- Born
- Birth namePaul J.H. Ruven
- He attended Filmschool Amsterdam (screenwriting & directing), Theatre School For Directors Amsterdam, and UCLA Mastercourse directing Motion Pictures Division. He co-wrote Alaska (1989) with Mike van Diem, that won Oscar for best foreign student film. He produced Robin's Road Trip (2016) that was nominated for an International Emmy. He wrote, directed and/or produced art films as well as commercial movies with actors like Patrick Dempsey, Chris Noth, Jason London, Fiona Dourif.
- IMDb mini biography by: paul ruven < rubamedia@hetnet.nl>
- Every movie he makes is very different than any other movie he made. Every new movie is a surprise.
- Uses the name 'Ronald da Silva' as pseudonym sometimes, this name is used as pseudonym by Pim de la Parra too.
- Developed a special teaching course for actors and actresses on film schools and acting schools on the acting technique of Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. Hopes one day to make a film about this, especially about Meryl Streep, whose acting technique he has studied intensely.
- Worked as international script doctor.
- The Academy of Motion Pictures and Arts has acquired the screenplay of the movie "My best friend Anne Frank" for her Core Collection.
- Since February 1 2022 "My best friend Anne Frank" can be seen worldwide on Netflix. In one week, the film debuts at number 2 in de worldwide top 10 non-English language films, watched for more than 18 million hours that week.
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