Johan Nijenhuis

Dutch film director

Johan Nijenhuis

Johan Nijenhuis

Born|  (1968-03-04) 4 March 1968 (age 56)

Markelo, Netherlands

Occupations|

* Film producer
* Film director
* Screenwriter

Johan Nijenhuis (born 4 March 1968) is a Dutch film producer, director and screenwriter.

## Career

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His 2019 film Cuban Love (Verliefd op Cuba in Dutch) was his sixth film to win the Platinum Film award.[1] Most of the film was filmed on Cuba with some scenes filmed on Ibiza.[2][3]

In 2020, his film The Marriage Escape (De beentjes van Sint-Hildegard in Dutch), an adaptation of the 2016 Czech film Tiger Theory, received a nomination for the Golden Calf for Best Feature Film award.[4] It was also the highest-grossing Dutch film of 2020. His film Men at Work: Miami (Onze Jongens in Miami in Dutch) was the second highest-grossing film of that year.[5]

## Awards

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### Golden Film and Platinum Film

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* 2001: Costa!
* 2003: Full Moon Party
* 2013: Verliefd op Ibiza
* 2014: Tuscan Wedding
* 2016: Rokjesdag
* 2019: Cuban Love
* 2020: The Marriage Escape

### Golden Film

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* 2020: Men at Work: Miami
* 2022: Yasmine's Wedding (Marokkaanse bruiloft)
* 2022: Zwanger & Co
* 2024: Verliefd op Bali

## References

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1. ^ "Johan Nijenhuis haalt met Verliefd op Cuba zesde Platina Film binnen" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 29 April 2019. Archived from the original on 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
2. ^ "Johan Nijenhuis mag nieuwe film op Cuba opnemen". NU.nl (in Dutch). 11 April 2018. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
3. ^ "Johan Nijenhuis merkte tijdens opnames in Cuba 'macht van dictatuur'". NU.nl (in Dutch). 10 February 2019. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
4. ^ "Herman Finkers en Carice van Houten genomineerd voor Gouden Kalf". NU.nl (in Dutch). 28 September 2020. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
5. ^ Pedd, Jim (30 December 2020). "Dit zijn de tien best verdienende Nederlandse films van 2020". FilmTotaal (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.

## External links

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* Johan Nijenhuis at IMDb

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Films directed|

* Costa! (2001)
* Full Moon Party (2002)
* Zoop in Africa (2005)
* Zoop in India (2006)
* Zoop in South America (2007)
* Alibi (2008)
* Fuchsia the Mini-Witch (2010)
* Bennie Stout (2011)
* Verliefd op Ibiza (2013)
* Tuscan Wedding (2014)
* Apenstreken (2015)
* Rokjesdag (2016)
* Onze Jongens (2016)
* Cuban Love (2019)
* Men at Work: Miami (2020)
* The Marriage Escape (2020)
* Yasmine's Wedding (2022)
* Zwanger & Co (2022)
* Verliefd op Bali (2024)

Films produced|

* Love to Love (2003)
* Alice in Glamourland (2004)
* Snowfever (2004)
* Floris (2004)
* The Storm (2009)
* SpangaS op Survival (2009)
* Lang en Gelukkig (2010)
* Body Language (2011)
* Mannen van Mars (2018)
* Pirates Down the Street (2020)

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* Germany
* France
* BnF data
* Spain
* Netherlands
* Korea

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