Director/screenwriter of feature films WILDE MOSSELS (2000), NADINE (2007), THE PRESIDENT (2011), J. KESSELS (2015). HOPE and HET HART VAN HADIAH TROMP (telefilms), NL-Flemish series GRENSLANDERS (FLOODLAND), series DE TROON, VAN GOD LOS - ep. ),CELLBLOCK H., commercials and documentaries ( IN EUROPE, GUITAR BOYS, RACOON; BLUE DAYS, SONG DAYS) ( GUITAR BOYS, 2x DUTCH MASTERS and RACOON; BLUE DAYS, SONG DAYS ( 2015)
trackrecord
GRENSLANDERS (FLOODLAND), 2019: Concept/ Screenplay/ Direction. J. KESSELS ( 2015) THE THRONE WILD MUSSELS NADINE SMERIS
awards
J. KESSELS/ ROAD DUSTER
2018 Best Drama Film and GRAND PRIX, International Motor Film Festival, London UK.
2017 Maverick Movie Awards Los Angeles: Best Actor ( Fedja van Huet)
2016 Best Feature, European Cinematography Awards
2016, Nominated Best CreditDesign Award, SouthbySouthWest , Austin, USA.
2016, Best Director, Indepent International Film Festival Moscow,
2016, Best Editor, Indepent International Film Festival Moscow.
2016 Best Production Design, International Art Film Fest Chicago USA
2016 Five Nominations Gouden Kalveren: Best Production Design, Best Sound Design, Best Camera, Best Male Leadrole.
2016, GOUDEN KALF: Best Production Design, Ben Zuydwijk.
2016 Best Feature, OIFF TURIN
2015 Best Production Design Award (Ben Zuydwijk), Blowupfilmfest, International Artfilm Festival Chicago.
2015 Nomination Best Director, Best Narrative Feature Film, Best Actor ( Frank Lammers) and Best Sound Awards, International Filmmaker Festival, Nice, France.
2012 Binger Award, Best Pitch, Most Promising Project, Holland Film Meeting
THE HEART OF HADIAH TROMP
2018: Best International Feature Director, Honolulu IFF, Hawaii USA
2018: Best International Feature & Best Comedy Film of the month, Lake View IFF, India.
2018: Award For Best Feature Film Narrative, FECIS, Festival de Cine Independiente de Salto, Uruguay.
2018 Six Awards on the Five Continents International Filmfestival Venezuela: Best Film, Best Director, Best Leading Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Screenpplay, Best Production Design.
THE PRESIDENT 2013: Best Comedy Award, Tiburon International Film Festival, Californie UsA WILD MUSSELS:
Award of the Netherlands Filmcritic: Best Film 2000
CJP Jeugdprijs: Best Film 2000
Russian Film Critic Award: Best European Film, Moscow Int. Filmfest.
Aanmoedigingsprijs 2001 A'dams Fonds voor de Kunst
Two Nominations Gouden Kalf Beste Scenario & Beste Acteur 2000
DE GETUIGE/ the WITNESS:
genomineerd voor Gouden Kalf 'Beste Korte Film 2006'
IFF Montecatini: Best Short Film Award: Prize of the Italian Republic
LENTELIED/ SPRINGSONG:
Nominated NPS Award Beste Korte Film 2005
As Actor: Silver Dolphin for lead role in How to Survice a Broken Heart, IFF Troia Portugal, 1990.
ask me for
Scenario, regie serie afleveringen, bedrijfsfilm, documentaires
software knowledge
final draft
remarks
Together with editor JP Luijsterburg, I also form composer duo EDBJPL, with whom we ao. composed music for Grenslanders. We would like to do this for third parties as well.