A Dutch photographer and autodidactic director/filmmaker. Loves to uncover the absurdity of situations who are recognizable for everybody. Known for his photographic eye, subtle storytelling, dry humor and casting… Learned life’s most important lessons while working as a boy in his fathers pet shop. For example, that humor is very much like kitty litter: its best to keep it dry, very dry… His ability to talk and bond with animals laid the groundwork in his development into a true actors director. And while he never liked dog shows, they did give him a taste for winning prizes. In short Rene always shoots towards the stars like his heroes Dennis Bergkamp, space dog Laika and her wonderfully human counterpart Yuri Gagarin.
Rene has been working as a director and photographer for more then 20 years after having completed his training at the Amsterdam Graphic School, the Royal Art Academy in The Hague and a working period in a New York and at the Tata Steel Factory in Ijmuiden. With feeling and both his feet on the ground he works on national and international assignments and personal art projects. Atelier Nuijens is based at a canal in the middle of the old centre of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
JOB ENQUIRIES
E-mail: renenuijens@gmail.com
Phone: +31654604629
FREELANCE DIRECTOR & PRODUCTION
I am a FREELANCE director and art photographer.
-I can work direct for agencies, filmproduction companies, musea or any other client(s).
-I choose, in cooperation with my clients, always the right production team for each job.
ART PHOTOGRAPHY PRINT SALES
Limited editions of art photography museum prints can be bought from the atelier.
In the atelier we have a numerous prints from different series framed or non framed for sale.
Also a numerous of work which has never been showed or published from the archives.
Prints can be made on request and we can think with you to make the right choice for your interior, spaces, art collection and exhibition(s).
FILM JUDGING, PHOTOGRAPHY CURATION, LECTURES, TEACHING, COACHING
Always fun to do!
AWARDS (selection) -2023 WINNER BEST DIRECTOR for Ringo Rocket Star at the 2023 IFFAESF festival of arts and experimental shorts, Rome (IT) -2023 WINNER BEST FILM for Covid Love at the 2023 IFFAESF festival of arts and experimental shorts, Rome (IT) -2023 WINNER BEST COMEDY / DARK COMEDY at the 2023 Golden Wheat Awards, Istanbul (TUR) -2022 WINNER AUDIENCE AWARD at the 2022 NIHILIST filmfestival, Los Angeles Hollywood (USA) -2022 WINNER BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM at MOVIEMMECE cinefestival della biodiversita del cibo e delle culture, Napoli (IT) -2022 WINNER BEST FILM at the Paella Film Festival, Valencia (ESP) -2022 AWARD / FESTIVAL WINNER at the Picentia Short Film Festival, Montecorvina Rovella Salerno (IT) -2022 WINNER BEST FILM GRAND JURY AWARD at the 2022 Muciara Short Film Festival, Trapani Sicily (IT) -2022 WINNER JURY AWARD BEST COMEDY at the 22 annual 2022 VALLEY FILMFEST, Los Angeles (USA) -2022 WINNER BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM at filmfestival FanCine de Lemos, Monforte de Lemos (ESP) -2022 WINNER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the 2022 Comedy FF TaSHORTfest, Barcelona (ESP) -2022 WINNER BEST COMEDY at the HAMBURG FILM AWARDS season 3, Hamburg (D) -2022 WINNER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the 2022 T.I.F.A. Tietê International Film Awards, Tietê, São Paulo (BR) -2022 WINNER AUDIENCE AWARD at the 2022, 17th Der Phantastische Trashfilm, Kassel (GER) -2022 WINNER BEST PHOTOGRAPHY & SUPPORTING ACTOR at Festival RNAB, Sao Paulo (BRA) -2022 WINNER BEST COMEDY & BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS at SEVIFF Sevilla Indie FF, Sevilla (ESP) -2021 WINNER BEST SHORT FILM at the BALKAN NORDIC FF 2021 for Ringo Rocket Star, Stockholm (SWE) -2021 WINNER BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM at EARL'S COURT International Filmfestival, London (UK) -2021 WINNER of the GOLD MEDAL at LONDON WORLDWIDE COMEDY FF, autumn, London (UK) -2021 WINNER BEST SHORT FILM at Digital Gate International Filmfest,Annaba, (ALG) -2021 WINNER BEST SCREENWRITING at the Rome Outcast Independent FilmAwards, (IT) -2021 WINNER BEST SHORTFILM at RIR International COMEDY FilmFestival, Allariz (ESP) -2021 WINNER BEST FILM & BEST CAMERAWORK at Cibo Corto Cine Festival Siracusa (IT) -2021 HONARABLE MENTION at 12th Underground Cinema FilmFestival, Dublin (IRE) -2021 BEST DIRECTOR AWARD of VERTIGO & MILAN INT. FILM FEST Month June, MILANO (IT) -2021 WINNER bi-monthly online ABSURD FILMFESTIVAL June/July 2021, MILANO (IT) -2020 WINNER BEST COMEDY at TASHORTFEST Barcelona Humor FF 2020, Barcelona (ESP) -2019 WINNAH at the Cheap Thrills, Zero budget film fest 2019, Sheffield (UK) -2019 SPECIAL MENTION AWARD at the Santa Marina Film Festival, Sozopol (BUL) -2019 SPECIAL MENTION at the 2019 Moscow INDIE Filmfestival, Moscow (RUS) -2018 SPECIAL MENTION at RIR International Comedy Shortfilmfest, Allariz (ESP) -2018 BRONZE at FARCUME