De Scheepsjongens van Bontekoe wraps

Filming has wrapped on De Scheepsjongens van Bontekoe.  New Holland Pictures provided production services on this Dutch family film while they were in Australia.

Based on a classic children’s novel, the story revolves around three ship boys who were shipwrecked on a tropical island enroute to Batavia in the 1600s. Filming in Europe was completed earlier in the year, and the Australian shoot picked up the tropical island and many of the Batavia scenes.

Twenty-two Dutch cast and crew travelled to Australia for the shoot and were complemented by an Australian crew of 25, with extras being drawn from the local community.

Locations included Port Douglas and Fitzroy Island, with filming taking place on the replica ships the Duyfken off Port Douglas and the Bounty out of Sydney.

The film is due for theatrical release in The Netherlands in November.