About me
Jaap W. Sijben graduated in 2009 from the Netherlands Film Academy with a degree in Sound Recording and Design. Since then, he has worked on a wide range of projects in documentary, fiction, art, and music.
He feels most at home on unique projects that call for creative and content-driven involvement. Jaap owns a versatile set of high-quality recording equipment, suitable for both larger film sets and more agile documentary setups.
Mud, heat, cold, and screen fatigue — all part of the adventure.
Check out his CV for an overview of past collaborations and projects.
He feels most at home on unique projects that call for creative and content-driven involvement. Jaap owns a versatile set of high-quality recording equipment, suitable for both larger film sets and more agile documentary setups.
Mud, heat, cold, and screen fatigue — all part of the adventure.
Check out his CV for an overview of past collaborations and projects.
trackrecord
Feature films:
Joe Speedboot
Feature film / dir: Sam de Jong / prod: Baldr Film / Production Sound Mixer / Boom Operator: Taco Drijfhout / Sound Utilities: Angelina de Braekeleer / Netherlands 2024-2025
Anna Ist (in production)
Feature film / dir: Rosanne Pel / dop: Aafke Beernink / prod: Family Affair Films / Production Sound Mixer / Germany 2023-2024
ALPHA (in post production)
Feature film / dir: Jan-Willem van Ewijck / prod: Baldr Film / Production Sound Mixer / Boom Operator: Thijs Brands, Aljaž Lukan / Slovenia and Switzerland 2023
BANZO
Feature film / dir: Margarida Cardoso / co-prod: Baldr Film / Production Sound Mixer / Boom Operator: Laura Solleveld / Sao Tomé en Principe and Portugal 2022
Splendid Isolation (Selected for IFFR Big screen Awards 2022)
Feature film / dir: Urszula Antoniak / prod: Family Affair Films/ Solo Sound Recordist / Netherlands 2020
Met Mes (Selected for IFFR Tiger Awards 2022)
Feature film / dir: Sam de Jong / prod: Lemmingfilm b.v. / Production Sound Mixer / Boom Operator: Taco Drijfhout / Netherlands 2020
10 Song for Charity
Feature film / dir: Karin Junger / prod: De productie / Production Sound Mixer / Boom Operator: Pius / Nigerian part 2019
Sunburned
German feature film / dir: Carolina Hellsgård / co-prod: The Film Kitchen / Production Sound Mixer / Boom Operator: Laura Solleveld / Spain 2018
Kapsalon Romy (4 Gouden Kalf Awards 2020)
Feature film / dir: Mischa Kamp / prod: BosBros / Production Sound Mixer / Boom Operator: Pieter van Huijstee / German and Danish part 2018
Light as Feathers (Selected for TIFF 2018 and Award at NFF 2018)
Feature film / dir: Rosanne Pel / dop: Aafke Beernink / prod: Family Affair Films / Production Sound Mixer / Poland, 2 of 5 parts. 2016-2017
Seto Surya (White Sun) (Selected for Venice film festival 2016 and Toronto, USA 2016)
Feature film / dir: Deepak Rauniyar / co-prod: Waterland film, Louverture Films / Production Sound Mixer / Assistant: Kishore Acharya1 / Nepal 2015
Truman
Spanish Feature film / dir: Cesc Gay / prod: Ministry of Film / Boom Operator / Dutch part 2015
Een dag in ‘t jaar (several Awards)
Feature film / dir: Margot Schaap / prod: Een van de Jongens / Production Sound Mixer / Netherlands 2015
Groenland
VPRO telefilm / dir: Tomas Kaan / prod: Endemol / Production Sound Mixer / Netherlands, Greenland, Belgium 2014
Helium (Gouden kalf rewards for best camera and music)
Oversteek feature film / dir: Eché Janga / prod: Topkapi Films / Production Sound Mixer / Netherlands, the part on Texel 2012
