Ben Verbong

Ben Verbong at the screening of " The Girl with Red Hair " on September 15, 1981

Ben Verbong (born July 2, 1949 in Tegelen ) is a Dutch director .

life and career

After studying at the Amsterdam Film Academy, he directed the film The Girl with Red Hair in 1981 . For his 1989 film Lily was here , Eurythmics founder David A. Stewart provided the soundtrack.

Verbong has also been working in Germany since 1997. He directed six German films, including Das Sams . In 1999 he directed the Tatort episode Children of Violence for television for ARD .

In 2000 he directed the Passion Play in his home town of Tegelen , which takes place there every five years. He is married to the choreographer and theater scholar Jacqueline Knoops.

Filmography

Director:

• 1981: The girl with the red hair
• 1984: The Scorpion
• 1989: Lily Was Here
• 1991: The indecent woman
• 1994: On a hot night
• 1997: The search for K.
• 1998: Lent Luck
• 1998: Shock - A woman in fear
• 1999: Dear bad Santa Claus
• 1999: Tatort - Children of Violence
• 2000: Fragile Witness
• 2001: turned off
• 2001: The Sams
• 2001: Fragile Witness
• 2002: Hanna - where are you?
• 2003: Sams in danger
• 2005: Bridal couple on trial
• 2005: A moose jumped out
• 2007: Mr. Bello
• 2009: whether you like it or not
• 2010: Takiye - In God's name
• 2011: The girl on the ocean floor
• 2012: An exemplary married couple
• 2013: Mona has a baby
• 2014: Wedding King
• 2014: Sophie cooks
• 2015: The Trapp family - a life dedicated to music
• 2017: honey women
• 2019: a completely normal day (2019)

Awards

• 1981 Award of the Dutch Film Critics for THE GIRL WITH THE RED HAIR
• 1995 Silver Directing Award for CHARLOTTE SOPHIE BENTINCK in Biarritz
• 2001 German Film Prize for Das Sams
• 2001 Bavarian Film Prize for Das Sams
• 2003 Bavarian Film Prize for Sams in Danger
• 2003 Children's Media Award The White Elephant for directing Sams in Danger
• 2005 Bavarian Film Award for a moose sprang from
• 2017 Outstanding Accomplishment Award (Cinesud)
• 2018 JUPTER for HONEY WOMEN
• 2018 Silver Award, New York Series Festival.

Web links

• Literature by and about Ben Verbong in the catalog of the German National Library
• Ben Verbong in the Internet Movie Database (English)