Stephan Brenninkmeijer (born 27 June 1964 in Doorwerth) is a Dutch film director, screenwriter and producer.
Life and career Brenninkmeijer was born and raised at Doorwerth Castle, Netherlands, where his father G.H. Brenninkmeijer was owner of the Michelin starred Restaurant Beaulieu.
At the age of eight, his family moved to Apeldoorn. From 1988 to 1992, he studied at the Netherlands Film Academy in Amsterdam. Although aiming to direct feature films, he first focused on storytelling through editing.
In 1992, he started his professional career editing television series and films. As an editor, he worked with Dutch directors like Academy Award winner Mike van Diem.
He directed his first feature film in 2000, The Silence of the Soul, which won a Golden Crown Award at the ICVM festival in Atlanta, United States.
The same year, he co-directed the TV series Westenwind, which won the Televizierring.
In 2002, he wrote, produced and directed the motion picture Swingers, a controversial low-budget production that had theatrical releases in the Benelux countries, as well as internationally.
In 2011, he wrote, produced and directed the feature film Caged. Caged was picked up by Anderson Digital for US distribution, and released in February 2013.
In 2012, Brenninkmeijer participated in the user-generated project Entertainment Experience with Paul Verhoeven to make his version on the user-generated script. Both Verhoeven's film (called Tricked) and Brenninkmeijers Lotgenoten (Counterparts) were to be released in the Netherlands in March 2013. The Entertainment Experience won an International Emmy Award in 2013.
Filmography
Feature films Year Film Director Producer Writer Notes2024Almanak, women to love nationwide release in The Netherlands 2013Counterparts (Lotgenoten) user-generated Entertainment Experience film 2011Caged2002Swingers nationwide release in The Netherlands2001The Silence of the SoulWon Golden Crown award 2001 at ICVM Festival, Atlanta (U.S.A.)
Short films Year Film Director Producer Writer Notes2024Ice CreamWinner Best short drama at the International Film Festival The Hague2024The MaimedWinner Best actress The Hague Film Festival, Nomination Best short drama, Best actor, Best actress at the LHIFF International Film Festival Barcelona2022BurdenBest actress, director award at Mannheim Arts and Film Festival (Germany) among others2022Tea for two2022Last bus2020FleurBest actress, cinematography and sound design award at 48 hour film project Amsterdam2019VogelsBest use of line award at 48 hour film project Eindhoven2019The knock on the doorBest actress award at 48 hour film project Utrecht2018Sh!ftPremiered at Cannes film festival 2018 (HP MASTERS OF SHORT)2018ResolveBest film, director and actor award at 48 hour film project Eindhoven2017Love you daddy2014All is grey
TV series Year Film Director Editor Notes2019Camey Case2004De Band2003Bon bini beach2000WestenwindWon Dutch Golden Televisierring1999Toscane1999Echt waar1999Blauw blauw1998't Zal je gebeuren...1994-1998Crash!1993Called at the barWon Dutch Golden Calf and Nipkov Disc award for Best Television Drama series
Trivia Named his son Timo, a tribute to Joep Sertons' character in Swingers. Related to the famous Brenninkmeijer family, the richest family in the Netherlands known from the C&A international chain of clothes stores.
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