Mildred van Leeuwaarden

Mildred van Leeuwaarden

Mildred van LEEUWAARDEN (1951) is a sound engineer, writer, director and producer. Together with filmmaker Dirk/Dick Rijneke, she founded Rotterdam Films in 1980. They have twice provided the opening film for IFFR: Voro-Nova (1985), the favourite of festival founder Hubert Bals, and the international episode film City Life (1999). Nou, dat was het dan! screened in Rotterdam in 2005. Rotterdam Films has produced and co-produced documentaries and fiction films mainly for cinematic release and worked with directors from all over the world, like Béla Tarr (The Last Boat, 1989) and Ricky Rijneke (Silent Ones, 2013).

Filmography

(all co-dir) Groeten uit Rotterdam/Greetings from Rotterdam (1980), Pinkel (1982), Voro-Nova (1985), City Life (1990), Nou, dat was het dan!/That's It!!! (2005)

Mildred van Leeuwaarden at IFFR