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Golden Calf for Best Actress in a TV-Drama for
Martin Koolhoven’s Suzy Q.
In 2006, van Houten shined as Jewish singer Rachel
Stein in Paul Verhoeven’s critically acclaimed Black
Book. One year later, van Houten displayed great
comic talent in the romantic comedy Love Is All. The
film was a major box-office hit and became one of
the most successful Dutch films of all time.
Bryan Singer’s Valkyrie was the first major Hollywood
production in which van Houten appeared. That
same year, New York magazine proclaimed her
Woman of the Year and Vanity Fair featured her in a
“Vanities” article.
Of her role in the 2009 Dutch box-office hit A
Woman Goes to the Doctor, Variety wrote, “Carice
van Houten in another attention-grabbing perf as the
two-timed, terminally ill woman…often steals the
show, delivering some of the pic’s best lines with an
increasingly biting cynicism.”
Van Houten’s upcoming films include From Time
to Time, directed by Julian Fellowes; Black Death,
directed by Christopher Smith; and the Dutch film De
gelukkige huisvrouw, directed by Antoinette Beumer.
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ABOUT THE
FILMMAKERS
MIGUEL SAPOCHNIK (Directed by/
Executive Producer) has
been making movies since he
was old enough to pick up a
camera. After a foundation
course in art and a stint as a
muralist, he worked as a
storyboard and scenic artist
on such features as Trainspotting,
A Life Less Ordinary
and Small Faces. His
storyboards have been published in Dazed and
Confused magazine. It is this artistic vision that
Sapochnik brings to his own work.
In 1996, after completing his postgraduate course
at the Arts University College at Bournemouth with
distinction (as the youngest student the school ever
had), Sapochnik kicked off his professional life
working on promos and directing spots for bands like
The Charlatans and The Brand New Heavies.
His ambitious 15-minute short film, The Dreamer,
was conceived as a project to put Sapochnik on
Hollywood’s radar. With awards at the Palm Springs
International Film Festival and ending up on short
lists for both BAFTA and Academy Award ® nominations,
The Dreamer achieved its purpose, earning
Sapochnik development deals with several major
studios including Miramax, Focus Features and
Working Title as a writer and a director. In 2006, his
short film earned him a place on the prestigious
Saatchi & Saatchi New Directors’ Showcase as one of
the top-25 new directors in the world.
More recently, Sapochnik completed a short
film/music video for acclaimed U.K. band UNKLE
and is currently working on an original graphic novel
titled “The Source.”