Discipline
Commercial, Documentary, Short film, Feature film
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keywords: sound recording
Jaap W. Sijben graduated in 2009 from the Netherlands Film Academy with a degree in Sound Recording and Design. Since then, he has worked on a wide range of projects in documentary, fiction, art, and music.
He feels most at home on unique projects that call for creative and content-driven involvement. Jaap owns a versatile set of high-quality recording equipment, suitable for both larger film sets and more agile documentary setups.
Mud, heat, cold, and screen fatigue — all part of the adventure.
Check out his CV for an overview of past collaborations and projects.
productions
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2025 drama / 100 min. / Baldr Film / VPRO / Sam de Jong
sound recording on location |
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2024 drama / Family Affair Films / VPRO / Rosanne Pel
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2023 drama / 100 min. / Baldr Film / VPRO / Jan-Willem van Ewijk
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2022 drama / 100 min. / Baldr Film / NL Film Fund / Margarida Cardoso
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2020 drama / 100 min. / Lemmingfilm b.v. / NTR / Sam de Jong
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Informatie
trackrecord Feature films:
Joe Speedboot
Feature film / dir: Sam de Jong / prod: Baldr Film / Production Sound Mixer / Boom Operator: Taco Drijfhout / Sound Utilities: Angelina de Braekeleer / Netherlands 2024-2025
Anna Ist (in production)
Feature film / dir: Rosanne Pel / dop: Aafke Beernink / prod: Family Affair Films / Production Sound Mixer / Germany 2023-2024
ALPHA (in post production)
Feature film / dir: Jan-Willem van Ewijck / prod: Baldr Film / Production Sound Mixer / Boom Operator: Thijs Brands, Aljaž Lukan / Slovenia and Switzerland 2023
BANZO
Feature film / dir: Margarida Cardoso / co-prod: Baldr Film / Production Sound Mixer / Boom Operator: Laura Solleveld / Sao Tomé en Principe and Portugal 2022
Splendid Isolation (Selected for IFFR Big screen Awards 2022)
Feature film / dir: Urszula Antoniak / prod: Family Affair Films/ Solo Sound Recordist / Netherlands 2020
Met Mes (Selected for IFFR Tiger Awards 2022)
Feature film / dir: Sam de Jong / prod: Lemmingfilm b.v. / Production Sound Mixer / Boom Operator: Taco Drijfhout / Netherlands 2020
10 Song for Charity
Feature film / dir: Karin Junger / prod: De productie / Production Sound Mixer / Boom Operator: Pius / Nigerian part 2019
Sunburned
German feature film / dir: Carolina Hellsgård / co-prod: The Film Kitchen / Production Sound Mixer / Boom Operator: Laura Solleveld / Spain 2018
Kapsalon Romy (4 Gouden Kalf Awards 2020)
Feature film / dir: Mischa Kamp / prod: BosBros / Production Sound Mixer / Boom Operator: Pieter van Huijstee / German and Danish part 2018
Light as Feathers (Selected for TIFF 2018 and Award at NFF 2018)
Feature film / dir: Rosanne Pel / dop: Aafke Beernink / prod: Family Affair Films / Production Sound Mixer / Poland, 2 of 5 parts. 2016-2017
Seto Surya (White Sun) (Selected for Venice film festival 2016 and Toronto, USA 2016)
Feature film / dir: Deepak Rauniyar / co-prod: Waterland film, Louverture Films / Production Sound Mixer / Assistant: Kishore Acharya1 / Nepal 2015
Truman
Spanish Feature film / dir: Cesc Gay / prod: Ministry of Film / Boom Operator / Dutch part 2015
Een dag in ‘t jaar (several Awards)
Feature film / dir: Margot Schaap / prod: Een van de Jongens / Production Sound Mixer / Netherlands 2015
Groenland
VPRO telefilm / dir: Tomas Kaan / prod: Endemol / Production Sound Mixer / Netherlands, Greenland, Belgium 2014
Helium (Gouden kalf rewards for best camera and music)
Oversteek feature film / dir: Eché Janga / prod: Topkapi Films / Production Sound Mixer / Netherlands, the part on Texel 2012
Queen (many Indian rewards)
Bollywood featury film / dir: Vikas Bahl / prod: B&I / Production Sound Mixer / Duth part 2012
