In 2008 Koolhoven made '' Oorlogswinter ( Winter in Wartime ) '' , a Dutch movie based on the novel by the same name , written by Jan Terlouw . The movie was the Dutch entry for the Academy Awards but failed to get nominated . The movie was distributed in the United States by Sony Classics and was sold to about 25 other countries . In 2010 , Koolhoven started his own production company , together with producer Els Vandevorst , called N279 Entertainment that produced several movies . His first production for N279 Entertainment as a director was the western named '' Brimstone '' . It premiered at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival in 2016 and became Koolhoven 's fifth consecutive hit film in The Netherlands .
73rd Venice International Film Festival
73rd Venice International Film Festival
Martin Koolhoven