San Fu Maltha
Encyclopedia
San Fu Maltha is a Dutch
film producer
and film distributor
. He founded the production company
Fu Works and he co-founded film distributor
A-Film
.
in the Netherlands
.
He started his film career in the Netherlands as a marketing
and publicity
manager for Warner Bros.
and Columbia TriStar
, and he worked in different positions for Meteor Film. When Meteor Film was sold to PolyGram
, he became the acquisition
manager for PolyGram International in the United Kingdom
.
In 1995, he founded his own production company
Fu Works. He produced Dutch feature film
s, among which Phileine Says Sorry
(2003) and Black Book (2006), and documentaries
. In 2008 his film production Winter in Wartime
was released, written and directed by Martin Koolhoven
, based on the novel by Jan Terlouw
.
In 1999, he cofounded the film distributor
A-Film
. He was managing director until 2006, when he sold his majority share due to the work pressure of his production company Fu Works.
San Fu Maltha has three sons. They live in Bilthoven in the Netherlands
.
Two of his movies made the shortlist for the Best Foreign Language Film segment of the Academy Awards
: Black Book
and Winter in Wartime
. Both were bought by Sony Classics in the USA.
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 producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
and film distributor
Film distributor
A film distributor is a company or individual responsible for releasing films to the public either theatrically or for home viewing...
. He founded the production company
Production company
A production company provides the physical basis for works in the realms of the performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, and video.- Tasks and functions :...
Fu Works and he co-founded film distributor
Film distributor
A film distributor is a company or individual responsible for releasing films to the public either theatrically or for home viewing...
A-Film
A-Film
A-Film is an independent film distributor, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The company was founded in 1999 and has an office in Pand Noord in Amsterdam-Noord, in which several companies in the film industry are located...
.
Biography
San Fu Maltha was born on July 17, 1958 in RotterdamRotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
in the Netherlands
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...
.
He started his film career in the Netherlands as a marketing
Marketing
Marketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...
and publicity
Publicity
Publicity is the deliberate attempt to manage the public's perception of a subject. The subjects of publicity include people , goods and services, organizations of all kinds, and works of art or entertainment.From a marketing perspective, publicity is one component of promotion which is one...
manager for Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
and Columbia TriStar
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...
, and he worked in different positions for Meteor Film. When Meteor Film was sold to PolyGram
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment was a film studio, founded in 1979 as a European competitor to Hollywood, but eventually sold and merged with Universal Pictures in 1999....
, he became the acquisition
Procurement
Procurement is the acquisition of goods or services. It is favourable that the goods/services are appropriate and that they are procured at the best possible cost to meet the needs of the purchaser in terms of quality and quantity, time, and location...
manager for PolyGram International in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
In 1995, he founded his own production company
Production company
A production company provides the physical basis for works in the realms of the performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, and video.- Tasks and functions :...
Fu Works. He produced Dutch feature film
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
s, among which Phileine Says Sorry
Phileine Says Sorry
Phileine Says Sorry is a Dutch/American 2003 comedy-drama film directed by Robert Jan Westdijk. It is based on the novel Phileine zegt sorry by Ronald Giphart.-Plot:...
(2003) and Black Book (2006), and documentaries
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
. In 2008 his film production Winter in Wartime
Winter in Wartime
Winter in Wartime is a novel written by the Dutch writer Jan Terlouw. The story is about a sixteen year old Dutch boy who lives through the last winter of the Second world war....
was released, written and directed by Martin Koolhoven
Martin Koolhoven
Martin Koolhoven is a Dutch film director and screenwriter.Born as Martinus Wouter Koolhoven, Koolhoven graduated from Dutch film school in 1996 and almost immediately made an impact on the Dutch film industry with his 53 minute television film Duister Licht in which the slaughtering of a pig was...
, based on the novel by Jan Terlouw
Jan Terlouw
Jan Cornelis Terlouw is a Dutch scientist, politician, and author.- Background :Jan Terlouw was born in Kamperveen, Overijssel. He was the eldest son in his family, he has two brothers and two sisters and grew up in the Veluwe...
.
In 1999, he cofounded the film distributor
Film distributor
A film distributor is a company or individual responsible for releasing films to the public either theatrically or for home viewing...
A-Film
A-Film
A-Film is an independent film distributor, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The company was founded in 1999 and has an office in Pand Noord in Amsterdam-Noord, in which several companies in the film industry are located...
. He was managing director until 2006, when he sold his majority share due to the work pressure of his production company Fu Works.
San Fu Maltha has three sons. They live in Bilthoven in the Netherlands
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...
.
Two of his movies made the shortlist for the Best Foreign Language Film segment of the Academy Awards
Academy Awards
An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...
: Black Book
Black Book
The Black Book: The Ruthless Murder of Jews by German-Fascist Invaders Throughout the Temporarily-Occupied Regions of the Soviet Union and in the Death Camps of Poland during the War 1941–1945 alternatively The Black Book of the Holocaust, or simply The Black Book, was a result of the...
and Winter in Wartime
Winter in Wartime
Winter in Wartime is a novel written by the Dutch writer Jan Terlouw. The story is about a sixteen year old Dutch boy who lives through the last winter of the Second world war....
. Both were bought by Sony Classics in the USA.
Filmography
- Costa!Costa!Costa! is a 2001 Dutch film from BNN. It was the first movie that used several famous Dutch soap stars. Other movies that used soap actors, were Volle maan and Honeyz. The television series with the same title was based on the movie. It had the same cast members...
(2001) - Science Fiction (2002)
- The Emperor's Wife (2003)
- Phileine Says SorryPhileine Says SorryPhileine Says Sorry is a Dutch/American 2003 comedy-drama film directed by Robert Jan Westdijk. It is based on the novel Phileine zegt sorry by Ronald Giphart.-Plot:...
(2003) - In OrangeIn OrangeIn Orange is a 2004 Dutch drama family film.In Orange received a Golden Film after it had sold 100,000 cinema tickets in the Netherlands...
(2004) - Jade WarriorJade Warrior (film)According to the MTV3 website, the soundtrack was released on October 11, 2006.- External links :...
(2006) - Black Book (2006)
- Made in Korea (2006)
- 4 Elements (2006)
- Winter in WartimeWinter in WartimeWinter in Wartime is a novel written by the Dutch writer Jan Terlouw. The story is about a sixteen year old Dutch boy who lives through the last winter of the Second world war....
(2008) - TirzaTirzaTirza is a 2010 Dutch drama film directed by Rudolf van den Berg and based on the Dutch bestseller of the same name by Arnon Grunberg. The film was selected as the Dutch entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards but it didn't make the final shortlist.-Cast:* Gijs Scholten...
(2010)