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=IJsbrand van Veelen=

IJsbrand van Veelen is a Dutch documentary maker, art critic, and entrepreneur.

Director of documentaries
From 1991-2013 worked as a director of documentaries about society, culture, history, politics and science for VPRO/Dutch national television. Several of his documentaries won awards at international ﬁlmfestivals.

Filmography

 * 2013 DIGITALIFE
 * 2011/2012 HET SNELLE GELD (Fast Money): 1987-2012
 * 2010 iPod I phone I am
 * 2009/2010 BEAGLE: IN DARWIN'S WAKE
 * 2009 TEGENLICHT: THE WORLD’S NEXT SUPERMODEL
 * 2009 THE FINE ART OF SEDUCTION
 * 2008 THE TRUTH ACCORDING TO WIKIPEDIA
 * 2008 THE FUTURE OF OUR FOOD
 * 2008 THE ASIAN CENTURY
 * 2007 THE TURKISH DILEMMA
 * 2007 PAST IMPERFECT
 * 2006 GOOGLE BEHIND THE SCREEN
 * 2006 THE WELL-OILED REVOLUTION OF HUGO CHAVEZ
 * 2006 ENERGY WAR
 * 2006 REZA ABEDINI
 * 2005 NOREENA’S AGENDA
 * 2005 JEFFREY’S APPROACH
 * 2005 De Nieuwe Wereld: Eigen Terrein
 * 2005 FROM AID TO TRADE
 * 2002-2004 R.A.M.
 * 2001 THE SOTO’S SOLUTION
 * 2001 NO PLANET NO BUSINESS
 * 2000 THE CLUB
 * 2000 KILLING TIME
 * 2000 AIDS IN AFRICA
 * 1999 LIVING FOSSIL
 * 1999 THE ETERNAL BODY
 * 1998 ATATüRK REMIX
 * 1997 MILE GILLES
 * 1997 GAMES
 * 1997 MADE IN CHINA
 * 1996 THE ART OF MEMORY
 * 1996 THE PHILANTHROPIST
 * 1996 THE ULTIMATE KICK
 * 1995 THE GENE HUNTER
 * 1995 THE BELL CURVE

Awards

 * 2002: Prix Film Documentaires Tech Film (Czech Republic)
 * 2000: Eadweard Muybridge Award, International Film Festival Utrecht (The Netherlands)
 * 2000: Bronze Dragon, Beijing International Scientiﬁc Film Festival (China)
 * 2000: Prix du Magazine, Image et Science, International Television Festival Paris (France)
 * 2000: Premio Arte, Teleciencia Film Festival (Portugal)
 * 1999: Prix Special du Jury, ﬁlm festival Angers (France)

Art critic
Has an MA in Art-history and Archeology from the University of Amsterdam. Has been an art critic, essayist and author since 1986. Wrote for Het Parool, a Dutch national newspaper, and for international art magazines such as Flash Art and Lápiz. Has written numerous articles, essays, columns and catalogues about art and culture. Curated several exhibitions. Writes columns and essays on culture since 2002 for Kunstbeeld, Holland’s leading arts monthly.

Entrepreneur
May 2014 Van Veelen and Jeroen Roodnat founded The Thinkfactory (De Denkfabriek) a Dutch agency that specializes in mediaconcepts for projects with social relevance. Partners include KPN, Emma Children's Hospital AMC, and the Municipality of the city of Eindhoven. At The Thinkfactory Van Veelen's role is that of director and creative.