Robert Jan Westdijk

Dutch film director (born 1964)

Robert Jan Westdijk (born 2 November 1964) is a Dutch film director. He was born in Utrecht. His 1995 directorial debut film, Little Sister, won a Golden Calf for Best Feature Film.

Filmography

Little Sister (1995, released in Dutch as Zusje)^[1]
Novellen: Hollandse held (1996, TV movie)
Siberia (1998)
Novellen: Tussen de bomen (1998, TV short)
Phileine Says Sorry (2003, Phileine zegt sorry)
In Real Life (2008, Het echte leven)
The Dinner Club (2010, De eetclub)^[2]
Waterboys (2016)^[3]

Awards

Little Sister (1995)
- Golden Calf for Best Feature Film
- Prize of the City of Utrecht at the Netherlands Film Festival
- Jury Special Prize at the Torino International Festival of Young Cinema
- Audience Award at the Torino International Festival of Young Cinema
- Silver Alexander at the Thessaloniki Film Festival
- Rembrandt Award for Best Film
- Golden Tulip at the Istanbul International Film Festival (1996)
- Procirep Award at the Angers European First Film Festival (1996)
In Real Life (2008)
- Golden Calf for Best Editing
- Golden Calf for Best Screenplay of a Feature Film
The Dinner Club (2010)
- Golden Film

References

^ Hesselberth, Pepita (2014). Cinematic Chronotopes: Here, Now, Me. Bloomsbury Academic. pp. 51–52. ISBN 9781623567668. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
^ "De Eetclub – Robert Jan Westdijk (review)". NU.nl. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
^ "Robert Jan Westdijk maakt film over Waterboys". RTL Nieuws. Sep 6, 2014. Archived from the original on Nov 17, 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.