Maartje Nevejan


Maartje Nevejan is a Dutch documentary filmmaker, best known for multimedia productions like 14 and one stations, Couscous & Cola. and ''The National Canta Ballet''
WWW nevejan.nl

Background

Nevejan performed in theater for 10 years and has been working as a director in the media since 1997. She studied acting at Stella Adler in New York City and with the Peter Brook company in Rome, Italy in the ‘80s. She graduated from the Amsterdamse Toneelschool & Kleinkunstacademie in Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1987.

Career

Nevejan acted for Art & Pro for Frans Strijards, and performed in several other theater groups and tv productions. She formed her own group “De Akteurs” from 1991–1997, and switched to documentary filmmaking in 1997. She has worked for KRO, BRT, BNN, Al Jazeera and Human.
Nevejan was married to architect Rein Jansma. She is currently teaching documentary film at the Master Non Linear Narrative in The Hague.

Partial filmography

;As filmmaker14 and one stations,, KRO, BRT, FinlandCome with me in the Void, Just the way it is supposed to be, Virtual Fatherlands,, Viewpoint Fiction Value, Festival, show, short filmCouscous and Cola to America, Double portrait Youngsters and the news, Couscous and Cola to Africa,
  • Couscous Global website, Theo van Gogh? Die is dood, The other Sudan, Sophie and Saar, De Prik en Het Meisje ; also known as "Once upon a vaccination"; official selection Nederlands Film Festival 2011De Inboorling: Het Nationale Canta Ballet:
  • 'Wij zitten vast'
  • 'Harry, Tiny en Sonja'
  • 'Ik ben er even niet'/'Are You There?
  • "Descending the Mountain",
; As actressOrnithopter Broos 12 steden, 13 ongelukken
  • ''De weg naar school''

Recognition

When Couscous & Cola received the 2005 'Silver Zebra' Media Award, the jury announced "Hele spannende televisie. Prachtige verhalen. Soms schrijnend. Zet de doelgroep aan het denken. Een moderne roadmovie. Flitsende beelden, snelle montages."

Awards and nominations