A Greek Tragedy (1986)Van Tulden recently co-produced (together with Walloon YC Aligator) BLANCHE-NEIGE, LA SUITE / SNOW WHITE: THE SEQUEL (2007), the latest film from Picha, one of the best-known figures in Belgian animation. Rik Mayall and Stephen Fry have been recruited to do the English voices. This is a film fairy tale strictly for adults, focusing on such subjects as bigamy and sex.
With her Antwerp-based company DeFamilieJanssen, the veteran producer is also working as the Belgian co-producer on animated TV series "The Incredible Adventures of Kika and Bob", a joint venture with Submarine in the Netherlands.
She continues to work on animated fare for both kids and adults. Among her more intriguing projects is SILENCE, a new animated feature based on a graphic novel to be directed by Jaco Van Dormael and Harry Cleven. Van Tulden hopes to set up the €8 million film - also aimed at adults - as a majority Belgian co-production.
One of her frustrations is that she has so often had to work as a minority co-producer. What this has meant is that she rarely exercises much creative control on projects. "What the majority co-producers expect from you is to bring the money and shut up, but what we want is to have a part in the movie." Still, working on elaborate European co-productions has provided Van Tulden with a vast range of contacts, all with their own areas of expertise.
Most animation producers in Flanders also work in other areas. For example, Van Tulden has worked on live action dramas as well as cartoons. Not that she will ever abandon animation. "I believe animation will suffer less than other things from YouTube and Google Video. It still takes time to make animation and children like it. There will always be a place for animation."
Best Achievement in Animated Short Films 1986: EEN GRIEKSE TRAGEDIE (A GREEK TRAGEDY) - Producer (w. Willum Thijssen)
1 nomination, 1 Award