about me
Marijn van der Ploeg is a filmmaker and producer with a great passion for documentary. She uses film as a medium to highlight people and bring stories together. She followed Audiovisual Design and the Honors Program at the Willem de Kooning academy. In addition to directing, she worked for a while at the Rotterdam production company Volya Films. Where she worked on various fiction and documentary projects. Her films have been screened at various festivals including the IFFR, Arab Film Festival Rotterdam and D&AD New Blood Festival. In 2018 she won a Wood Pencil and a spot at the D&AD New Blood Academy in London. Together with Esmée van Loon, she is the owner of Stichting KamerFilm. She also works on various social and cultural projects such as De Buurtcamping Utrecht, De Bike Bar and De Volmolen Amersfoort.

trackrecord
'Will be fine, I think' (2017) 'Almighty Landscape' (2017) 'As far as it goes' (2016)

awards
03-2018: 'Will be fine, I think' screened in the Voorkamer, Utrecht 01-2018: 'Will be fine, I think' screened Verhalenhuis Belvedere 11-2017: 'Will be fine, I think' selected for Arab Film Festival Rotterdam 08- 2017: 'Will be fine, I think' in collaboration with De Correspondent 'New in the Netherlands' 05-2017: 'Will be fine, I think' for premiere Lantaren window 09-2017: 'Almighty Landscape' selected for Noordelijk Film Festival 06-2016: 'As far as it goes' wins prize for teaser Short Film International Film Festival Rotterdam 2017