Lobke van Eijk

Lobke van Eijk (born in Enhuizen in July 1994) is a Dutch filmmaker, film director and producer.

She is currently based in the UK. She studied a BA in Socio-Cultural Education at the HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht of Utrecht (Netherlands). Later she got a master of arts (MA) in filmmaking at the University of Bradford (UK).

She worked in socio-cultural education workshops in Amsterdam (Netherlands), in communication area in Bilbao (Spain), as a film production assistant in Soest (Germany), as a film editor in Baarn (Netherlands) and as a film editor and as editor supervisor at Jellysmack in London (UK).

In 2019, van Eijk produced, directed and wrote the film Would You Rather, a film production filmed in Wales (UK). In 2021, she participated in the film The Night Takes Any Colour, directed by Melina Boukouvala, a production presented at the Chania Film Festival (CFF), an international film festival based in Chania (Greece).

In 2022, van Eijk produced, directed and wrote the film Lucidity, a film production about dementia, starring English actresses Rachel Dobell and Carly Halse. In 2023, she participated in the film A Helping Hand, directed by Joshua Francisco Mitchell, as a script supervisor. The main objective of the film festival is to bring together creatives and filmmakers, create a space to showcase work and to celebrate and encourage creativity and collaboration between all generations. The Buzz Cinema festival is held in the historic town of Leighton Buzzard, and lasts just over a week, in which different film projects by different filmmakers are screened. It is currently in its third edition.

Van Eijk has lived in Amsterdam (Netherlands), Bilbao (Spain), Soest (Germany), Baarn (Netherlands) and London (UK). 2022, Lucidity (production, direction and screenplay) 2021, The Night Takes Any Colour (production) 2019, Would You Rather (production, direction and screenplay) 2015, Ánima Eskola Bilbao: documentary film (direction and presenter works)