Sam Koopman

Dutch-Canadian artist & filmmaker Sam KOOPMAN (1992) studied and worked as a cinematographer in Canada and France before receiving his MFA from the Piet Zwart Institute. Playing with conventions of documentary and fiction, he works with local encounters as a launching point. Through analysing the role of his lens while exploring relationships with people and place, his films search for the intersection of comedy and calamity. His short film Dear Moritz (2023) won awards at Eyefilmmuseum Research Labs and the Rotterdams Open Doek Film Festival. At IFFR 2024 he served as a guest curator for the RTM programme and is active with community film programming initiatives. Work(ing Together) in Process is selected for IFFR 2025.

Filmography

Dear Moritz (2023, short), Work(ing Together) in Process (2025).

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