Ben Sombogaart
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Ben Sombogaart is a Dutch
film
and TV director
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His film Twin Sisters
(2002) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
film
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and TV director
Television director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
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His film Twin Sisters
Twin Sisters (film)
Twin Sisters is the English-language title of De Tweeling, a 2002 Dutch film, directed by Ben Sombogaart, based on the novel The Twins by Tessa de Loo, with a screenplay by Dutch actress and writer Marieke van der Pol....
(2002) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
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Filmography
- The Boy Who Stopped TalkingThe Boy Who Stopped TalkingThe Boy Who Stopped Talking or De Jongen Die niet meer Praatte is a 1996 Dutch film directed by Ben Sombogaart.-Cast:*Erçan Orhan, Mohammed Akkus *Halsho Hussain, Mustafa*Brader Musiki, Hüsnü Akkus*Husna Killi, Fatma Akkus...
(1996) - Twin SistersTwin Sisters (film)Twin Sisters is the English-language title of De Tweeling, a 2002 Dutch film, directed by Ben Sombogaart, based on the novel The Twins by Tessa de Loo, with a screenplay by Dutch actress and writer Marieke van der Pol....
(2002) - Tow Truck PluckTow Truck PluckTow Truck Pluck is a 2004 Dutch family film, based on the book, Pluk van de Petteflet, by Annie M.G. Schmidt.The film received a Golden Film in 2004 and a Platinum Film in 2005.-Cast:...
(2004) - Crusade in JeansCrusade in Jeans (film)Crusade in Jeans is a 2006 Dutch film, an adaptation of the first half of the book Crusade in Jeans by Thea Beckman. The film was directed by Ben Sombogaart. It is unknown whether a sequel, based on the second half of the book, will be produced....
(2006) - Bride FlightBride FlightBride Flight is a film about the victory of the KLM flight in the 1953 London to Christchurch air race. It was directed by Ben Sombogaart and stars Karina Smulders, Waldemar Torenstra and Rawiri Paratene. The film premièred in 2008, with the first release in Belgium. The Dutch singer Ilse DeLange...
(2008) - The StormThe Storm (2009 film)Final Storm is a biblical apocalypse thriller film directed by Uwe Boll and written by Canadian screenwriter Tim McGregor.- Plot :...
(2009) – film about North Sea flood of 1953North Sea flood of 1953The 1953 North Sea flood was a major flood caused by a heavy storm, that occurred on the night of Saturday 31 January 1953 and morning of 1 February 1953. The floods struck the Netherlands, Belgium, England and Scotland.A combination of a high spring tide and a severe European windstorm caused a...