Alex van Warmerdam (born 14 August 1952) is a Dutch screenwriter, film director, and actor. He is also a painter.

Life and career

Van Warmerdam was born in

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, a city in the province of

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in the

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. He was cofounder of the theatre group Hauser Orkater (which later became the musictheatre group Orkater). In 1980, he founded the theatre group De Mexicaanse Hond (The Mexican Dog), together with his brother Marc van Warmerdam. This is the name under which all the shows since 1989 have been released. He made his first feature film in 1986: ''Abel''. He plays a role in each of his films so far, with the exception of Grimm (2003). Alex van Warmerdam is married to Dutch actress

Annet Malherbe Annet Malherbe (born 23 November 1957) is a Dutch actress. She is known for her roles in films directed by her husband Alex van Warmerdam, such as '' Voyeur'', ''The Northerners'', ''The Dress'', '' Little Tony'' and '' Grimm''. Malherbe was nomi ...

, who plays parts in most of his films and also functions as a

casting director In the performing arts industry such as theatre, film, or television, casting, or a casting call, is a pre-production process for selecting a certain type of actor, dancer, singer, or extra for a particular role or part in a script, scr ...

. Their son Mees is a musician and has performed in various shows by theatre group De Mexicaanse Hond. He won the Nederlands-Vlaamse Toneelschrijfprijs in 1990 and the Taalunie Toneelschrijfprijs in 2011. His 2013 film '' Borgman'' was nominated for the

Palme d'Or The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Fe ...

at the

2013 Cannes Film Festival The 66th Cannes Film Festival took place in Cannes, France, from 15 to 26 May 2013. Steven Spielberg was the head of the jury for the main competition. New Zealand film director Jane Campion was the head of the jury for the Cinéfondation and ...

Filmography

Short films and TV films

*''Adelbert'' (1977) (

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

) (as an actor) *''Entree Brussels'' (1978) (short film) (as a writer) *''Striptease'' (1979) (short film) (as a writer) *''Zie De Mannen Vallen'' (1980) (

TV film A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie or TV film/movie, is a feature-length film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a television network, in contrast to theatrical films made for ...

) *''Graniet'' (1982) (TV film) *''De Stedeling'' (1984) (short film)

Feature films

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Warmerdam, Alex van 1952 births Dutch male film actors Dutch male screenwriters Dutch screenwriters Dutch film directors Golden Calf winners Living people European Film Awards winners (people) People from Haarlem