Frans Weisz
Frans Weisz (23 July 1938 – 7 December 2025) was a Dutch film director. He directed more than 30 films since 1964. His 1975 film Red Sien was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival.
Frans Weisz
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- Name
- Frans Weisz
- Born
- 23 July 1938
- Birthplace
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Died
- 7 December 2025
- Occupation
- Film director
- Full name
- Frans Andor Benjamin Weisz.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands.
- Education
- Experimental Centre of Cinematography and Netherlands Film Academy.
- Honours
- Golden Mira and Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau.
- Languages
- Dutch.
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Frans Weisz (23 July 1938 – 7 December 2025) was a Dutch film director. He directed more than 30 films since 1964. His 1975 film Red Sien was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival.
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His film Havinck was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. His 1993 film The Betrayed was entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival. Weisz was Jewish. During World War II, he hid with his parents on a farm in Limburg. When his family was discovered, Weisz managed to escape, but his parents were captured and transported to Auschwitz concentration camp. Weisz died of complications from Alzheimer's disease on 7 December 2025, at the age of 87.
Frans Weisz studied at Experimental Centre of Cinematography and Netherlands Film Academy. The recorded working language is Dutch. Work by Frans Weisz is recorded in the collections of ASR historic collection. Distinctions recorded are Golden Mira and Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau.
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Collectie / Archief: Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie: [onbekend] Beschrijving: Einde filmweek in Arnhem, minister Vrolijk reikt Staatsprijs voor filmkunst 1965 uit aan cineast Frans Weisz (links) Datum: 19 juni 1965 Locatie: Arnhem, Gelderland Trefwoorden: filmweken, prijsuitreikingen Persoonsnaam: Vrolijk, Maarten, Weisz, Frans Fotograaf: Koch, Eric / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende:
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Frans Weisz • Born — 23 July 1938 • Birthplace — Amsterdam, Netherlands • Died — 7 December 2025 • Occupation — Film director • Years Active — 1964–2020 • Children — 1
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• A Gangstergirl (1966) • The Burglar (1972) • Red Sien (1975) • Charlotte (1981) • Havinck (1987) • Leedvermaak (1989) • The Betrayed (1993) • Last Call (1995) • Boy Ecury (2003) • Life Is Wonderful (2018)
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Awards
• 2018 - ShortCutz Amsterdam Career Award
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- 1.9th Moscow International Film Festival (1975). MIFF.
- 2.Festival de Cannes: Havinck. festival-cannes.com.
- 3.Berlinale: 1993 Programme. berlinale.de.
- 4.Frans Weisz zat ondergedoken toen de soldaten binnenvielen, KRO-NCRV, 27 January 2020
- 5.Filmregisseur Frans Weisz (87) overleden. Algemeen Dagblad.
- 6.Frans Weisz wint Shortcutz Amsterdam Career Award (18 January 2018).
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