Jos Stelling (born 16 July 1945) is a Dutch

film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...

and

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Career

He made his debut as a film director in 1974 with ''Mariken van Nieumegen'', which was selected for the official Cannes competition in 1975. In 1981 he founded the Dutch Film Days a festival for Dutch directors to give them the possibility to show their films and to create an informal platform for the filmmakers. He continued to serve as chairman and director until the 1991 edition. After he abdicated the festival was renamed the Dutch Film Festival. In 1989 he was a member of the jury at the

16th Moscow International Film Festival The 16th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 18 July 1989. The Golden St. George was awarded to the Italian film '' The Icicle Thief'' directed by Maurizio Nichetti. Jury * Andrzej Wajda (Poland – President of the Jury) * G ...

. In 2002 he was a member of the jury at the

24th Moscow International Film Festival The 24th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 21 to 30 June 2002. The Golden St. George was awarded to the Italian-French film ''Resurrection (2001 film), Resurrection'' directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. Jury * Chinghiz Aitmato ...

. He was also the president of the jury of the 1st Odesa International Film Festival. Stelling is founder and owner of two arthouse cinemas in Utrecht, Springhaver (since 1978) & Louis Hartlooper Complex (since 2004).

Filmography

* ''

Mariken van Nieumeghen ''Mariken van Nieumeghen'' ("Mary of Nijmegen") is a miracle play recorded in a Middle Dutch text from the early 16th century. The protagonist Marijke, Mariken of the story spends seven years with the devil, after which she is miraculously relea ...

'' (1974) * ''

Elckerlyc ''Elckerlijc'' (also known as ''Elckerlyc'') is a morality play from the Low Countries which was written in Dutch language, Dutch somewhere around the year 1470. It was first printed in 1495. The play was extremely successful and may have been t ...

'' (1975) * '' Rembrandt fecit 1669'' (1977) * ''

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'' (1981) * '' The Illusionist'' (1983) * ''

The Pointsman ''The Pointsman'' () is a 1986 Dutch film directed by Jos Stelling, starring Jim van der Woude, Stéphane Excoffier and John Kraaijkamp, Sr. It tells the story of a French woman who moves in with a Dutch railwayman at a remote railway station. The ...

'' (''De Wisselwachter'') (1986) * '' The Waiting Room'' (1995) * '' The Flying Dutchman'' (1995) * '' No Trains No Planes'' (1999) * '' The Gas Station'' (2000) * '' The Gallery'' (2003) * '' Duska'' (2007) * '' The Visit'' (2010) based on a short story of Remco Campert * '' The Girl and Death'' (2012)

Awards and nominations

* 1975 - Selected for the Official Competition,

1975 Cannes Film Festival The 28th Cannes Film Festival took place from 9 to 23 May 1975. French actress Jeanne Moreau served as jury president for the main competition. Algerian filmmaker Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama ...

: ''Mariken van Nieumeghen'' * 1981 - Nomination Golden Prize,

12th Moscow International Film Festival The 12th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 21 July 1981. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Brazilian film '' O Homem que Virou Suco'' directed by João Batista de Andrade, the Vietnamese film '' The Abandoned Field: Free ...

, for ''

'' * 2014 - ShortCutz Amsterdam Career Achievement AwardDirector Jos Stelling receives Career Award at sold-out Shortcutz Amsterdam Annual Awards
(8 January 2015).

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stelling, Jos 1945 births Living people Dutch film directors Dutch comedy film directors Dutch screenwriters Dutch male screenwriters Dutch film producers Golden Calf winners Mass media people from Utrecht (city)