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Erwin Olaf(1959-2023)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
  • Writer
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Erwin Olaf
Erwin Olaf was born on 2 July 1959 in Hilversum, Netherlands. He was a director and writer, known for Sprookjes van Grip (1998), Tadzio (1991) and A Beautiful Imperfection (2024). He was married to Kevin Edwards. He died on 20 September 2023 in Groningen, Netherlands.
BornJuly 2, 1959
DiedSeptember 20, 2023(64)
BornJuly 2, 1959
DiedSeptember 20, 2023(64)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Sprookjes van Grip
  • Director
  • 1998
Tadzio
6.9
Short
  • Director
  • 1991
Dar Zuzovsky in A Beautiful Imperfection (2024)
A Beautiful Imperfection
6.4
  • Additional Crew
  • 2024
Wet
Short
  • Director
  • 2005

Credits

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Camera and Electrical Department

  • Thom Hoffman in Evenings (1989)
    Evenings
    6.7
    • additional photography
    • 1989
  • Loos (1989)
    Loos
    6.0
    • poster photography
    • 1989
  • Arjan Ederveen and Tosca Niterink in Theo & Thea (1985)
    Theo & Thea
    8.2
    TV Series
    • still photographer
    • 1985–1986

Director

  • La tristesse riche (2010)
    La tristesse riche
    6.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 2010
  • Le Dernier Cri
    Short
    • Director
    • 2006
  • Wet
    Short
    • Director
    • 2005
  • Sprookjes van Grip
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Tadzio
    6.9
    Short
    • Director
    • 1991

Writer

  • Sprookjes van Grip
    • script
    • 1998
  • Tadzio
    6.9
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1991

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • Academy_
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Born
    • July 2, 1959
    • Hilversum, Netherlands
  • Died
    • September 20, 2023
    • Groningen, Netherlands(complications from a recent lung transplant)
  • Spouse
    • Kevin Edwards2016 - September 20, 2023 (his death)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    His work was shown in galleries and museums internationally, for example at Wagner + Partner, Berlin; Flatland Gallery, Amsterdam; Hamiltons Gallery, London; Galerie Magda Danysz, Paris; Gallery Espacio Minimo, Madrid; and many others.

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