Paula van der Oest
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Paula van der Oest is a Dutch
film director
and screenwriter
. Her film Zus & Zo
(2001) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
.
With her final exam at the Dutch Film and Television Academy, Zinderend, she won a Cannon Award in 1988. In the following years, she worked as an assistant director, until she returned in 1994 as a director. For the VPRO
-series Lolamoviola she made the short movies Coma and Achilles en het zebrapad (Achilles and the Zebracrossing). With the first, she won a Golden Calf
for the best television drama.
In 1996 Van der Oest made her first long movie, De nieuwe moeder (The New Mother). Her husband at the time, Theu Boermans, had a role in this movie (later, he would also have a role in Zus & Zo). De trip van Teetje (the journey of Teetje) was produced in 1998, with Cees Geel
as a louche entrepreneur who buys a Russian cargo ship.
With Zus & Zo, loosely based on Chekhov
's The Three Sisters, Van der Oest directed her first mainstream
-movie in 2001. The realistic character and the relations among the individuals from her former movies remained central, but there was more humour added, and an English script doctor
made some changes, resulting in an Oscar nomination. However, the general public left the movie unseen.
Hereafter she created the English thriller/fairytale Moonlight (2002) about the relation between a 13-year old girl and a balloon swallower
of the same age; the movie Madame Jeannette, situated in the Suriname
-community (which was a great success in the Amsterdam
Bijlmer area in 2004); and the movie Verborgen gebreken (2004), based on a book by Renate Dorrestein
.
In 2001 she wrote the screenplay for Meral Uslu's telefilm Roos and Rana.
Currently, Paula van der Oest is planning a second film about Suriname and she is working on a movie based on Heleen van Royen's De gelukkige huisvrouw (The Happy Homemaker).
Dutch people
The Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...
film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
. Her film Zus & Zo
Zus & Zo
Zus & Zo is a 2001 Dutch film directed by Paula van der Oest. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film....
(2001) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
.
With her final exam at the Dutch Film and Television Academy, Zinderend, she won a Cannon Award in 1988. In the following years, she worked as an assistant director, until she returned in 1994 as a director. For the VPRO
VPRO
The VPRO was established in the Netherlands in 1926 as a religious broadcasting organization. Falling under the Protestant pillar, it represented the Liberal Protestant current...
-series Lolamoviola she made the short movies Coma and Achilles en het zebrapad (Achilles and the Zebracrossing). With the first, she won a Golden Calf
Golden Calf (award)
The Golden Calf is the award of the Netherlands Film Festival, which is held annually in Utrecht. The award has been presented since 1981, originally in six categories: Best actor, Best actress, Best film, Best Short film, Culture Prize and Honourable mention...
for the best television drama.
In 1996 Van der Oest made her first long movie, De nieuwe moeder (The New Mother). Her husband at the time, Theu Boermans, had a role in this movie (later, he would also have a role in Zus & Zo). De trip van Teetje (the journey of Teetje) was produced in 1998, with Cees Geel
Cees Geel
Cees Geel is a Dutch television and film actor. His notable credits include in the TV miniseries :Anne Frank: The Whole Story and in the film :Simon .-Filmography:...
as a louche entrepreneur who buys a Russian cargo ship.
With Zus & Zo, loosely based on Chekhov
Chekhov
- People :* Alexander Chekhov, older brother of Anton Chekhov* Anton Chekhov , Russian writer** Chekhov Gymnasium, school, and now museum in Taganrog** Chekhov Library, public library in Taganrog** Anton Chekhov class motorship...
's The Three Sisters, Van der Oest directed her first mainstream
Mainstream
Mainstream is, generally, the common current thought of the majority. However, the mainstream is far from cohesive; rather the concept is often considered a cultural construct....
-movie in 2001. The realistic character and the relations among the individuals from her former movies remained central, but there was more humour added, and an English script doctor
Script doctor
A script doctor, also called script consultant, is a highly-skilled screenwriter, hired by a film or television production, to rewrite or polish specific aspects of an existing screenplay, including structure, characterization, dialogue, pacing, theme, and other elements...
made some changes, resulting in an Oscar nomination. However, the general public left the movie unseen.
Hereafter she created the English thriller/fairytale Moonlight (2002) about the relation between a 13-year old girl and a balloon swallower
Balloon swallower
A balloon swallower is an individual who crosses a border with the intent to smuggle drugs contained in his or her gastrointestinal tract or other body cavities.This term is used in American law enforcement for people crossing the United States-Mexico border...
of the same age; the movie Madame Jeannette, situated in the Suriname
Suriname
Suriname , officially the Republic of Suriname , is a country in northern South America. It borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and on the north by the Atlantic Ocean. Suriname was a former colony of the British and of the Dutch, and was previously known as...
-community (which was a great success in the Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
Bijlmer area in 2004); and the movie Verborgen gebreken (2004), based on a book by Renate Dorrestein
Renate Dorrestein
Renate Dorrestein is a Dutch writer, journalist and feminist. She won the Annie Romein prize in 1993 for her complete body of work. She started working as a journalist for a magazine called Panorama and she published her first novel in 1983...
.
In 2001 she wrote the screenplay for Meral Uslu's telefilm Roos and Rana.
Currently, Paula van der Oest is planning a second film about Suriname and she is working on a movie based on Heleen van Royen's De gelukkige huisvrouw (The Happy Homemaker).
Filmography
- 1988 - Zinderend
- 1994 - Coma
- 1995 - Achilles en het zebrapad
- 1996 - Always yours, for never
- 1996 - De nieuwe moeder
- 1997 - Smakeloos
- 1998 - Meedingers (televisiefilm)
- 1998 - De trip van Teetje
- 1999 - episode 2 (Doolhof) of the television sequel 'De zeven deugden'
- 1999 - Link spel
- 2001 - Zus & ZoZus & ZoZus & Zo is a 2001 Dutch film directed by Paula van der Oest. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film....
- 2002 - Moonlight
- 2004 - Madame JeanetteMadame JeanetteMadame Jeanette is a chili pepper originally from Suriname.The fruits are shaped like small bell peppers but with Habanero-like heat. The peppers ripen to reddish-yellow but they are larger and not symmetrical. When raw, the taste is of a hot burning, with a very tasty flavor...
- 2004 - Verborgen gebreken
- 2008 - Tiramisu
- 2008 - Wijster