Career
He has directed 12 films, and is working on his new film (release date early 2011) The Girl and Death, in which Dutch actress Sylvia Hoeks will play the lead role. He made his debut as a film director in 1974 with Mariken van Nieumegen, which was selected for the official Cannes competition in 1975. In 1981 he founded the Dutch Film Days a festival for Dutch directors to give them the possibility to show their films and to create an informal platform for the filmmakers.
He continued to serve as chairman and director until the 1991 edition
After he abdicated the festival was renamed the Dutch Film Festival. He was also the president of the jury of the 1st Odessa International Film Festival.
1975 - Selected for the Official Competition, 1975 Cannes Film Festival: Mariken van Nieumeghen.