Willem van der Zanden

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1995-07-05 (30 years old)

Place of Birth

Breda, The Netherlands

Willem van der Zanden

Biography

Willem van der Zanden was born in the city of Breda, the Netherlands on the 5th of July 1995. After attending primary school in the small town of Bavel and spending 7 years at the Stedelijk Gymnasium in Breda, he started studying at the AKV St. Joost in Breda where he slowly shaped his craft. His work is very observing and often focuses on his own life or fragments of it. He personally believes his film Qu'est-ce Que C'est? to be one of the most valuable films he has made so far as it helped him discover a big part of his style. His latest film, the graduation project A Little Testament, is a close and hyper-personal examination of his strugg...

Acting

2016

2017

PLEH

as Himself / Leo

2016

Longing

as Boy as a grown-up

2019

2025

The Caterer

as De acteur/food critic

Production

2015

Joanne & Jacob

as Camera Operator

2015

Joanne & Jacob

as Director

2016

2016

Qu'est-ce que c'est?

as Camera Operator

2017

PLEH

as Camera Operator

2017

PLEH

as Director

2017

PLEH

as Editor

2017

How I See Sunsets

as Cinematography

2017

2017

2017

2017

The Astronaut

as Editor

2017

The Astronaut

as Camera Operator

2017

The Astronaut

as Director

2016

Longing

as Camera Operator

2016

Longing

as Editor

2016

Longing

as Director

2017

Gloom

as Director

2017

Gloom

as Camera Operator

2017

Gloom

as Music

2017

Gloom

as Editor

2017

Midwinter Hue

as Camera Operator

2017

Midwinter Hue

as Editor

2017

Midwinter Hue

as Director

2018

2018

2018

Midnight Screening

as Cinematography

2019

2019

A Little Testament

as Cinematography

2019

2019

2019

In the Back of the Garden

as Cinematography

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Sesheia

as Music

-

Sesheia

as Director

-

Sesheia

as Cinematography

2025

The Caterer

as Music

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