Background
Doense, Alexander Jan was born on May 25, 1960 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Son of Joost Doense and Petronella Henriette Bernardina Van Osch.
Doense, Alexander Jan was born on May 25, 1960 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Son of Joost Doense and Petronella Henriette Bernardina Van Osch.
Master of Laws, University Amsterdam, 1998.
Founding director Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival, formerly known as The Weekend of Terror, Netherlands, since 1983. Consultant Dutch Filmworks, Schelluinen, Netherlands, since 2000. Public relations and production assistant First Florida Features, Amsterdam, 1989—1992.
Consultant Amsterdam Arts Fund, since 2002. Chairman European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation, Brussels, since 2003. Jury member Sitges Festival International de Cinema de Catalunya, Sitges, Spain, 2000.
Tv host Net 5, Netherlands, 1999—2002. Programmer and co-host The Night of Bad Taste, Netherlands, since 1991. Film distributor Film Events Distribution, Amsterdam, 1993—1997.
Film programmer Dutch Filmmuseum, Amsterdam, 1995—2002. Founding editor 'Schokkend Nieuws' magazine (Shocking News), Amsterdam, 1992—2002.
Married Donna Marie DuCarme, June 19, 2003.