Mees Bergshoeff

Based in London, doing a research masters in Moving Image at Central Saint Martins, University of Arts London. Has a bachelor of design in Audiovisual media at The University of the Arts Utrecht, The Netherlands. Graduated Summa Cum Laude with Honors. 

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FILMOGRAPHY

• WHAT DO YOU THINK? I ALMOST LOST MY BUTT CRACK. (2021) Philosophical graduation movie for the HOGESCHOOL van de KUNSTEN UTRECHT, 28 min
  
  AWARDS:
  Best Scenario @ Vers Film Festival 2022, the Netherlands
  First Prize Fiction – Professional Jury @ International Film Schools Festival 2022, Uruguay
  Best International Short Film – Audience Award @ International Film Schools Festival 2022, Uruguay
  
  
• WHERE AM I? (2019) Experimental film made in Iceland visualizing the feeling lost, In collaboration with ZORA PRINS, 8 min
• ZELFPORTRET (2018) Experimental documentary autonomous, 8 min
• LOST. (2018) Experimental 3 screen film screenplay, direction, production, camera, edit, 5 min
• KING MONEY AND QUEEN LIFE about KARIN VERBERNE (2018) Short documentary co-directed with Manna Duk, 7 min
• THE REFUGEE (2017) videoclip screenplay, direction, production, art direction, 6 min

EXHIBITIONS

• COZYGANZA at AVALON CAFE London (2023) Work In Progress film - An installation that looks like it’s just made for us to meet
• HOW TO PREVENT AN EXISTENTIAL CRISIS at GaleriE106 London (2023) Work In Progress film - An installation that looks like it’s just made for us to meet
• WHAT DO YOU THINK? I ALMOST LOST MY BUTT CRACK (2021) Private exposition at SexylandWorld Amsterdam
  
• WHAT DO YOU THINK? I ALMOST LOST MY BUTT CRACK (2021) Private showing at the cinema De Uitkijk Amsterdam
  
• WHAT DO YOU THINK? I ALMOST LOST MY BUTT CRACK (2021) Private premiere at Lab111 Amsterdam
• WHERE AM I? (2020) Exhibited at Elastiek, multidisciplinary platform Roodkapje in Rotterdam
• WHERE AM I? (2020) Exhibited at A lonely show, Sexyland in Amsterdam
• LOST. (2019) Exhibited at the gallery ArtRoomMina in Amsterdam

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• MRes MOVING IMAGE at the CENTRAL SAINT MARTIN, UNIVERSITY OF ARTS LONDON (UAL) (2021-present) Research Masters, under the wings of Duncan White
• AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA at the UNIVERSITY of the ARTS UTRECHT (HKU) (2017-2021) Graduated SUMMA CUM LAUDE with a bachelor of design (full-time)
• MINOR PHILOSOPHY IN THE POST DIGITAL WORLD at the HOGESCHOOL VAN AMSTERDAM (HVA) (2020) 3rd year optional half year
• HAVO at the SPINOZA LYCEUM, AMSTERDAM (2010-2015) Profile: economics and society with social sciences, history and arts as final exam subjects

ORGANIZED & CURATED FILM FESTIVALS

• EXPERIMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL in GALLERIE DE SCHANS, WARMOESTRAAT 67 Amsterdam (Summer 2022) Curator and organizer together with MASUMI-LEE
• GAP THE MIND UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL in PHOENIX CINEMA London (Spring 2022) Curator and organizer together with Claire Kleinman and Julian Cupello Lazo

INTERNSHIPS

• NOËL LOOZEN (2020) 3 months, Autonomous director, photographer and artist represented by Halal production company
• TESSA serie (October 2015) stage management/recording supervision
• ADIOS AMIGOS film by ALBERT JAN VAN REES (September 2015) internship at Art Department led by LIEKE SCHOLMAN
• SAMMY PARAMARIBO serie by  BARBARA BREDERO (July 2015) Art Department internship led by LIEKE SCHOLMAN

ASSISTING WORK

• BANG/VAL - LEMUEL DE GRAAV by LUUK WALSCHOT (VIDEOCLIP 2022) First Assistant Director
• WOLF - KOUROSH by RUMI KAUL (VIDEOCLIP 2022) First Assistant Director
• DE LIFE by GIANCARLO SANCHEZ (SERIES Summer 2022) Production assistant
• TOEN WE VAN DE DUITSERS VERLOREN by GUIDO VAN DRIEL (FEATURE FILM Summer 2022) Production assistant
• ONDER DE BLOTE HEMEL by LILIAN SIJBESMA (FEAUTURE FILM Summer 2021) Production assistant and 3rd Assistant director
• MOONRISE CARCOSA graduation movie HKU by KEVIN TROMP (May 2019) Art Department assistent
• WK CAVIA graduation movie HKU by MARIA PHILIPS (May 2018) Art Department assistent
  
  
  
  

SKILLS

• FILM AND PHILOSOPHY COURSE (2021) Six week course given by Kevin Toma and Sabine Winters at the Louis Hartloper complex
• OPEN STUDIO (2016-2017) preparatory course for film
• PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE (2015) basic course in photography with DSLR camera
• AMSTERDAM YOUTH THEATRE SCHOOL, AJTS (2009-2013)
• RIJBEWIJS B (from 9 September 2017) Car drivers license