BERT POT Director of Photography
Relevant Information
Name: Bert Pot
Telephone/fax: +31 20 662 1558
Mobile: +31 6 5020 7558
E-mail: bertpot@hotmail.com
Education
1990 - ‘94 Netherlands Film and Television Academy, Amsterdam
1986 - ‘90 School for Photography, ‘s-Gravenhage (with distinction)
Membership
1999 - Member of ‘The Netherlands Society of Cinematography’ (NSC)
Awards and Nominations
2003 Golden Calf for Best Cinematography on ‘Phileine zegt Sorry’
2004 Nominated Golden Calf for Best Cinematography on ‘Verborgen Gebreken’
Feature Films
TONY TIEN (2011) (post-produktion)
(Feature, Super 35, 95 minutes)
Direction: Mischa Kamp / Production: Lemming Film and Ma.ja.de
(Feature, The RED-One, 100 minutes)
Direction: Antoinette Beumer / Production: Eyeworks
DE LEUGEN (2010)
(Documentary, Super 16mm and 35mm, 90 minutes)
Direction: Robert Oey / Production: Interakt
BARDSONGS Part ll, The Plasticcollector (2010)
(Feature, 1 episode, Super 16mm, 25 minutes)
Direction: Sander Francken / Production: SF Film
(Feature, 16mm digital blow-up 35mm, 90 minutes)
Direction: Pieter Kuijpers / Production: Pupkin Film
’Best Film’ Philadelphia Film Festival 2008
Nominated for ‘Banff Rockie Awards 2009’ in Canada
(Feature, 35mm, 90 minutes)
Direction: Dana Nechushtan / Production: Lemming Film
‘Variety Critics’ Choice’ 2008
‘CIFEJ Prize’ Tel Aviv Children’s Film Festival 2008
‘Best Film Award’ at the Isabella International Film Week 2008 (Italy)
‘Best Teen Film Award’ at the Sarajevo Film Festival 2008
Nominated ‘Golden Calf for Best Film’ at the Netherlands Filmfestival 2008
(Feature, Super 35mm, 100 minutes)
Direction: Albert ter Heerdt / Production: Kicks Film BV
(Feature, 16mm blow-up 35mm, 90 minutes)
Direction: Pieter Kuijpers / Production: Pupkin Film
NACHTRIT (2006)
(Feature, Super 35mm, 90 minutes)
Direction: Dana Nechushtan / Production: Waterland Film
‘Best Dutch Film of the Year 2006’ by the Dutch Filmcritcs (KNF)
Nominated ‘Golden Calf for Best Film’ at the Netherlands Filmfestival 2006
(Feature, 35mm, 90 minutes)
Direction: Micha Alexander / Production: PvPictures / Neue Impuls Film
(Feature, Super 35mm, 90 minutes)
Direction: Pieter Kuijpers / Production: Bos Bros.
‘Best of the Fest Award’ at the Chicago Int. Children’s Film Festival 2006
‘Best Film’ at the Young People's Film Festival in Leeds (GB)
(Feature, 16mm blow-up 35mm, 90 minutes)
Direction: Pieter Kuijpers / Production: Rinkel Film
’Best Film’ Philadelphia Film Festival 2006
‘Special Jury Award’ Houston Film Festival 2006
’Grand Prix des Ameriques’ (Best film) Filmfestival Montreal 2005
‘Best Director’ Filmfestival Porto 2006
(Feature, Super 35mm, 95 minutes)
Direction: Paula van der Oest / Production: De Luwte
(Feature, 35mm, 90 minutes)
Direction: Robert Jan Westdijk / Production: Motel Films
‘Golden Calf for Best Cinematography’ at the Netherlands Filmfestival 2003
VAN GOD LOS (2003)
(Feature, 16mm blow-up 35mm, 90 minutes)
Direction: Pieter Kuijpers / Production: ID Film, Rinkel Film
‘Golden Calf for Best Director’ and ‘Golden Calf for Best Script’ at the Netherlands Filmfestival 2003
ZUS EN ZO (2002)
(Feature, Super 35mm, 100 minutes)
Direction: Paula van der Oest / Production: De Luwte
Nominated ‘Best Foreign Film 2003’ at the Academy Awards (The Oscars)
(Feature, 16mm blow-up 35mm, 90 minutes)
Direction: Dana Nechushtan / Production: Lemming Film
SIBERIA (1998)
(Feature, 35mm, 90 minutes)
Direction: Robert Jan Westdijk / Production: Clea de Koning
ZUSJE (LITTLE SISTER) (1996)
(Feature, betacam SP to 35mm, 90 minutes)
Direction: Robert Jan Westdijk
Production: Clea de Koning, Robert Jan Westdijk
’Golden Calf for Best Film’ and Winner of the ‘Utrecht city Price’ at the Netherlands Filmfestival.
