Een kleine kans (Against the Odds) has been made into a movie. Its Dutch title is Patatje Oorlog; abroad it has been released as Taking Chances.
The movie has gained the European Children Film Association Award for Best European Film at the Malmö BUFF Filmfestival.
Award ceremonies take place at several European Youth Filmfestivals (Giffoni, Cine-Jeune, Berlinale, etc.) where the jury singles out the best European Film in the running.
BUFF, the International Children and Young People’s Film Festival, was founded in Malmö in 1984 and is generally considered one of Europe's leading festivals for movies for young people.
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In October 2011 Patatje Oorlog/Taking Chances got its first public showing at the Cinekid Festival, where it won the prize for Best Dutch Movie for Children. In the early months of this year Patatje Oorlog/Taking Chances was included in the official selection of the Generation Kplus programme of the Berlinale, Berlin's renowned International Movie Festival.

Mijn opa en ik en het varken Oma (My grandad and me and a pig called Granny) got a recommendation from the Kinderjury 2012.

Winter was exceptionally severe in Laugarvatn. Gales battered the farmhouse until it shook and snow was piling up against the walls, but not for a moment did I regret my visit. Indoors everything was comfy and I never failed to find inspiration outside. I found myself in an overwhelming snowscape. And to top it all there was the Aurora Borealis. Such a bonus!
Alda and Kristveig proved to be the ideal hostesses for me, providing companionship when I desired it and leaving me in peace when work needed to be done. Two women that I admire and found it difficult to take leave of. They have kind husbands and children to boot, which made saying goodbye even harder. Gullkistan is the ideal workplace, I dare-say. If you don’t mind icy conditions, you will find quiet and well-heated accommodation there.
I was working on a book situated in Iceland. I am expecting to finish it in a few months.

Patatje oorlog, as the movie adaptation of Een kleine kans (Against the Odds) is entitled, has been selected for the 62nd International Berlin Film Festival under the title Taking Chances. It features in what is called the Generation Kplus programme, which entails it will be in the running for the Crystal Bear and the Grand Prix Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk. The 2012 Berlinale is due from February 9 to 19.