Willem Thijssen

Willem Thijssen (* 1947 in the Netherlands ) is a Dutch film producer and director.

Life

He made his debut as a producer in 1973 with the Dutch-Belgian feature film Camera sutra (of de bleekgezichten) . His first films by his production company CinéTé Filmproducties appeared in the early 1980s. In addition to feature films, CinéTé also produces documentaries and short animated films. Thijssen and Van Tulden were awarded an Oscar in 1987 for the short animation film Een Griekse tragedie , which Thijssen produced together with Linda Van Tulden and directed by Nicole Van Goethem . Thijssen is also active as a film director and has made various documentary and television films since his directorial debut The Future of '36 (1983).

Filmography

As a producer

• 1973: Camera sutra (of de bleekgezichten)
• 1978: Hunted door de winst
• 1979: Murw
• 1979: Soleil des hyènes
• 1980: De meester en de Reus
• 1981: Semper più difficile
• 1982: De plaats van de vreemdeling
• 1983: The Future of '36
• 1983: De laatste dagen van brood en wijn
• 1984: Jean-Gina B.
• 1984: De droomproducenten
• 1985: Een Griekse wore the
• 1985: A Strange Love Affair
• 1986: Vol van gratie
• 1986: Paniekzaaiers
• 1986: Congo Express
• 1986: Exit exile
• 1988: Jan Cox, a Painter's Odyssey
• 1990: dilemma
• 1991: Elias of het gevecht met de nachtegalen
• 1992: Boys
• 1992: De domeinen Ditvoorst
• 1993: Op de fiets naar Hollywood
• 1994: Jaar 1: Alan Reeve naturally jaar opsluiting
• 1995: Hoogste tijd
• 1995: Tabee toean
• 1996: Elixir d'Anvers
• 1997: What's in an Egg
• 1997: Mal, a Portrait of Mal Waldron
• 1997: Exit
• 1997: Gaston's War
• 1999: Run of the Mill
• 1999: Missing Link
• 2000: 3 misses
• 2000: Innocence - First love, second chance (Innocence)
• 2001: Father and Daughter
• 2001: De ontdekking van Almere
• 2004: Jaguar
• 2006: Met Nicole van Goethem
• 2006: The Aroma of Tea
• 2006: Practical Pistol Shooting (TV)
• 2010: Get Real!
• 2011: De engel van Doel
• 2011: The Monster of Nix

As a director

• 1983: The Future of '36
• 1984: De droomproducenten
• 1993: Op de fiets naar Hollywood
• 2000: Badry's Alibi (TV)
• 2001: De ontdekking van Almere
• 2004: Jaguar
• 2006: Met Nicole van Goethem
• 2006: Practical Pistol Shooting (TV)

Awards

• 1987: Oscar , best animated short film , for Een Griekse tragedie
• 2001: BAFTA , best animation short, for Father and Daughter

Web links

• Willem Thijssen in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Short biography of Willem Thijssen