About Menno Meyjes
Born 1954. Menno Meyjes is a Dutch screenwriter, film director, writer, film producer and director.
Menno Meyjes (born 1954) is a Dutch screenwriter, film director, and producer. He is an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award nominee, and a Goya Award and Hugo Award winner.
Biography Meyjes was born in Bloemendaal, North Holland in 1954. He moved to the United States in 1972 and studied at San Francisco Art Institute, graduating with a master's degree in 1980. In 1984, he founded the graphic design magazine Emigre, with fellow Dutchmen Marc Susan and Rudy VanderLans.
Meyjes first gained attention for his spec script The Children's Crusade, which was later produced in 1987 by Francis Ford Coppola as Lionheart.
In 2012, Meyjes adapted the Dutch novel The Dinner into a film.
Filmography Uncredited written works:
Empire of the Sun (1987) El Sueño del mono loco (1989)
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Who is Menno Meyjes?
Screenwriter, producer, director (born 1954)
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Menno Meyjes was born in 1954 in Eindhoven.
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Menno Meyjes is a screenwriter, film director, writer, film producer and director.
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Menno Meyjes is Dutch.
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