Awards and Nominations

• HA! from Humo – award best television program – The Camping site – 1998
• City Utrecht Award – award for talented and promising filmmaker at the start of an important career – Netherlands Film festival 2000
• Nomination ICODO Prize 2000 – impact of war – Behind Closed Eyes
• 2nd place Audience Award IDFA 2000 (International Documentary Festival Amsterdam) Behind Closed Eyes
• Press Prize Dick Scherpenzeel 2000 – Behind Closed Eyes
• Award 2001 for Historical Documentary – 4th International Meeting of Cinema & History (Istanbul) Behind Closed Eyes
• Nomination Best Short Documentary IDFA 2001 – Nisha
• Special mention children jury Nord-Sud media festival 2002 Geneve – Nisha
• Grand Prix at Academia Film Olomouc 2002 – Nisha
• Prize of French Ambassador – Pärnu International Documentary FF – Living Right
• Special Mention Human Rights – 58th Locarno International Film Festival – Living Rights
• BUSTER’s Documentary Award – BUSTER Copenhagen International Film Festival for Children and Youth – Living Rights: Yoshi
• Child Right Award – Osnabruek Youth Jury 2006 – Living Rights Roy & Toti
• Nomination Signis Award – Romania 2006 – Living Rights Lena
• Nomination Movie Squad Award – Youth Prize Amnesty International 2006 – Living Rights Roy & Toti
• Award Beeld & Geluid 2010 – Best Television Documentary (previously Gouden Beeld) Foute Vrienden