Ruud van Megen

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Ruud CMW van Megen (born December 10, 1959 in Heerlen ) is a Dutch playwright , screenwriter and librettist .

After high school he studied Dutch and literature in Utrecht , then theater studies in Amsterdam . In 1987 he began writing for film, theater and television. The first director who became aware of van Megen was the later politician John Leerdam. The director Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen (1957-2005) staged three of his works: De schrijver en de uitgever (Eng. The author and publisher) (1989), Uiteengaan in subgroepen (Eng. The separation into subgroups) (1991) and De Egyptische schaatser (Eng. The Egyptian speed skater) (1998).

On the occasion of the 750th anniversary of the city of Delft , he wrote the libretto for the opera François Guyon by the Dutch composer Kees Olthuis in 1996 .

His last play De redenaar (dt. The speaker) was staged in 2005 by Porgy Franssen.

Awards

  • 1988: Theater Prize of the Province of North Holland for "A Painting One Can Live In"
  • 1994: Nipkow-schijf (Dutch television critic's award) for "Pleidooi"
  • 1995: Critics' award for "The Egyptian Speed ​​Skater" endowed with 25,000 guilders
  • 1997: Dutch film award for the screenplay of "Karakter" in collaboration with Mike van Diem (best film of 1997)
  • 1998: Oscar for "Character" (Category: Best Foreign Film)
  • 1999: 2nd place at the Prix ​​Europa in Berlin for "The Egyptian Speed ​​Skater", director: Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen
  • 2001: Emmy for "All stars" (Category: Best Foreign TV Drama)
  • 2005: European film award in Berlin for "Der Redner", nomination by Victor Löw for the Louis d'Or (Dutch theater award)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Personal correspondence with Ruud van Megen ; Email dated February 28, 2010
personal data
SURNAME Megen, Ruud van
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Megen, Ruud CMW van
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch writer
DATE OF BIRTH December 10, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Heerlen , Netherlands