CV
EDUCATION
1991 – 1994
Dutch Film and Television Academy, department of Directing / Screenwriting Fiction.
1986 – 1990
Gerrit Rietveld Art Academy, department of Audiovisual Arts (graduated cum laude).
1984 – 1986
Sint Joost Art Academy, Breda, department of Photography and Audiovisual.
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
2019 Nomination for Best Commercial at the Gouden Loeki 2018 for the commercial “National Committee 4 and 5 May.”
2018 Second prize for the National Educational Film for the television movie “Sex Ding.”
2016 Cinekid Lifetime Achievement Award for her entire oeuvre. Sh Jagdish Gandhi Special Jury Award in India for the feature film “Life According to Nino.”
2015 Best Film at the Swedish International Children and Young People’s Film Festival in Malmö, Sweden for “Life According to Nino.” Cinekid children’s fiction prize for “Aap Poot Pies.” Cinekid Kinderkast audience award for “Aap Poot Pies.”
2014 Best Children’s Film Cinekid Lion Jury Prize for the feature film “Life According to Nino.”The children’s program “Secrets Of The Schoolyard” (2002) is on the list of the 25 best fiction European children’s programs of the past 50 years.
2013 Dutch Directors Award for the best commercial in 2013 for “Becoming Who You Were” for victim support.
2012 Nomination for Audience Award Cinekid for the short youth film “Grandma is Crazy.”
2011 First prize for the best feature film at the international film festival “Nueva Mirada” in Buenos Aires for “Secret Letter”
Nomination for the audience award for “Secret Letter.”
2010 Golden Film (more than 100,000 visitors in the Netherlands,) for the feature film “Secret Letter.” UPC Prize for the Best Dutch Children’s Film for “Secret Letter” at the Cinekid Film Festival.
2009 Audience Award for Best Film at the Kristiansland International Children’s Film Festival in Norway for the feature film “Frogs & Toads.” Best Feature Film at the Duvircine Film Festival in Uruguay for the feature film “Frogs & Toads.” Audience Award at the International Youth Film Festival in Korea and Jury Award as a special mention of the children’s jury at the Youth Nueva Miranda in Argentina for the feature film “Frogs & Toads.” Golden Film (more than 100,000 visitors) for the full-length feature film “Frogs & Toads.” First prize for the best educational and social children’s program for the pre-school series “Abi” at the festival in Basel, Switzerland. Nomination for the audience award at the Cinekid festival for the pre-school series “Abi.” Nomination for “Het Gouden Beeld” in Hilversum for the preschool series “Abi.”
2008 First prize at the Swedish Film Festival in Malmo for the short film “Doggy.” First prize at the International Children’s Film Festival in Cairo for the short film “Doggy.”
2007 Nomination for the Kinderkast audience award for “Het Monsterlijk Toilet” at the Cinekid film festival. First prize children’s jury award at the International Film Festival in Antwerp for “Het Monsterlijk Toilet.”
2006 Golden Calf nomination at the Filmfestival Utrecht for “Subiet!” in the best TV drama category. First prize for the best feature film at the Tout Ecran International Film Festival in Geneva for “Diep.” First prize for the best actress (Melody Klaver) in “Diep” at the Tout Ecran International Film Festival in Geneva.
2005 Second Prize at The Chicago International Children’s Film Festival in the Live Action Television Program category for the children’s series “Secrets From The Schoolyard.”
2004 First prize Prix de Europe for the website of “Secrets of the Schoolyard.”
2002 Prix De Jeunesse for the children’s series “Geheime Gedachten.” Het gouden beeld for the children’s series “Geheime Gedachten.”
2001 Nomination for “the Grote Kinderkast” prize at Cinekid for the series “Geheimen Gedachten.”Nomination for the “Grote en de Kleine Kinderkastprijs” at Cinekid 2001 for the short film “Boris.”
2000 The NPS prize for the best short film 2000 for the film “HET.”
1995 The Oberhausen Grand Prize at the 41st edition of the Oberhausen International Film Festival for the film “Waterlanders.”
