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CineNest Films
About us

Socially urgent stories, built to find their audience.

CineNest is a new foundation that collaborates with funds, municipalities and creatives to develop, produce and distribute audiovisual projects for international audiences. The focus lies on socially urgent stories with both artistic value and a clear audience.

Short films are often unseen, too vague or not marketable. CineNest aims to change that by creating projects designed to reach audiences and travel beyond the screen. Alongside distribution, films are supported by screenings, talks and workshops that encourage dialogue, reflection and connection with audiences and communities.

The CineNest board

Meet the team

Chairperson

Isalin Mulders

Isalin is a Creative Business graduate from Breda University of Applied Sciences. During her studies, she gained hands-on experience in production across theatre, live television, film and documentary projects. One of her academic highlights is producing a live TV show in Arizona, United States.

Isalin completed the TV Academy and now works in the television industry as a junior TV researcher and production assistant. She is a theatre enthusiast and has seen Soldaat van Oranje De Musical more times than she can count.

Producer

Rubén F. Vargas Martens

Rubén is a Spanish–Dutch audiovisual producer and Creative Business graduate from Breda University of Applied Sciences. He has worked on film, commercial and social-first productions in the Netherlands and Spain with companies including Fresco Film, Ava Content, GIG Creative Film Production and Boomerang.

Through Stichting CineNest Films, Rubén focuses on developing and producing socially engaged stories that combine strong filmmaking with themes that can create conversation and impact beyond the screen.

Treasurer

Joey Strijbosch

Joey works as Staff Audit at EY and is a member of the EY Young Professionals Board (Assurance). With a strong financial and analytical focus, he supports the foundation in maintaining a solid financial structure and transparent reporting. Joey is half Serbian and speaks multiple languages. He has a background in amateur theatre, which gives him a natural affinity with the cultural field alongside his professional work, and a strong interest in history and geopolitics.

Secretary

Bram Mulder

Bram has a background in audiovisual media (SintLucas) and works as a freelance cinematographer. In addition, he is responsible for audiovisual communication at VB&T, further strengthening his practical experience in media production and visual storytelling. He loves to travel and enjoys cooking Mediterranean dishes.

Governance

We work according to the Governance Code Cultuur and the Fair Practice Code.

Registration

CoC/KvK 99020963 · VAT/BTW NL868752435B01

Partners

Our partners are project-based. Depending on the project we work with vfonds, Gemeente Utrecht and Gemeente Helmond.

Funders & codes of conduct
vfonds
Gemeente Utrecht
Gemeente Helmond
Fair Practice Code
Governance Code Cultuur