Tim Leyendekker is a Dutch film director and writer. He is best known for his debut feature film, ''Feast'', and the short films, ''The Healers'' and ''BLINDER''.
Career
Leyendekker earned his
Master of Fine Arts
A Master of Fine Arts (MFA or M.F.A.)
is a terminal degree in fine arts, including visual arts, creative writing, graphic design, photography, filmmaking, dance, theatre, other performing arts and in some cases, theatre management or arts admini ...
degree from the
Sandberg Institute
The Sandberg Institute (Dutch: ''Sandberg Instituut'') is a postgraduate institution in Amsterdam that offers the master's programme of the Gerrit Rietveld Academy. It is named after Willem Sandberg. Since 1995, the Sandberg Institute has been of ...
in
Amsterdam
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and studied at the
Willem de Kooning Academy
The Willem de Kooning Academy ( nl, Willem de Kooning Academie) is a Dutch academy of media, art, design, leisure and education based in Rotterdam. It was named after one of its most famous alumni, Dutch fine artist Willem de Kooning.
Overview
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in
Rotterdam
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.
Leyendekker's debut feature film, ''Feast'', had its world premiere at the
International Film Festival Rotterdam
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental fi ...
. His work has also been shown in various art institutions such as
Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery,
MMX Open Art Venue,
W139
W139 is an artist-run space established in 1979 on the Warmoesstraat, Amsterdam, Netherlands, the Netherlands. The former theatre was Squatting, squatted in October 1979 by five young artists as "a movement against the closed world of commercial a ...
and
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Municipal Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen () is an art museum in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The name of the museum is derived from the two most important collectors of Frans Jacob Otto Boijmans and Daniël George van Beuningen. It is located at ...
.
Filmography
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Living people
1973 births
Dutch film directors
Dutch film producers
Dutch male screenwriters
Dutch screenwriters