Festival Internacional de Curtas Metrages de Faro (POR) -2018 WINNER at the Szczecin European Film Festival, Szczecin (POL) -2018 WINNER of the BIZARRO section at the CAOSTICA filmfestival, Bilbao (ESP) -2018 WINNER AUDIENCE AWARD at the FIFF LONDON, Falcon Int FF, London (UK) -2018 WINNER FESTIVAL AWARD at CORTISONICI international Filmfest, Varese (IT) -2018 SPECIAL MENTION at the LONDON WORLDWIDE COMEDY SHORTFF, London (UK) -2018 BEST SMILE & MOST ORIGINAL FILM AWARD at iChill Manila FF, Manila (PHI) -2018 WINNER ‘Right Stuff’ & the ‘Directors Choice’ at the South Texas Underground Film Festival, Corpus Christi Texas (USA). -2017 WINNER BEST SHORT FILM at FESTIVAL MONTEVIDEO FANTASTIC, Montevideo (UR) -2017 WINNER BEST SHORT Saint Petersburg Interna FF (SPIFF) Saint Petersburg (RUS) -2017 HONOURABLE MENTION; Asia South East Short FilmFestival, Phnom Penh (CAM) -2017 WINNER AUDIENCE AWARD 2nd MiraLincoln Filmfestival, Buenos Aires (ARG) -2017 WINNER AUDIENCE AWARD, festival de Con Otra Mirade 2017, Gyon (ESP) -2017 BEST SHORT NARRATIVE at the 8th Edition of the Oaxaca FilmFest, (MEX) -2017 WINNER BEST LOW BUDGET SHORTFILM, Almaty independent filmfestival (KAZ) -2017 WINNER BEST FEEL GOOD FILM AWARD at the Sydney Indie Filmfestival (AUS) -2017 GROOVY FILM AWARD at PLANET 9, Ypsilanti, North Hollywood, Chicago (USA) -2017 WINNER AUDIENCE AWARD at the Paphos International Filmfestival (Cyprus) -2017 BEST SHORTFILM, BEST ACTOR & BEST SOUNDTRACK Indie Showcase, Widnes (Uk) -2017 BEST SHORT FILM AWARD at the 2017 Cinema Camp Filmfestival, Zamora (ESP) -2017 AWARD WINNER BAD FILM FESTIVAL for Ringo Rocket Star, Brooklin NY (USA) -2016 BEST UNDERGROUND FILM at the HONG KONG ART HOUSE FILMFESTIVAL (CHI) -2016 BEST COMEDY AWARD NSI National Screen Institute, April, Winnipeg (Canada) -2016 WINNER at the CINEVANA ISTANBUL 2016 for 'Yuri on the Phone' (TURKEY) -2015 Winner MIAMI INDEPENDENT SHORT FILMFESTIVAL August & September (USA) -2013 TOP 5 FINALIST @ GOUDEN LOEKIE for TOYOTA "Mum & Dad" (NL) -2013 Winner of the GOUDEN LOEKIE of the month May for TOYOTA: "Mum & Dad" (NL) -2013 WINNER at the LONDON WALTHAMSTOW SHORT FILMFESTIVAL (UK) 1st in the category Drama + 2nd overall. -2011 Worldwide WINNER BLURB Photography BOOK NOW Competition, category Fine Art -2011 GOLD at ADCN for Mummiepak Bol.com (NL). -2011 TOP 4 FINALIST @ GOUDEN LOEKIE for BOL.COM "Mummiepak" (NL). -2010 Mummiepak Bol.com, Winner Gouden Loekie March 2010 (NL). -2010 BRONZE at ADCR best directing IKEA Catalogue (RUSSIA) -2009 GOLD at ADCN for Ikea (NL). -2008 WINNER Amateur filmfestival Trailer Super8 Competition (NL). -2008 SILVER at ADCN for Heineken Fathersday (NL). -2008 Photography Nomination at ADCN for Heineken (NL). -2008 Dagblad GOLD nomination, Heineken Fathersday (NL). -2007 SILVER at ADCN for the Interpolis Campaign (NL). -2007 SAN Accent, Interpolis Commercials, FHV/BBDO (NL). -2006 Honourable mention, Gouden Inhaakmedailles RADIO1 World Cup (NL). -2006 Nomination GOUDEN LOEKIE, RADIO 1, World Cup (NL). -2005 Nomination EURO BEST, Check Yo Head, photography (NL). -2005 TMF/MTV AWARD BEST DIRECTING MusicVideo: Zinloos Lange Frans & BaasB (NL). -2003 WINNER CHANNEL 4 / E4, Creative Review Competition (UK). -2003 PANL AWARD, Photo Category 'Members Choice' (NL). -2002 PANL AWARD, Photo Category 'Life' (NL). -2002 TWO Nominations @ PANL (NL). -2000 Nomination PANL Photo Category 'Editorial' (NL). -2000 Max Globe AWARD, NYC, D'Arcy Worldwide, Commercial Red Eye Beer (NL). -1999 Nomination YOUNG DIRECTOR AWARD @ CANNES (FR). -1997 2 ADCN Nominations Kink FM Baby, Karaoke, fhv/bbdo (NL). -1996 SHORTLIST CANNES, Kink FM Karaoke, fhv/bbdo (NL). COVID LOVE (2021) - Official selected for the 2023 ShockfestFilmfestival, New York City (USA) - WINNER BEST SHORT FILM at IFFAESF festival of arts and experimental shorts, Rome (IT) - WINNER BEST COMEDY / DARK COMEDY at the 2023 Golden Wheat Awards, Istanbul (TUR) - Official selected for the 2023 Comicron Film Festival, Pontelandolfo (IT) - Official selected for the 13th Underground Cinema FilmFestival, Dublin (IRE) - Selected for the 2023 Live Screening Awards, Tbilisi (GEO) - Selected at the 2023 ECFF COMEDY NIGHT with live performances at the Chelsea Theater, London (UK) - Official selected for 2023 grande festival Corti a Ponte, Ponte San Nicolò, Padova (IT) - Official selected for the SHORT OF THE YEAR by Promofest - Official selected for the Anarchy filmfestival, Manchester (UK) - Official selected for the BENIN City filmfestival, Benin (NIGERIA) - WINNER AUDIENCE AWARD at the 2022 NIHILIST filmfestival, Los Angeles Hollywood (USA) - Official selected for the 2022 HA-HA-ART Filmfestival in Pombal (POR) - WINNER BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM at MOVIEMMECE, cinefestival della biodiversita del Cibo e della culture, Napoli (IT) - Official selected for Festival Internacional de Cine Universitaria Lanterna, Ciudad de México DF (MEX) - Official selected for Festival de Cortos Para Tiempos Largos, Pereira Risaralda (COL) - WINNER BEST