About

ISABELLA FILMS 

Isabella Films was originally founded in 1997 by producers Els Vandevorst and Wilfried Depeweg, and it was named after their only daughter, Isabella Depeweg. Both founders studied at the Netherlands Film Academy in Amsterdam. Els Vandevorst had already achieved noteworthy success as a film student, winning the Student Oscar for Alaska (directed by Mike van Diem and produced by Vandevorst). Wilfried Depeweg initially entered the industry as a writer/director and later developed an interest in producing.

From the very beginning, the company aimed to work both in the Netherlands and internationally, (co)producing films for acclaimed directors such as Lars von Trier, Alexander Sokurov, Thomas Vinterberg, Martin Koolhoven, Stijn Coninx, Ineke Smits, Ágnes Kocsis and Christophe van Rompaey.

Since February 2018, Isabella Depeweg has become an equal partner in the company. She hopes to bring fresh and burgeoning energy to the prodigious reel. This new partnership focuses on the production of films with commercial potential, appealing to an international audience through their artistic value, accessibility, and beauty. To align with the difference in age and experience, Els Vandevorst and Isabella Depeweg are actively seeking both undiscovered raw talent and established, acknowledged filmmakers.