Christiaan van Leeuwen
Born in 1990 and based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Worked in The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Indonesia, Spain, Ghana
AWARDS
Winner Special Mention Award 2019 at Camerimage short documentary films competition for ZELF (short) / Carolien van Maaswaal / NFA, 2018
Winner Cam-a-Lot Camera Prize 2019 at VERS Awards for IK,MOORDENAAR (short) / Kim Kokosky Deforchaux / Fresh for 88, 2019
Nominee Cam-a-Lot Camera Prize 2019 at VERS Awards for MOONRISE CARCOSA (short) / Kevin Tromp / HKU, 2019
Nominee The Mr Zee Award 2020 at Shortcutz Amsterdam for MASKERADE (short) / Kevin Tromp / HKU, 2019
Nominee Emerging Young Cinematographer Award 2020 at IMAGO International Award for Best Cinematography for WHERE THE BIRDS GO (short) / Arjen Schotel / VLA Films, 2018
STUDIES
2007-2011 Intermediate Vocational Education Audiovisual Technology – Media College (MA)
2014 -2018 BA Cinematography – Nederlandse Filmacademie (NFA)
NARRATIVE
KRAANMAN (short) / Ruben Nijsen / NFA, 2016
KINDEREN VAN MASKEPADE (short) / Marc Wagenaar / NFA 2017
WHERE THE BIRDS GO (short) / Arjen Schotel / VLA Films, 2018
IK,MOORDENAAR (short) / Kim Kokosky Deforchaux / Fresh for 88, 2019
MOONRISE CARCOSA (short) / Kevin Tromp / HKU, 2019
ZONDVLOED (short) / Nils Verkooijen / Blanc Film
DOCUMENTARY
FIN (short) / Martijn de Vos / NFA, 2016
MENTIA (short) / Carolien van Maaswaal / NFA, 2017 - Selected for the National competition of the GO SHORT Festival Nijmegen
SPEKLAB (short) / Minou van den Berg / HKU, 2018
ZELF (short) / Carolien van Maaswaal / NFA, 2018
HET BEEST VAN HARKSTEDE ( Television Series ) / Marc de Leeuw / Vice Studios & Videoland, 2019
COMMERCIAL WORK
For Brands as Conimex, Ben, Knorr, Carpetright, Mona, Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest, Sourcy, Rijksoverheid
MUSIC VIDEO
EXTASE - AKWASI / Florian Joahn / Pristine Fil, 2019
NA WO SE DENG - AKWASI / Florian Joahn / Ahisha Adjoa, 2020
STEW -AKWASI / Florian Joahn / Ahisha Adjoa, 2020
FASHION
4Q510 / Maarten Groen / DPPLR, 2018
NINAMOUNAH / Florian Joahn / Ninamounah, 2018
VIDEO ART
ALL MY CLOTHES / Rick van de Dood, 2016 – Selected for The One Minutes Series September 2017
VALERIUS / Dorian de Rijk / NFA, 2016 - Winner AHK GRADUATION JURY PRIZE 2016, the jury consisted of chairman Maarten Kloos (founder Arcam, member of the AHK Supervisory Board), Xandra Schutte (chief editor of De Groene Amsterdammer), Taco Dibbits (director Rijksmuseum) and Maarten van Boven (general and artistic director Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ).
4Q510 / Maarten Groen / DPPLR & NFA, 2018
PHOTOGRAPHY
BEAST IN THE JUNGLE / Clara van Gool / Keyfilm, 2017