Frans Weisz

Frans Weisz (born 23 July 1938) is a Dutch film director. He has directed more than 30 films since 1964. His 1975 film Red Sien was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival.^[1] His film Havinck was screened in the Un Certain Regard section the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.^[2] His 1993 film The Betrayed was entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.^[3]

Frans Weisz
Frans Weisz (1973)
Born	(1938-07-23) 23 July 1938 (age 86) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1964–present

Weisz is Jewish. During the war he was hiding with his parents on a farm in Limburg. They were discovered, Frans managed to escape but his parents were captured. They were transported to Auschwitz concentration camp, his mother survived, his father did not.^[4]

Selected filmography

• A Gangstergirl (1966)
• The Burglar (1972)
• Red Sien (1975)
• Charlotte (1981)
• Havinck (1987)
• Leedvermaak (1989)
• The Betrayed (1993)
• Last Call (1995)
• Boy Ecury (2003)
• Life Is Wonderful (2018)

Awards

• 2018 - ShortCutz Amsterdam Career Award^[5]

References

1. "9th Moscow International Film Festival (1975)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
2. "Festival de Cannes: Havinck". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
3. "Berlinale: 1993 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
4. Frans Weisz zat ondergedoken toen de soldaten binnenvielen, KRO-NCRV, 27 January 2020
5. Frans Weisz wint Shortcutz Amsterdam Career Award Archived 13 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine (18 January 2018).

External links

• Frans Weisz at IMDb