First Floor Features is a Dutch film production company founded by Laurens Geels, Dick Maas and Robert Swaab.
History First Floor Features was founded in 1984
The first film the studio released was Abel in 1986.
In 1991, Geels and Maas built a film studio in Almere. In March 1991, the studio complex was opened by Minister Hedy d'Ancona and the two studio spaces of 900 and almost 1700 m², respectively, could also be rented by other film producers.However, interest was disappointing, and the 10 million guilder Film Factory was sold to the NOB with First Floor Features becoming a tenant. The outside area of the studios consisted of the set houses of Zonnedael, used for filming the Flodder TV series. In 1999, the house for Big Brother was placed here.
In 1998, the company focused on the English-language market. The 1999 film Do Not Disturb attracted few viewers, and the 2001 English-language remake of the film The Lift, Down even became a flop. Dick Maas left the organization in 2002.
The cost of the English-language film Resistance turned out to be much higher than expected, and FFF ran into financial problems from which the company was unable to recover. On 25 February 2004, the company was declared bankrupt.
Filmography Film Year Title Director Distributor 1986 Abel Alex van Warmerdam Concorde Film Flodder Dick Maas 1988 Amsterdamned 1990 Wings of Fame Otakar Votocek Cannon Film Distributors My Blue Heaven Ronald Beer Cannon Tuschinski Film Distribution 1991 Een dubbeltje te weinig André van Duren The Movies Oh Boy! Orlow Seunke Concorde Film 1992 The Northerners Alex van Warmerdam United International Pictures Flodders in America Dick Maas 1995 Long Live the Queen Esmé Lammers Concorde Film Flodder 3 Dick Maas 1997 Character Mike van Diem Buena Vista International 1999 De Rode Zwaan Martin Lagestee Do Not Disturb Dick Maas 2001 Down 2002 Tom & Thomas Esmé Lammers Valentín Alejandro Agresti Cinemien 2003 Resistance Todd Komarnicki A-Film Distribution
Television Flodder (1993-1999) Westzijde Posse (1996-1997)
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