Bjorne Willemsen

Bjorne started acting when he was 36. He has played in a number of Dutch TV-series and many (short) movies. Two of these movies won a Gouden Kalf, the biggest Dutch Film award. After a few years he started to feel the urge to make his own films. His first project, which he conceived and co-produced, was "We Made It", a documentary about the 48-hour film project of Amsterdam 2012. With "Hide and seek" he made his debut as a director. This film won the prize for best music and received a number of nominations at the 48hfp of Utrecht during the Dutch Film Festival in 2015. His second film "OVER" also won prizes, including the audience award at 48hfp in Amsterdam. Both "Hide and Seek" and "OVER" have been shown at several festivals worldwide. In 2019 Bjorne produced and directed the short film "TAP" for Schobbejak Media (his collaboration with scriptwriter and producer Wijnand Kamerman). A film that has the #metoo-discussion, sisters love and the pursuit of fame as its themes. "TAP" won several awards and also received a number of nominations including Best Directing.