Stienette Bosklopper is a Dutch,Oscar-nominated[1] film producer and screenwriter based in Amsterdam. She is mostly known for producing Nanuk Leopold's films, including the award-winning film Cobain (2018), and for producing the Academy Award and BAFTA-nominated short film Wander to Wonder (2023).[2] Bosklopper is the CEO of Dutch production company Circe Films, which has been producing feature films for the national and international market since 1996.[3]
Career
Bosklopper studied History between 1981 and 1985 at the University of Groningen. In 1985, she began working at the Dutch studio Nieuwe Gronden, as the assistant to film producer René Scholten.[4] In 1990, Bosklopper joined Circe Films, a collective of young female filmmakers whose primary focus was creating television series for young audiences. From 1996 onwards, she became the owner of Circe Films and began working solely on feature films.[5]
Between 2001 and 2006, she served as chair of the Netherlands Association of Feature Film Producers (NVS).[6]
In 2008, Bosklopper co-authored a book titled The Film Producer: A Practical Handbook (2008) with Carolien Croon.[7]
Filmography
Film
1987: De schoorsteenveger (short film) - first assistant director. Directed by Ron Termaat.
2012: Stockholm (TV film) - producer. Directed by Eché Janga.
2012: Cabo (TV film) - producer. Directed by Ivan Barbosa.
2013: Scooterdagen (TV film) - producer. Directed by Léonie de Boer.
2013: Roffa (TV film) - producer. Directed by Bobby Boermans.
2013: The Making of 'Boven is het Stil' (TV film) - producer. Directed by Sabine Lubbe Bakker and Niels van Koevorden.
2022: Good Bad Girl (TV film) - writer, producer. Directed by Mete Gümürhan.
Recognition
Bosklopper's films have received numerous accolades, including a BAFTA and Academy Award nominations for the short film Wander to Wonder (2023), directed by Nina Gantz.[2][1] The short has won 43 awards at international film festivals.[8]