Paula van der Oest

Paula Van der Oest (1965) is one of the Netherlands' most talented filmmakers. She was nominated for an Academy Award for the Best Foreign Language Film (Zus & Zo) in 2003. With her graduation film from the Dutch Film and Television Academy in 1988, Zinderend, she won the prestigious Canon Award from the Norwegian Film Academy. In 2001 Van der Oest directed her third feature film, Zus & Zo, a loose adaptation of Chekhov's The Three Sisters, which became… (plus)