George Sluizer
Dutch filmmaker
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| birth_place | Paris, France |
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| years_active | 1961–2014 |
| notable_works | The Vanishing |
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George Sluizer (25 June 1932 – 20 September 2014) was a French-born Dutch filmmaker whose credits included features as well as documentary films.
Career
Sluizer was born on 25 June 1932 in Paris, France.
From 2012 until 2014 he was part of the film jury for ShortCutz Amsterdam.
Director Dennis Alink made a documentary called Sluizer Speaks during the final years of Sluizer's life. It premiered two months after his death at the IDFA in Amsterdam.
Accusations against Ariel Sharon
Sluizer claimed that he had witnessed then-Israeli Defense Minister, Ariel Sharon, personally shooting two Palestinian children from close range near the Sabra-Shatilla refugee camp in November 1982, after the Sabra and Shatila massacre. Sluizer was accused by Israeli officials of a 'modern blood libel' for his claims – which in 2010 achieved front page level publicity in Israel.
Death
Sluizer suffered from arterial disease in his later life, and in 2007 experienced a near-fatal aortic dissection.
Filmography
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As director
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| Year | Title | English title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | De Lage Landen | Hold Back the Sea | |
| 1967 | Yankee Sails Across Europe | National Geographic Special | |
| 1968 | The lonely Dorymen | National Geographic Special. Documentary about Portuguese fishermen | |
| 1969 | Siberia: The Lost Horizon | National Geographic Special | |
| 1971 | Stamping Ground | Directed with Hansjürgen Pohland | |
| 1972 | João en het mes | João and the knife | Entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival |
| 1979 | ** | *Twice a Woman * | |
| 1982 | Tepito Si | Short film | |
| 1983 | Adios Beirut | ||
| 1985 | Red Desert Penitentiary | Red Desert Penitentiary | |
| 1988 | Spoorloos | The Vanishing | |
| 1992 | Utz | Utz | url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1992/03_preistr_ger_1992/03_Preistraeger_1992.html |
| 1993 | The Vanishing | Remake of Spoorloos | |
| 1996 | Crimetime | Crimetime | |
| 1996 | Mortinho por Chegar a Casa | Dying to Go Home | Directed with Carlos da Silva |
| 1998 | The Commissioner | The Commissioner | url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1998/02_programm_1998/02_Programm_1998.html |
| 2002 | La Balsa de piedra | The Stone Raft | |
| 2009 | The Chosen One | The Chosen One | |
| 2010 | Homeland | Homeland | |
| 2012 | Dark Blood | Dark Blood | Originally filmed in 1993 and technically unfinished. Entered into the 32nd Netherlands Film Festival |
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Awards and nominations
- 1988 - Golden Calf Best Film, Nederlands Film Festival, for Spoorloos
- 1997 - Nomination Crystal Star, Brussels International Film Festival, for Mortinho por Chegar a Casa
- 1998 - Nomination Golden Bear, Berlinale, for The Commissioner
- 2002 - Nomination Golden Calf Best Film & Beste Director, Nederlands Film Festival, for La balsa de piedra
- 2002 - Juryprize, Nederlands Film Festival, for La balsa de piedra
- 2013 - ShortCutz Amsterdam Career Award
References
References
- Thomas, Eve. (24 September 2014). "Director George Sluizer: Best known for two versions of film ‘The Vanishing’". [[The Independent]].
- Roxborough, Scott. (August 2012). "River Phoenix's Last Film 'Dark Blood' to Debut at Film Festival in September". The Hollywood Reporter.
- [https://vimeo.com/73885040 ShortCutz Amsterdam Jury Team], ''Shortcutz Amsterdam''. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- [https://www.prweb.com/releases/dutch_short_films_are_the_focus_shortcutz_amsterdam/prweb11717312.htm Dutch Short Films Are the Focus - Shortcutz Amsterdam] ''Go Social Film Magazine''. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- "Sluizer Speak".
- (26 March 2013). "Documentary SLUIZER SPEAKS Has A Trailer, Needs Some Funds". Screen Anarchy.
- (24 November 2010). "Het onvoorstelbare zwijgen van George Sluizer". [[de Volkskrant]].
- Cnaan Liphshiz, [https://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/i-saw-ariel-sharon-murder-2-palestinian-toddlers-in-lebanon-1.325540 "I saw Ariel Sharon murder 2 Palestinian toddlers in Lebanon,"] ''[[Haaretz]]'' (19 November 2010). Retrieved 4 August 2013
- "Berlinale: 1992 Prize Winners". berlinale.de.
- "Berlinale: 1998 Programme". berlinale.de.
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