About Mike van Diem
Born 1959. Mike van Diem is a Dutch film director, screenwriter, director and writer.
Mike van Diem (born 1959, in Druten, grew up in Sittard) is a Dutch film director.
Career In 1990, his short film Alaska won a Golden Calf for best short film and the Student Academy Award for best foreign student film in the drama category. In 1998, he received the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for the film Character based on the 1938 novel Karakter by Ferdinand Bordewijk.
He has also directed commercials.
Selected filmography Character (1997) The Surprise (2015) Tulipani, Love, Honour and a Bicycle (2017) Our Girls (2025)
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Who is Mike van Diem?
Dutch film director
When was Mike van Diem born?
Mike van Diem was born on 12 January 1959 in Netherlands.
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Mike van Diem is a film director, screenwriter, director and writer.
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Mike van Diem is Dutch.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Mike van Diem. https://biography.guide/mike-van-diem/
MLA: "Mike van Diem." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/mike-van-diem/.
Chicago: "Mike van Diem." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/mike-van-diem/.
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