My name is Jan and I’m a writer/director based in Amsterdam. I directed various commercials and films. My first short film ‘A Man Falls From The Sky’ won 6 awards during the annual Shortcutz festival in Amsterdam in 2017 and was selected at 25+ festivals worldwide. In 2019 my second short ‘Wild’ won the Méliès d’Or for best European Fantastic short film at Sitges Film Festival, after winning the Méliès d’Argent at Imagine Film Festival earlier that year. Tampere Short Film Festival, Bucheon, Bogoshorts and Prague Shorts were among the numerous selected festivals.
In 2021, my single play for Videoland called INDRINGER and my last short film PANTSER premiered in the competition of the Nederlands Film Festival. PANTSER won the Gouden Kalf (Dutch Academy Award) for best short film of the year. It became a Vimeo Staff Pick and Short Of The Week and was selected for Directors Library. Also selected for Cinekid and Short shorts Japan, among others.
In 2025 my debut feature KIND will be released.