Maria C. Peters is a Dutch film producer, film director and screenwriter.
Biography
Peters studied law at the
University of Amsterdam
The University of Amsterdam (abbreviated as UvA, ) is a public university, public research university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Established in 1632 by municipal authorities, it is the fourth-oldest academic institution in the Netherlan ...
. After her candidacy, she studied at the
Netherlands Film Academy
The Netherlands Film Academy () (NFA) was founded in 1958.
The academy is the only recognised institute in the Netherlands that offers training to prepare for the work in the various crew disciplines. Specialisation is possible in fiction direc ...
. where she graduated in 1983 with the (short) feature film ''Alle vogels vliegen''.
In the years following her graduation, Maria Peters worked on several productions, such as ''
Abel
Abel ( ''Hébel'', in pausa ''Hā́ḇel''; ''Hábel''; , ''Hābēl'') is a biblical figure in the Book of Genesis within the Abrahamic religions. Born as the second son of Adam and Eve, the first two humans created by God in Judaism, God, he ...
'' (1986), ''
Honneponnetje'' (1988) and ''De orionnevel'' (1987).
In 1987, she founded the film production company Shooting Star Filmcompany with her husband
Dave Schram and producer
Hans Pos.
Personal life
She is the mother of actors Quinten and
Tessa Schram
Tessa Schram (born 18 October 1988) is a Dutch actress and director. She is the daughter of film producer and director Dave Schram and Maria Peters and the sister of actor Quinten Schram.
Filmography
Films
As director
* ''Sammie is Looking'' ( ...
Filmography
References
1958 births
Living people
Dutch film directors
Dutch film producers
Dutch women screenwriters
21st-century Dutch people
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