Boudewijn Koole

Boudewijn Koole
Boudewijn Koole in 2017
Born1965 (age 60–61)
OccupationFilm director

Boudewijn Koole (born 1965) is a Dutch film director. In 2016, he won the Golden Calf for Best Director award for the film adaptation of the novel Beyond Sleep.[1][2]

He also directed the 2012 film Kauwboy and the 2017 film Disappearance.

Filmography (Selection)

Upcoming projects

Title Type Status Director Producer Link
Tower Stories Feature Film Post-production Peter Greenaway Facing East Entertainment, Witfilm, Jumpy Cow Pictures, The Family https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7675204/
Meis Feature Film Development Boudewijn Koole Witfilm, Kärnfilm

Feature Films (Selection)

Year Title Function Type Awards/Notes
2024 Hokwerda’s Child Writer, Director & Producer Feature film, 124 min Adaptation of the novel by Oek de Jong. Screenplay and direction. Witfilm.
2022 Modern Love Amsterdam Writer & Director TV series episode Amazon Original series. Screenplay and direction. NL Film.
2017 Disappearance Director & Producer Feature film, 80 min Cineuropa Prize (Les Arcs), Best Film (French jury).
2016 Beyond Sleep Writer, Director & Producer Feature film, 90 min Dutch Academy Award for Best Direction, opening film IFF Rotterdam.
2012 Kauwboy Writer, Director & Producer Feature film, 80 min First Feature Award (Berlinale), European Discovery Award, numerous international awards.

Documentaries (Selection)

Year Title Type Function Awards/Notes
2019 Dance or Die Documentary Creative Producer International Emmy Award (Arts Programming), Nomination Golden Rose Award
2002 Delusion Documentary Camera & Direction On the necessity of imagination in schizophrenic patients.
2001 There is a Wall in Belfast Documentary Camera & Direction Runner-up Golden Gate Festival San Francisco.
1996 Gilliard Documentary Camera & Direction Nominated for International Emmy Award.

Awards and Nominations (Selection)

·       Dutch Academy Award for Best Direction (Beyond Sleep, 2016)

·       International Emmy Award (Arts Programming) for Dance or Die (2019)

·       Nomination for the Golden Rose Award at the Rose d’Or for Dance or Die (2019)

·       First Feature Award (Kauwboy, Berlinale 2012)

·       European Discovery Award (Kauwboy, European Film Awards 2012)

·       Cineuropa Prize (Disappearance, Festival Les Arcs 2017)

·       Prix Europa, Prix Italia, FIPRESCI, and multiple Golden Calf awards

References

  1. ^ "Overzicht: De winnaars van de Gouden Kalveren 2016". NU.nl (in Dutch). 30 September 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Regisseur Boudewijn Koole wint speciale award op Noordelijk Film Festival". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). 12 November 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.