1994 The Grolsch Film Prize for the film “Waterlanders.” Prize for young up-and-coming talent.
COURSES
2017 Storytelling seminar by Robert McKee
2011/2012 Screenwriting workshop Prime4kids, supporting European artistic children’s and family films in an international context.
2005 Directing workshop at the Binger Film Institute led by Mark Travis
2001/2002 New media course for filmmakers at the Sandberg Institute in Amsterdam.
1999 Screenwriting workshop given by Sources with Jan Fleischer.
1997 Screenwriting workshop initiated by NPS given by Binger Film Institute.
1994 “Entrepreneurship is an art, art is entrepreneurship” course given by Memoles Foundation.
PROFESIONAL ENGAGEMENTS
From 1997 on as a guest lecturer at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy and the Dutch Film and Television Academy.
From 2010 to 2013 board member of the Dutch Directors Guild.
From 2017 to 2020 Board member VEVAM foundation
WORK
FILM/TELEVISION
2022/23 CASUS, directed the six-part series ‘Casus”, which focuses on the issue of #MeToo in the university world, Producer NL Film, Streaming platform Videoland,
2022 VAN DER VALK, directed the 90 minutes episode 2 of series 3. Starring Marc Warren Darrell D’Silva Maimie McCoy. Produced by Michele Buck, Chris Murray and Sabine Brian. International broadcasted by All3 Media and the KRO-NCRV
2021 DROOM VAN DE JEUGD (dream of the youth), direction of 3 episodes (3,7,8) Producer Topkapy, Broadcaster KRO / NCRV
2019 KLEM, direction of 4 episodes (episode 3,4,7,8) season 3 broadcaster BNN / VARA
2019 DIT ZIJN WIJ, (remake of “This is Us”) direction of 4 episodes (episode 5,6,7,8) Omroep KRO / NCRV Producer NL Film.
2017 SEX DING (Sex Thing) Screenplay and direction of a television film for the series “Duivelse Dillema!s”. Broadcaster Human, producer Paul Ruven, Talent United.
2017 WACHTKAMER (Waiting Room) Screenplay and direction for a short film. Broadcaster NTR.
2016 UILENBAL (Owls and Mice) Screenplay and direction for the feature film. Producer Lemming broadcaster VPRO. Selected by the Berlin Film Festival.
2016 YOUNES BOKST Directed an episode for the series Eng, Scenario Jolein Laarman. Producer Pupkin and the VPRO.
2015 HET LEVEN VOLGENS NINO (life according to nino) Directed the feature film. Screenplay Urzula Antoniac. Producer Family Affairs Films and the NTR.
2015 AAP POOT PIES Scenario and Direction for a preschool series. Producer and broadcaster NTR.
2011 OMA IS GEK (Grandma is Crazy!) Direction for a short children’s film as part of the ‘Kind en Kleur’ project.
2010 BRIEFGEHEIM (Secret Letter) Direction for the feature film based on the book of the same name by Jan Terlouw. Scenario Marco van Geffen and Anna van der Heide. Producer Lemming. Broadcaster VPRO.
2009 ABI (second season) Directing of the pre-school series Abi. Screenplay Sabrina Sugriato. Producer Ice water. KRO broadcaster. 5 episodes
2009 KIKKERDRIL (Frogs & Toads) Screenplay and direction for the feature film Kikkerdril as part of the Cinema Junior project. Producer: Lemming, broadcaster KRO.
2007 ABI (first season) Direction for a pre-school series. Screenplay Sabrina Sugriato. Producer Ice water. KRO broadcaster. 5 episodes
2007 KOEST (doggie) Direction for a short children’s film. Scenario Mieke de Jong. Producer Lemmingfilm. Broadcaster NPS.
2006 SUBIET! Scenario and direction for a 40 minute single play for the series One Night Stand. Producer Lemmingfilm, NPS broadcaster
2005 DIEP (Deep) Direction for a feature film as part of the VPRO project The Crossing. Screenplay Tamara Bos. Producer Ice water films.
