Joshua Van ’t Hoff
Apostrof Cinema
Director, Editor, Actor and Producer
Haarlem, Netherlands
September 2023
4 days ago
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About Joshua
Hello, I am Joshua Richard van 't Hoff (1987), an independent film director and producer from the Netherlands, who is also active as a scenarist, cinematographer, editor and actor. Born and raised in the city of Haarlem, filmmaking was early in my life; by bringing a video camera to high school I wanted to capture moments and portray individuals, by making videos with my siblings or friends I wanted to entertain. I discovered all stages of film production during a project for my higher education in journalism at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, which made me realize that this art would become both my passion as well as my profession.
When a Haarlem cinema from 1915 was about to close, I got inspired to make my first short film: Cinema Palace (2011). In the same year, I started a 6-month internship as a camera operator at the Royal Theatre Carré in Amsterdam for the Dutch television show De toegift vanuit Carré (2011). Starting to work as a freelance filmmaker after successfully finishing my internship, I remained active at the theatre for two more years while continuing to produce short films such as the award-winning Ruysdael (2012) - developing both artistically and commercially.
With my first documentary Truth & Privacy in the National Archives of the Netherlands (2015), I graduated from university, which concerns relatives of Holocaust victims and their search for truth in World War II files; it was broadcast on Dutch television and was screened in the Netherlands and Israel. Since then, I have decided to focus more on the artistic side: my short films A Divided Whole (2018), Accelerate (2018) and The Path of the Greys (2018) were completed in the same year and were screened, nominated and awarded at international film festivals; two years later, he completed his documentary films Focus on Belarus (2020) and Complete Portrait Wanted of Markéta Ledererová (2023).
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Awards
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BRNO Film Festival: Winner Spring Award - Best Action Film - Accelerate
(2022) -
Winner May Award- Best Sci-fi Short Film - The Path of the Greys
(2022) -
MDIFF: Winner February Award - Best Sci-fi Film - The Path of the Greys
(2022) -
FIFF: Winner Diamond Award Phenomenal Short Film Attainment - The Path of the Greys
(2022) -
FIFF: Winner Diamond Award - Best Short Film Action Mastery - The Path of the Greys
(2022) -
FIFF: Winner Platinum Award - Best Sci-fi Short Film - The Path of the Greys
(2022) -
FIFF: Winner Platinum Award - Best Sci-fi Short Film Director - The Path of the Greys
(2022) -
FIFF: Winner Platinum Award - Best Sci-fi Short Film Cinematography -The Path of the Greys
(2022) -
FIFF: Winner Platinum Award - Best Sci-fi Short Film Acting Duo - The Path of the Greys
(2022) -
LASCIFI: The Path of the Greys - Winner Europa Prize - Silver- Best Fan Film
(2021) -
INDIEBOOM FMF : Winner IndieBOOM Award - Best Sci-fi/Fantasy Film - The Path of the Gr
(2020) -
Winner USR - Heyoka Award Heyoka - Accelerate
(2019) -
Winner LANNEFF - Award Iconic Neo-noir Film - Accelerate
(2019) -
Winner Audience Award Amateur Ruysdael
(2012)
Education
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Hogeschool Amsterdam
(2007-2014)
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