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Robert Jan Westdijk
Robert Jan Westdijk (born 2 November 1964) is a Dutch film director. He was born in Utrecht. His 1995 directorial debut film, '' Little Sister'', won a Golden Calf for Best Feature Film. Filmography *'' Little Sister'' (1995, released in Dutch as ') *' (1996, TV movie) *''Siberia'' (1998) *' (1998, TV short) *''Phileine Says Sorry'' (2003, ') *'' In Real Life'' (2008, ') *'' The Dinner Club'' (2010, ) *''Waterboys'' (2016) Awards *''Little Sister'' (1995) ** Golden Calf for Best Feature Film **Prize of the City of Utrecht at the Netherlands Film Festival **Jury Special Prize at the Torino International Festival of Young Cinema **Audience Award at the Torino International Festival of Young Cinema **Silver Alexander at the Thessaloniki Film Festival **Rembrandt Award for Best Film **Golden Tulip at the Istanbul International Film Festival (1996) **Procirep Award at the Angers European First Film Festival (1996) *''In Real Life'' (2008) **Golden Calf for Best Editing **Golden Calf f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utrecht
Utrecht ( , , ) is the fourth-largest city and a municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, in the very centre of mainland Netherlands, about 35 km south east of the capital Amsterdam and 45 km north east of Rotterdam. It has a population of 361,966 as of 1 December 2021. Utrecht's ancient city centre features many buildings and structures, several dating as far back as the High Middle Ages. It has been the religious centre of the Netherlands since the 8th century. It was the most important city in the Netherlands until the Dutch Golden Age, when it was surpassed by Amsterdam as the country's cultural centre and most populous city. Utrecht is home to Utrecht University, the largest university in the Netherlands, as well as several other institutions of higher education. Due to its central position within the country, it is an important hub for both rail and road t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torino International Festival Of Young Cinema
The Torino Film Festival (also called the Turin Film Festival, TFF) is an international film festival held annually in Turin, Italy. Held every November, it is the second largest film festival in Italy, following the Venice Film Festival. It was founded in 1982 by film critic and professor Gianni Rondolino as Festival Internazionale Cinema Giovani or the Festival of Young Cinema. The festival's directors have included Alberto Barbera, Stefano della Casa, Giulia d'Agnolo, Roberto Turigliatto, Nanni Moretti, Gianni Amelio and Paolo Virzì. History Gianni Rondolino founded the Festival Internazionale Cinema Giovani in 1982 in Turin, a city that was in economic decline. The festival, attracting big names in Italian and international cinema, helped to re-energise the city both economically and culturally. The first directors were Rondolino and Ansano Gianarelli. In 1998, the festival's name changed to the Torino Film Festival. In 2007, film director Nanni Moretti was appointed as di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Film Directors
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Living People
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1964 Births
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Golden Film
The Golden Film ( nl, Gouden Film) is a film award recognizing domestic box office achievements in the Netherlands. The Golden Film is awarded to films from the Netherlands once they have sold . The award is an initiative by the Netherlands Film Festival and the Netherlands Film Fund to increase media attention for Dutch films. For each awarded film there is one trophy for the film crew and another for the film cast. When the Golden Film was introduced in 2001, it was awarded to films once they had sold . In the following years, the public's interest in Dutch films in the Netherlands had increased. In 2003, the audience criterion was increased to in an effort to further stimulate the Dutch film industry. Since its introduction, the Golden Film has been awarded to more than 100 films. While the cast and crew have considered their receiving films to be successful, critics have said that films that sold only or cannot be considered a commercial success. For this reason the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angers European First Film Festival
The Angers European First Film Festival (french: Festival Premiers Plans d'Angers) is an annual film festival held in the city of Angers, France every January since 1989, dedicated to European cinema. History The first edition of this festival took place in 1989 at the initiative of its current delegate general , founder of the art house cinema ''Les 400 coups'' in Angers, and of a group of moviegoers. Since 2011 , the festival collaborates with the Beijing First Film Festival. In 2013, it attracted nearly festival-goers. In 2016, admissions were estimated to be more than and more than 150,000 euros in prizes awarded to films selected by juries or spectators. Jury Presidents Over the years, seminal figures in the world of cinematography have chaired the jury:. * 1989 : Theo Angelopoulos * 1990 : Henri Alekan * 1991 : Vojtěch Jasný * 1992 : André Téchiné * 1993 : Jane Birkin * 1994 : Andrzej Żuławski * 1995 : Bertrand Tavernier * 1996 : Freddy Buache * 1997 : Agnie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istanbul International Film Festival
