About me
Gilles Frenken made more than 100 documentaries for Dutch tv (public broadcasters) as a director and cameraman. As a cameraman he shot over 200 documentaries and fiction films. He worked in more than 100 different countries.
Gilles can work as a director, cameraman and soundman at the same time and can edit in Avid or Final Cut Pro.
He has his own digital videocamera and 16 mm camera.
As a producer, director and cameraman he made a feature film in Indonesia, 'Little Treasures of Lombok'. This movie was screened for the first time in October 2010.
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Gilles can work as a director, cameraman and soundman at the same time and can edit in Avid or Final Cut Pro.
He has his own digital videocamera and 16 mm camera.
As a producer, director and cameraman he made a feature film in Indonesia, 'Little Treasures of Lombok'. This movie was screened for the first time in October 2010.
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trackrecord
Direction for 'Going South', 13-part TV series from 'Deeepeei Filmproductions' for AVRO-tv.
awards
Several international prizes for a series of short films for young people, in collaboration with Kay Mastenbroek.
equipment
Eigen camera-equipement en geluidset.
remarks
Controlled camera work on (super) 16mm and all types of video (including HD). Worked as a director and as a cameraman in more than 100 countries. Regularly combines the functions of direction and camera (sometimes also with sound) and has made many TV documentaries, even under difficult circumstances (desert, jungle, war, poverty, etc).
Education
FilmAcademie + Politicologie (Universiteit) - · FilmAcademie + Politicologie (Universiteit)
1979 – 1989
Zowel Filmacademie als Universiteit