Diederik van RooijenSometimes spelled as Diederik Van Rooijen. (born 26 December 1975) is a Dutch television and film director.

Career

Film

Van Rooijen graduated in 2001 from the

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with his English-language film ''Chalk''. ''Chalk'' was also one of the graduation films of cinematographer Lennert Hillege. Van Rooijen and Hillege worked together on many films in the years that followed, including ''Mass'' (2005), ''De bode'' (2005), ''

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'' (2009), ''

Stella's oorlog ''Stella's oorlog'' (Dutch for Stella's war) is a 2009 Dutch drama film directed by Diederik van Rooijen. Cast * Javier Guzman as Jurre * Thijs Römer Thijs Römer (born 26 July 1978) is a Dutch actor. He has appeared in more than twenty f ...

'' (2009), '' Taped'' (2012) and ''

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(Daglicht)'' (2013). In 2002, he directed the film ''A Funeral for Mr. Smithee'' which follows an unnamed girl ( Priscilla Knetemann) burying a dead bird. His short film ''Babyphoned'' won the NPS Award for Best Short Film at the 2002

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. Van Rooijen made his feature film debut with his 2003 film ''Zulaika''. The film is the first

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youth film spoken entirely in

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. Van Rooijen won the UNESCO Award Prix Jeunesse for his film ''Genji'' (2006). His 2007 film ''Een trui voor kip Saar'' was made during the 2007 Netherlands Film Festival on request of the guest of honor

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who asked to adapt his 1986 children's book of the same name. Van Rooijen moved to Los Angeles late 2014 to work on projects in the United States. Van Rooijen made his debut in Hollywood with the 2018 horror film ''

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''. In 2019, the film '' Penoza: The Final Chapter'' concluded the story of the television series '' Penoza'' that he also directed. The film became the best visited Dutch film of 2019.

Television

He directed the Dutch television series '' Penoza'' as well as episodes of the television series ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. The television series ''Penoza'' was adapted into the 2013 American drama series ''

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'' by

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. ''Penoza'' was also adapted into the 2015 Swedish television series ''

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''. Van Rooijen also directed many commercials for the Dutch supermarket chain

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featuring

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playing the role of a supermarket manager. Van Rooijen also made commercials for other companies and brands, such as

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and

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. He won a Bronze Lion award at the

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in 2006 for his

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commercial. In 2019, Van Rooijen worked on the television series '' Heirs of the Night'' based on the German book series ''Die Erben der Nacht'' written by Ulrike Schweikert. The first episode aired in October 2019 and a second season aired in 2020. He also directed the 2023 crime television series ''Anoniem''.

Filmography

Film

* 2001: ''Chalk'' * 2002: ''A Funeral for Mr. Smithee'' * 2002: ''Babyphoned'' * 2003: ''Zulaika'' * 2005: ''Mass'' * 2005: ''De bode'' * 2006: ''Dummy'' * 2006: ''Genji'' * 2007: ''Een trui voor kip Saar'' * 2007: ''Het boze oog'' * 2009: ''

'' * 2009: ''

'' * 2012: '' Taped'' * 2013: ''

(Daglicht)'' * 2018: ''

'' * 2019: '' Penoza: The Final Chapter''

Television

* 2003 – 2005: ''

'' * 2005 – 2008: ''

'' * 2005: ''

'' * 2006: ''

'' * 2008: ''

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'' * 2010 – 2015: '' Penoza'' * 2019 – 2020: '' Heirs of the Night'' * 2023: ''Anoniem''

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rooijen, Diederik van 1975 births Living people Dutch film directors Dutch television directors Dutch horror film directors Dutch expatriates in the United States 21st-century Dutch people