FILM at the 2022 Paella Film Festival, Valencia (ESP) - Official selected at the STUFF MX Independent Filmfestival, Mexico City (MEX) - Official selected for the 9th Narrar el Futuro Festival de Cine & Nuevos Medios, Bogota (COL) - Official selected for the 13th FANGOFEST AMPOSTA, Tarrangona (ESP) - Official selected for the 5th Kiné Muestra Internacional de Cortometrajes, Puebla (MEX) - Official selected for the 2022 GASTRO CINEMA, Alicante (ESP) - WINNER BEST FESTIVAL FILM at the 2022 Muciara Short Film Festival, Trapani Sicily (IT) - Official selected for the 12th edition of Edinburgh short film festival, Edinburgh (SCOT) - WINNER JURY AWARD BEST COMEDY at the 22 annual 2022 VALLEY FILMFEST, Los Angeles (USA) - Official selected for the KAAFFILM International Filmfestival, Milan (IT) - AWARD WINNER at the Picentia Short Film Festival, Montecorvina Rovella Salerno (IT) - FINALIST at B-RETINA, Festival de Cinema Sèrie B de Cornellà, Barcelona (ESP) - Official selected for the Kursaal Filmfestival San Sebastian, San Sebastian (ESP) - Official selected at the 2022 Macabro Film Festival, Mexico City, (MEX) - FINALIST at the 11th edition of of Visioni Corte International Film Festival, Gaeta (IT) - Official selected at XXI Certamen Internacional de Cortometrajes El Pecado 2022, Llerena (ESP) - Official selected for the 2022 Humour en Court Filmfestival, Pontarlier (FR) - Official selected for CINEMA 4L, Monóvar Alicante (ESP) - Official selected for Festival de Cine Fantástico de Canarias ISLA CALAVERA (ESP) - FINALIST at the Sicilymovie Festival del Cinema di Agrigento (IT) - Official selected at the 2022 KSSFFF, Kursaal Film Festival San Sebastián (ESP) - Official selected for the 2022 IMAGINE Film Festival, Amsterdam (NL) - 3 x FINALIST at Swindon Independent (International) Film Festival, Swindon (UK) - FINALIST at the 2nd Edition of the FORUM FILM FESTIVAL Barcelona (ESP) - SEMI-FINALIST at the Lit Laughs International Comedy Film Festival Harrogate (UK) - Official selected for International Humor Film Festival FINTCH at the Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro (BR) - Official selected for Octavo Festival Internacional Cine En Las Montanas, Quindio (COL) - Official selected for the 8th FUNCINEMA COMEDY filmfestival at the MAR Museum of Contemporary Art, Mar del Plata (AR) - WINNER BEST COMEDY at the HAMBURG FILMAWARDS season 3, Hamburg (D) - Official selected at Festival Internacional de Cine Bajo la Luna, Islantilla Huelva (ESP) - WINNER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the 2022 Comedy FF TaSHORTfest, Barcelona (ESP) - WINNER BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM at filmfestival FanCine de Lemos, Monforte de Lemos (ESP) - Official selected for the 2022 BERLIN FILMWEEK, Berlin (GER) - Official selected for the 2022 Brittany International Film Festival, Locronan (FR) - Official selected 2022 Festival de CINE en LAS MONTAS, Salento & Filandia (COL) - 1 AWARD & 6 nominations at 2022 T.I.F.A. Tietê International Film Awards, Tietê, São Paulo (BR) - Official selected for CAOSTICA 20, int. Shortfall Festival Bilbao (ESP) - Official selected at Giuria del Festival del cinema di Cefalù, Cefalu (IT) - FINALIST at the 2022 London Independent Film Awards, London (UK) - Official selected for Balticon Sunday Short Science Film Festival (BSSSFFF), Baltimore, (USA) - Official selected for the 2022 Blacksphere festival, Javornik (CZ) - AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER at the 17th Der Phantastische Trashfilm, Kassel (GER) - Official selected for the VII Edizione Festival VIA DEI CORTI, Siracusa, (IT) - Official selected for the Cherry Pop Film Festival, Zagreb (CRO) - FINALIST at the Bilbao Fantasy Film Festival, Bilbao (ESP) - Quater Finalist at the Festival RENUAC, Santiago (CHIL) - Official selected for 24th MECAL PRO, at MACBA's Museum of Contemporary Art, Barcelona (ESP) - Official selected for Festival Desde los EXTRAMUROS del Mundo, Bio Bio (CHIL) - WINNER BEST COMEDY & SUPPORTING ACTRESS at SEVIFF Sevilla Indie FF 2022, Sevilla (ESP) - FINALIST at VESUVIUS International Film Festival (March 2022), Napoli (IT) - SEMI FINALIST at the Dumbo Film Festival New York, New York (USA) - Official selected for the VI Madeira Fantastic FilmFest, Madeira (ESP) - Official selected for the 2022 Cap Spartel Film Festival, Tangier, (MARO) - Selected for 5th Festival de Cine Interactivo Gavà Dates, Gavà-Barcelona (ESP) - WINNER BEST PHOTOGRAPHY & SUPPORTING ACTOR at Festival RNAB, Sao Paulo (BRA) - Official selected for the MASTERS OF CINEMA, Moscow (RUS) - Official selected at Via Dei Corti,Festival Indipendente di Cinema Breve, Catania (IT) - Official selected for the Bizarrya Short Film Festival, Porto (POR) - Official selected at the 2022 Resistencia Film Fest, TOMÉ Concepción (CHILE) - FINALIST at the Festival de cine Villa de Orgaz, ORGAZ Toledo, (ESP) - FINALIST at the Star Film Fest 2022, Barcelona (ESP) - Selected for SANFICI, Santander Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente (COLO) - FINALIST at the Basilicata International Film Festival, San Fele, Potenza (IT) - Selection at Colortape International Film Festival, Brisbane (AUS) - Official selected for the Masters of Cinema, Moscow (RUS) - JURI DIPLOMA PRIZE at the DIOGENES INT. SHORT FF, Tbilisi (GEO) - Official selected for the 10th Veracruz World FilmFestival, Veracruz (MEX) - Official selected for FANTAELX, Elche International Fantastic FF, Elche (ESP) - Selected at the 75th Festival Internazionale Cinema di Salerno, Salerno (IT) - Official selected for the Anarchy Film Festival, London (UK) - Selected at Cinema de Cine Fantastico de Canarias ISLA CALAVERA, Tenerife (ESP) - WINNER BEST FILM at ECFF, Earl's Court International Film Festival 2021, London (UK) - Official selection Festival Internacional De Cine De Granada, Granada (ESP) - Official selected for the SORIA Int. Short Film Festival, Soria (ESP) - Official selected for the LEUVEN Int. Kortfilmfestival 2021, Leuven (B) - Official selected for filmfestival FICMEC 2021, Nador (MAR) - MENZIONE SPECIALE AWARD at the 2021 filmfestival CORTO DINO, Napels (IT) - SPECIAL MENTION AWARD at BIG SYN FILMFEST21, United Nations Dept, LONDON (UK) - Official selected for the CINECIBO Festival held at Cinecittittà Rome, (IT) - SEMI FINALIST at the MAKE ART NOT FEAR FESTIVAL, Porto (POR) - WINNER BEST SCREENWRITING at ROME Outcast Independent Film Award, Oct'21, (IT) - GOLD MEDAL WINNER at the LONDON WORLDWIDE COMEDY FF, autumn'21, London (UK) - WINNER BEST SHORT FILM at the DIGITAL GATE Int. FilmFestival, Annaba, (ALGERIA) - Official Selected for the 2021 BURIEN Filmfestival, Burien WA (USA) - FINALIST at the SEOUL International Food Film Festival (SIFFF), Seoul (KOR) - NOMINEE at the Bright Future Independent Film Festival Gothenburg (SWE) - NOMINEE at the LONDON Shorts 2021 Filmfestival, London (UK) - Official selecting at the 2021 MADRID INDIE Filmfestival, Madrid (ESP) - Official selected for the 2021 CINEGO 'SHORTS ON THE MOVE 2021' (online festival) - FINALIST at the June 2021 STOCKHOLM CITY filmfestival, Stockholm (SWE) - WINNER BEST SHORT FILM at RIR International Comedy ShortFilmFest, Allariz (ESP) - Official selected for the 2021 307 FilmFestival, Laramie Wyoming (USA) - WINNER bi-monthly online ABURD FILMFESTIVAL July/Aug 2021, MILANO (It) - HONORABLE MENTION at the 12th Underground Cinema Film Festival, DUBLIN, (IR) - Official selected for the 2021 Galician Freaky Festival, VIGO (ESP) - WINNER BEST FILM & CAMERAWORK at Cibo Corto Cine Festival Int, Siracusa (IT) - Official selected for the CARMEL INTERNAT FILMFESTIVAL, Zikhron Yaakov (ISR) - BEST DIRECTOR AWARD of the Vertigo Film Festival, month June '21, Milan (IT) - Official selected for the 2021 SHNIT WORLDWIDE SHORTFILM FESTIVAL, Bern (SWIT) RINGO ROCKET STAR AND HIS SONG FOR YURI GAGARIN (2017) - WINNER BEST DIRECTOR at the 2023 IFFAESF festival of arts and experimental shorts, Rome (IT) - Official selected for the 6th edition of the Forteca International Film Festival 2022, Perast (MON) - Official selected for the 2022 REEL COMEDY FEST, Lombard Chicago (USA) - WINNER BEST SHORT FILM at BANEFF the BALKAN NORDIC FF 2021, Stockholm (SWE) - Final film at the openings night of the 2021 36th BREST ShortFilmfestival, Brest (FR) - Official selected ZINETIKA Festival 2020, Pamplona, San Sebastian & Bilbao (ESP) - SEMI FINALIST at the Esto Es Para Esto 2020, Monterrey Nuevo Leon (MEX) - Official selected by the monthly FOREST FILM CLUB, (08/2020) Leytonstone LONDON, (UK) - Official selected by the 2020 EU EUROPEAN SHORT FILMFESTIVAL, Frankfurt, (GER) - WINNER BEST COMEDY at TASHORTFEST 2020, Humor Filmfestival, Barcelona (ESP) - Official selected for the 2019 FilmFestival La Mirada TABOO, Zaragoza (ESP) - Official selected at RAGFF'19, Retro AvantGarde FilmFestival, Cairo (EGYPT) - WINNAH at the Cheap Thrills and Zero Budget Filmfestival, Sheffield (UK) - My 4 Gagarin film screened in museum during Panoramic Festival, Barcelona (ESP) - Official selected for the Video Hacker Filmfestival VHFF, Ovada (IT) - Official selected at FF Hacer una escuela de cine comunitario, Buenos Aires,(ARG) - Official selected at NANOMETRI Filmfestival at Bastione Sangallo, Fano (IT) - Official selected at the 10th Open Air Summer filmfestival Hulst (NL) - Official selected for the in-FCTA Festival Cinema Terra Alta, Tarragona (ESP) - SPECIAL MENTION AWARD WINNER the Santa Marina Film Festival, Sozopol (BUL) - AWARD NOMINEE BEST ACTOR at the 307 Filmfestival, Laramie, Wyoming (USA) - Official selected for BUTFF, B Movie & Underground filmfestival, Breda (NL) - Official selected at the Manlleu Film Festival, Manlleu Barcelona, (ESP) - Official selected at the Comedy Night at TWAH Filmfestival, Portland (USA) - Official selected for the Rotterdams Open Doek, April 2018, Rotterdam (NL) - Official selected for the DEPTFORD CINEMA Film Festival, London (UK) - Official selected at 2019 Cinema Psicodália, Rio Negrinho SC, (BRA) - SPECIAL MENTION at the Moscow Indie Filmfestival 2019, Moscow (RUS) - Official