Ivo van Aart
BiographyIvo van Aart (1989) is a director of feature films, short films and (web) series.
He directed 'De Kuthoer', which was released in the United Kingdom and the United States as 'The Columnist'. Recently, he made the young adult web series 'Locked Out' for broadcaster NPO3.
Furthermore, he directed a trilogy for the VPRO, consisting of the drama series 'Suspicious Minds', 'Zes Dates' and 'Layla Leila'.
He directed a number of short films, including the children's film 'One of the Boys' and the dance film 'Amuse'.
Apart from film, he is also involved with new media and other narrative forms. For example, he made the Virtual Reality experience VPRO Peepshow for Lowlands and the Dutch Design Week.
In the role of director
The Columnist (28/08/2020)
A female journalist decides to take bloody vengeance against online trolls in The Columnist. Femke Boot (Katja Herbers) is the writer of a newspaper column, who is the victim of relentless and vile criticism via social media. Despite being advised by fellow writer and boyfriend Steven Dood (Bram van der Kelen) to “never read the […]