Jan Louter

Jan LOUTER (1954, Netherlands) is a documentary filmmaker who has made over 35 documentaries for both cinema and television. All were broadcasted on Dutch public television and most of them have had screenings at film festivals in Europe, USA, China and Australia. He has garnered several awards for Best Documentary and two Special Jury Mentions at AIF in Los Angeles. In his films – which are both visual and conceptual – imagination plays an important role. Louter has frequently portrayed writers and artists, as well as addressed social issues.
Filmography
(selection, all doc) De angstkunstenaar (1991), De verhuizing (1992), Oude Ogen (1993), En ‘t verdrongen leven adem schept (1993), De volgende dans (1994), De onverbiddelijke tijd (1996), They Destroyed All the Roses (1997), De Eindhovensche Golf (1997), Letter & Geest (1998), Het debuut (1999), De Silbertanne moorden (2000), A Sad Flower in the Sand (2001), Onmogelijk geluk (2001), Stilleven van een schilder (2003), Schrijver van beroep (2004), Love Me or Leave Me (2004), De gelukkige schizo (2005), De verhuizing, 15 jaar later (2007), Tip van de sluier (2007), The Last Days of Shishmaref (2008), Smeulende resten (2008), Leest en verrijkt uw geest (2009), TED (2010), Rob Wiegman, de magie van Luxor (2011), Het fluisteren van Eric Vloeimans (2012), Niet te stillen onrust, Louis Couperus (2013), Passie voor golf (2014), Portret van een schilder (2015), Hersenleed (2016), De wereld van Wubbe/The World of Wubbe (2017), Hersenleed (2017), Under Tomorrow’s Sky (2021)
Jan Louter at IFFR
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Under Tomorrow’s Sky
Architect Winy Maas wants to shape tomorrow’s world. This documentary follows him on his mission for a year.
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De verhuizing, 15 jaar later
A moving reunion with three psychiatric patients, who where featured in a documentary 15 years ago, about living indepently – a new concept b
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Vinyljunkies
For years, Demonfuzz Records has supplied the black gold that sates vinyl collectors’ insatiable hunger for materialised emotions, dreams and
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De wereld van Wubbe
An unusually passionate and innovative work by choreographer Ed Wubbe is recorded with equal passion by Jan Louter. Wubbe was followed during the c