2005 THE MONSTERLIJK TOILET Direction of a short children’s film in the context of Kind en kleur for the KRO Scenario Sabrina Sugiarto.
2003 SECRETS OF THE SCHOOLPLEIN Direction and script. Children’s series of 9 episodes over one playtime seen from 9 characters. Each episode focuses on a child who has thoughts that he or she wouldn’t want to share with anyone. Broadcaster VPRO
2003 DE PAPIERVRETER Direction of a short children’s film in the context of “Kind en kleur”. Scenario Annemarieke Bechger. Broadcaster NPS.
2001 GEHEIME GEDACHTEN (secret thoughts) Direction and script for the VPRO Children’s series of 6 episodes of 7 minutes. Each episode focuses on a child who has thoughts that he or she wouldn’t want to share with anyone. Broadcaster VPRO.
2001 EXIT Direction and script for a short film about a girl with a heartbreak. Selected by the Berlin Film Festival. Broadcaster NPS.
2000 BORIS Direction for a short film about a boy who takes a louse as a pet. Screenplay Maarten Lebens and Rob Arends for the EBU children’s series, broadcast by AVRO and produced by BOS BROS.
2000 WAT NOU?! (So What?!) Direction for the interactive program of the VPRO in which children could respond to various dilemmas. Program by Jannet Vaersen, screenplays Eddy Terstall.
2000 HET (It) Direction, script, design and production for the short film about two teenagers in a tent. One has already done IT. Made for the Game Set and Match exhibition in w139.
1999 FAST FOOD Drama direction for a five-part IKON YOUNG SERIES about youth problems. Drama and interviews. 5×25 minutes.
1998 GEKRUISTE VINGERS (Crossed Fingers) Screenplay and direction for an episode of the NPS series Novels. By means of a game with rituals, two 14-year-old girls explore the limits of their own personality. This friendship is put under pressure when a third is added. 25 minutes, 16 mm film.
1997-98 OTJE Direction of six episodes for the thirteen-part series OTJE by Annie M.G. Schmidt on behalf of Bos Bros for AVRO. 6×25 minutes.
1997 ERWT (pea) Screenplay and direction for an episode of the NPS series Novels. Girl refuses to accept that her mother has died and her father is starting a new life. 26 minutes, 16 mm film.
1997 PRISCILLA Screenplay and direction for a short film in the context of 100 years of cinema, commissioned by IJswater films. 10 minutes, 16 mm film, b / w.
1996 GITA Scenario and direction for the episode of the VPRO series Lolamoviola. Hindustani girl is married off while she is in love with her teacher. 35 minutes, 16 mm, color.
1995 PAUSE FILM, A short film intended to announce a break in the cinemas, a free assignment from Grolsch. 10 seconds, 35mm film, photo animation, black and white.
1994 WATERLANDERS (Teardrops) Screenplay and direction. Two sisters create a world of their own after the death of their parents. Final exam film of the NFTVA. Broadcast by the AVRO and selected for various festivals. 23 minutes, 16mm film, black & white
1993 BIOTOOP Scenario and direction. The process of coping with a man who has lost his wife. 5 minutes, 16 mm film, color.
1992 MUTATIS MUTANDIS Scenario, direction, production, photography, art direction and animation. The train of thought of a vain man with delusions. 5 minutes, 16 mm film, photo animation black and white.
1991 PROFESSOR PARDON Screenplay, direction and art direction Three short films of about 5 minutes as part of the VPRO nursery program Dag mister de koekepeer. editors Frans Lases and Anna van der Staak. 3x approx. 5 minutes, 16 mm film, color.
1990 HET GEHEUGENHUIS (The memory house). Production, script and direction.A woman secretly recreates her memory in an empty house. Her boyfriend chases her and takes a journey through her memory. (Cum Laude Graduation film Rietveld) 3 minutes, 16 mm film, color.
1989 APIE VAN DE HOEK Four short fiction films for the VPRO nursery program Apie van de Hoek. Editors: Burnie Bos 4x ca 2 minutes, 16 mm, color.