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Costa!
''Costa!'' is a 2001 Dutch romantic comedy film directed by soap producer Johan Nijenhuis. It was the first movie that used several famous Dutch soap stars. Other movies that used soap actors, were ''Volle maan'' and '' Honeyz''. The television series with the same title was based on the movie. It had the same cast members (with several expansions). Cast * Georgina Verbaan - Janet * Daan Schuurmans - Rens * Katja Schuurman - Frida * Kurt Rogiers - Tommy * John Wijdenbosch - Björn * Michiel Huisman - Bart * Peggy Jane de Schepper - Angela * Anniek Pheifer - Maureen * Nadja Hüpscher - Joyce * Patty Brard - Mother of Janet and Angela Plot Janet is a lonely girl who is forced to go on holidays with her sister Angela and her arrogant friends, Maureen and Joyce. When they arrive in Spain, Angela and her friends take off to the beach while Janet has to carry all the luggage to their apartment. That night, Angela, Joyce and Maureen decide to go out and end up in the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costa! (TV Series)
''Costa!'' is a 2001 Dutch romantic comedy film directed by soap producer Johan Nijenhuis. It was the first movie that used several famous Dutch soap stars. Other movies that used soap actors, were '' Volle maan'' and ''Honeyz''. The television series with the same title was based on the movie. It had the same cast members (with several expansions). Cast * Georgina Verbaan - Janet * Daan Schuurmans - Rens * Katja Schuurman - Frida * Kurt Rogiers - Tommy * John Wijdenbosch - Björn * Michiel Huisman - Bart * Peggy Jane de Schepper - Angela * Anniek Pheifer - Maureen * Nadja Hüpscher - Joyce * Patty Brard - Mother of Janet and Angela Plot Janet is a lonely girl who is forced to go on holidays with her sister Angela and her arrogant friends, Maureen and Joyce. When they arrive in Spain, Angela and her friends take off to the beach while Janet has to carry all the luggage to their apartment. That night, Angela, Joyce and Maureen decide to go out and end up in the popular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgina Verbaan
Georgina Carolina Verbaan (born 9 October 1979) is a Dutch actress and singer. Verbaan is best known for her recurring role in soap opera '' Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden''. She has also appeared in various Dutch films, including '' Costa!'', ''Volle maan'' and ''Oogverblindend''. Early life Verbaan was born in The Hague, Netherlands. She joined a musical group in her hometown, Zoetermeer, in 1990, at the age of 11. In 1992, Verbaan started attending a theatre school in The Hague. She graduated from mavo (high school) in Zoetermeer. Career 1997-2003: Soap opera, music and film Verbaan joined the cast of soap opera '' Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden'' in 1997, at the age of 16. She played the recurring role of Hedwig Harmsen from 1997 to 2000, growing increasingly popular and famous during her tenure on the show. Verbaan left the show in 2000, seeking to pursue an acting career. She appeared in the Dutch film '' Costa!'' in 2001. ''Costa!'' was a nationwide commercial success, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katja Schuurman
Katja Schuurman (born 19 February 1975) is a Dutch actress, singer and television personality. Early life She grew up as the eldest daughter of a Dutch father and a Surinamese mother, born in Curaçao. Her sister Birgit is also a singer and actress. Acting career 1992-1999 Schuurman made her acting debut in 1992 on the television series ''Uit de school geklapt''. Her breakthrough came two years later when she resurfaced in the RTL soap ''Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden (GTST)'' as Jessica, one of Govert Harmsen's three nieces. With two other characters from ''GTST'' she formed the spin-off girl group Linda, Roos & Jessica. Their debut single "Ademnood" (English version: "Turn Your Love Around'") topped the Dutch charts in late 1995. The only disappointment in this successful year was the release of '' De Zeemeerman'' (''The Merman''); it failed to draw people to the cinemas and was voted the worst Dutch movie ever made. Katja continued to release singles with both LR&J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michiel Huisman
Michiel Huisman (; born 18 July 1981) is a Dutch actor who has acted in both Dutch and English-language TV series and films. Huisman began his career in the Dutch soap opera '' Goede tijden, slechte tijden'' (1998). He later played in the Dutch films '' Costa!'' (2001), ''Full Moon Party'' (2002), '' Phileine Says Sorry'' (2003), '' Floris'' (2004) and '' Black Book'' (2006), and in the Dutch TV series ''De co-assistent'' (2007–10) and ''Bloedverwanten'' (2010). During the early years of his acting career, Huisman was also part of a band called Fontane. Huisman's first international acting experience came in 2006, when he guest-starred in an episode of the British TV series '' Dalziel and Pascoe''. He subsequently appeared in '' The Young Victoria'' (2009), '' Treme'' (2010–13), '' Nashville'' (2012–14), '' World War Z'' (2013), '' Wild'' (2014), '' Orphan Black'' (2014–15), '' Game of Thrones'' (2014–16), '' The Invitation'' (2015), '' The Age of Adaline'' (2015), ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daan Schuurmans
Daniël Adrianus Augustinus "Daan" Schuurmans (born 24 January 1972) is a Dutch actor. He is married to Dutch actress Bracha van Doesburgh and they have a daughter named Sophia and twins sons named Kees and Boris. Career Schuurmans began his career in 1996, when he played a role in ''Fort Alpha''. After several other roles he landed in '' Westenwind''. After his roles in both ''Costa!'' and the TV series with the same title he received national recognition and played roles in other national productions, including ''Volle maan'', '' Phileine zegt sorry'', ''Polleke'', '' Pipo en de p-p-Parelridder'', '' Snowfever'' and '' Floris''. In 2006, Schuurmans played in the TV series ''Keyzer & De Boer Advocaten''. Since 2014 he's been starring in the TV series '' Heer en Meester'' (Lord and Master) as Valentijn Bentinck, a charming millionaire who likes investigating crimes and has a mysterious past. He is also recently starring in several Dutch theater productions. In 2022 he was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadja Hüpscher