Queen (many Indian rewards)
Bollywood featury film / dir: Vikas Bahl / prod: B&I / Production Sound Mixer / Duth part 2012
St-Georges Day
Feature film / dir: Frank Harper / prod: Elstree Film Studios / Production Sound Mixer together with Robil Rahantoeknam / Dutch and German part 2011
Istanbul
Feature film / dir: Ferenc Török / Prod: László Kántor / Co-prod: Phanta Vision / Production Sound Mixer together with Robil Rahantoeknam / Istanbul and Budapest, 2010
Documentary:
Alles is Familie
TV Documentary series / dir: Hesdy van Lonwijk / prod: De Haaien / Sound shooting / Suriname, 2021-2022
Cannabis
TV Documentary series / dir: Arjen Sinninghe Damsté / prod: Topkapi Films / Sound shooting / Netherlands, 2018-2019
Sidik en de Panter
2Doc Documentary / dir: Reber Dosky / prod: Jos de Putter, Deepfocus / Sound shooting (part 3) / Kurdistan (Iraq part), 2019
In de ban van het bos
Backlight documentary programme / dir: Tomas Kaan / prod: VPRO Tegenlicht / Sound shooting / USA and Canada, 2019
Ritme van het Hart (in production)
NTR Documentary / dir: Mirjam Bartelsman / prod: Topkapi Films / Sound shooting / Netherlands, 2018-2019
Aan de Andere Kant (Selected for Gouden Kalf NFF 2018)
NFF Documentary / dir: Willem Timmers / prod: Copper Views / Sound shooting / Senegal, Netherlands, 2018
American Jail
CNN Documentary / dir: Roger Ross Williams / prod: CNN, Submarine / Sound shooting / USA, Netherlands 2018
Heel Holland gaat voor Goud
TV Documentary series/ dir: Wouter Stoter / prod: Miel van Welzen, New Amsterdam Film Company / Sound shooting / Japan, Rio, USA, Australia, Russia 2017
Part time Heroes
Documentary / dir: Quentin van den Bossche / prod: New Amsterdam, Wieden+Kennedy / Sound shooting / Sailing from Antwerp to Cannes with the Sea Shepherds, 2016
A Quiet Place
IDFA workshop prize / dir: Sjoerd Oostrik / prod: Olivia van Leeuwen, Halal Docs / Sound shooting / Netherlands, 2016
Schuldig
TV documentary series / dir: Esther Gould, Sarah Sylbing / prod: Margreet Ploegmakers, Human / Sound shooting / Netherlands, 2016
Maatschappijleer
2Doc Documentary / dir: Laura Hermanides / prod: Merle Bemelmans, Een van de Jongens / Sound shooting / Netherlands, 2015
Tinder Love
Tegenlicht documentary / dir: Tomas Kaan / cam: Diderik Evers / prod: Jenny Borger, VPRO Tegenlicht / Sound shooting / USA, 2015
Black Face (zwarte piet)
CNN Documentary / dir: Roger Ross Williams / cam: Hans Bauma / prod: CNN Films / Sound shooting / Netherlands 2015
Nederland Kantelt
Tegenlicht documentary / dir: Rob van Hattum / cam: Piere Resus / prod: Helen Goossens, VPRO Tegenlicht / Sound shooting / Netherlands, 2015
Macht aan de stad
Tegenlicht documentary / dir: Kasper Verkaik / cam: Diderik Evers / prod: Helen Goossens, VPRO Tegenlicht / Sound shooting / Netherlands, 2014
Wij zijn 18 (Mediafondsprijs documentaire)
2doc Documentary / dir: Tomas Kaan / prod: Olivia van Leeuwen, Hazazah / Sound shooting / Nimy, Belgium 2013-10
Plastic Harem
dir: Gabrielle Provaas, Rob Schröder / prod: De Haaien / Sound shooting / Beirut, Lebanon 2013-08
Het Grijze Goud
dir: Camiel Zwart / prod: Helen Goossens, VPRO Tegenlicht / Sound shooting / Netherlands, 2013
Mensen van nu (IFF 2013, IDFA 2013)
dir: Thomas Kaan / prod: Helen Goossens, VPRO Tegenlicht / Sound shooting / Netherlands, 2013
Sletvrees (NFF 2013)
dir: Sunny Bergman / prod: Viewpoint / Sound shooting / London, 2013
De Tijd Daarna
dir: Erwin Kokkelkoren, Willem Aerts / prod: IDTV / Sound shooting / Netherlands, 2013