selected Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente, Santander (ESP) - Official selected Comedy World Network International FilmFest 2018, Las Vegas (USA) - Official selected for 19th edition IISFF, Izmir Kisa Film Festivali, Izmir (TUR) - Official selected in the International Soundscreen Film Festival, Ravenna, (IT) - Official selected for the 10th Byron Bay Film Festival, Byron Bay (AUS) - Official selected for the first 2018 HONOR Film Festival, New York City (USA) - Official selected at CINEMATIC PANIC, Unclassifiable Cinema Insanity, Memphis (USA) - Official selected for the 2018 SURBURBINALE, Groß-Enzersdorf, (AUSTRIA) - BRONZE at FARCUME Festival Internacional de Curtas de Metragens de Faro, Faro (POR) - Official selected at the 4th Rebel Minded Festival, Brooklin NY (USA) - WINNER at RIR International Comedy Shortfilm Festival, Allariz, Ourense (ESP) - Selected for ESFMF, the Electric Short Film & Music Festival, Salles Sous Bois (FR) - Official selected for the Night of the Short Film Antwerp, Antwerp (B) - Official selected 24e Festival international du film de Nancy, Nancy (F) - Official selected at the 9th PICKNICK FILMFESTIVAL, Santandar (ESP) - Official selected at MICA, Muestra Internacional Cine Astronómico, Canary Isl.(ESP) - Official selected for Funcinema International Comedy Film Fest, Mar Del Plata (ARG) - Official selected for Tetova International Film Festival 2018, Tetovë (MAC) - Official selected for SESIFF 2018, Seoul Extreme Short FF, Seoul (KOR) - NOMINATION BEST ACTOR at YES! LET'S MAKE A MOVIE FILM FESTIVAL, Montreal (CAN) - WINNER of the BIZARRO section at the CAOSTICA filmfestival, Bilbao (ESP) - Official selected for the ShorTS International Film Festival, Trieste (IT) - WINNER at the Szczecin European Film Festival'18, Szczecin (POL) - SEMI FINALIST at the 2018 San Mauro Film Festival, Turin (IT) - Official selected for Sembrando Cine, Environmental Film Festival, Lima (PERU) - Official selected for 18th MAREMETRAGGIO ShortTS, International FilmFest, Trieste (IT) - Selected for Certamen Internacional de Cortometrajes Ciudad de La Linea, Cadiz (ESP) - Screenings at HIDDEN DOOR Festival, in abandoned 30s State Cinema Leith, Edinburgh (UK) - FINALIST at the 2018 NCCC film and Animation Filmfestival, New York (USA) - Official selected for the III Concurso de cortometrajes Históricos de Segorbe (ESP) - Official selected for 10th LISFE, Leiden International Film Experience, Leiden (NL) - Pre selected at the Angola International Film Festival, Talatona - Luanda (ANG) - Selected for Muestra Int. de Cine Independiente Oftalmica, Xalapa Veracruz (MEX) - Official selected for the Manifesto Filmfestival, Amsterdam (NL) - Official selected for the Comedy World Network Int. Film Festival, Las Vegas (USA) - Official selected at Music in Film at the Queen City Cinephiles, Charlotte NC, (USA) - Selected for the New Dutch Wave at the 34st Imagine Film Festival, Amsterdam (NL) - Official selected for the 5th Int. Comedy Filmfestival FUNCINEMA, Mar del Plata (AR) - FINALIST the 2nd JIM THORPE INDIE FILMFESTIVAL, Jim Thorpe PEN (USA) - Official selected for the KYIV International Filmfestival, Kyiv (UKR) - SPECIAL MENTION at the LONDON WORLDWIDE COMEDY ShortFilmFestival, London (UK) - Official selected for Through My Eyes indigenous short FF, Los Angeles (USA) - Official selected for the 20th Mecal Pro, Int. Short FF, Barcelona (ESP) - Official selected for Vilnius International Film Festival 2018, Vilnius (LIT) - WINNER AUDIENCE AWARD at the FFIF, FALCON INTERNATIONAL FILMFESTIVAL, Londen (UK) - REPRESENTING the Netherlands at the 5th SHORT CUP WORLD FILMFESTIVAL that will be realized simultaneously in Florianopolis (BR), Bogota (CO) Santiago (CL) Monterrey (MX) and Buenos Aires (AR). - Official selected for the Madeira Fantastic FilmFest 2017, Madeira (PORT) - Official selection TLACHANA FEST, Festival of Film & Digital Art, Metepec (MEX) - BEST SMILE & MOST ORIGINAL FILM AWARDS, iChill Manila FilmFest, Manila (PHILIPPINES) - WINNER FESTIVAL AWARD at the CORTISONICI international Filmfestival, Varese (IT) - Official selected for the: "TOO DRUNK TO WATCH" Punkfilmfest Berlin, Berlin (D) - WINNER at the South Texas Underground Filmfestival, Corpus Christi Texas (USA) - Official selected for ISOLITO: festival de cine terror i fantasia, Lima, (PERU) - Official selected for the 3rd Kenya Rock Film Festival ROFFEKE, Narobi, (KENYA) - Official selected for LAS HURDES international FF, Municipios Las Hurdes (ESP) - WINNER BEST SHORT FILM at the 2017 Festival Montevideo Fantástico, Montevideo (UR) - Selected for 'Size Does Not Matter / La Mida No Importa' FF, Barcelona (ESP) - Official selected for the 2018 Courts Mais Trash Filmfestival, Bruxelles (BEL) - Official selection Nottingham International Microfilm Fest, Nottingham (UK) - Official selected for the 2017 Las Hurdes Filmfestival, Las Hurdes (ESP) - Official selected for the 2017 Linea Dombra festival, Salerno (IT) - Programmed and interview in The Short Film Show, broadcast mid January