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Born | Utrecht, Netherlands | 16 July 1945
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, film producer |
Jos Stelling (born 16 July 1945) is a Dutch film director, screenwriter, and film producer.
Stelling made his directorial debut in 1974 with the film Mariken van Nieumeghen , which was selected for the official competition at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival. [1]
In 1981, he founded the Dutch Film Days, a festival created to provide Dutch directors with an opportunity to screen their films and to foster a more informal and collaborative environment. Stelling served as chairman and director of the festival until 1991, after which the event was renamed the Netherlands Film Festival.
He was a jury member at several international film festivals, including the 16th Moscow International Film Festival in 1989 [2] and the 24th Moscow International Film Festival in 2002. [3] He was also the president of the jury at the inaugural Odesa International Film Festival in 2010. [4]
Stelling is the founder and owner of two arthouse cinemas in Utrecht: Springhaver (opened in 1978) and the Louis Hartlooper Complex (opened in 2004).