Studio Ruba is an Amsterdam based boutique production company founded in 2019 by producers Maarten van der Ven and Layla Meijman. With a select group of filmmakers, they focus on creating cinematic cutting-edge stories. Both producers have a hands-on mentality and knowledge on both the production and the creative side, handling all projects with great care. In 2020 Ruba released their first short films, A HOLIDAY FROM MOURNING by Zara Dwinger and RE-ENTRY by Ben Brand. The following year they released two mid-length films, THE GIRL WHO WAS CURSED (SlamDance) by Zara Dwinger and SAVE IT by Amira Duynhouwer. This year the company's debut feature film FEMI by Dwight Fagbamila was nominated for best actor at the Dutch Academy Awards premiered internationally at the Warsaw IFF. The short hybrid documentary HENK by Sarah Blok and Lisa Konno recently aired on national television. Some of our upcoming projects are the coming of age film KIDDO by Zara Dwinger, which was shot last summer in Poland, co-production XENOS aka MEN IN THE SUN by the bafta nominated Mahdi Fleifel, which received a production grand by HBF + NFF and will be shot in Athens in spring of 2023, black comedy THE IDYLL by Aaron Rookus (EAVE 2020) is closing the finance will be shot in the summer of 2023. BECOMING DUBOIS (Cinemart 2022) by Joost van Hezik is in an advanced stage of development. In addition to this Ruba is producing a mid-length film, MEMORY DEALERS by Mila van der Linden. Prior to the founding of Ruba, Layla and Maarten gained years of experience producing - and sometimes line producing - award winning feature films, shorts and documentaries such as TAKE ME SOMEWHERE NICE (2019) (Rotterdam IFF), BOY MEETS GUN (Busan) (2019) WATERBOYS (2016), and A GOAT FOR A VOTE (2014). The experience and network they have built so far offers them the opportunity to guide their company in an exciting direction.