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Cilia van Dijk

1941 – 2023

Dutch film producer

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Lived 1941 – 2023 (aged 81). Cilia van Dijk was a Dutch film producer.

Cilia van Dijk Lieshout (22 November 1941 – 26 April 2023) was a Dutch film producer. Her film work includes DaDa, Frieze Frame, I Move, so I Am, The Last Words of Dutch Schultz and Anna & Bella. Anna & Bella earned her an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film as producer.

Life and career In 1963, Van Dijk-Lieshout married Gerrit van Dijk, a Dutch animator.

In 1978 she created Animated People, a distributor of Dutch animation films.

Van Dijk died on 26 April 2023, at the age of 81.

Filmography 1979: Jute 1983: Haast een hand 1983: A Good Turn Daily 1984: Anna & Bella (producer) 1986: Animation Has No Borders 1988: Pas à deux 1991: Frieze Frame 1995: De houten haarlemmers 1997: DaDa 1998: Ik beweeg, dus ik besta 1999: Applause 2001: Radio Umanak 2002: Stiltwalkers

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Important facts

Born

22 November 1941, Uden

Birth century

20th century

Died

26 April 2023

Occupation

Film producer

Nationality

Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands

Awards

Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film

Also known as

C. van Lieshout, C. van Dijk-van Lieshout, Cilia van Dijk-van Lieshout, Cilia van Dijk-Lieshout

People in Cilia van Dijk's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Gerrit van Dijk

1938 – 2012

Performance artist

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Cilia van Dijk's

Louis Leprince-Ringuet

Frequently asked questions

Who was Cilia van Dijk?

Dutch film producer (1941–2023)

When was Cilia van Dijk born?

Cilia van Dijk was born on 22 November 1941 in Uden.

When did Cilia van Dijk die?

Cilia van Dijk died on 26 April 2023.

What was Cilia van Dijk's occupation?

Cilia van Dijk was a film producer.

What nationality was Cilia van Dijk?

Cilia van Dijk was Dutch.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Cilia van Dijk

· Wikidata: Q1091934

· DBpedia: Cilia van Dijk

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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Cilia van Dijk. https://biography.guide/cilia-van-dijk/

MLA: "Cilia van Dijk." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/cilia-van-dijk/.

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