Paula van der Oest facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Paula van der Oest
Born	1965 (age 59–60) Laag-Soeren, Gelderland, Netherlands
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	1988-present

Paula van der Oest, born in 1965, is a talented film director and screenwriter from the Netherlands. She is known for creating movies that tell interesting stories and explore how people relate to each other. One of her films, Zus & Zo, was even nominated for an Academy Award! This is a very big award in the movie world.

Paula van der Oest's Journey in Film

Paula van der Oest started her film career after studying at the Dutch Film and Television Academy. Her final project there, a short film called Zinderend, won an award in 1988. This was a great start to her journey in filmmaking.

Early Work and Awards

After her studies, Paula worked as an assistant director. This means she helped the main director with many tasks on set. In 1994, she began directing her own films again. She made two short movies for a TV series: Coma and Achilles en het zebrapad. For Coma, she won a Golden Calf, which is a very important film award in the Netherlands. It was given for the best television drama.

Directing Feature Films

In 1996, Paula van der Oest directed her first full-length movie, De nieuwe moeder (The New Mother). Her husband at the time, Theu Boermans, acted in this film. Later, he also appeared in her movie Zus & Zo. In 1998, she made De trip van Teetje (The Journey of Teetje). This film featured Cees Geel as a businessman who buys a Russian cargo ship.

Oscar Nomination and Other Projects

In 2001, Paula van der Oest directed Zus & Zo. This movie was inspired by a famous play called The Three Sisters. It was her first film aimed at a wider audience. She kept her focus on realistic characters and their relationships, but she also added more humor. An English writer helped make some changes to the script, which led to the film being nominated for an Oscar!

After Zus & Zo, she made several other interesting films:

• Moonlight (2002): This was an English thriller that told a fairytale-like story about a 13-year-old girl.
• Madame Jeannette (2004): This film was set in the Suriname community in Amsterdam and was very popular there.
• Verborgen gebreken (2004): This movie was based on a book by Renate Dorrestein.

Paula also wrote the script for the TV movie Roos and Rana in 2001.

Paula van der Oest's Filmography

Here is a list of some of the films Paula van der Oest has directed or written:

• 1988 - Zinderend
• 1994 - Coma
• 1995 - Achilles en het zebrapad
• 1996 - Always yours, for never
• 1996 - De nieuwe moeder
• 1998 - De trip van Teetje
• 2001 - Zus & Zo
• 2002 - Moonlight
• 2004 - Madame Jeanette
• 2004 - Verborgen gebreken
• 2008 - Tiramisu
• 2008 - Wijster
• 2011 - Black Butterflies
• 2012 - The Domino Effect
• 2014 - Accused
• 2016 - Tonio
• 2017 - Kleine IJstijd
• 2020 - The Bay of Silence
• 2021 - Love in a Bottle

See also

In Spanish: Paula van der Oest para niños