Jos Stelling
Jos Stelling | |
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| Born | 16 July 1945 Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, film producer |
Jos Stelling (born 16 July 1945) is a Dutch film director, screenwriter, and film producer.
Career
[edit]Stelling made his directorial debut in 1974 with the film Mariken van Nieumeghen, which was selected for the official competition at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
In 1981, he founded the Dutch Film Days, a festival created to provide Dutch directors with an opportunity to screen their films and to foster a more informal and collaborative environment. Stelling served as chairman and director of the festival until 1991, after which the event was renamed the Netherlands Film Festival.
He was a jury member at several international film festivals, including the 16th Moscow International Film Festival in 1989[2] and the 24th Moscow International Film Festival in 2002.[3] He was also the president of the jury at the inaugural Odesa International Film Festival in 2010.[4]
Stelling is the founder and owner of two arthouse cinemas in Utrecht: Springhaver (opened in 1978) and the Louis Hartlooper Complex (opened in 2004).
Filmography
[edit]Feature films
[edit]- Mariken van Nieumeghen (1974)
- Elckerlyc (1975)
- Rembrandt fecit 1669 (1977)
- The Pretenders (1981)
- The Illusionist (1983)
- The Pointsman (De Wisselwachter) (1986)
- The Waiting Room (1995)
- The Flying Dutchman (1995)
- No Trains No Planes (1999)
- The Gas Station (2000)
- The Gallery (2003)
- Duska (2007)
- The Visit (2010) – based on a short story by Remco Campert
- The Girl and Death (2012)
Awards and nominations
[edit]- **1975** – Selected for Official Competition, 1975 Cannes Film Festival: Mariken van Nieumeghen[1]
- **1981** – Nomination for Golden Prize at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival for The Pretenders[5]
- **2014** – ShortCutz Amsterdam Career Achievement Award[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Festival de Cannes: Mariken van Nieumeghen". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "16th Moscow International Film Festival (1989)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 March 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ "24th Moscow International Film Festival (2002)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ^ Competition program OIFF official site
- ^ "12th Moscow International Film Festival (1981)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ Director Jos Stelling receives Career Award at sold-out Shortcutz Amsterdam Annual Awards (8 January 2015).
External links
[edit]
- Jos Stelling at IMDb
