About me
Walter Mansveld, screenwriter.
Education: Script School Amsterdam, completed in 2006 (vocational training to become a screenwriter for film and television). Final exam work: format and screenplay for the first episode of the police series 'Max Brecht'.
Responsible for story and screenplay of the film 'Arjuna', based on the format 'Uit je boardingschool' developed by me (producer Herman Slagter - Riverpark Film / Director Hugo Metsers jr.). Release September 2015, played at small festivals including Film by the Sea in Vlissingen.
Writersroom Endemol for Grijpstra and De Gier.
Developed various formats and wrote scenarios (including the sitcom / youth drama 'Uit je boarding school', the vinex comedy 'Bob en Francis') and wrote scenarios (including the short films 'My Generation'/comedy, and 'Ghostriders' / horor, and the full-length feature 'Matondo's Heart / Youth Drama).
Available for writing format drama, drama in collaboration with producer and/or director, or providing free work.
Education: Script School Amsterdam, completed in 2006 (vocational training to become a screenwriter for film and television). Final exam work: format and screenplay for the first episode of the police series 'Max Brecht'.
Responsible for story and screenplay of the film 'Arjuna', based on the format 'Uit je boardingschool' developed by me (producer Herman Slagter - Riverpark Film / Director Hugo Metsers jr.). Release September 2015, played at small festivals including Film by the Sea in Vlissingen.
Writersroom Endemol for Grijpstra and De Gier.
Developed various formats and wrote scenarios (including the sitcom / youth drama 'Uit je boarding school', the vinex comedy 'Bob en Francis') and wrote scenarios (including the short films 'My Generation'/comedy, and 'Ghostriders' / horor, and the full-length feature 'Matondo's Heart / Youth Drama).
Available for writing format drama, drama in collaboration with producer and/or director, or providing free work.
trackrecord
'Arjuna'. Feature film (90 minutes). Story based on stories from a format I previously developed for the youth comedy 'Uit je boarding school'. Responsible for the screenplay. Director Hugo Metsers Jr., Producer Herman Slagter - Riverpark film. In 2015 Played at small festivals including 'Film by the Sea'. 'My Generation'. Short movie. Submitted for Kort!2013. Producer Riverparkfilm / Director Ruben Broekhuis. Turned down. Writers room Endemol. Delivered treatments for the series 'Grijpstra en De Gier. Unfortunately not made into a film due to the cancellation of the series.
ask me for
Ben in de markt voor elk type samenwerking wat gaat leiden tot een mooie korte of langere film. Daarnaast zou ik ook graag werken binnen een format.
remarks
Had a normal career until 2008. Then quit my job to devote my time to writing full time. Be flexible and open to ideas from others. Above all, I am not lazy, and I am willing to do what the job requires of me.
Productions