Director
Jos Stelling
81 years · Utrecht, Netherlands · 15 films
Jos Stelling (born July 16, 1945, in Utrecht, Netherlands) is a renowned Dutch filmmaker celebrated for his visually driven, dialogue-sparse style. A self-taught director, he debuted with "Mariken van Nieumeghen" (1974), which competed at Cannes, and went on to create acclaimed works such as "The Illusionist" (1983), "The Pointsman" (1986), and "The Waiting Room" (1995). In 1981, he founded the Dutch Film Days, the precursor to the Netherlands Film Festival, and later became a key figure in Utrecht’s arthouse cinema scene by opening the Springhaver and Louis Hartlooper Complex. Known for exploring the tension between opposites—desire and restraint, connection and solitude—Stelling crafts poetic, often humorous portraits of human nature without relying on words, earning multiple Golden Calf awards and international recognition for his singular cinematic voice.
Best known for
Filmography 15
Natasha’s Dance
2024 · Director, Writer
The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov
2017 · Self
The Girl and Death
2012 · Director, Screenplay
Duska
2007 · Director, Writer
On Fawesome
The Gallery
2003 · Director
The Gas Station
2000 · Director
No Trains No Planes
1999 · Director, Writer
The Waiting Room
1996 · Writer, Director
The Flying Dutchman
1995 · Director, Producer
The Pointsman
1986 · Director, Writer
The Illusionist
1983 · Director, Writer
The Pretenders
1981 · Director
Rembrandt fecit 1669
1977 · Director, Writer
Everyman
1975 · Director, Screenplay
Mariken van Nieumeghen
1974 · Director, Writer