Dick Herman Willem Maas (born 15 April 1951) is a Dutch film director,
screenwriter, film producer and film composer.Maas achieved fame after
the success of his music videos for the Dutch band Golden Earring,
including "Twilight Zone" and the controversial "When the Lady
Smiles," and his films De Lift, Amsterdamned and Flodder in the 1980s.
Maas also directed the controversial Christmas slasher Sint (Saint
Nick) and one episode of the TV series Young Indiana Jones. The film
Karakter won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1996.
Maas served as executive producer. The film was produced by his
production company First Floor Features, founded in 1984. He left the
company, which he started with Laurens Geels, in 2001.His 2016 film
Prooi became an unexpected box office hit in China cinemas in 2019. It
is also the first Dutch film to secure a wide theatrical release in
China. The film was retitled as Violent Fierce Lion.An authorized
documentary about his career titled De Dick Maas Methode premiered at
the Dutch Film Festival on September 27, 2020 in Utrecht.
screenwriter, film producer and film composer.Maas achieved fame after
the success of his music videos for the Dutch band Golden Earring,
including "Twilight Zone" and the controversial "When the Lady
Smiles," and his films De Lift, Amsterdamned and Flodder in the 1980s.
Maas also directed the controversial Christmas slasher Sint (Saint
Nick) and one episode of the TV series Young Indiana Jones. The film
Karakter won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1996.
Maas served as executive producer. The film was produced by his
production company First Floor Features, founded in 1984. He left the
company, which he started with Laurens Geels, in 2001.His 2016 film
Prooi became an unexpected box office hit in China cinemas in 2019. It
is also the first Dutch film to secure a wide theatrical release in
China. The film was retitled as Violent Fierce Lion.An authorized
documentary about his career titled De Dick Maas Methode premiered at
the Dutch Film Festival on September 27, 2020 in Utrecht.
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