at Showcase TV at: Sky Channel 212, & Freesat Channel 161 (UK) - Official selected for the 2017 Mazarrón Fílmica, Mazzaron Murcia (ESP) - Official selection @ 12th Lecce Filmfest, Festival del cinema invisible, Lecce (IT) - Official selected for the 2017 British Film Institute BFI Youth Day, London (UK) - Official selected for Festival de Cine y Cortometrajes Cortogenial, Cordoba (ESP) - Official selected for 4th International Short Film Festival Mal del Cap, Ibiza (ESP) - WINNER BEST SHORT Saint Petersburg International FF (SPIFF), Saint Petersburg (RUS) - Official selected for the 2017 Red Corner Festival, Bornholm, (SWE) - Official selected for the 2017 TRASH NACHT WOLFSBURG, Wolfsburg (GER) - Official selected for the 2017 Thunderdance Film Festival, Dalson London (UK) - Official selected for JUJUY SHORTFILMS INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASE, Jujuy (ARG) - Official selected for the 2017, 6th FAKE FLESH FILM FEST, Kamloops (CAN) - Official selection for the 6th DELHI SHORT Int. Filmfestival, DELHI (IND) - Selected for the DIMISSED at WINTERTHUR Int Short Filmfestival, Winterthur (CH) - Official selection Nottingham International Micro Filmfest, Nottingham (UK) - GROOVY FILM-AWARD at PLANET 9, Horror, Artistic, Sci-fi & Indie Filmfestivals in: 1) Chicago IL, 2) North Hollywood CA & 3) Ypsilanti MI (USA) - Official selected for Festival de Cortometrajes Con Otra Mirada, Gyon (ESP) - WINNER at Monthly Edition of Miami Independent Film Festival October, Miami (USA) - Official selected for the Horrorvision Trash Film Festival, Barcelona (ESP) - BEST SHORT low budget FILM at the 2017 ALMATY INDIE FILM FESTIVAL. Almaty (KAZ) - Official selected for the HONG KONG ARTHOUSE Filmfestival, Hong Kong (CHI) - AUDIENCE AWARD at the 2nd MiraLincoln Filmfestival, Lincoln/Buenos Aires (ARG) - Selected for XXIX Maratón de Cine Fantástico y de Terror de Sants, Barcelona (ESP) - Selected for the Mid West Horror Fest, Sci-Fi & Grindhouse, Logansport, IN (USA) - Official selected for the 2017 Conway Film Festival, Conway, AR (USA) - Selected for Curtocircuíto International FilmFestival, Santiago de Compostela (ESP) - Selection Festival Views of the World FF, cinema et Musique de Films, Montreal (CAN) - SEMI FINALIST European Film Festival (Mainstream & Underground), Moscow (RUS) - Official selected for the 2017 Valley Film Festival, Los Angeles (USA) - WINNER BEST FEEL GOOD FILM at the 2017 SYDNEY INDIE FILMFESTIVAL, Sydney (AUS) - FINALIST BEST MUSIC SCORE at the 2017 SYDNEY INDIE FILMFESTIVAL, Sydney (AUS) - Official selected for International filmfestival with ROMA theme, Mali Iđoš (SRB) - FINALIST Best Film Award at 2017 Edinburgh Short Film Festival, Edinburgh (SCOT) - Nominated for the 8th UNDERGROUND CINEMA AWARDS 2017, Dublin (IRE) - Official selected BUSKOPOLIS FESTIVAL OF CINEMATIC ODDITIES, Pennsylvania (USA) - Official selected the VI Cine Curtas Lapa, Int. Short FF, Rio de Janeiro (BRA) - Official selected for the 8th Edition of the Oaxaca FilmFest, Oaxaca (MEX) - Official selected the 2017 international Filmfestival SEDICICORTO, Forli (IT) - Official selection for Internazionale beachfestival: CORTO SPLASH, Policoro (IT) - Official for comedy film festival: "24 Risas por Segundo", Mexico City (MEX) - Selected for Festival du Film Court BREST, 32e Festival Européen, Brest (FR) - Selected for MAIPU CORTOS 2017, festival de cine de humor, Buenos Aires (ARG) - Official selected for the Corto E Vieno, Festival de Cinema Rurale, Ameno (IT) - FINALIST at B-RETINA, Festival de Cinema Sèrie B de Cornellà, Barcelona (ESP) - Official selected for the AM EGYPT Film Festival 2017, Cairo (EGYPT) - AWARD BEST SHORT FILM at the 2017 Cinema Camp Film Festival 2017, Zamoro (ESP) - FINALIST for the Ebrovision Short Film Music Festival, BURGOS (ESP) - Official selected the Obsessive Underground Festival 2017, Hamburg (D) - Selected for INFEST. Festival de terror, fantástico y freak, Barcelona (ESP) - SEMI FINALIST at SICILIAN international SHORTLEAGUE finals 2017, Catania (IT) - OFFICIAL SELECTED at the Burien Film Festival 2017, Burien WA (USA) - Official selected NEW YORK FILM WEEK & CONTEMPORARY CINEMA EVENT, NYC (USA) - OPENING FILM at the Threadbare Mitten Film Fest, Charlotte Michigan (USA) - AUDIENCE AWARD at the PIFF Paphos Intern FilmFestival 2017, Paphos (CYPRUS) - FINALIST Festival Internacional Cine en las Montañas de Salento, Quindio (COL) - Official selected for the Mersey ComicCon Indie Film Fest, Liverpool (UK) - BEST DAY-FILM voted by the AUDIENCE at RURAL FILMFEST 2017, Ciudad Rea (ESP). - Official selected for the TRENTON 6th ANNUAL Film Festival, Trenton NJ (USA) - NOMINATED for Salon Internacional de la Luz 2017, Botoga (COL). - WINNER BEST FILM @ INDIE SHOWCASE at the First Rule Of Filmclub, Widnes (UK) - WINNER BEST ACTOR & BEST SOUNDTRACK at the Indie Showcase FF, Widnes (UK). - Official selected for the Cryptshow Festival 2017, Badalona Barcelona (ESP) - Official selected for the Broadway International Filmfestival, New York (USA) - Official Selected with the 2017 SCI-FI Underground FilmFest in Munich (D). - FINALIST Comedy shorts at the TEXAS Ultimate Shorts, secured ONLINE (USA). - Official selection Festival Int.cortometrajes El Gato Serendipia, Madrid (ESP) - SEMI FINALIST at the LA CINEFEST 2017, LOS ANGELES (USA). - Official selected for the PLYMOUTH FILMFESTIVAL 2017, Plymouth (UK). - WINNER comedy shorts at the BAD FILMFESTIVAL 2017, Brooklin NY (USA). - Official selected for the LISBON INTERNATIONAL FILMFESTIVAL 2017, Lisbon (POR) - SEMI FINALIST at the 8th AUSTRIAN INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2017, Viena (AUS) - FINALIST at the Otto Festival de Cortos,San Carlos de Bariloche Rio Negro (Arg) - Official selected for the online MILAN VOD FILMFEST, Milan (IT). - Screened at the 2017 YURI'S NIGHT AMSTERDAM. Check Point Charlie Amsterdam (NL) YURI ON THE PHONE (2015) - My 4 Gagarin film screened in Museum during Panoramic Festival, Barcelona (ESP) - Selected for the 2018 Amsterdam Independent Film Festival, Amsterdam (NL) - SEMI FINALIST at the 2018 San Mauro Film Festival, Turin (IT) - FINALIST at the Miami INDIEWISE 2018, Miami (USA) - Official selected for the 2017, 6th FAKE FLESH FILM FEST, Kanloops (CAN) - Official selected for the 2017 GEOFILMFESTIVAL and EXPOCINEMA, Padova (IT) - Official selected for the AM EGYPT Film Festival 2017, Cairo (EGYPT) - FINALIST at the 2017 Burien Filmfestival, Burien WA (USA). - FINALIST at the Miami INDUSTRY BOOST 2017, Miami (USA). - Official selected for the MEDFF 2017, Siracusa, Sicily (IT) - Official selected for the HONG KONG art house filmfestival 2016, HONG KONG (C). - Official selection Festival Cortometrajes 'Jose Francisco Rosado', Pacas (Esp) - Official selected for the 2017 ART FOOLS Filmfestival, Larissa (GR) - Selected for the Marcellus Movie Madness Filmfestival 2016, Marcellus NY (USA) - Selected for the prestigious Somerville Filmfestival 2016, Somerville (USA). - Selection 2016 Fantastico & Experimental Filmfestival Catacumba, Godella (ESP). - Official Selected for the BOSTON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2016, Boston (USA). - FINALIST for BEST COMEDY AWARD at the PORTOBELLO FILMFESTIVAL 2016, London (UK) - Official selected at the Karelian International Film Petrozavodsk, Karelia (RU). - WINNER at Social Machinery Film Festival 2016, Ostiglia Mantova (Italy). - Official selected for the online GUERRILLA Film Fest 2016 (ESP). - Official Selection: SWEDISH International Film Festival 2016, Stockholm (Sweden) - FINALIST MIAMI INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL, 25-26th of June 2016, Miami FL, (USA) - Selected @Festival Internacional Cine en Las Montanas, Salento/Quindio (Colombia) - Extra screening BAD FILM FESTIVAL at Lucky Jack's, Lower East Side, NYC (USA). - Official selected for filmfestival FUTUROS ASIMÉTRICOS, Toluca (MEXICO). - Official selection Internacional de cine independiente de ELCHE, Alicante (ESP) - Official selection LES SALON PARISIENNES'16, Paris (FR) & St. Petersbourg (RUS) - FINALIST at the MINIKINO FILM WEEK 2016, Bali (INDONESIA). - Official selected for the SKY FILMFESTIVAL 2016, Empuriabrava (ESP). - SEMI FINALIST International Boat of Culture Film Festival 2016, Lotz (POL). - Official seleted at the NFF Near Nazareth Film Festival, Nazareth (ISR). - Selected for FESTIVAL FUTUROS ASIMETRICOS, Facultad des artes, Toluca (MEXICO). - Official selected for the BAD FILM FEST 2016, Brooklyn NY. (USA). - SCREENED at the NORWICH FILMCLUB, Anteros Art Foundation May 2016, Norwich (UK) - Official selected for the Hudson Valley Comedy Festival 2016, Kingston NY. (USA) - Official selected for the PROKUPLJE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2016 (Serbia). - BEST COMEDY AWARD at NSI National Screen Institute April 2016, Winnipeg (Canada). - Selected @Festival Intercaciona de Cortometrajes Cine a la Calle 2016 (COLOMBIA) - Selected for the KRALJEVSKI FILMSKI FESTIVAL 2016, Kraljevo (SERBIA) - Selected for the MOFF Milan Online Film Festival March 2016, Milan (IT). - Nominated at the BARCELONA Planet Filmfestival, feb 2016, Barcelona (ESP). - Screened at the OZAERK SHORTS in North Hollywood (USA). - WINNING AWARD at Filmfestival CINEVANA ISTANBUL 2016, Istanbul (TRK). - Official selected for the TEXAS ULTIMATE SHORTS, January 2016 (USA). - Official selected for the HOLLYWOOD SKY FILM FESTIVAL, 2016 (USA). - Official selected for the BROKEN KNUCKLE FILM FEST 2015 (USA). - WINNER MIAMI INDEPENDENT SHORT FILM FESTIVAL August & September 2015 (USA). - Official selected for BLOW UP, CHICAGO'S International Arthouse Filmfest (USA). - Official selected for the KINOLIT FILMFESTIVAL, 2015, St. Petersburg (RUS). - Official selected for Linea d'Ombra - festival Cultura Giovani, SALERNO (IT). - Official selected for the 2015 DC SHORT Filmfestival, Washington (USA). - Official selected for the 2015 LOS ANGELES CineFest, LA (USA). - Film permanent projected at: FOTOGRAFIA EUROPEA 2015 at MUSEUM REGGIO EMILIA (IT) - Official selected for the 2015 