Kay Mastenbroek
producer, director, editor, editor-in-chief
Amsterdam / NL
details
details
trackrecord
Most important projects:
30 documentaries (30-90 minutes)
6 children's features
45 investigative documentaries (mostly done in Myanmar)
25 corporate video's
20 educational video's
awards
Power Cuts - Best Political Satire (Political Film Festival Carcassonne, France 2024)
​Kilimo Finance - Fintech Champion 'Early Stage' (Fintech Challenge Vietnam, Hanoi 2019)
Monk Politics - Best Direction Award (The Buddha International Film Festival Puna, 2018)
Land of our Grandparents - Best Documentary Film (Pomegranate Film Festival Toronto, 2009)Vola's Ticket - 1st Prize Children’s Jury (Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival for Children, 2005)
​Messages from the Slums - 2nd Prize Children’s Documentary (Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, 2000)
​Vola's Ticket - The Right of the Child Award (Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, 2000)
Vola's Ticket - 2nd Prize Children’s Life Action Short (Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, 2000)
Fishing for School - 1st Prize Children’s Short (Corto Imola Festival, 1999)
Fishing for School - The Right of the Child Award (Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, 1999)
Fishing for School - Best Family Film (Korea International Children’s International Film Festival, 1999)
Strange Friends - 2nd Prize Children’s Life Action Short (Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, 1997)
​Strange Friends - 1st Prize Children’s Short (Corto Imola Festival, 1997)
ask me for
Children's drama, Corporate video's, Human rights, History, Current Affairs
specifics
both strong on content and the practical side of video and radio making
equipment
low-budget camera and editing equipment
hardware knowledge
you turn the key and the car starts moving
software knowledge
PR, PS, and AVID

education
education
other education
Universiteit van Amsterdam
1st Dutch student who did his final thesis with a documentary
Communication Science
1982-1987

employers
employers
Fat 'n Co
producer, writer, animator
2022-nu
Mizzima
editor-in-chief investigative journalism
2015-nu
DVB
editor-in-chief investigatve series
2010-2015
LLiNK
editor-in-chief
2006-2009
Electrical Films
owner, producer, director, editor
1998-nu
Polderfilms
owner, producer, director
1992-1998
RTL Nieuws
redacteur
1990-1992
Signum/FHV-BBDO
writer
1989-1990

website
website

info
info
Producer and director of 150+ documentaries and current affairs tv-series, in 50 different countries. Also producer and director of corporate video's and web content for non-profit organisations. Recently Kay became a podcast maker and since 2022 he's the creative mind behind satirical animations about the military junta in Myanmar.
contact
discipline
discipline