
ROELAND BENTVELZEN

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
+31 (0) 6 1885 47 93
The Netherlands

Awards / Nominations
-Bronze Award Best Cinematography at Queen Palm International Film Festival with Do Not Sing To Me, My Beauty - 2018
-Best Music Video at TMFF with Do Not Sing To Me, My Beauty (dir. Marieta Landkroon) - 2018
-Nominee Best Cinematography at Bucharest Shortcut Cinefest with Alex (dir. Lisa de Bye) - 2021
-Best Film Award at We Make Films International Film Festival with Elegant Heist (dir. Ammar Agha) - 2020
-Nominee Best Cinematography at Brazil International Monthly Independent Film Festival with Elegant Heist - 2020
-Official Selection Cannes Film Festival (Short Film Corner) with Raffaelo in het Wild (dir. Rachel Visscher) - 2017
Personal
My path in Cinematography was sparked with Creativity. More balanced toward a feeling of art and storytelling.
Though practical, Cinematography is based on technique and even logistics and management.
Seeing the difference it made, my first years on set were spend in the Lighting Department, learning from the best and far more experienced.
Later on, I also took a masterclass in directing in New York to balance my technical half with a part that is working with
all the people on set, on both sides of the lens.
Besides that I posses a friendly character. I believe in the great importance of the mental mood
and the well being of relations in any field of our work. Whether it's the director working with the actors or the gaffer
instructing the electricians, if the mood is good all work is done better.
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