The Istanbul Film Festival ( tr, İstanbul Film Festivali) is the first and oldest international film festival in Turkey, organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts. It is held every year in April in movie theaters in Istanbul, Turkey. As mentioned in its regulations, the festival aims to encourage the development of cinema in Turkey and to promote films of quality in the Turkish cinema market.Istanbul Film Festival regulations , retrieved December 15, 2007 The 40th edition of the festival was held from April 1 to June 29, 2021 in hybrid format. History The Istanbul International Film Festival was first organized in 1982, within the frame of the International Istanbul Festival as a "Film Week" consisting of six films.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rembrandt Award
The Rembrandt Award was a Dutch film award. Initially created in 1993, it was not awarded between 1999 and 2006, but was recreated in 2007 by René Mioch.. It has not been awarded since 2015. 2007 *'' Zwartboek'' – Best Dutch Film * Daniël Boissevain for '' Wild Romance'' – Best Dutch Actor * Carice van Houten for '' Zwartboek'' – Best Dutch Actress *'' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'' Special Edition – Best DVD Release *'' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'' – Best Foreign Film *Johnny Depp for '' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'' – Best Foreign Actor *Meryl Streep for '' The Devil Wears Prada'' – Best Foreign Actress *Henny Vrienten – Honorary Rembrandt Award for his film compositions 2008 *'' Alles is Liefde'' – Best Dutch Film * Thomas Acda for '' Alles is Liefde'' – Best Dutch Actor * Carice van Houten for '' Alles is Liefde'' – Best Dutch Actress *'' Zwartboek'' – Best DVD Release *'' Pirates of the Caribbean: A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thessaloniki Film Festival
The Thessaloniki Film Festival is a Thessaloniki-based cultural institution focusing on cinema. The Institution organizes the Thessaloniki International Film Festival every November and the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival every March, while its year-long activity includes the Thessaloniki Cinema Museum and the Thessaloniki Cinemateque, as well as screenings and special tributes held throughout the year, and educational programs. The Thessaloniki Film Festival is the largest film institution in Greece., its activity attracting more than 300.000 visitors yearly. Mission The Thessaloniki Film Festival aims to promote film culture and education, to support the domestic and international film industry, to form partnerships with national and international cultural institutions and to promote the unique cultural identity of Thessaloniki. Activity At the heart of the Thessaloniki Film Festival activity lie its two annual festivals: * The Thessaloniki International Film Festival, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nederlands Film Festival
The Netherlands Film Festival ( nl, Nederlands Film Festival) is an annual film festival, held in September and October of each year in the city of Utrecht. During the ten-day festival, Dutch film productions and co-productions are exhibited. Besides feature films, the program also consists of short subjects, documentary films, and television productions. On the closing evening of the festival, the Golden Calves are awarded to the best films, directors, and actors. Together with the Netherlands Film Fund, the festival also recognises box office results of Dutch film productions during the year with the Crystal Film (10,000 visitors of documentary films), the Golden Film (100,000 visitors), the Platinum Film (400,000 visitors), and the Diamond Film (1,000,000 visitors). History The Netherlands Film Festival was founded in 1981 by the Dutch film maker Jos Stelling, who called it the "Netherlands Film Days" (''Nederlandse Filmdagen''). Initially the festival was oriented towar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Directorial Debut
This is a list of film directorial debuts in chronological order. The films and dates referred to are a director's first commercial cinematic release. Many film makers have directed works which were not commercially released, for example early works by Orson Welles such as his filming of his stage production of ''Twelfth Night'' in 1933 or his experimental short film '' The Hearts of Age'' in 1934. Often these early works were not intended for commercial release either by intent, such as film school projects or inability to find distribution. Subsequently, many directors learnt their trade in the medium of television as it became popular in the 1940s and 1950s. Notable directors who did their first directorial work in this medium include Robert Altman, Norman Jewison, Sidney Lumet, and Alfonso Cuarón. As commercial television advertising became more cinematic in the 1960s and 1970s, many directors' early work was in this medium, including directors such as Alan Parker and Ridley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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