M A R T   D O M I N I C U S

 

curriculum vitae

 

Mart Dominicus (Eindhoven, 27 juni 1958) is film director and lives in Amsterdam

 

 

Education

1978 - 1982                Netherlands Film- and Television Academy

                                   (script writing and direction)

 

Experience

1986 – 1991    Chief editor Skrien (Dutch Film Magazine)

1989 – 1993    President film section of the Amsterdam Art Council

1990 – 2000    External advisor Dutch Cultural Broadcasting Fund

1991 – 1994    Programmer Rotterdam International Film Festival

1990 –             Various script- and editing assistance to a.o. Heddy Honigmann and Jos de Putter

 

Filmography

1991                               ATLANTIS (VPRO) TV-item on the Taiwanese cineast Hou Hsiao-hsien.

 

1992                               EEN ZONDAGMIDDAG IN HET PARK Script and direction

Opening film of the Netherlands Film Festival 1992 and broadcasted by VPRO Television.

 

1995                IN DE RIVIER (VPRO) Portrait of Taiwanese cineast Tsai Ming-Liang.

P (NPS/Bergen) Script and direction; short dance film.

 

1996                ENKEL SPEL (TELEAC) Three portraits of ex-topsporters.

THE SILVER ARROW (VPRO) Long documentary on former DDR racing cyclist Detlef Macha. Awarded with the Prize of the City of Utrecht, Netherlands Film Festival 1996.

 

1997                GELD & VOETBAL (NPS) On the increasing influence of money in nowadays football.

 

1998                               F 19,99 (VPRO/Motelfilm) One feature film of the ‘Route 2000’ series.

BLINDSIDE BLOCK (NPS) Film about the relationship between dance and American Football.

 

1998                               DE POSTTREIN (NOS Studio Sport) About the famous Raleigh-team under the leadership of Peter Post.

 

1999                               HET DERDE OOR (NPS) About spirituality in the new classical music.

 

2000                               KATWIJKSE TWISTEN (NPS) About the rivalry between two football clubs in a orthodox-religious village.

 

2003                           GO WEST, YOUNG MAN! (VPRO) Long documentary about 100 years of westernfilms. Co-direction with Peter Delpeut. Produced by Pieter van Huystee Film