R Smits
director, cameraman, filmmaker
Utrecht / NL
details
details
trackrecord
Documentary maker / Cameraman / Editor for VPRO / NPS / BOS
awards
BETWEEN BREAKS (Short film)
- Nominated for NPS Prize for Short Film, Dutch Film Festival 1999

- Gold Special Jury Award / Documentary Shorts.
Flagstaff Int. Film Festival, Arzona USA 1999

BEST IN BEEF (Short film)
- Golden Boot Award / Best Film, Portobello Film & Video Festival 2000, London

- Best Film, Circuito Off Int. Film Festival 2000, Venice

- Best Documentary, Kansas Int. Film Festival 2001, USA

“Most Original Apprach to Reflecting Environmental Issues”, Green Vision, Int. Environmental Film Festival. 2001, St Petersburg, Russia

FATHERLAND (Short film)
- Nominated for NPS Prize for Short Film, Dutch Film Festival 2000

A GREAT DAY (Short film)
- Special Jury Award, New York Expo of Short Film and Video 2000, New York

THE MAKING OF TEUNTJE (Long documentary, 60 min. VPRO)
- Prix Europe, Berlin 2004, (Co-Director, Camera / Editor)

JUNGLE RUDY
- Nominated 3 times for best long Documentary, Editing and Sound Design.
NFF Utrecht 2006

- Golden calf for best Montage, NFF Utrecht 2006

- Best Documentary, Documenta Madrid, 2006

- Best Historical Documentary, Shanghai International Film Festival, 2006
ask me for
Abstracte films, kunstfilms, muziekfilms, documentaire met psychologische elementen.
specifics
Personal qualities: creativity, humor, intuition, imagination, independence, collegiality and courage.

Professional skills: critical thinking, observation, personal vision, problem solving, advising.
equipment
Camera: Canonz Z 1
Zwaar Oscar Heiler filmstatief
Zenith super 16 filmcamera met verwisselbare lenzen
Super 8 apparatuur
Div. microfoons en zenders
Professionele actieve speakers
2 x FCP- montagesets
ProTools
hardware knowledge
Elementair
software knowledge
Elementair

employers
employers
VPRO / NPS / BOS
Regisseur / Cameraman / Editor
1990-2013

info
info
Filmmaker/Documentary maker. I worked for almost 20 years at the VPRO/BOS/NPS as an editor / filmmaker / program maker.

Personal qualities: creativity, humor, intuition, imagination, independence, collegiality and courage.

Professional skills: critical thinking, observation, personal vision, problem solving, advising.
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discipline
discipline