St-Georges Day
Feature film / dir: Frank Harper / prod: Elstree Film Studios / Production Sound Mixer together with Robil Rahantoeknam / Dutch and German part 2011
Istanbul
Feature film / dir: Ferenc Török / Prod: László Kántor / Co-prod: Phanta Vision / Production Sound Mixer together with Robil Rahantoeknam / Istanbul and Budapest, 2010
Documentary:
Alles is Familie
TV Documentary series / dir: Hesdy van Lonwijk / prod: De Haaien / Sound shooting / Suriname, 2021-2022
Cannabis
TV Documentary series / dir: Arjen Sinninghe Damsté / prod: Topkapi Films / Sound shooting / Netherlands, 2018-2019
Sidik en de Panter
2Doc Documentary / dir: Reber Dosky / prod: Jos de Putter, Deepfocus / Sound shooting (part 3) / Kurdistan (Iraq part), 2019
In de ban van het bos
Backlight documentary programme / dir: Tomas Kaan / prod: VPRO Tegenlicht / Sound shooting / USA and Canada, 2019
Ritme van het Hart (in production)
NTR Documentary / dir: Mirjam Bartelsman / prod: Topkapi Films / Sound shooting / Netherlands, 2018-2019
Aan de Andere Kant (Selected for Gouden Kalf NFF 2018)
NFF Documentary / dir: Willem Timmers / prod: Copper Views / Sound shooting / Senegal, Netherlands, 2018
American Jail
CNN Documentary / dir: Roger Ross Williams / prod: CNN, Submarine / Sound shooting / USA, Netherlands 2018
Heel Holland gaat voor Goud
TV Documentary series/ dir: Wouter Stoter / prod: Miel van Welzen, New Amsterdam Film Company / Sound shooting / Japan, Rio, USA, Australia, Russia 2017
Part time Heroes
Documentary / dir: Quentin van den Bossche / prod: New Amsterdam, Wieden+Kennedy / Sound shooting / Sailing from Antwerp to Cannes with the Sea Shepherds, 2016
A Quiet Place
IDFA workshop prize / dir: Sjoerd Oostrik / prod: Olivia van Leeuwen, Halal Docs / Sound shooting / Netherlands, 2016
Schuldig
TV documentary series / dir: Esther Gould, Sarah Sylbing / prod: Margreet Ploegmakers, Human / Sound shooting / Netherlands, 2016
Maatschappijleer
2Doc Documentary / dir: Laura Hermanides / prod: Merle Bemelmans, Een van de Jongens / Sound shooting / Netherlands, 2015
Tinder Love
Tegenlicht documentary / dir: Tomas Kaan / cam: Diderik Evers / prod: Jenny Borger, VPRO Tegenlicht / Sound shooting / USA, 2015
Black Face (zwarte piet)
CNN Documentary / dir: Roger Ross Williams / cam: Hans Bauma / prod: CNN Films / Sound shooting / Netherlands 2015
Nederland Kantelt
Tegenlicht documentary / dir: Rob van Hattum / cam: Piere Resus / prod: Helen Goossens, VPRO Tegenlicht / Sound shooting / Netherlands, 2015
Macht aan de stad
Tegenlicht documentary / dir: Kasper Verkaik / cam: Diderik Evers / prod: Helen Goossens, VPRO Tegenlicht / Sound shooting / Netherlands, 2014
Wij zijn 18 (Mediafondsprijs documentaire)
2doc Documentary / dir: Tomas Kaan / prod: Olivia van Leeuwen, Hazazah / Sound shooting / Nimy, Belgium 2013-10
Plastic Harem
dir: Gabrielle Provaas, Rob Schröder / prod: De Haaien / Sound shooting / Beirut, Lebanon 2013-08
Het Grijze Goud
dir: Camiel Zwart / prod: Helen Goossens, VPRO Tegenlicht / Sound shooting / Netherlands, 2013
Mensen van nu (IFF 2013, IDFA 2013)
dir: Thomas Kaan / prod: Helen Goossens, VPRO Tegenlicht / Sound shooting / Netherlands, 2013
Sletvrees (NFF 2013)
dir: Sunny Bergman / prod: Viewpoint / Sound shooting / London, 2013
De Tijd Daarna
dir: Erwin Kokkelkoren, Willem Aerts / prod: IDTV / Sound shooting / Netherlands, 2013
Breaking Barriers
dir: Eldin Fetahovic / prod: Defix Media / Sound shooting / St Martin, 2012
Higgs, into the heart of imagination
dir: Hannie van den Bergh, Jan van den Berg / prod: Viewpoint / Sound shooting/ Switzerland, Sicily, 2012 vraag mij voor Documentaire-, Fictie-, Commercial en Muziek projecten, zowel inter- als nationaal. equipment - Recorder (Cantar X3, Aaton)
- Sounddevice 833
- Sounddevice Nexus
A setup for documentary and one for fiction. software kennis Aaton, Sounddevices, Zaxcom, Pro tools
Education
opleidingen
de Nederlandse Film en Televisie Academie
Sounddesign | 2005-2009 |
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