Current Project(s)
Film Set Experience
Moe - A coming of age short film about alcohilism, adolecents, sexuality and breaking free from parents
Directing and producing
In post-production (premiering in film festivals 2022-2023)
2015 - present
Mattix Films
Independent Director and Producer
More than 15 films produced, directed and (co-)written. With titles such as Sleepless (2015), When the Girl Danced (2019), Ups & Downs (2020) and Aller en France (2020). Working on my largest project yet Moe (2022).
As well as video’s for clients such as University of Applied Sciences Rotterdam and Technical University Delft
October 2021 - Human Nature (feature film)
Assistant Editor for Gijs Walstra: gijsgijsgijs.nl
Website for the film: humannaturedefilm.nl
October 2021 - 48 Hour Film Project - Team Monkey Meets Tiger
1st Assistant Director
This was the most professional 48 set I have been on and the director really pushed me to be a better AD. Watch it here.
August 2021 - 48 Hour Film Project - Team Aperture/Exposure
1st Assistant Director
A project of two teams making two short films with connected stories on the same set. I was the 1st AD for Team Exposure that made Verboden Vrucht. The other team made Game On.
November 2020 - Pilot episode; Human Superfood
3rd AD/Assistent Opnameleider
Coordination of crew together with the 1st AD, help with set planning together with the 1st AD, Line-Producer and Director. I was primarily in charge of coordination of 20 extra’s. Pilot episode was directed by Sven Peetoom for the #3LAB competition. Watch it here.
Regisseren van figuranten en helpen met de planning. Veel samen werken met de Opnameleider, Regisseur en Line Producer. Pilot episode is gemaakt voor een #3LAB competitie - als het wint wordt het een echte serie.
June 2020- Film; Aller en France
Producer, Director, Writer
2 days of filming, recording with a big team as well as first project crowdfunded (budget of 1700 euros)
Language is Dutch; Aller en France vertelt het verhaal van Maxje, die in een impuls vertrekt naar Frankrijk. Hij is klaar met zijn oude leven en denkt in Frankrijk een filmster te kunnen worden.
Op zijn weg wordt hij geconfronteerd met een aantal zaken. Is Maxje op de vlucht voor zichzelf?
Learn more and watch it here
November 2020 - Film; 48 Hour Film Project Eindhoven
1st AD/Opnameleider
Assistant to the director of a challenge to make a film in 48 hours. This was a team consisting of actors who wanted to make their own film, which meant a lot of teaching in between the technical and narrative sense of filmmaking. Had to make a shooting schedule on arrival and coordinated all of the crew.
June 2019 - June 2020
Outcast Creatives
Founder, Producer, Director
A creative collective started as a way to make films without film school, turned into a group of friendly misfits making a short film every month. Most shorts available on YouTube
Produced seven short films; six I directed and one I produced and filmed.
August 2019 - Film; Doubt (48-hour Film project Rotterdam)
Director and Producer
The first film directing a bigger crew; conceptualizing, writing, producing, and finalizing a film in 48 hours.
April 2019 - Film; 9 Months to a Year
Chief sound set recordist
2 days of filming, recording without a sound team.
March 2019 - Film; Lorre
5 days on set as an Audio assistant
Started off as assisting a team of four, but ended up doing it with one other person; had to learn set recording quickly to replace leaving colleagues.
March 2016
On air media
Intern
Walking along with the film crew of the Heineken Regatta, working in both production (camerawork) and post-production. Filmed and edited the behind the scenes video.
March 2014 – July 2014 Cameraworks – Movietrader project
Runner, intern, boom operator, assistant co-producer
Live-action, low-budget film project on the island of Sint Maarten, originating from the Netherlands.
Various Work Experience
2015-2016
Cocunut Beach - Sint Maarten
Booth manager and tourguide on Sailing ship and various water sports in the Caribbean.
September 2016 – Juli 2017
Van de reijt fiets & Lifestyle
Bicycle Mechanic and store clerk
Repairing bicycles, answering the phone and helping customers
June 2018 - present
Mattix Films (company)
Freelance Filmmaker and photographer;
From creative concept to production and post production. Working with clients like Hogeschool Rotterdam, Brunel and Artists like Simon Daniël and Zene.
Why me? https://youtu.be/mEh70hRlrMs
2019 - Thuisbezorgd
Fietskoerier in Rotterdam
2019- PostNL
Postbezorger in Nederland