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Worked as a producer, director and scriptwriter in over 80 films. In the Netherlands he has mainly produced short films for the Government and worked for the Netherlands Broadcasting Corporation NOS. In Canada, he directed and produced films for the National Film Board, having been also the associate producer of a Canadian feature film. In the United States he worked as co-producer and directed a documentary film financed by Pepsi Co.. Many of his films have received prizes at international festivals. He began producing films in the late 1960s. In 1979, one of the films he had produced, OH MY DARLING directed by Borge Ring, was nominated for the Oscar®. In 1982 he was appointed managing director of the Holland Animation Foundation, a position he continues to hold. His work is not limited to the production and distribution of animation films but also includes the organisation of some events and exhibitions. He has received various honors recognizing his work for the animation cinema.
Other credits include DE WORSTELAAR / THE WRESTLER (1970), STUITER (1971), IT'S ME (1976), LA BELLE ET LA BOÎTE / OH WHAT A KNIGHT (1982), HET SCHEPPEN VAN EEN KOE / SPOTTING A COW (1984), DE KARAKTERS / THE CHARACTERS (1986), HOTEL NARCIS (1993), and 3 MISSES (1998).
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Nominated for Short Films (Animated Films)