J.J. van Dongen
film editor of feature films and documentaries
Wijchen / NL
about me
In the seventies to the nineties I edited many feature films, which were successful and for which I received the first Golden Calf for Editing in Utrecht in 1982. In 1999 things went completely wrong with my post-production company Downstairs Editing BV and with me, because I was struck by a cerebral infarction and due to wrong medication and treatment I only found out a year later what had happened to me.
I rehabilitated for a few years and was finally declared fully recovered, but in the meantime I had lost all contact with the film world. I stayed at home with a good disability benefit, on which I was able to live until the end of last year. On January 1, 2016 I turned 65, so that benefit has stopped and I now have to manage on my accrued pension, which means a huge setback for me. For that reason I would like to return to my old profession and am therefore looking for fun projects that I could assemble

awards
First Golden Calf for Montage in September 1982

discipline
Documentary, Drama film, Feature film, Drama for Television / Series

J.J. van Dongen
Wijchen / NL
film editor of feature films and documentaries