ELBERT VAN STRIEN
writer/director/producer

Elbert van Strien graduated from the Dutch Film Academy as a writer-director. His graduation film won Best Dutch Short and was nominated for the Student Academy Award.

Since then he wrote and directed feature films, multi award winning shorts, TV-drama and commercials for top Dutch agencies. Amongst them are: FORBIDDEN EYES (Silver Méliès best short FFF Sweden, Kodak Award BIFFF Brussels, broadcasted by ARTE), THE HIDDEN FACE (Hans Christian Andersen Award Odense Denmark, Silver Méliès best short Espoo Finland), and Kafkaesque thriller/photo-film STILL WORLD (nomination Best Dutch Short, shown at New Directors/New Films at the Museum of Modern Art in New York).

His feature film psychological thriller TWO EYES STARING (2010) was international premiered at the Edinburgh Film Festival and won the Grand Prix Best Film and Best Screenplay at Fantasporto 2011. US remake rights have been picked up by Charlize Theron and Lionsgate.

For Bind Film/VPRO Elbert directed black comedy OOM HENK (UNCLE HANK) in 2011.

 

His English language debut psychological thriller MARIONETTE, starring Thekla Reuten, Peter Mullan and Bill Paterson, was released in 2020 and is available in over 70 countries.

Elbert has a few projects in development/financing. In january 2025 his debut album will be released on Spotify and all other platforms under the banner mOtioniZm. For more info, see mOtioniZm