Receiving 'Gouden Kalf' - photo by Sven Hoogerhuis [2008]

               

 MENNO WESTENDORP   NSC

Born: 5 October 1969, Geldrop, Netherlands.

Education: Nederlandse Film en Televisie Academie [NFTA], Amsterdam [graduated 1996].

Career: Ph commercials dir by Jeroen Mol [for Tempo Team], Elmer de Haas [for Nestlé], Allard Bekker [for Daewoo & Red Band], Yous Benli [for Fiat], Marc van Uchelen [for Hästens], Antoinette Beumer [for Interpolis], Jasper van Hecke [for McDonald's], Mattias Schut, David Lammers, Bart Timmer [for Cup-a-Soup], Paul Meijer [for NEM], a.o.

Awards: Nederlands FF 'Gouden Kalf' Award [2008] for 'Het echte leven'.

Website: Menno Westendorp



 FILMS AT THE ACADEMY

1995

Pisvingers! [Marc van Uchelen] b&w; short/?m; prod 3rd year

1995

Dansen met de maan [Ewald Leuwsha; short] lighting; ph: Trisha Goossens

1995

A Sense of Life [Annette Otto] c; doc/16m; cph: Sandro Ligtenberg, Michael Schaap & Claudia Ball

1996

Nachttrein/Nighttrain [Tallulah Hazekamp Schwab; short/15m] lighting; ph: Hans Bouma

1996

Weg [Sytske Kok] c; short/23m

1996

De orde der dingen/Predestined Things [Martin Koolhoven] 16mm/c; short/23m; addph: Joost van Herwijnen

1996

Lap rouge [Lodewijk Crijns] 16mm/c; fake doc/43m


 FILMS

1997

Vet Heftig [- de video] [- de film] [Martin Koolhoven] b&w-c; 61m; cph: Hes Mundt; addph: Jeroen de Bruin

1998

Golden Earring: Don't Stop the Show [Rogier van der Ploeg] c; doc/108m; cph: Bert Pot, Peter Mariouw Smit & René van der Eijk

1998

Jezus is een Palestijn/Jesus Is a Palestinian [Lodewijk Crijns] s16-35bu/c

2000

AmnesiA [Martin Koolhoven] s16-35bu/c

2003

Het zuiden/South [Martin Koolhoven] s16-35bu/c

2004

Dansmariekes [: Een documentaire over de buitengewone levens van majorettes] [Maartje Bakers] v/c; doc/44m; cph: Martijn van Broekhuizen; also ep NPS-tv series 'Het uur van de wolf'

2004

Knetter/Mam, m'n olifant en ik/Bonkers [Martin Koolhoven] HD-to-35mm scope/c; + Steadicam op

2006

De zeven van Daran, de strijd om Pareo Rots/The Seven of Daran: The Battle of Pareo Rock [Lourens Blok] s35/c

With dir Robert Jan Westdijk [left]

"Het echte leven"

2007

Het echte leven/In Real Life [Robert Jan Westdijk] 16mm-35bu/c

2008

Let It Roll/Hot Rods & Custom Cars [Christian Moore] HD/c; doc/?m; status unknown

2010

Majesteit [Peter de Baan] scope/c

2010

Lena [Christophe Van Rompaey] c


 TELEVISION

1996

Luenapperen/The Capsnatcher [Cecilie Levy] tvm/5m/16mm

1996

Duister licht/Dark Light [Martin Koolhoven] tvm/53m/s16; ep VPRO-tv series 'Lolamoviola'

1997

De baby en de bakfiets/Throwing Out the Baby [Lodewijk Crijns] tvm/35m; ep VPRO-tv series 'Lolamoviola'

1998

Suzy Q [Martin Koolhoven] tvm/s16

2000

Ochtendzwemmers [Nicole van Kilsdonk] tvm

2001

Shit Happens [Marc van Uchelen] tvm/24m/16mm; ep NPS-tv series 'Novellen'

2001

25 minuten [ep #6 'Als we ervoor gaan, gaan we ervoor' dir by Pieter Kramer] 7-part VPRO-tv series; other ph: Piotr Kukla

2001

Adriaans plaag/Adrian's Plague [Jos Driessen] tvm/10m; ep NPS-tv series 'Kort!'

2002

De afrekening [Paul Ruven] tvm/49m/v; ep 3-part VARA-tv series 'De affaires'

2002

Ford Transit [Hany Abu-Assad] dram doc/78m; ep tv-series 'Dokwerk'

2002

www.eenzaam.nl [Marc van Uchelen] tvm/44m; ep VPRO-tv series 'De nieuwe Lola's'

2004

Droog [Annemarie van de Mond] tvm/50m/v; ep 9-part KRO-tv series 'Enneagram'

2004

Celebration [Helena Muskens & Quirine Racké] doc/55m/v for NPS-tv series 'Matinee'

2005

Offers/Sacrified [Dana Nechushtan] tvm/v for VARA-tv

2005

Het rijexamen/The Driving Test [Tallulah Hazekamp Schwab] tvm/9m/s16-35bu; ep 10-part series 'Kort!' for NPS-tv (5th series); also released theatrically

2005

Dilemma/Ogenblik [Boris Paval Conen] tvm/8m; ep 10-part series 'Kort!' for NPS-tv (5th series)

2006

Turkse Chick [Lodewijk Crijns] tvm/10m; ep 10-part series 'Kort!' for NPS-tv (6th series)

2006

Blindgangers [Tallulah Hazekamp Schwab] tvm/40m; ep 9-part series 'One Night Stand II'

2006

'n Beetje Verliefd/Happy Family [Martin Koolhoven] tvm for MAX-tv; also released theatrically (HD-to-35mm scope)

2007

Koefnoen [Martin Koolhoven, a.o.] series of comedy sketches; cph: Nicole Batteké & Rogier den Boer

2007

vreemde tralies [ep (24m) 'Wendy van Lien, Lima' dir by Eric Velthuis] 8-part doc series for EO-tv

2008

When Borat Came to Town/Carmen Meets Borat [Mercedes Stalenhoef] doc/85m; co-addph; ph: Erik van Empel

2009

vreemde tralies [ep (22m) 'Wendy van Lien (Peru) Revisited' dir by Arjan van Engen] 4-part doc series for EO-tv; cph: A. van Engen; filmed 2007 & 2009