FMK international Film festival, Pordenone (ITALY) - Official selected for the 2015 ROMA CINEMA DOC, Rome (ITALY). - Official selected for the 2015 Regina International Film Festival, Regina (CANADA) THE FIRST YUGOSLAVIAN COSMONAUT (2012) - Official selected for the 2017: 6TH FAKE FLESH FILM FEST, Kamloops (CAN). - Official selected for the TORONTO Arthouse Filmfestival 2017, Toronto (CAN). - Official selected at the 4th Rebel Minded Festival, Brooklin NY (USA). - Official selected for the BACK UP FILMFESTIVAL 2017, Weimar (GER). - BEST UNDERGROUND FILM at the HONG KONG ART HOUSE FILMFESTIVAL (winter 2016). - Official selection Festival de Cortometrajes 'Jose Francisco Rosado', PACAS (ESP) - Official selected at the SKY FILM FESTIVAL 2016, Empuriabrava (ESP). - Official selected for the online GUERRILLA Film Fest 2016. - Nominated at the Barcelona Planet Filmfestival, febr 2016, Barcelona (ESP). - Official selected for the FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL 4 MIN EN CORTO 2016, Alcorac (ESP) - Official selected for the KINOLIT FILMFESTIVAL Oct. 2015, St. Petersburg (RUS). - Fotografia Europea 2015, film permanent projected at MUSEUM REGGIO EMILIA (ITALY). - Official selected for the 1st CineBodega Film Festival in Woodland Hills CA, (USA) - Official selected for the 2015 Copa Dos Curtas, Short Cup, Florianópolis (BRAZIL) - Nominated at the 2015 'CPM FILMFEST', section Zen/Trash in Minsk (BELARUS). - Official selected for Kraljevski Filmski Festival 2015 (SERBIA) - Official selected for the 2015 SciFi Film Festival in SYDNEY (AUSTRALIA) - Official selection 'Shorty Week' 2015, Filmfestival 'El Puerto de Santa María' (ESP) - Official selected at 2014 SILICON VALLEY SCIENCE FICTION Filmfestival, Sunnyvale (USA) - 1st prize category Drama + 2nd overall at the LONDON WALTHAMSTOW SHORT FF (UK). - Official selected for 2014 LA MEKO, the International Kurzfilmtage in Landau (D). - Official selected for the Festival des CINEMAS 'SEE a PARIS' 2014, Paris (FRANCE). - Official selected for the 2013 SFF-RATED Filmfestival in Athens (GREECE). - Official selected for the MASH ROME 2013 Filmfestival in Rome (ITALY). - Official selecting Festival SALON INTERNATIONAL DE LA LUZ 2013 Botoga (COLOMBIA). - Official selected for the ISFF DETMOLD 2013 Filmfestival, Detmold (GERMANY). - Official selected for the 5th PICKNIC FILM FESTIVAL 2013, Santander (SPAIN). - Screened at the WHAT THE art anD MUSIC FESTIVAL July 2013, Portland Oregon (USA). - Official selected for the 2013 LONDON PORTOBELLO Filmfestival (UK). - Official selected for the International Short Filmfestival of CYPRUS 2013, (CYPRUS) - Official selected for the 2013 BUENOS AIRES, Maipu Cortos HUMOR FILMFESTIVAL (ARG). THE YURI GAGARIN GOOSE CHASE (2011) - Official selected for the 2017 AFRICAN SMARTPHONE INT.FILM.FEST (ASIFF), Egbeda, (LAGOS) - Official selected for the 2017 Rabbit Heart Poetry Film Festival, Worcester MA (USA) - SEMI FINALIST at the MOBgraphia Mobile Film Festival 2016, Sao Paulo (Brasil). - Official selected for the 12th MOBILE FILM FESTIVAL 2017, Paris (France). - Official selected for the 2016 VELCOM SMARTFILM MOBILE film festival (BELA RUS). - Official selected for the 6th Annual IFF iPHONE Filmfestival Beverly Hills, CA (USA). - Official selected Festival CINEPHONE internacional de Cortometrajes con Teléfono Movil (ESP) EXHIBITIONS (selection) -2019 FESTIVAL PANORAMIC FESTIVAL BARCELONA, Space group show with Martin Parr, Christina de Middel. -2015 FOTOGRAFIA EUROPEA, Gagarin films projected & book exhibited @ Museum Reggio Emilia (IT) -2014 FADED! with Mr.Boonstra @ ANOMALY's: Unfortunately Small Gallery, Amsterdam (NL) -2012 CLOSE TO HOME. Dutch group art Exhibition by Mr & Miss Cameron, Berlin (D). -2012 Aperture Gallery, New York, Group exhibition, Blurb Winners, NY (USA). -2011 Arles Photofestival, Participating Mr.Boonstra & Erik Kessels (FR). -Stedelijk Museum Den Bosch, music Video Exhibition (NL). -18th Film festival Trieste, Conscious Rap with Music Promo: Zinloos (IT). -Bad Food Gone Worse, with Ewoudt Boonstra, SPRMRKT Amsterdam (NL). -In Memoriam, AZ Alkmaar Stadium, Alkmaarderhout, S-Color Amsterdam (NL). -Yuri, the Cosmos and I, Gagarin Town, Russia (RUS). -'In search for Yuri Gagarin', European Space Agency (ESA), Noordwijk (NL). -'Long live the summer' (and the winter), Gallery the Chiellerie, Amsterdam (NL). BOOKS - YURI GAGARIN, 50 YEARS OF HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT - FADED NEWSPAPER - BAD FOOD GONE WORSE - ANONYMOUS LECTURES Always fun to do. - The Road to Gagarin project. (20-45min) - The diagonal line in a horizontal composition (10-20min) - The humor in my work (20-30min) - How to become an artist and survive (?) INTERVIEWS / ARTICLES / LINKS - FOTOROOM: http://fotoroom.co/yuri-gagarin-monuments-rene-nuijens/ - KIEKIEKRANT: http://www.kiekiekrant.com/rene-nuijens/ - GOVERNMENT OF THE NETHERLANDS: (I am the artist with the second most international projects from the Netherlands) https://dutchculture.nl/nl/location/rene-nuijens