Winner of several prices at international festivals like: Thessaloniki, Istanbul, Turin en Seattle.
Television
DE STERKSTE MAN VAN NEDERLAND (2011)
(Fiction, The Red-One, 90 minutes)
Direction: Marc de Cloe / Production: NL Film
(Televisionseries, 16mm, 7 episodes of 50 minutes)
Direction: Dana Nechushtan / Production: Bos Bros.
Winner of the ‘Student Award Prix Italia 2010’ televisionprice in Turin
Nominated for ‘Prix Italia 2010’ televisionprice in Turin
STAATSGEVAARLIJK (2005)
(Fiction, 16mm, 90 minutes, NPS television)
Direction: Marcel Visbeen / Production: Pupkin Film
(Series, 16mm, 16 episodes of 25 minutes)
Direction: Dana Nechushtan / Production: NPS
Winner of ‘Prix Jeunesse 2004’ (München)
Winner of the ‘Premios Ondas’ televisionprice in Barcelona
Nominated for ‘Banff Rockie Awards 2004’ in Canada
Nominated for ‘The Emmy Awards 2004’ in the U.S.
Nominated for ‘The Emmy Awards 2005’ in the U.S.
DWAALGAST (2003)
(Fiction, 16mm, 50 minutes, KRO television in the series ‘Eneagram’)
Direction: Colette Bothof / Production: de Luwte
’Golden Calf for Best Television Film at the Netherlands Filmfestival 2003
(Fiction, 16mm, 25 minutes, NPS television in the series ‘Novellen’)
Direction: Marcel Visbeen / Production: Monique van Welzen
GEHEIME GEDACHTEN (2001)
(Televisionseries, 6 episodes of 8 min, 16 mm, VPRO television)
Direction: Simone van Dusseldorp / Production: VPRO
Winner of ‘Prix Jeunesse 2002’ (München)
WILHELMINA (2001)
(Televisionseries, 35mm, 4 episodes of 50 minutes, NCRV television)
Direction: Olga Madsen / Production: Solo Filmcompany, Joop van den Ende
BENIDORM (1999)
(Fiction, 16mm, 45 minutes, VPRO television)
Direction: Jaap van Eijck / Production: Felix Albersen
DE DAG, DE NACHT EN HET DUISTER (1999)
(Fiction, 16mm, 30 minutes, NPS television in the series ‘Novellen’)
Direction: Dana Nechushtan / Production: Monique van Welzen
IVOREN WACHTERS (1998)
(Fiction, 16mm, 80 minutes, VPRO television)
Direction: Dana Nechushtan / Production: Hungry Eye
LABYRINT (1997)
(Series, episodes 7 and 8, 16mm, 25 minutes, VPRO television)
Direction: Dana Nechushtan / Production: VPRO, Arry Voorsmit
JU JU (1997)
(Fiction, 16mm, 55 minutes, VARA television)
Direction: Otakar Votocek / Production: VARA
HOLLANDSE HELD (1997)
(Fiction, 16mm, 25 minutes, television in the series ‘Novellen’)
Direction: Robert Jan Westdijk / Production: NPS
Short Film
OCOBAR AMERICAN BIOSCOPE: ‘FAITH’ (2011)
(Musicfilm/short, 16mm, 9 minutes)
Direction: Bert Pot and Marcel Visbeen / Production: Selwyn Film
ELVIS LIVES! (1997)
(Fiction, 16mm, 9 minutes)
Direction: Marcel Visbeen / Production: Pupkin Film
Winner ‘NPS Price 1997’ (Best Short Film)
RED RAIN (1997)
(Fiction, 16mm blow-up 35mm, 12 minutes, NPS television)
Direction: M. van Heijningen jr. / Production: IJswater Films
DARKLING / REFLECMENT (1995/97)
(2 Shorts, 16 and 8 minutes, shot on 35mm cinemascope)
Production: Entermorfic Pictures, Adriaan Bijl
DJINN (1994)
(Graduation film, 16mm blow-up 35mm, 25 minutes, IKON television)
Direction: Dana Nechushtan / Production: Ingrid Remeijsen
Nominated for the ‘Academy Award Student Oscar 1995’
Winner of the ‘Tuschinski Award 1994’ at the Netherlands Filmfestival.
Commercials and Musicvideos
More than fifty commercials and musicvideos produced by: Artcore, Yellow Fish, Czar, CCCP, Hungry Eye, Hazazah, G-spots, Blood Simple and Ocean View.
