink now lives and works in Amsterdam where she made her first feature length documentary The Lost Colony (Official Selection Rotterdam International Filmfestival, HOTDOCS a.o.) and has now finished her new personal documentary Mijn Enschede, about the Enschede fireworks disaster that happened in 2000, in which 23 people died, 1000 were injured. 'My Enschede' has premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in January 2010.During her artist in residency program in New York she started her project Constructions of (www.constructionsofhappiness.com) which she showed in galleries in New York and Edinburgh. Back in the Netherlands she is now continuing her COH project and is working on the documentary by the same title.Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrid_Bussink

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03-01-12 HNY! IN THE MAKING 2012Currently working on a doc for Het Uur van de Wolf for the NTR and a kids documentary for Kids & Docs5-12-11 Astrid is in China! "Creating Almere" is a new short experimental made for the Shenzhen & Hongkong Biennale for Architecture and Urbanism and has his premiere 7th of December 2011 in Shenzhen.19-12-11YEAH! Astrid's new kids' doc is getting shape. "Achter de toren" has found a broadcaster!10-11-11 COMING UP! Working on a solo exhibition of CONSTRUCTIONS OF HAPPINESS in Concordia, Enschede in april 2012
"Creating Almere" on big screens in Shenzhen, China
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CREDITS "CREATING ALMERE"camera: Eefje VaghiVoice over: Guus WaalwijkAudiomix: René van DijkMet dank aan alle figuranten!
Opening ceremony of the Shenzhen & Hong Kong Biennale
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'Mr and Mrs Gunya', 7 min. experimental short, 2012

I shot the mayor (Or:Plan B)

Nomination Silver Cub Award IDFA 2007

Official selection Hotdocs, Int Filmfestival Toronto 2008

Official selection Zagrebdox, Int Filmfestival Zagreb 2008

Rückenlage / Upside Down

Best short experimental film, Vermont Int Filmfestival

Nomination Best Short Doc, DOCNZ, New Zealand

Nomination Silver Cub Award, IDFA 2006

Mijn Enschede

Official selection Rotterdam International Film Festival 2010

Official selection Full Frame International Film Festival, USA

Official selection Docville International Film Festival, Leuven

Creating Almere

Shenzhen & Hongkong Biennale for Architecture & Urbanism '11/'12

Some of Astrid's films:The AngelmakersBest Short Documentary Award, Dokufest, KosovoFirst Appearance Award, IDFA AmsterdamLittle Stamp Award, Zagrebdox, CroatiaBest Short Documentary Award, IEFF, Paris, FranceAward Regards sur le Crime, Vision du Réel, SuisseBest Student Film, Astra Film fest, Sibiu, RomeniaAudience Award, International Film Fest Gdansk, PolenNomination Best Newcomer Grierson Award 2006, LondonNomination Best Debut film Nederlands Film Festival 2006The Lost ColonyTheater Release 29-05-08Official selection Rotterdam Int Film Festival 2008Official selection Thessaloniki Int Film Festival 2008Official selection Hotdocs, Int Filmfestival Toronto 2008
COH

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Constructions of Happiness

Constructions of Happiness (COH) is a project by Astrid Bussink about finding happiness, or at least constructing the image of it...COH tells a story about the image of happiness, how it surrounds us, and how we relate to it. About how most of us have the desire to live up to that image, even if our personal situation looks nothing like it, or perhaps because our personal situation looks nothing like it."Pursuing happiness" is a constitutional right in the USA but how are you supposed to do that, to pursue happiness?During a roadtrip through the USA, Astrid looked for 'happy moments', and asked whether she could switch places with the woman, just for a moment, for one picture perfect moment...Read more about it on www.constructionsofhappiness.com!
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