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Bert Haanstra

Dutch film director (1916-1997) · Netherlands · On the map · Directors · Died at 81

Albert Haanstra was a Dutch director of films and documentaries. His documentary Glass (1958) won the Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject in 1959. His feature film Fanfare (1958) was the most visited Dutch film at the time, and has since only been surpassed by Turkish Delight (1973).

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A life in dates

1997Died23 October 19971996Bert Haanstra Oeuvreprijs van de Nederlandse FilmAward1988AmsterdamnedFilm, Conductor1984De droomproducentenFilm1983Golden Calf Culture PrizeAward1979Juliana in zeventig bewogen jarenFilm, Writer1975Dr. Pulder Sows PoppiesFilm, Director, Producer1972Ape and Super-ApeFilm, Director, Producer1969EvoluonFilm, Director1966The Voice of the WaterFilm, Director, Writer1963EverymanFilm, Director, Producer1961ZooFilm, Director1960Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)Award1958FanfareFilm, Director, Writer1957Rembrandt, Painter of ManFilm, Director1954Arise and PerishFilm, Director1951Medieval Dutch SculptureFilm, Director1949The Muider Group RevivedFilm, Director1916Born31 May 1916

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Awards

Bert Haanstra Oeuvreprijs van de Nederlandse Film1996
Golden Calf Culture Prize1983
Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)1960
Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau

About this person

Country
Netherlands
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1916 to 1997 · aged 81

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