An action sequence of movies directed by Oliehoek. Music by Alex Heffes.
Tim Oliehoek (1979) attended to the Dutch Film and Television Academy when he was only 18 years of age. His admittance was secured by having shot his first two-and-a-half hour action movie 'BUY OR DIE' prior to his arrival at the esteemed university. Not only did Tim already poses an uncanny ability for film making but he received a generous amounts of press for his past and future endeavors. Tim ultimately graduated in 2001 with the film 'ISABELLE' based on the acclaimed novel of Dutch author Tessa de Loo. This film was nominated for a Tuschinski Award and won a Student Award at the USA Film Festival.
As a follow up in 2002, Tim directed 'THE CHAMP' which was nominated for a Student Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. Since his graduation he has gone on to direct numerous commercials and short films. His television film '15 35 SPOOR 1' was nominated for the Prix d’Italie, and was broadcasted by BNN on Dutch National Television. Having done numerous short films Tim still felt a need to fill his childhood dream of directing full length feature films.
In 2005 Tim directed his feature debut entitled 'VET HARD' (English title 'TOO FAT TOO FURIOUS'), which was a great success in both its theatrical release as well as on home video. In 2006 and 2007, in between his feature film projects, Tim went on to direct 18 episodes of the National Television series 'SHOUF SHOUF', based on the film 'SHOUF SHOUF HABIBI!' (2004). This television-series won the Spanish award 'Premios Ondas′ and was nominated for the European award 'Rose d’Or′.
In February 2009 his second feature film 'SPION VAN ORANJE' (English title 'SPY OF THE QUEEN') was released in Dutch theaters. A spy-comedy starring the well renowned Dutch television comedian, singer and actor Paul de Leeuw.
The feature film 'PIZZAMAFFIA' was released in February 2011. Based on a novel by Khalid Boudou.
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