Jan-Willem van Ewijk
Jan-Willem van EWIJK (1970, Netherlands) grew up in the Netherlands and California. At the age of nineteen, he moved back to Delft to study Aerospace Engineering. After graduating, Van Ewijk worked in the field of engineering until 2002, when he changed course, quit his job and wrote and directed his first feature film, Nu. (2006). One year later, his debut was awarded Best Film at the European Independent Film Festival in Paris. For his second feature film, Atlantic., which premiered in 2014, Jan-Willem was selected to participate in the Sundance Lab in June 2009. The movie premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2014 and was nominated for a Dutch Academy Award for Best Cinematography.
Filmography
Nu. (2006), Atlantic. (2014), Pacifica. (2024), Alpha. (2024)
Jan-Willem van Ewijk op IFFR
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Atlantic.
Jan-Willem van Ewijk | 89' | Belgium | European premiere
Fettah’s desire for freedom in Europe is greater than his love for his homeland and family. The young fisherman sets off on an exhausting, perilous… -
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