Rens van Meegen

Rens van Meegen studied cultural anthropology at the University of Utrecht. He then studied film directing at the Hogeschool Sint Lukas in Brussels. Since then he has worked as a freelance filmmaker for various corporate clients. Since 2006 he has been coordinator of the European Foundation Joris Ivens, a foundation that manages the archive of the filmmaker Joris Ivens. Since 2011 he is a film teacher at the School for Film.
In addition to these activities, Rens van Meegen realizes his own productions. Since 2009 he has focused on making film poems: films that follow the content, aesthetics or form of a poem. These films are screened internationally at festivals. Rens van Meegen is also the initiator of the cinepoem competition held during Go Short, International Short Film Festival Nijmegen.