Jean van de Velde (director)

Jean van de Velde (born 14 March 1957) is a Dutch film director and screenwriter.^[2] He has directed twelve films since 1979. His film The Silent Army competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.^[3] He is the father of actor Yannick van de Velde.^[4]

Jean van de Velde
Van de Velde in 2013
Born	(1957-03-14) 14 March 1957 (age 67) Bukavu, DR Congo[1]
Nationality	Dutch
Occupation(s)	Film director Screenwriter
Years active	1979–present
Relatives	Yannick van de Velde (son)

Selected filmography

• The Little Blonde Death (1993)
• De Flat (writer, 1994)
• All Stars (1997)
• Leak (2000)
• Floris (2004)
• Wild Romance (2006)
• The Silent Army (Original title: Wit Licht) (2008)
• All Stars 2: Old Stars (2011)
• The Price of Sugar (2013)
• Bram Fischer (2017)

References

1. "Jean van de Velde". UK Jewish Film. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
2. "Jean van de Velde". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
3. "Festival de Cannes: The Silent Army". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
4. "Yannick van de Velde: films, nieuws" [Yannick van de Velde: Movies, News]. BIOS agenda (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 June 2016.

External links

• Jean van de Velde at IMDb
• Jean van de Velde at the TCM Movie Database