Boudewijn Koole

Boudewijn Koole
Boudewijn Koole in 2017
Born	1965 (age 60–61)
Occupation	Film director

Boudewijn Koole (born 1965) is a Dutch film director. In 2016, he won the Golden Calf for Best Director award for the film adaptation of the novel Beyond Sleep . ^{[1] [2]}

He also directed the 2012 film Kauwboy and the 2017 film Disappearance .

Filmography (Selection)

Upcoming projects

Title	Type	Status	Director	Producer	Link
Tower Stories	Feature Film	Post-production	Peter Greenaway	Facing East Entertainment, Witfilm, Jumpy Cow Pictures, The Family	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7675204/
Meis	Feature Film	Development	Boudewijn Koole	Witfilm, Kärnfilm

Feature Films (Selection)

Year	Title	Function	Type	Awards/Notes
2024	Hokwerda’s Child	Writer, Director & Producer	Feature film, 124 min	Adaptation of the novel by Oek de Jong. Screenplay and direction. Witfilm.
2022	Modern Love Amsterdam	Writer & Director	TV series episode	Amazon Original series. Screenplay and direction. NL Film.
2017	Disappearance	Director & Producer	Feature film, 80 min	Cineuropa Prize (Les Arcs), Best Film (French jury).
2016	Beyond Sleep	Writer, Director & Producer	Feature film, 90 min	Dutch Academy Award for Best Direction, opening film IFF Rotterdam.
2012	Kauwboy	Writer, Director & Producer	Feature film, 80 min	First Feature Award (Berlinale), European Discovery Award, numerous international awards.

Documentaries (Selection)

Year	Title	Type	Function	Awards/Notes
2019	Dance or Die	Documentary	Creative Producer	International Emmy Award (Arts Programming), Nomination Golden Rose Award
2002	Delusion	Documentary	Camera & Direction	On the necessity of imagination in schizophrenic patients.
2001	There is a Wall in Belfast	Documentary	Camera & Direction	Runner-up Golden Gate Festival San Francisco.
1996	Gilliard	Documentary	Camera & Direction	Nominated for International Emmy Award.

Awards and Nominations (Selection)

·       Dutch Academy Award for Best Direction (Beyond Sleep, 2016)

·       International Emmy Award (Arts Programming) for Dance or Die (2019)

·       Nomination for the Golden Rose Award at the Rose d’Or for Dance or Die (2019)

·       First Feature Award (Kauwboy, Berlinale 2012)

·       European Discovery Award (Kauwboy, European Film Awards 2012)

·       Cineuropa Prize (Disappearance, Festival Les Arcs 2017)

·       Prix Europa, Prix Italia, FIPRESCI, and multiple Golden Calf awards

References

1. "Overzicht: De winnaars van de Gouden Kalveren 2016". NU.nl (in Dutch). 30 September 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
2. "Regisseur Boudewijn Koole wint speciale award op Noordelijk Film Festival". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). 12 November 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

External links

• Boudewijn Koole at IMDb