About Stephan Brenninkmeijer
Stephan Brenninkmeijer (born 27 June 1964 in Doorwerth) is a Dutch film director, screenwriter and producer. == Life and career == Brenninkmeijer was born and raised at Doorwerth Castle, Netherlands, where his father G.H. Brenninkmeijer was owner of the Michelin starred Restaurant Beaulieu. At the age of eight, his family moved to Apeldoorn. From 1988 to 1992, he studied at the Netherlands Film Academy in Amsterdam. Although aiming to direct feature films, he first focused on storytelling through editing. In 1992, he started his professional career editing television series and films. As an editor, he worked with Dutch directors like Academy Award winner Mike van Diem. He directed his first feature film in 2000, The Silence of the Soul, which won a Golden Crown Award at the ICVM festival in Atlanta, United States. The same year, he co-directed the TV series Westenwind, which won the Televizierring. In 2002, he wrote, produced and directed the motion picture Swingers, a controversial low-budget production that had theatrical releases in the Benelux countries, as well as internationally.
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