Renée Scheltema is a Dutch documentary filmmaker and photographer, living in

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. She has been making documentaries for 35 years. After her Bachelors at

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, and Doctorandus degree in

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, she received her Masters at the School of Journalism at the

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. Her main subjects were TV journalism and photojournalism. In 2019 the new updated version of Normal Is Over The Movie 1.1 was completed, as the message of this independent award-winning documentary, is becoming more relevant by the day. ''Normal Is Over'' has its focus on humanity's wisest response to climate change, species extinction,

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, income inequality, and the link between these issues. COVID19 is also a symptom of ecosystem degradation. This independent film investigates the financial and economical paradigm underlying our planetary problems. It is a globe- trotting journey searching for SOLUTIONS to reverse the path of global decline. Funding for the updated version has been provided by The New Normal Foundation. In August 2015, after 4 years of working as a one-woman-film-crew, Scheltema completed the previous 120-minute feature version of the film ''Normal Is Over The Movie'', which was self-financed. ''Normal is Over'' received the Grand Educational Award, Cine Eco Film Festival, Best in Show Award, Cinema Verde Film Festival, and the Honorable Mention Award, Tasmanian Eco Film Festival. It was selected to screen at 13 film festivals, like the Wild & Scenic Film Festival USA; Princeton International Film Festival; The Santa Cruz Film Festival; Environmental Film Festival Spain; Greenmotions Film Fest, Germany. South African Eco Film Festival; Sonoma International Film Festival, USA. For many years, Scheltema worked for Dutch television as a documentary film director, producer, camera person and editor: '' NOS'' International Affairs Programme. NOS,

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, Human TV,

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, Veronica,

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, and the

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, Buddhist Broadcasting Station. Many documentaries were co-productions with TV and

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s SNV, UNDP, UNESCO, Amnesty International. Renée has always been focusing on social issues, sustainable development, art and the protection of the environment. Her art series "Canvas Extreme" consists of seven 30-minute portraits of cutting-edge artists filmed during the Mandela era in

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, and was sold to TV stations in France, Spain, Mexico, Switzerland, and the

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. Other documentaries include ''Happy in Zimbabwe?'', ''Portrait of a Zen couple'', and ''Een Gezelig Gesprek, Portrait of Nicolaas Pierson''. Scheltema's 2009 award-winning feature documentary ''Something Unknown Is Doing We Don't Know What'' investigates the science behind psychic experiences, featuring top scientists in the US, such as Prof.

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, Dr.

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, and Hal Puthoff. This film has been selected at many film festivals, and has been distributed worldwide. Renée also wrote a book called ''Something Unknown'' which is available on Amazon. The book has been translated in Dutch, called "Iets Bekends Doet Iets Onverwachts".

Film festivals for Normal is Over The Movie 1.1: New Version, ©2019

''Normal Is Over The Movie 1.1'' * Fragments Film Festival. June 2019. London, UK

Film festivals for Normal is Over, First version ©2015

''Normal Is Over, First version'' * Cinema Verde Environmental Film Festival Florida, Oct. 2016: Best in Show Award * Tasmanian Eco Film Festival, 2016: Honorable Mention Award *Official Selection Cine Eco Film Festival Portugal, Oct. 2016: Grand Environmental Education Prize *Official Selection

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, April 2017 *Official Selection South African Eco Film Festival, March 2017 *Official Selection Wild and Scenic Film Festival California, Jan 2016 *Official Selection International Environmental Film Festival Spain *Official Selection Princeton Independent Film Festival *Official Selection Green Motion Film Festival, Germany, Nov. 2016 *Official Selection Film festival Freiburg, Nov. 2016 *Official Selection International Kuala Lumpur Eco Festival. October 2016 *Official Selection IMFF Rostov, Russia, Aug. 2016 *Official Selection

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, June 2016

Film festivals for Something Unknown Is Doing We Don't Know What

''Something Unknown Is Doing We Don't Know What'' *

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. April 2009: Special Jury Award for feature documentary *

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*Globians Doc Fest Berlin, August 2009 *

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, Los Angeles *Spirit Quest Film Festival,

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. *Silk City Film Festival
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, South Africa. 2010 *Cosmic Cine Festival. 2012. Germany
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''Hush, a portrait of artist Tracy Payne'' *Asolo Art Filmfestival, 2001http://www.asolofilmfestival.it/ Asolo Art Filmfestival *International Festival for Woman Films, Paris, 2000 Other films * “Seven Days in Burma” a co-production with TV and UNDP and UNESCO, Festival: *Donostia (Spain) * “The Death Penalty”, a coproduction with TV and

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, Festival: *Monte Carlo * “The Bus”, with WWF-Table Mountain Fund and the National Botanical Gardens in South Africa. Festival: *WSSD filmfestival Johannesburg, 2002: * "A Zen couple in the Western Cape". Festival: *European TV Festival of Rel.Progr.Norway.

Photography

Scheltema is a professional photographer and has been working for magazines and newspapers in the Netherlands, the United States, and South Africa. She was a member of Gamma Liaison in

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(now called

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). Exhibition: "More than Clogs and Tulips" a portrait of filmmaker Theo Van Gogh. A unique collection of photographic moments. Presented by the Dutch Consulate in Cape Town. 2008. Exhibition: Streetkids in Cape Town. Curated by The Homestead

Degrees

*Bachelor at Law.

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. Netherlands *Drs. Criminology.

. Netherlands *M.A. School of Journalism.

. USA

References

*Normal is Over The Movie
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*Foundation: http://www.thenewnormalfoundation.org/

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scheltema, Renee 1951 births Living people Dutch film directors Dutch women film directors Dutch documentary filmmakers Dutch documentary film directors Dutch documentary film producers Dutch photographers Leiden University alumni University of California, Berkeley alumni People from Bergen, North Holland Women documentary filmmakers