Jos Stelling

Jos Stelling (born 16 July 1945) is a Dutch film director and screenwriter.

He made his debut as a film director in 1974 with Mariken van Nieumegen, which was selected for the official Cannes competition in 1975.

In 1981 he founded the Dutch Film Days a festival for Dutch directors to give them the possibility to show their films and to create an informal platform for the filmmakers.

[2] He was also the president of the jury of the 1st Odesa International Film Festival.

[3] Stelling is founder and owner of two arthouse cinemas in Utrecht, Springhaver (since 1978) & Louis Hartlooper Complex (since 2004).