The auditions for Eikel were in September 2009 at the FilmXperience (a co-production between Film by the Sea Film Festival and International Film Festival Breda).
Eikel won the award for best scenario (written by Nathalie Pleunis) and was nominated for the Shooting Star Film Award (distributed by
'Shooting Star Filmcompany BV [nl]') at the DELTA Shorts competition from Film by the Sea.