FILM DIRECTOR

Mike van Diem

1959 - Today

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Mike van Diem (born 1959, in Druten, grew up in Sittard) is a Dutch film director. In 1990, his short film Alaska won a Golden Calf for best short film and the Student Academy Award for best foreign student film in the drama category. In 1998, he received the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for the film Character based on the 1938 novel Karakter by Ferdinand Bordewijk. He has also directed commercials. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mike van Diem is the 1,561st most popular film director (up from 1,586th in 2019), the 997th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 1,016th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Dutch Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Mike van Diem ranks 1,561 out of 2,041. Before him are Lee Cheol-ha, Nikolai Ekk, Victor Salva, Ron Underwood, Jean-François Richet, and Stuart Baird. After him are Don Coscarelli, Peyton Reed, Ward Kimball, Alik Sakharov, Jan Svěrák, and Rowland V. Lee.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Mike van Diem ranks 503. Before him are Adele Neuhauser, Thierry Rey, Dennis Chambers, Lars Høgh, Lika Kavzharadze, and Andreas Eschbach. After him are Agustín, Steve Rothery, Alexander Belostenny, Maya Lin, Dave Coulier, and Perry Farrell.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Mike van Diem ranks 997 out of 1,646. Before him are Loona (1974), Boy Hayje (1949), Dick Schoenaker (1952), Cody Gakpo (1999), Petra Burka (1946), and Urby Emanuelson (1986). After him are Eljero Elia (1987), Rita Verdonk (1955), Jean-Paul van Poppel (1962), Robert Westerholt (1975), Piet Kleine (1951), and Anky van Grunsven (1968).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Netherlands

Among film directors born in Netherlands, Mike van Diem ranks 9. Before him are Theo van Gogh (1957), Jan de Bont (1943), Anton Corbijn (1955), Michaël Dudok de Wit (1953), Marleen Gorris (1948), and Alex van Warmerdam (1952). After him are Tom Six (1973), Jan Kounen (1964), Harald Zwart (1965), and Roel Reiné (1970).

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