About Tim Oliehoek

photo: J. Vrenegoor Tim Oliehoek’s (1979) 2,5 uur durende amateurfilm BUY OR DIE leverde landelijke publiciteit op - Oliehoek was toen 18 jaar - en het werd zijn springplank naar de Nederlandse Film en Televisie Academie. Zijn afstudeerfilm ISABELLE, naar het boek van Tessa de Loo, werd genomineerd voor een Tuschinski Award en won een Student Award op het USA Film Festival. De studentenfilm THE CHAMP leverde een nominatie op voor de Amerikaanse studenten-Oscar. Na zijn afstuderen heeft hij verschillende commercials geregisseerd, waaronder voor MCDONALD’S, SO HI en PLANET INTERNET. In 2003 stond de televisiefilm 15.35: SPOOR 1 op een nominatielijst: voor de Prix D'Italie.

Begin 2005 ging zijn eerste bioscoopfilm, de actiekomedie VET HARD, in première. De film was zowel in de bioscopen als op DVD een succes. In 2006 en 2007 regisseerde Tim voor de VARA 18 afleveringen SHOUF SHOUF, gebaseerd op de film SHOUF SHOUF HABIBI! (2004). In 2006 won deze serie de Spaanse prijs 'Premios Ondas Award′, in de internationale categorie 'Televisie'. In 2007 werd de serie genomineerd voor een 'Rose d’Or′ in de categorie ‘comedy’.

In februari 2009 ging zijn tweede bioscoopfilm in première: SPION VAN ORANJE een spionagekomedie met Paul de Leeuw en Najib Amhali.

Tim Oliehoek (1979) attended to the Dutch Film and Television Academy when he was only 18 years of age. His admittance was secured by having shot his first two-and-a-half hour action movie 'BUY OR DIE' prior to his arrival at the esteemed university. Not only did Tim already poses an uncanny ability for film making but he received a generous amounts of press for his past and future endeavors. Tim ultimately graduated in 2001 with the film 'ISABELLE' based on the acclaimed novel of Dutch author Tessa de Loo. This film was nominated for a Tuschinski Award and won a Student Award at the USA Film Festival.

As a follow up in 2002, Tim directed 'THE CHAMP' which was nominated for a Student Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. Since his graduation he has gone on to direct numerous commercials and short films. His television film '15:35 SPOOR 1' was nominated for the Prix d’Italie, and was broadcasted by BNN on Dutch National Television. Having done numerous short films Tim still felt a need to fill his childhood dream of directing full length feature films.

In 2005 Tim directed his feature debut entitled 'VET HARD' (English title 'TOO FAT TOO FURIOUS'), which was a great success in both its theatrical release as well as on home video.  In 2006 and 2007, in between his feature film projects, Tim went on to direct 18 episodes of the National Television series 'SHOUF SHOUF', based on the film 'SHOUF SHOUF HABIBI!' (2004). This television-series won the Spanish award 'Premios Ondas′ and was nominated for the European award 'Rose d’Or′.

In February 2009 his second feature film 'SPION VAN ORANJE' (English title 'SPY OF THE QUEEN') was released in Dutch theaters. A spy-comedy starring the well renowned Dutch television comedian, singer and actor Paul de Leeuw.