Daan Veldhuizen (born 1982), is a Dutch director, editor and cinematographer.[1] He is best known as the director of the critically acclaimed documentaries Stories from Lakka Beach, Banana Pancakes and the Children of Sticky Rice and Laos - Alles hat seinen Preis.

Daan Veldhuizen
Born
Daan Veldhuizen

1982
NationalityDutch
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active2007–present
Websitehttp://www.daanveldhuizen.com

Personal life

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He was born in 1982 in Bussum, Netherlands.

Career

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He holds a degree in audiovisual arts from the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam.[2] During his studies, he simultaneously started working in the field as a director, cinematographer and editor.[3] After his initial focus on fiction narratives he eventually directed his attention to documentary filmmaking.

In 2011, he released his first feature documentary Stories from Lakka Beach about a forgotten beach resort town in war torn Sierra Leone. He produced, directed, filmed and edited the film. The documentary received critical acclaim, was nominated at IDFA for Best Dutch Documentary[4] and was aired nationwide by PBS in the US.

His second documentary Banana Pancakes and the Children of Sticky Rice is set in Laos.[5] The documentary looks at tourism from a cleverly balanced perspective: as backpackers visit a small village in remote northern Laos, the inhabitants of the village discover the attractions of the West. They find themselves on a crossroad of their respective desires.[6] The documentary premiered at IFFR and was theatrically released in The Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland. ARTE broadcast the film under the alternative name Laos, alles hat seinen preis.

For the acclaimed future affairs series VPRO backlight, he directed the episodes Invasion of the Drones, The End of Cheap Nature, Human in Command and Surviving Chaos.[7]

Filmography

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Year Film Role Genre Ref.
2007 Versus Director, producer, editor, writer Short film
2009 Tini Tinou Director, producer, editor, writer Documentary short
2011 Stories from Lakka Beach Director, producer, editor, writer, cinematographer Documentary
2015 Banana Pancakes and the Children of Sticky Rice Director, editor, writer, cinematographer, visual effects Documentary
2015 Laos - Alles hat seinen Preis Director, editor, writer, cinematographer TV movie documentary
2015 The Alphabet of Fear Editor Documentary
2016 Song of Exile Editor Documentary
2016 The Passing Years Editor Documentary
2016 Buba & Sharon Cinematographer Documentary short
2016–19 VPRO Backlight Director, editor, writer, cinematographer TV series documentary
2018 Loss won't pay the bills Editor Documentary

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Daan Veldhuizen: Documentaire- en filmmaker". sg.uu. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Banana Pancakes and the Lonely Planet: Daan Veldhuizen – Lao, People's Democratic Republic – 2015". Trigon-film. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Daan Veldhuizen". IFFR. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Stories from Lakka Beach: Daan Veldhuizen Netherlands, The 2011". IFFR. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Daan Veldhuizen, Netherlands". lpfilmfest. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  6. ^ "DIRECTOR: Daan Veldhuizen, Netherlands". Trigon-film. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  7. ^ "VPRO Tegenlicht bundel - Daan Veldhuizen". VPRO (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-12-13.
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