Robert Jan Westdijk

Robert Jan Westdijk (born 2 November 1964, Utrecht) is a Dutch film director. His 1995 directorial debut film, Little Sister, won a Golden Calf Award for Best Feature Film.

Filmography
  • Little Sister (1995, released in Dutch as Zusje)[1]
  • Novellen: Hollandse held (1996, TV movie)
  • Siberia (1998)
  • Novellen: Tussen de bomen (1998, TV short)
  • Phileine Says Sorry (2003, released in Dutch as Phileine zegt sorry)
  • In Real Life (2008, released in Dutch as Het echte leven)
  • The Dinner Club (2010, released in Dutch as De eetclub)[2]
  • Waterboys (2016)[3]

Awards
  • Golden Calf for Best Feature Film (1995, won - Little Sister)
  • Prize of the City of Utrecht at the Nederlands Film Festival (1995, won - Little Sister)
  • Jury Special Prize at the Torino International Festival of Young Cinema (1995, won - Little Sister)
  • Audience Award at the Torino International Festival of Young Cinema (1995, won - Little Sister)
  • Silver Alexander at the Thessaloniki Film Festival (1995, won - Little Sister)
  • Rembrandt Award for Best Film (1995, won - Little Sister)
  • Golden Tulip at the Istanbul International Film Festival (1996, won - Little Sister)
  • Procirep Award at the Angers European First Film Festival (1996, won - Little Sister)
  • Golden Calf for Best Editing (2008, won - In Real Life)
  • Golden Calf for Best Screenplay of a Feature Film (2008, won - In Real Life)
  • Golden Film (2010, won - The Dinner Club)

References
  1. Hesselberth, Pepita (2014). Cinematic Chronotopes: Here, Now, Me. Bloomsbury Academic. pp. 51–52. ISBN 9781623567668. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  2. "De Eetclub – Robert Jan Westdijk (review)". NU.nl. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  3. "Robert Jan Westdijk maakt film over Waterboys". RTL Nieuws. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
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