Jan-Willem van Ewijk (born 28 July 1970,

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) is a Dutch film director, actor and screenwriter.

Biography

van Ewijk was born in Delft and spent his youth in

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and

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. He moved back to Delft in 1989, where he studied aviation and aerospace engineering at

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where he graduated as an aircraft engineer. After his studies, he worked at

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and

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and was involved in the start-up of an investment bank. In 2002, he quit his job to dedicate himself to a film career. He started writing the script of '' Nu.'' and founded the production house Propellor Film. The film was premiered at the 2006

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, where he received an honorable mention. In 2014, his second feature film, ''Atlantic.'', premiered at the

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Filmography

* ''Nu.'' (2006, director, scenario and actor) * ''Atlantic.'' (2014, director, scenario and actor)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ewijk, Jan-Willem van 1970 births Living people People from Delft Dutch male actors Dutch film directors Dutch screenwriters Dutch male screenwriters