Nadja Hüpscher (born 23 March 1972) is a Dutch actress and writer. Early life Hüpscher studied Cultural Management at the Amsterdam School of the Arts and also did amateur theatre at the time. Career In 1999, she won the Golden Calf for Best Actress award for her role as ''Noor'' in '' Based on the Novel'' directed by Eddy Terstall. In 2001, she appeared in the film ''Costa!'' directed by Johan Nijenhuis and in 2004, she appeared in the film ''Simon'' directed by Eddy Terstall. In 2007, she participated in the popular television show ''Wie is de Mol?''. In 2020, she appeared in a special anniversary edition of the show, called ''Wie is de Mol? Renaissance'', which featured only contestants of previous seasons. Nadja published her first book in 2014, IN THE WILD, CONVERSATIONS OF THE STREET, with Atlas Contact. She writes columns and articles for several magazines. She finished her studies at the Scriptacademy in 2018. Nadja Hüpscher has also been an ambassador for the He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Fu Maltha
San Fu Maltha (born 17 July 1958) is a Dutch film producer and film distributor. He founded the production company Fu Works and he co-founded film distributor A-Film. Biography San Fu Maltha was born on 17 July 1958 in Rotterdam in the Netherlands.About Fu Works . Retrieved on 2008-01-28. He started his film career in the Netherlands as a and manager for and [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Nijenhuis
Johan Nijenhuis (born 4 March 1968) is a Dutch film producer, director and screenwriter. Career His 2019 film ''Cuban Love'' (''Verliefd op Cuba'' in Dutch) was his sixth film to win the Platinum Film award. Most of the film was filmed on Cuba with some scenes filmed on Ibiza. In 2020, his film '' The Marriage Escape'' (''De beentjes van Sint-Hildegard'' in Dutch), an adaptation of the 2016 Czech film '' Tiger Theory'', received a nomination for the Golden Calf for Best Feature Film award. It was also the highest-grossing Dutch film of 2020. His film '' Men at Work: Miami'' (''Onze Jongens in Miami'' in Dutch) was the second highest-grossing film of that year. Awards Golden Film and Platinum Film * 2001: '' Costa!'' * 2003: ''Full Moon Party'' * 2013: ''Verliefd op Ibiza'' * 2014: ''Tuscan Wedding'' * 2016: '' Rokjesdag'' * 2019: ''Cuban Love ''Cuban Love'' ( nl, Verliefd op Cuba) is a 2019 Dutch romantic comedy film directed by Johan Nijenhuis. The film won the Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martijn Schimmer
Martijn Schimmer (born 21 August 1975) is a Dutch composer and producer of television theme songs and film scores. His work includes the theme music for '' The Voice'', '' Deal or No Deal'', ''RTL Nieuws'', and ''Splash''.Martijn audio: Inside SMP Amsterdam PSNEurope, retrieved March 31, 2015 Early life and career Schimmer was raised in Rotterdam. He started playing drums at the age of 6 and he later switched to keyboard instruments.Interview Score MagazineRetrieved April 8, 2015 As a solo-entertainer at a party, Schimmer came in contact with Hans van Eijck in the early 1990s. At the time Van Eijck wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salou
Salou () is a municipality of the ''comarca'' of Tarragonès, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain. The city is approximately 10 km from Tarragona and Reus on the Costa Daurada and 112 km from Barcelona. Founded by the Greeks in the 6th century B.C., the coastal town was a notable commercial port during medieval and modern ages. Throughout the 20th century, Salou became an important European tourist attraction. Aside from its string of beaches interrupted by rocky coves, and its landscaped promenade, one of its main attractions is the PortAventura World resort. The Dutch movie ''Costa!'' and the television series with the same title were both filmed in Salou. History Used as a port by Greeks (who named it ''Salauris'') and Romans, it appeared again in an important historic event, when in 1229 the fleet of James I of Aragon departed from the port of Salou to conquer the Balearic Islands, thus creating the Kingdom of Majorca. In 1286 Alfons III of Aragon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Language
Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language, after its close relatives German and English. '' Afrikaans'' is a separate but somewhat mutually intelligible daughter languageAfrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans was historically called Cape Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans is rooted in 17th-century dialects of Dutch; see , , , . Afrikaans is variously described as a creole, a partially creolised language, or a deviant variety of Dutch; see . spoken, to some degree, by at least 16 million people, mainly in South Africa and Namibia, evolving from the Cape Dutch dialects of Southern Africa. The dialects used in Belgium (including Flemish) and in Suriname, meanwhile, are all guided by the Dutch Language Union. In Europe, most of the population of the Netherlands (where it is the only official language sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patty Brard
A patty or burger (in British English) is a flattened, usually round, serving of ground meat and/or legumes, grains, vegetables, or meat alternatives. Patties are found in multiple cuisines throughout the world. In British and American English, minced meat that is formed into a disc is called a burger, whether it is in a bread roll or not. The word “patty” is also used in American English but almost unknown in British English. The ingredients are compacted and shaped, usually cooked, and served in various ways. Some foods termed "patties" use ingredients inside a pastry crust that is then baked or fried. Some patties are breaded, then baked or fried. In London, since the late 1980s, the Jamaican patty, similar to the Cornish pastie, is a common food item. Etymology The term originated in the 17th century as an English alteration of the French word pâté. According to the OED, it is related to the word pasty, which is various ingredients encased in pastry. Termino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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