Martin Koolhoven
Martin Koolhoven | |
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Born | Martinus Wouter Koolhoven 25 April 1969 The Hague, Netherlands |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Years active | 1993–present |
Martinus Wouter "Martin" Koolhoven (born 25 April 1969) is a Dutch film director and screenwriter. Internationally he is most known for Schnitzel Paradise (2005), Winter in Wartime (2008) and Brimstone (2016), which was his first film in English. It was released in 2017, after it premiered in the competition of the Venice Film Festival in 2016.
Early life
Martin Koolhoven was born on 25 April 1969 in The Hague in the Netherlands. Koolhoven went to the Dutch Film Academy (in Amsterdam) and graduated in 1996 as a screenwriter and director.[1]
Career
His first film was a 53-minute television film named Duister Licht ("Dark Light").[2]
His second film Suzy Q featured actress Carice van Houten, who Koolhoven worked with several times in the films to come. It was also the feature debut of actor Michiel Huisman.[3]
His first (Dutch) cinematic release was AmnesiA (2001), which also got a small release in New York City.[4]
In 2004, Koolhoven was one of the New Faces In European Cinema as presented by
In 2005 Koolhoven directed
In 2006 Koolhoven directed Happy Family.
In 2008 Koolhoven made Oorlogswinter (
In 2010, Koolhoven started his own production company, together with producer
In 2020, Koolhoven received the Silver Rose, an award given annually to a person or institution that is or has been of great significance to the Dutch film world.[10]
In 2022 Koolhoven was presented with the Rutger Hauer Award, which is given annually to a person or an institution that has made an important contribution to the development and promotion of young film talent in the Netherlands.[11]
Koolhoven has said to be working on a noir thriller, set in Jakarta, 1946.[12]
Filmography
Films
- Chess (1993) – short film
- KOEKOEK! (1995) – short film
- De Orde Der Dingen (1996) – short film
- Duister licht (1997) – TV film
- Suzy Q (1999) – TV film
- AmnesiA (2001)
- De grot (2001)
- South (2004)
- Schnitzel Paradise (2005)
- Knetter (2005)
- 'n Beetje Verliefd (2006)
- Winter in Wartime (2008)
- Brimstone (2016)
TV series
- Koefnoen (2007) – western and Ingmar Bergman parodies
- De kijk van Koolhoven (2018-now) – Dutch TV series in which Koolhoven takes a look at his favorite genres and their movies.[13]
- Koolhoven Presenteert (2024) Koolhoven chose six filmmakers from the new generation of filmmakers and guided them in making a genre film. On television he introduced the films in his own familiar style.[14]
References
- ^ "Regisseur Martin Koolhoven te gast bij lokale familiefilm". 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Duister licht (1997) recensie".
- ^ "Suzy Q, toen Carice nog heel jong was: De beste Nederlandse film die u nooit zag". 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Martin Koolhoven/AmnesiA - de Filmkrant net-versie van mei 2001, nr 222".
- ^ "Euro faces will beam at AFI Fest". 22 October 2004.
- ^ "Home".
- ^ "Oorlogswinter verkocht aan Amerika". February 2010.
- ^ "Regisseur Martin Koolhoven te gast bij lokale familiefilm". 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Koolhoven tells about his fifth consecutive hit". Retrieved January 24, 2017.
- ^ "Nederlandse filmsector geeft Verhoeven en Koolhoven oeuvreprijs". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Flemish). 7 January 2020. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
- ^ ANP (2022-04-25). "Martin Koolhoven wint Rutger Hauer Award 2022". Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-05-04.
- ^ "Koolhoven writing".
- ^ "De Kijk van Koolhoven (TV Mini Series 2018–2020) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "Koolhoven Presenteert". VPRO.
External links
- Official website
- Martin Koolhoven at IMDb