Johan Nijenhuis (born 4 March 1968) is a Dutch film producer, director and screenwriter.
Career
After the success of his film ''
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 televisio ...
'', He founded the production company Nijenhuis & de Levita Film and TV with producer Alain de Levita. it was announced In January 2010 that he had left the company.
His 2019 film ''
Cuban Love
''Cuban Love'' () is a 2019 Dutch romantic comedy film directed by Johan Nijenhuis.
The film won the Golden Film award after having sold 100,000 tickets and the film also won the Platinum Film award after having sold 400,000 tickets. It was the ...
'' (''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
''The Marriage Escape'' ( is a 2020 Dutch comedy-drama film directed by Johan Nijenhuis. The film is an adaptation of the 2016 Czech film '' Tiger Theory'', and it is the first cinema film predominantly spoken in the Tweants variety of Low Saxon, ...
'' (''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
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Trivia
* 15 former "best feature film"-winners were the Dutch submission for the Academy Award for Best International Film, including Oscar-nominee ...
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!
''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 televisio ...
''
* 2003: ''
Full Moon Party
The Full Moon Party (Thai: ฟูลมูนปาร์ตี้) is an all-night beach party that originated in Haad Rin on the island of Ko Pha-ngan, Thailand in 1985. The party takes place on the night of, before, or after every full mo ...
''
* 2013: ''
Verliefd op Ibiza
''Verliefd'' (English
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* 2014: ''
Tuscan Wedding
''Tuscan Wedding'' () is a 2014 romantic comedy film directed by Johan Nijenhuis.
The film won the Golden Film award after having sold 100,000 tickets. The film also won the Platinum Film award after having sold 400,000 tickets.
The music was c ...
''
* 2016: ''
Rokjesdag''
* 2019: ''
Cuban Love
''Cuban Love'' () is a 2019 Dutch romantic comedy film directed by Johan Nijenhuis.
The film won the Golden Film award after having sold 100,000 tickets and the film also won the Platinum Film award after having sold 400,000 tickets. It was the ...
''
* 2020: ''
The Marriage Escape
''The Marriage Escape'' ( is a 2020 Dutch comedy-drama film directed by Johan Nijenhuis. The film is an adaptation of the 2016 Czech film '' Tiger Theory'', and it is the first cinema film predominantly spoken in the Tweants variety of Low Saxon, ...
''
Golden Film
* 2020: ''
Men at Work: Miami''
* 2022: ''Yasmine's Wedding'' (''Marokkaanse bruiloft'')
* 2022: ''
Zwanger & Co''
* 2024: ''Verliefd op Bali''
References
External links
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1968 births
Living people
Dutch film directors
Dutch film producers
Dutch male screenwriters
21st-century Dutch people