Hanneke Niens (
The Hague
The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital o ...
,
10 October
Events Pre-1600
* 680 – The Battle of Karbala marks the Martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali.
* 732 – Charles Martel's forces defeat an Umayyad army near Tours, France.
*1471 – Sten Sture the Elder, the Regent of Sweden, with the ...
1965) is a Dutch television, documentary and
film producer. She is the founder and owner of the production company
KeyFilm. She is also a guest tutor at the
Netherlands Film Academy and the international audiovisual organization EAVE.
During her career Hanneke Niens won numerous
award
An award, sometimes called a distinction, is something given to a recipient as a token of recognition of excellence in a certain field. When the token is a medal, ribbon or other item designed for wearing, it is known as a decoration.
An awar ...
s both as producer and with her company
KeyFilm. Notable awards are the
Golden Calf Best long feature film for ''
De Tweeling'' (2003), an
Academy Award
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...
nomination Best foreign language film for ''De Tweeling'' (2004) and the
Prix Europa {{notability, Events, date=March 2021
PRIX EUROPA – The European Broadcasting Festival – is the Europe's largest annual tri-medial festival and competition. The event takes place in the third week of October in Berlin, Germany.
PRIX E ...
Television Programme of the Year for the telemovie ''De uitverkorene (The Chosen One)'' (2006). In 2007
Pierre Bokma
Pierre Henri Martin Bokma (born 20 December 1955 in Paris) is a Dutch stage, television and film actor.
Bokma received his professional training at the Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts. In November 2007 he won an International Emmy Award fo ...
won an
International Emmy Award
The International Emmy Awards, or International Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. Bestowed by the New York–based International Academy of Television Arts and Sci ...
for his role in this movie. Box office hits
Soof and Soof 2 were both awarded the
Platinum Film. In 2018 her international co-production ''The Reports on Sarah and Saleem'' won the
Special Jury Award for Best Scenario and the
HBF Audience Award on the
International Film Festival Rotterdam.
Her films have been selected for the international A-festivals
Hot Docs,
IDFA,
Berlinale
The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festi ...
,
San Sebastián,
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...
and
Locarno
, neighboring_municipalities= Ascona, Avegno, Cadenazzo, Cugnasco, Gerra (Verzasca), Gambarogno, Gordola, Lavertezzo, Losone, Minusio, Muralto, Orselina, Tegna, Tenero-Contra
, twintowns =* Gagra, Georgia
* Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
...
.
Hanneke is member of the European Producers Club, European Film Academy and member of the supervisory board of the International Film Festival Rotterdam. From 2004 to 2010, she was board member of Film Producers Netherlands.
Selected filmography
Feature films
*
Family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
(2001)
* Baby (2002)
*
Twin Sisters (De Tweeling) (2002)
*
Godforsaken
''Godforsaken'' ( nl, Van God Los) is a 2003 Dutch drama film.
The film received a Golden Film (100,000 visitors) and won three Golden Calves.
Background
The movie is based on the real life of the “Gang from Venlo
Venlo () is a city and ...
(2003)
*
Cloaca (2003)
*
Life! (2005)
*
A Thousand Kisses (2006)
*
Unfinished Sky
''Unfinished Sky'' is a 2007 drama film written and directed by Peter Duncan. William McInnes stars as John Woldring, an Australian farmer living in self-imposed exile after his wife's death, who rescues and protects Tahmeena, played by Monic H ...
(2007)
*
Bride Flight (2008)
*
Bollywood Hero
''Bollywood Hero'' was an American television miniseries that aired on the IFC in three parts on August 6–8, 2009. The miniseries were shot in Mumbai and Los Angeles.
The show is a musical miniseries about Chris Kattan and his journey to ...
(2009)
*
The Dark House (2009)
* Heading West (2010)
* Silent City (2012)
*
Soof (2013)
*
Nena
Gabriele Susanne Kerner (born 24 March 1960), better known as Nena, is a German singer and songwriter who rose to international fame in 1983 as the lead vocalist of the band Nena (band), Nena with the Neue Deutsche Welle song "99 Luftballons". I ...
(2014)
*
Ventoux (2015)
*
Ya tayr el tayer (The Idol) (2015)
* Beyond Sleep (2016)
* Camp Holland (2016)
* Night of a 1000 Hours (2016)
*
Soof 2 (2016)
* Craving (2017)
* The Reports on Sarah and Saleem (2018)
* The Beast in the Jungle (2019)
*
So What Is Love (2019)
* Tench (2020)
*
The Warden (2020)
*
Soof 3 (2022)
Television
* Oud Geld (1998-1999)
*
Zinloos (2004)
*
Eilandgasten (2005)
* On Stage (2005)
*
Escort (2006)
*
The Chosen One (2006)
*
De avondboot (2007)
*
De fuik (2008)
* Hou Holland schoon (2008)
* Den Helder (2008)
* Dag in dag uit (2008)
*
Maite was here (2009)
* De Ander (2009)
* Zara (2009)
* Memory Lane (2010)
* Val (2010)
* Diamond Dancers (2010)
* Hyperscape (2010)
* Verre vrienden (2010)
* Flysk (2010)
* Coup de Grâce (2011)
* One False Move (2011)
* Over (2012)
* Uit (2012)
* Bowy is binnen (2012)
* Exit (2013)
* Greifensee (2013)
* Voices of Finance (2015)
* Soof: een nieuw begin (two seasons, 2017–2018)
*Swanenburg (2021)
Documentaries
* Great Lengths (2010)
* This is my picture when I was dead (2010)
* What the cat sees (2011)
* Nadia's tics (2011)
* De man met 100 kinderen (2012)
* Niets blijft (2012)
* Gitaarjongens (2013)
* Refugees: Who Needs Them? (2013)
* My Genius Brother Harry (2013)
* Paradijsbestormers (2014)
* Herinnering aan een trieste dageraad (2014)
* Becoming Zlatan (2015)
* Mies gaat naar Hollywood (2016)
* De mooiste marathon (2016)
* Ik ben Alice (2015)
* Erbarme dich (2015)
References
External links
*
KeyFilm Feature filmsKeyFilm TelevisionKeyFilm/Documentaires
{{DEFAULTSORT:Niens, Hanneke
1965 births
Living people
Dutch film producers
Dutch women film producers
Dutch television producers
Dutch women television producers