Short Bio Crew Patch - DutchCheez Productions

ShortBioCrew
KristjanKniggewasborninDenmark.HehasEnglishmotherandaDanish
father.HegrewupintheAlgarveinsouthernPortugal,Englandandnow
livesandworksinAmsterdam.Hehasworkedprofessionallyalloverthe
worldascameracrew,artdepartment.Hehasexperienceasaproduction
manager,intheelectricalunit,grip,inspecialeffects,editingandas1st
AssistantDirector.
In2004hetooktheplungeanddecidedtodirect.Todatehehasmade
manycommercials,corporatefilms,musicvideos,afulllength
documentaryandoveradozenshortfilmsliketheawardedshortfilm
Stiltegebied.HeisalsoknownforhisinternationalfeaturefilmslikeThe
RightJuice,acomedydrama.ForhislatestfilmSecondHoneymoon
KristjanreceivedtheTrailblazerAwardontheFlywayFilmFestivalinthe
USA.www.kristjanknigge.com
MariskaBreedlandisascriptwriteranddirector.Shewonacompetition
forherfirstshortThumbtack(Punaise).Shealsowrotefortelevision
showslikeOnderwegnaarMorgen.MariskaisknownforherawardwinningscreenplayofNoabers.ShewroteanddirectedtheshortGekfor
thefoundationReading&Writing.Forthisfilmshewasnominatedfor
'BestDirector''BestScript'and'BestFilm'.RecentlyhershortfilmUitzicht
premieredwithstarringactorsJoopWittermans&AnniekPheifer.
Director
Script
DOP
DickMerxisacinematographer/DOPknownfordramaserieslike'Caps
Club’,tvcommercialslikeBlokker,BasicFit,documentaryasOxfamNovib,
shorts-4timesawardedatthe48hourFilmFestival-andfeaturefilms
likeTheRightJuiceandSecondHoneymoonbyKristjanKnigge.Theshort
filmSignswasselectedforCannesFilmFestival.Experiencedwithlighting
studiosandlocationsandgettingthemostoutoftheavailable
possibilities.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3855837/
Sound
Gaffer
PeterSuyderhoudwasborninSouthAfrica,raisedinSydneyandhas
beenlivingintheNetherlandssince1996,wherehegraduatedatthe
DutchFilmAcademy.Since2003Peterworkedasanall-roundsound
designer,soundrecordistandsoundmixeronmanyinternationalfiction
anddocumentaryprojects,corporatefilms,commercials,shortsand
featurefilmsasShoufShoufHabibi.Peterisespeciallyknownforhis
experienceinmanyinternationaldocumentaryprojectse.g.forDutch
broadcastingcompanyVPROandNationalGeographic.Healsoworksfor
thewellknowntvseriesWieisdeMol(WhoistheMole)andVreemde
Tralies.www.suyderhoudsound.com
ErikHoutmanislightandcameraspecialist.HeistrainedbytheUtrecht
AcademyofArts.ErikhasworkedonDutchtelevisionseriesasDr.Tinus,
DraadstaalandDokterEllenandfilmsasChickenFishRabbitandDe
TweedeBiecht,musicvideosasTiesto&DonDiabloandanumberofshort
films.Inhisviewofgettingtherightlightonsethehastheapproachofa
scientist.Heisveryseriousandthoroughinhiswork,walksaroundlike
EinsteinwithhismonocleandhisiPhonewithindispensablesatellite,
weatherandclouds-apps.Theresultsarebeautifullylitscenes.
www.erikhoutman.nl
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LisettevanderLeeisaskilledfilmeditor,butisalsoknownforherwork
oncommercials,television,corporatefilms,sportsprograms,eventsand
moodfilms.Shehasabackgroundinengineeringandpost-production
trainingAselectionofherwork:TheWalkumentarySeriesHappy,Pharell
Williams,shortfilmPop,AntonCorbijn&theDutchNationalTeamshirt,
Nike,Sportlife,TriodosBankandTommyHilfiger.
Editor
Editor
SoundDesigner
Producers
AllardZoetmanhasabroadexperienceinofflineeditingandvideopostproductionforover15years.Withhisbackgroundinfineartsheisa
frequentlyaskededitorfor(international)commercials,eventslikePhilips,
BrandNewDay,OrangeBabies,KarweiandWakkerDier,shortfilmslike
Punishment,HeldandOrbitandfeaturefilmsastheRightJuice,Webcam
andthefamousDutchfilmslikeSimon,andPhileinezegtSorry.Hedidthe
TVCofthefamousDutchmusicalHijgelooftinmijandalsoworkedas
editoronthebeautifulBodyofaDancerofdancerTimPersent.
www.allardzoetman.nl
WouterD.Snelisasounddesigner,musicproducerandentrepreneur
livingintheNetherlands.Heisco-ownerofsoundstudioandmusic
productioncompanyMacLoud.Hereleasednumeroussongsand
performedatmanyeventsworldwide.HegraduatedasaMasterofArts
andTechnology,MasterofMusicandstudiedaMasterofPhilosophyin
MusicTechnology. http://www.woutersnel.nl
McGMediaisthefilmlabelofMacGyverAmsterdam,andisa
productionandpost-productioncompanyintheheartofAmsterdam.
MacGyverdidInternationalprojectsfore.g.Heineken,Stage
Production,SeatandDaihatsu.Theymostlyproducesandpostproducescommercials,virals,webfilmsandmusicvideos.
www.macgyver-amsterdam.nl
InitiatorandcoproducerofPatch.DutchCheezisanindependent
innovativefilmproductioncompanyfoundedbyKarenSpanjerand
Marindavan‘tHoff.DutchCheezhasaninnovativeapproachin
connectinganinternationalaudienceinanearlyphaseofeachoftheir
productions.Byimplementingstrongnarrativetransmediastrategies
toenhancetheengagementofitspotentialaudience.
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