Helena van der Meulen is a Dutch screenwriter, film critic and TV
writer. She has won the Golden Calf Award for Best Screenplay for Joy
(2010).Helena van der Meulen studied philosophy and film at the
University of Amsterdam.[1] During her studies, van der Meulen wrote
film reviews for the Dutch film magazine Skrien. In September 1991,
she was the head of publicity at the Dutch Film Museum.[1]During an
interview, director Heddy Honigmann asked van der Meulen to
collaborate on her next screenplay, Tot Ziens (1995). The film was
critically acclaimed and won prestigious awards. Tot Ziens’ success
opened the door to van der Meulen’s screenwriting career.[1]In the
late nineties, van der Meulen was granted a stipend from the Dutch
Media Fund to develop original material, including Zoenzucht (1999)
for the VPRO television network. In 2002, van der Meulen’s fourth
screenplay, Tussenland, was produced. It was the first Dutch film to
win an award at the Rotterdam International Film Festival. In 2007,
the van der Meulen scripted short Het Zusje premiered at the Cannes
Film Festival.[1]
writer. She has won the Golden Calf Award for Best Screenplay for Joy
(2010).Helena van der Meulen studied philosophy and film at the
University of Amsterdam.[1] During her studies, van der Meulen wrote
film reviews for the Dutch film magazine Skrien. In September 1991,
she was the head of publicity at the Dutch Film Museum.[1]During an
interview, director Heddy Honigmann asked van der Meulen to
collaborate on her next screenplay, Tot Ziens (1995). The film was
critically acclaimed and won prestigious awards. Tot Ziens’ success
opened the door to van der Meulen’s screenwriting career.[1]In the
late nineties, van der Meulen was granted a stipend from the Dutch
Media Fund to develop original material, including Zoenzucht (1999)
for the VPRO television network. In 2002, van der Meulen’s fourth
screenplay, Tussenland, was produced. It was the first Dutch film to
win an award at the Rotterdam International Film Festival. In 2007,
the van der Meulen scripted short Het Zusje premiered at the Cannes
Film Festival.[1]
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