Known for Couscous and Cola Name Maartje Nevejan | Role Documentary Filmmaker Movies Broos | |
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Occupation Stage actressFilm actressTelevision actressTelevision directorDocumentary filmmaker Awards Golden Calf for Best Actress Similar People Leonoor Pauw, Marnie Blok, Adelheid Roosen, Mijke de Jong | ||
The Canta Dances! (2012) - Trailer
Maartje Nevejan (born in Utrecht, Netherlands) is a Dutch documentary filmmaker, best known for multimedia productions like 14 and one stations, Couscous & Cola. and The National Canta Ballet
Contents
- The Canta Dances 2012 Trailer
- Theo van Gogh on his bike in Amsterdam
- Background
- Career
- Partial filmography
- Recognition
- Awards and nominations
- References
Theo van Gogh on his bike in Amsterdam.
Background
Nevejan performed in theater for 10 years and has been working as a director in the media since 1997. She studied acting at Stella Adler in New York City and with the Peter Brook company in Rome, Italy in the ‘80s. She graduated from the Amsterdamse Toneelschool & Kleinkunstacademie in Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1987.
Career
Nevejan acted for Art & Pro for Frans Strijards (Handke, Strijards, Chekhov), and performed in several other theater groups and tv productions. She formed her own group “De Akteurs” from 1991–1997, and switched to documentary filmmaking in 1997. She has worked for KRO, BRT, BNN, Al Jazeera and Human.
Partial filmography
Recognition
When Couscous & Cola received the 2005 'Silver Zebra' Media Award, the jury announced "Hele spannende televisie. Prachtige verhalen. Soms schrijnend. Zet de doelgroep aan het denken. Een moderne roadmovie. Flitsende beelden, snelle montages." (Very exciting television. Beautiful stories. Sometimes poignant. Put the audience thinking. A modern road movie. Flashing images, rapid montages.)