Henk Van der Kolk is a

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film producer, best known as a cofounder of the

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and the

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. Originally from

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, Van der Kolk emigrated to Canada in 1959."Expat lives: Split screens"
''

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'', October 26, 2012. His credits as a film producer include ''

Outrageous! ''Outrageous!'' is a 1977 Canadian comedy drama film written and directed by Richard Benner. The film stars Craig Russell as female impersonator Robin Turner, and Hollis McLaren as Turner's schizophrenic roommate Liza Conners. The plot begins i ...

'' (1977), ''

Wild Horse Hank ''Wild Horse Hank'' is a 1979 Canadian adventure drama film directed by Eric Till and starring Linda Blair, Michael Wincott and Richard Crenna. It is based on the 1978 teen novel ''The Wild Horse Killers'' written by Mel Ellis. Plot ''Wild Hor ...

'' (1979), ''

Mr. Patman ''Mr. Patman'' (also known as ''Crossover'') is a 1980 Canadian film directed by John Guillermin and starring James Coburn. Synopsis A nurse working the night shift in a psycho ward begins to lose his grip on reality. Cast Production The film ...

'' (1980), '' Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave'' (1980) and '' Circle of Two'' (1981). Most of the films were coproduced with Bill Marshall through their firm Film Consortium of Canada. More recently, Van der Kolk was a founder of a new film festival in

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. He and his wife Yanka are currently partners in Imaging & Photography, a professional portrait photography studio."Lights, camera and a remake: Arts power couple are masters at repurposing their home into work space". ''

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'', November 12, 2016.

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* Canadian film producers Film festival founders Dutch emigrants to Canada Toronto International Film Festival people Living people Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television people People from Zwolle Year of birth missing (living people) {{Canada-film-producer-stub