About Jan Roelfs
Born 1957. Jan Roelfs is a Dutch scenographer, new media artist, production designer, interior designer, multimedia artist and art director.
Jan Roelfs (born 1957 in Amsterdam) is a production designer of Dutch descent. Roelfs was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction twice for the 1992 film Orlando and for the 1997 film Gattaca. He shared the Orlando nomination with fellow production designer Ben Van Os and the Gattaca nomination with set decorator Nancy Nye. Roelfs also worked as an art director in the 1980s and the 1990s.
Filmography
Het bittere kruid (1985) β art director In de schaduw van de overwinning (1986) β production designer A Zed & Two Noughts (1986) β production designer Havinck (1987) β art director Drowning by Numbers (1988) β production designer Shadowman (1988) β art director The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover (1989) β production designer Laura Ley (1989) β art director Leedvermaak (1989) β art director Sailors Don't Cry (1990) β art director Eline Vere (1991) β art director, production designer Prospero's Books (1991) β production designer Orlando (1992) β production designer Dark Blood (1993) β production designer The Baby of MΓ’con (1993) β production designer 1000 Rosen (1994) β art director, production designer
Little Women (1994) β production designer Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets (1995) β production designer The Juror (1996) β production designer Gattaca (1997) β production designer The Astronaut's Wife (1999) β production designer Flawless (1999) β production designer Bad Company (2002) β production designer S1m0ne (2002) β production designer Alexander (2004) β production designer World Trade Center (2006) β production designer The Hunting Party (2007) β production designer Lions for Lambs (2007) β production designer The Lucky Ones (2008) β production designer My Own Love Song (2010) β production designer Get Him to the Greek (2010) β production designer 47 Ronin (2013) β production designer Ghost in the Shell (2017) - production designer
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Who is Jan Roelfs?
production designer (born 1957)
When was Jan Roelfs born?
Jan Roelfs was born in 1957 in Amsterdam.
What is Jan Roelfs's occupation?
Jan Roelfs is a scenographer, new media artist, production designer, interior designer, multimedia artist and art director.
What nationality is Jan Roelfs?
Jan Roelfs is Dutch.
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