Jos Stelling

Jos Stelling
Born	(1945-07-16) 16 July 1945 Utrecht, Netherlands
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter, film producer

Jos Stelling (born 16 July 1945) is a Dutch film director and screenwriter. He has directed 12 films, and is working on his new film (release date early 2011) The Girl and Death, in which Dutch actress Sylvia Hoeks will play the lead role.

He made his debut as a film director in 1974 with ‘Mariken van Nieumegen’. The film was selected for the official Cannes competition in 1975. No Dutch film has been rewarded with this honour since. With this film, Stellings cinematographic position was set worldwide. Yet Stelling is an autodidact; he didn’t study at any film school.

In 1981 he founded the Dutch Film Days a festival for Dutch directors to give them the possibility to show their films and to create an informal platform for the filmmakers. He continued to serve as chairman and director until the 1991 edition. After he abdicated the festival was renamed the Dutch Film Festival. In 1989 he was a member of the jury at the 16th Moscow International Film Festival.^[1] In 2002 he was a member of the jury at the 24th Moscow International Film Festival.^[2]

Stelling is founder and owner of two arthouse cinemas in Utrecht, Springhaver (since 1978) & Louis Hartlooper Complex (since 2004).

Filmography

• Mariken van Nieumeghen (1974)
• Elkerlyc (1975)
• Rembrandt fecit 1669 (1977)
• The pretenders (1981)
• The Illusionist (1983)
• The Pointsman (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 of Remco Campert
• The Girl and Death (2012)

Awards and nominations

• 1975 - Selected for the Official Competition, Festival of Cannes: Mariken van Nieumeghen
• 1978 - Best Feature, AsoloArtFilmFestival, for Rembrandt fecit 1669
• 1981 - Best Feature, Film Festival Orleans (France), for Rembrandt fecit 1669
• 1981 - Nomination Golden Prize, 12th Moscow International Film Festival, for The Pretenders^[3]
• 1984 - Golden Calf Best Long Feature, Dutch Film Festival, for The Illusionist
• 1984 - Dutch Film Critics Award, Dutch Film Festival, for The Illusionist
• 1984 - Golden Calf Best Actor, Gerard Thoolen, Dutch Film Festival, The Illusionist
• 1985 - Audience Award, São Paulo International Film Festival (Brazil), for The Illusionist
• 1986 - Golden Calf, Jury Award, Dutch Film Festival, for The Pointsman
• 1986 - Film Award City of Utrecht
• 1986 - Audience Award, São Paulo International Film Festival (Brazil), for The Pointsman
• 1986 - Golden Calf Best Actor, John Kraaykamp, Dutch Film Festival, in The Pointsman
• 1986 - Mention of honour, International Film Festival Venice, for The Pointsman
• 1987 - Silver Raven, Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film, for The Pointsman
• 1987 - Silver Desk Best Music Score, Michel Mulder, for Pointsman
• 1987 - Special Jury Award, VIII Festival Madrid, for The Pointsman
• 1988 - Audience Jury Award, Film Festival Fantasporto, for The Pointsman
• 1988 - Best Actor, Jim van der Woude, Film Festival Fantasporto, in The Pointsman
• 1990 - Culture Award at the Dutch Film Festival
• 1995 - Nomination Best Film, International Fantasy Film Award Fantasporto, for The Flying Dutchman
• 1995 - The Flying Dutchman was mentioned one of the best 100 films of the 20th century in the renowned book: Making Pictures: A Century of European Cinematography, created by IMAGO, the Federation of European Cinematographers
• 1995 - Nomination Golden Lion, Venice Film Festival, for The Flying Dutchman
• 1996 - Silver Frog Camerimage (Poland), for The Flying Dutchman
• 1996 - Golden Calf Best Short Feature, Dutch Film Festival, for The Waiting Room
• 1996 - Cineco Award Best Short Feature, for The Waiting Room
• 1996 - Jos Stelling is appointed 'Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion' for his cultural contribution in The Netherlands
• 1997 - Golden Rose, Film Critics Award, The Rose d'Or Light Entertainment Festival (Montreux), for The Waiting Room
• 1997 - Gold Gryphon, International Film Festival St Petersburg, for The Waiting Room
• 1998 - Jury Award Best Film, Mediawave Festival Gyor (Hungary), for The Waiting Room
• 1999 - Nomination Best Scenario & Best Actor, Dutch Film Festival, for No Trains No Planes
• 1999 - Silver Cup, Dutch Film Festival (Japan), for No Trains No Planes
• 1999 - Nomination Kieslowski Award, Denver International Film Festival, for No Trains No Planes
• 1999 - Gold Gryphon, Film Festival St Petersburg, for No Trains No Planes
• 1999 - Lifetime Achievement Award in Waterville, Maine (USA)
• 1999 - Grand Prix in the Official Competition, International Film Festival St.Petersburg, for The Waiting Room
• 2001 - Major Achievement in World Cinema of the Association of Czech Filmclubs
• 2001 - Grand Prix, Mediawave Festival (Hungary), for The Gas Station
• 2001 - Nomination Best Short Feature, Film & Television Festival Banff (Canada), for The Gallery
• 2003 - Nomination Golden Calf Best Short, Dutch Film Festival, for The Gallery
• 2003 - Grand Prix, Tirana Film Festival (Albania), for The Gallery
• 2003 - Best Feature, Filmfestival Antwerpen, for The 3 Erotic Tales
• 2004 - Third Prize, New York Film Festival, for The Gallery
• 2007 - Golden Calf, Best Female Supporting Role, Sylvia Hoeks, Dutch Film Festival, Duska
• 2008 - Duska is selected as Dutch submission for the Oscar for Best Foreign Film
• 2008 - Duska is selected as Dutch submission for the European Film Awards
• 2009 - Life Time Achievement Award to World Cinema at the Batumi International Art-house Film Festival (Georgia)
• 2010 - Granted with title 'Honourable Professor' of Armenian University
• 2010 - Silver Medallist of the City of Utrecht
• 2011 - Career Dolphin - Lifetime Achievement Award at Festroia - International Festival of Setúbal
• 2012 - Golden Calf for Best Feature Film, Best Cinematography & Best Sound, for The Girl and Death
• 2013 - Sofia Oeuvre Award for his outstanding contribution in cinema at the Sofia International Film Festival (Bulgaria)
• 2013 - Leonardo’s Horse Award for Best Production Design (Gert Brinkers) & Best Cinematography (Goert Giltay), Milan International Film Festival, MIFF Awards (Italy, 2013)
• 2013 - Parajanov's Thaler Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to world cinema at the Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival (Armenia)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jos Stelling.

• Jos Stelling at the Internet Movie Database