Henk Van der Kolk is a Canadian film producer, best known as a cofounder of the Toronto International Film Festival[1] and the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.[2]
Originally from Zwolle, Netherlands, Van der Kolk emigrated to Canada in 1959.[3] His credits as a film producer include Outrageous! (1977), Wild Horse Hank (1979), Mr. Patman (1980), Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave (1980) and Circle of Two (1981).[4] Most of the films were coproduced with Bill Marshall through their firm Film Consortium of Canada.[5]
More recently, Van der Kolk was a founder of a new film festival in Panama.[3] He and his wife Yanka are currently partners in Imaging & Photography, a professional portrait photography studio.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Film festival's founders debate who got idea first". Toronto Star, September 5, 1985.
- ^ "Actors organize Canadian academy". The Globe and Mail, December 13, 1978.
- ^ a b "Expat lives: Split screens". Financial Times, October 26, 2012.
- ^ "Henk Van Der Kolk took producer's role". Toronto Star, September 10, 1995.
- ^ "New director announced for film festival". The Globe and Mail, March 14, 1978.
- ^ "Lights, camera and a remake: Arts power couple are masters at repurposing their home into work space". Toronto Star, November 12, 2016.
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