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Discipline

Documentary, Drama film, ENG / TV reports, Short film

Jaap Mees

keywords: filmmaker

Studied journalism in Tilburg and directing/screenplay at the London International Film School. Made many low-budget films, both fiction and documentary. Writes for film magazine Skrien since 2010 and wrote in London for Talking Pictures and in Amsterdam for the NFTVM site (now VERS). Now working for digital publishers
Reporters Online, Blendle, Cultuurpers.nl

Several films were selected for international film festivals in Dublin, London, New York, Sitges, Manchester, Vancouver Utrecht and Amsterdam. My latest film The Light of Tabor is shown in the healthcare world and at medical symposia. I also regularly make commissioned films for Museum Gouda. Such as about visual artists Juane Xue and Marjolijn van den Assem, Maarten van Rossum. Latest films 'Paul Daelmans, uniqueness and refinement', 'Why is life going well' (Multi media project Jaap van den Berg, commissioned by Museum Gouda) a commissioned film about Filmhuis Gouda 40 years. Completed a documentary series Refugee and Art in 2019: 'Zuheir geboren glasblazer' and 'Koutaiba: my camera is my soulmate'. Just completed in 2022 a documentary 'Tangible Light' about fine painter Jan Mankes. Two of my films Tangible Light (Tangible Light) and Koutaiba, my camera is my soulmate are shown on Indieflix, an American platform for Independent cinema. https://indieflix.com (under the heading recently added and documentaries)

productions

documentaire
Voelbaar Licht 2022 documentaire / 67 ' min. / Free Spirits Film / Jaap Mees
directing
Zuheir, geboren glasblazer 2019 documentaire / 7,30' min. / Free Spirits Film / Jaap Mees
directing
Troubadour 2019 documentaire / 6' min. / Jaap Mees
directing
Koutaiba: My camera is my soulmate 2019 documentaire / 46' min. / Jaap Mees
directing
Hermance Mees, altijd aan het tekenen 2018 documentaire / 9 min. / Jaap Mees
directing
Filmhuis Gouda 40 jaar 2017 documentaire / 24 min. / Filmhuis Gouda en Free Spirits Film / Jaap Mees
camera operator film / directing
Waarom gaat het goed in je leven? 2016 documentaire / 9,28 min. / Jaap Mees
camera operator film / directing
Paul Daelmans: eigenheid en verfijning 2016 documentaire / 12.40 min. / Jaap Mees
camera operator film / directing
Adem & Hartslag 2015 documentaire / 42 min. / Free Spirits Films / Jaap Mees
camera operator film / directing
De baldadige tederheid van Marjolijn van den Assem 2015 documentaire / 19 min. / Jaap Mees
camera operator film / directing
Juane Xue in Gouda 2014 documentaire / 7 min. / Jaap Mees
camera operator film / directing
Het licht van Tabor 2013 documentaire / 55 min. / Free Spirits Films & Vuursteen Communicatie / Jaap Mees
film producer / directing
Taize in Rotterdam, korte documentaire 2011 documentaire / 28 min. / Free Spirits Films / Jaap Mees
film producer / directing
Natuurlijk Anders 2009 documentaire / 22' min. / Free Spirits Film Productions
film producer / directing
Off The Beaten Track 2001 documentaire / 65' min. / Free Spirits Film Productions
directing
drama
nieuw showreel Jaap Mees 2017 drama / 7,5 min. / Jaap Mees
directing
De Donkere kant van de Schoonheid 2014 drama / 4.30 min. / Free Spirits Film / Jaap Mees
camera operator film / directing
Labyrinth 2013 drama / Jaap Mees
directing
korte film over Henk van Ulsen/Voerman 2007 drama / 10 min. /
directing
korte films; peter de Beeldmaker, Oase, The... 2005 drama / 12 min. /
directing
The Primrose Place 2003 drama / 10 min. / Jaap Mees
directing
opdrachtfilm
Op Scherp 2017 opdrachtfilm / 13 min. / Museum Gouda / Jaap Mees
directing
Een ontdekkingsreis door het oude weeshuis 2016 opdrachtfilm / 18' min. / Free Spirits Film & Art Gouda 2016 / Jaap Mees
camera operator film / directing
Maarten van Rossem: Uitgelezen 2015 opdrachtfilm / 12.30 min. / Free Spirits Film Productions / Jaap Mees
directing
overig
Inside The Circle 2004 overig / 53 min. /
film producer / directing

Videos

showreel
showreel

Informatie

trackrecord
* Deeply Estranged, director/screenplay/drama
* Rainbow Days, documentary
* The Singing Conductor, documentary, (shown at MOMA, New York)
* Off The Beaten Track/doc.
*Inside The Circle/ doc.
* The Primrose Place, short/drama
* Naturally Different/ doc.
* No Day Without Bach/ doc
* The Dance of the Crane./doc
* Taize in Rotterdam , short doc.
* Johann Sebastian Bach doc (in the making)
* Labyrinth
* Interphilosophical 5 May celebration
* The light of Tabor (doc) 53 minutes / co-production Vuursteen Communicatie
* The Cockatoo/ short
* The wanton tenderness of Marjolijn van den Assem / 19 doc.
* Breath & Heartbeat / documentary 42 '.
* Art Gouda, a journey of discovery through the old orphanage./ 18' 9(assignment)
* Eye for detail 7"" (commission Museum Gouda)
* Paul Daelmans: 12" individuality and refinement.
* Why are things going well in your life/ photographer/artist Jaap van den Berg/ 12 (commission museum Gouda)
* Filmhuis Gouda 40 years, 18 min. (commissioned film Filmhuis Goua)
* Op Scherp, 12 min. about four Gouda fine painters / commissioned film museum Gouda.
*Koutaiba: my camera is my soul mate. About Award winning filmmaker and Iraqi photographer
Koutaiba Al Janabi. He fled from Saddam's regime when he was 17 years old
Hussein.
* Troubadour, 6 min/HD video about visual artist Ruben van Veen.
* Zuheir born glassblower. 7.30 m, HD video. About the Syrian glassblower Zuheir
Alkazzaz.
* Tangible Light, 67 min, HD video and DCP. First long documentary about fine painter
Jan Mankes.
prijzen
Nominations: * Deeply Estranged, graduation film was shortlisted for BBC Bristol. * Off The Beaten Track, shortlisted New York Independent Film Festival
vraag mij voor
gefilmde portretten
documentaires kort en lang
boeiende fictie scenario's kort en lang
bijzonderheden
see www.free-spirits-film.eu
equipment
Sony PXW Z150 4K (2022)
Sony HDR-CX305E
Sony A 6500

Education

opleidingen
London International Film School
fictie
1990-1992

Employers

Skrien
free-lance journalist
2010-nu
Conrad Languages
leraar Nederlands als vreemde taal
1996-2003