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Jaap van Heusden

Jaap van Heusden

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Jaap van Heusden was born in 1979 in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Growing up as the son of a preacher, he was immersed in stories from an early age. By eight, he had already broken his first Nikon camera, and by twelve, he destroyed his first novel due to its poor quality. At fifteen, he was determined to become a significant figure in European politics. At seventeen, he gave up acting after realizing there were others more talented than himself. Before attending film school, he lived and worked in Ouagadougou, West Africa, where he produced a series of insightful traffic safety videos and co-founded a platform for young filmmakers, which later became the largest human rights film festival on the continent, although this happened after his departure. Around the year 2000, he enrolled in the Dutch Filmacademy, focusing on fiction. After briefly studying philosophy at university and taking a screenwriting course in Hollywood, he graduated as a director in 2005 with the film A Complicated Story, Simply Told, which portrays the final intense three months in the lives of two friends before one passes away. The film was shortlisted for the Student Academy Awards, competed at Cannes Film Festival’s Cinéfondation, and won awards at festivals worldwide. His short documentary Anderman depicted his psychotic friend Per struggling with his mother’s madness. The film received critical acclaim and was shown in national theaters; in the United States, it screened at the Tribeca Film Festival and AFI Silverdocs. In 2008, he collaborated with renowned Dutch actor Barry Atsma on Ooit, a psychological drama about a mentally disabled man living with his mother. The film premiered at the Netherlands Film Festival, was praised as "a jewel" by critics, and was nominated for the Golden Calf.

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11 wins and 8 nominations

Filmography

Director

17

Type

Year

In Alaska Poster

In Alaska Feature Film2026

Nowhere Man Poster

Nowhere Man Short Film2025

Het wonder van Oirsbeek Poster

Het wonder van Oirsbeek Short Film2023

The Man from Rome Poster

The Man from Rome Feature Film2023

Het laatste verhoor Poster

Het laatste verhoor Short Film2018

Asylum Short Film2017

In Blue Feature Film2017

De Verloren Zoon Poster

De Verloren Zoon TV Movie2014

De nieuwe wereld Poster

De nieuwe wereld Feature Film2013

Het offer Poster

Het offer Short Film2012

Drone Short Film2011

Win/Win Feature Film2010

One Day TV Movie2008

Anderman Poster

Anderman Documentary2006

Le griot de Daporé Short Film2006

Parparim Short Film2006

Een ingewikkeld verhaal, eenvoudig verteld Poster

Een ingewikkeld verhaal, eenvoudig verteld Short Film2005

Writer

12

Type

Year

In Alaska Poster

In Alaska Feature Film2026

Nowhere Man Poster

Nowhere Man Short Film2025

The Man from Rome Poster

The Man from Rome Feature Film2023

Asylum Short Film2017

In Blue Feature Film2017

De Verloren Zoon Poster

De Verloren Zoon TV Movie2014

De nieuwe wereld Poster

De nieuwe wereld Feature Film2013

Drone Short Film2011

Win/Win Feature Film2010

Anderman Poster

Anderman Documentary2006

Le griot de Daporé Short Film2006

Irninnu Unikaara Short Film

Cinematographer

2

Type

Year

Nowhere Man Poster

Nowhere Man Short Film2025

Anderman Poster

Anderman Documentary2006

Camera and Electrical Department

1

A Thousand Kisses Poster

A Thousand Kisses Feature Film2006

Editor

1

Anderman Poster

Anderman Documentary2006

Producer

1

Le griot de Daporé Short Film2006

Sound Department

1

Het wonder van Oirsbeek Poster

Het wonder van Oirsbeek Short Film2023

Script and Continuity Department

1

Only Death Never Lies Poster

Only Death Never Lies Short Film2020

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