Breaking Barriers
dir: Eldin Fetahovic / prod: Defix Media / Sound shooting / St Martin, 2012
Higgs, into the heart of imagination
dir: Hannie van den Bergh, Jan van den Berg / prod: Viewpoint / Sound shooting/ Switzerland, Sicily, 2012
Joe Speedboot
Feature film / dir: Sam de Jong / prod: Baldr Film / Production Sound Mixer / Boom Operator: Taco Drijfhout / Sound Utilities: Angelina de Braekeleer / Netherlands 2024-2025
Anna Ist (in production)
Feature film / dir: Rosanne Pel / dop: Aafke Beernink / prod: Family Affair Films / Production Sound Mixer / Germany 2023-2024
ALPHA (in post production)
Feature film / dir: Jan-Willem van Ewijck / prod: Baldr Film / Production Sound Mixer / Boom Operator: Thijs Brands, Aljaž Lukan / Slovenia and Switzerland 2023
BANZO
Feature film / dir: Margarida Cardoso / co-prod: Baldr Film / Production Sound Mixer / Boom Operator: Laura Solleveld / Sao Tomé en Principe and Portugal 2022
Splendid Isolation (Selected for IFFR Big screen Awards 2022)
Feature film / dir: Urszula Antoniak / prod: Family Affair Films/ Solo Sound Recordist / Netherlands 2020
Met Mes (Selected for IFFR Tiger Awards 2022)
Feature film / dir: Sam de Jong / prod: Lemmingfilm b.v. / Production Sound Mixer / Boom Operator: Taco Drijfhout / Netherlands 2020
10 Song for Charity
Feature film / dir: Karin Junger / prod: De productie / Production Sound Mixer / Boom Operator: Pius / Nigerian part 2019
Sunburned
German feature film / dir: Carolina Hellsgård / co-prod: The Film Kitchen / Production Sound Mixer / Boom Operator: Laura Solleveld / Spain 2018
Kapsalon Romy (4 Gouden Kalf Awards 2020)
Feature film / dir: Mischa Kamp / prod: BosBros / Production Sound Mixer / Boom Operator: Pieter van Huijstee / German and Danish part 2018
Light as Feathers (Selected for TIFF 2018 and Award at NFF 2018)
Feature film / dir: Rosanne Pel / dop: Aafke Beernink / prod: Family Affair Films / Production Sound Mixer / Poland, 2 of 5 parts. 2016-2017
Seto Surya (White Sun) (Selected for Venice film festival 2016 and Toronto, USA 2016)
Feature film / dir: Deepak Rauniyar / co-prod: Waterland film, Louverture Films / Production Sound Mixer / Assistant: Kishore Acharya1 / Nepal 2015
Truman
Spanish Feature film / dir: Cesc Gay / prod: Ministry of Film / Boom Operator / Dutch part 2015
Een dag in ‘t jaar (several Awards)
Feature film / dir: Margot Schaap / prod: Een van de Jongens / Production Sound Mixer / Netherlands 2015
Groenland
VPRO telefilm / dir: Tomas Kaan / prod: Endemol / Production Sound Mixer / Netherlands, Greenland, Belgium 2014
Helium (Gouden kalf rewards for best camera and music)
Oversteek feature film / dir: Eché Janga / prod: Topkapi Films / Production Sound Mixer / Netherlands, the part on Texel 2012
Queen (many Indian rewards)
Bollywood featury film / dir: Vikas Bahl / prod: B&I / Production Sound Mixer / Duth part 2012
St-Georges Day
Feature film / dir: Frank Harper / prod: Elstree Film Studios / Production Sound Mixer together with Robil Rahantoeknam / Dutch and German part 2011
Istanbul
Feature film / dir: Ferenc Török / Prod: László Kántor / Co-prod: Phanta Vision / Production Sound Mixer together with Robil Rahantoeknam / Istanbul and Budapest, 2010
Documentary:
Alles is Familie
TV Documentary series / dir: Hesdy van Lonwijk / prod: De Haaien / Sound shooting / Suriname, 2021-2022
Cannabis
TV Documentary series / dir: Arjen Sinninghe Damsté / prod: Topkapi Films / Sound shooting / Netherlands, 2018-2019