Videos for: Brown Hill, Moke, dEUS, Urban Dance Squad, Mental Theo en Charlie Lownoise, Vengaboys, Keaton and more.
Commercials for: Telfort, Maggi, Chello, Bacardi, Belastingdienst, Essent, Iglo, McDonalds, Kink FM, Danone, The Greenery, Krasloterij, Rabobank, De Zorgsector, Taksi, De VN and Yamaha.
Projects in Preproduction
HEMEL OP AARDE
(Feature, 90 minutes)
Direction: Pieter Kuijpers / Production: Pupkin Film
ALLEZ EDDY!
(Feature, 90 minutes)
Direction: Gert Embrechts / Production: Ciné Crie de Coeur en BosBros.
Other Productions
Life is Beautiful (1 episode, filming) / 5 min / Canon D1 - Marc de Cloe
Hyperscape - Dancefilm / 10 min / Red One, Canon D1 - Wilco Bello, Marco Gerris
Lost in Music - Documentary / 45 min / HD Cam - Jaap van Eijck
Wake-up Call - Television film / 25 min / Digi Beta - Marc de Cloe
Vlucht der Verbeelding - Short film/14 min/Digi Beta - Boris pavel Conen
De Fan - Television film / 25 min / Digi Beta - Marcel Visbeen
Blind - Television film / 25 min / Digi Beta - Johan Timmers
Tussen de Bomen - Television film / 25 min / 16 mm - Robert Jan Westdijk
De Blauwe Roos - Television film / 25 min / 16 mm - Arno Dierickx
Celluloid Blues - Television film / 50 min / 16 mm - Jurrien Roodt
Stop! - Short film / 8 min / 16 mm - Mathijs Geijskes
Mis - Short film / 10 min / 16 mm - Gwen Eckhaus
Afrekenen - Short film / 6 min / 16 mm - Marcel Visbeen
Techfiles - Company film / 25 min / 16 mm - Marcel Visbeen
Van later zorg - Corporate film - Paula van der Oest
Young Designers & Ind. - Promotional film / 20 min / Super 8/16 - Bert Pot
Mermaid - Dance film / 10 min / 16 mm - Colette Bothof
Danskreng - Dance film / 10 min / 16 mm - G. J. Reijnders
The Hidden Camera - Documentary / 25 min / DigiBeta - Paul Moody
Partners - Artfilm/short / 10min / DigiBeta - Elsbeth Dijkstra
Wan Aisa - Music film / 11 min / DigiBeta - Karina Meeuwse
Havenblues - Music film / 10 min / 16 mm - Marcel Visbeen
Sneeuwval - Graduation film / 25 min / 16 mm - B.Bonenschansker
Milkyway - Graduation film / 25 min / 16 mm - Ellen Verhoeff
Commercials
AH - Diederick van Roojien - 25 FPS
VCM - Dana Nechushtan - Artcore
Lu - Dana Nechushtan - Artcore
Reumafonds - Pieter Kuijpers - Götz
Telfort (6 commercials) - Martin Koolhoven - Artcore
Maggi (2 commercials) - Paula van der Oest - Yellow Fish
EA Games - Bart Timmer - Czar
Presto (2 commercials) - Jeroen Anoke - Czar.be
Van A naar Beter - Jeroen Anoke - Czar
Hier.nu (3 commercials) - Norbert ter Hall - Het Blauwe Oog
De Belastingdienst - Maarten treurniet - 25 FPS
Bacardi - Harm van der Sanden - CCCP
Chello - Jeroen Anoke - CCCP
Super de Boer - Pacqal Simons - 25 FPS
Super de Boer - Tim Oliehoek - 25 FPS
T-Mobile (3 commercials) - Edie Terstal - Spaghetti
Iglo (4 commercials) - Dana Nechushtan - Bloodsimple
Essent (2 commercials) - Dana Nechushtan - Bloodsimple
Friesche Vlag Breaker (6 comm.) - Jeroen Anoke - CCCP
Liga - Eddy Terstal - Spaghetti
De Zorgsector (3 commercials) - Joram Lurssen - Ocean View
Krasloterij - Mark de Cloe - Spaghetti
Grolsch - Mark de Cloe - Spaghetti
De VN - Jelle Oortman Gerlings - Bloodsimple
Rabobank (2 commercials) - Marcel Visbeen - Liberty
Basismarkt (6 commercials) - Marcel Visbeen - Stacato
Taksi (2 commercials) - Bart van Dam - G-spots
Inventum (3 commercials) - Bart van Dam - G-spots
Lirill - Olaf van Gerwen - Bloodsimple
Krasloterij - Mathias Schut - CCCP
Danone - - Hazazah
The Greenery (2 commercials) - Yani - Hazazah