Sidik en de Panter
2Doc Documentary / dir: Reber Dosky / prod: Jos de Putter, Deepfocus / Sound shooting (part 3) / Kurdistan (Iraq part), 2019
In de ban van het bos
Backlight documentary programme / dir: Tomas Kaan / prod: VPRO Tegenlicht / Sound shooting / USA and Canada, 2019
Ritme van het Hart (in production)
NTR Documentary / dir: Mirjam Bartelsman / prod: Topkapi Films / Sound shooting / Netherlands, 2018-2019
Aan de Andere Kant (Selected for Gouden Kalf NFF 2018)
NFF Documentary / dir: Willem Timmers / prod: Copper Views / Sound shooting / Senegal, Netherlands, 2018
American Jail
CNN Documentary / dir: Roger Ross Williams / prod: CNN, Submarine / Sound shooting / USA, Netherlands 2018
Heel Holland gaat voor Goud
TV Documentary series/ dir: Wouter Stoter / prod: Miel van Welzen, New Amsterdam Film Company / Sound shooting / Japan, Rio, USA, Australia, Russia 2017
Part time Heroes
Documentary / dir: Quentin van den Bossche / prod: New Amsterdam, Wieden+Kennedy / Sound shooting / Sailing from Antwerp to Cannes with the Sea Shepherds, 2016
A Quiet Place
IDFA workshop prize / dir: Sjoerd Oostrik / prod: Olivia van Leeuwen, Halal Docs / Sound shooting / Netherlands, 2016
Schuldig
TV documentary series / dir: Esther Gould, Sarah Sylbing / prod: Margreet Ploegmakers, Human / Sound shooting / Netherlands, 2016
Maatschappijleer
2Doc Documentary / dir: Laura Hermanides / prod: Merle Bemelmans, Een van de Jongens / Sound shooting / Netherlands, 2015
Tinder Love
Tegenlicht documentary / dir: Tomas Kaan / cam: Diderik Evers / prod: Jenny Borger, VPRO Tegenlicht / Sound shooting / USA, 2015
Black Face (zwarte piet)
CNN Documentary / dir: Roger Ross Williams / cam: Hans Bauma / prod: CNN Films / Sound shooting / Netherlands 2015
Nederland Kantelt
Tegenlicht documentary / dir: Rob van Hattum / cam: Piere Resus / prod: Helen Goossens, VPRO Tegenlicht / Sound shooting / Netherlands, 2015
Macht aan de stad
Tegenlicht documentary / dir: Kasper Verkaik / cam: Diderik Evers / prod: Helen Goossens, VPRO Tegenlicht / Sound shooting / Netherlands, 2014
Wij zijn 18 (Mediafondsprijs documentaire)
2doc Documentary / dir: Tomas Kaan / prod: Olivia van Leeuwen, Hazazah / Sound shooting / Nimy, Belgium 2013-10
Plastic Harem
dir: Gabrielle Provaas, Rob Schröder / prod: De Haaien / Sound shooting / Beirut, Lebanon 2013-08
Het Grijze Goud
dir: Camiel Zwart / prod: Helen Goossens, VPRO Tegenlicht / Sound shooting / Netherlands, 2013
Mensen van nu (IFF 2013, IDFA 2013)
dir: Thomas Kaan / prod: Helen Goossens, VPRO Tegenlicht / Sound shooting / Netherlands, 2013
Sletvrees (NFF 2013)
dir: Sunny Bergman / prod: Viewpoint / Sound shooting / London, 2013
De Tijd Daarna
dir: Erwin Kokkelkoren, Willem Aerts / prod: IDTV / Sound shooting / Netherlands, 2013
Breaking Barriers
dir: Eldin Fetahovic / prod: Defix Media / Sound shooting / St Martin, 2012
Higgs, into the heart of imagination
dir: Hannie van den Bergh, Jan van den Berg / prod: Viewpoint / Sound shooting/ Switzerland, Sicily, 2012
awards
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Documentaire-, Fictie-, Commercial en Muziek projecten, zowel inter- als nationaal.
education
NFTA, lichting 2009, Afstudeer richting Sounddesign
equipment
- Recorder (Cantar X3, Aaton)
- Sounddevice 833
- Sounddevice Nexus
software knowledge
Aaton, Sounddevices, Zaxcom, Pro tools
Productions
Photos
Education
de Nederlandse Film en Televisie Academie - Sounddesign · de Nederlandse Film en Televisie Academie
2005 – 2009