EU based Director & Cinematographer with global experience in commercials, narrative & VR
Jaap Ruurd Feitsma (b. 1984) is a director and cinematographer with global experience in commercials, narrative work, and VR, for clients such as the BBC, Nike, BMW, and Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts.
Jaap has worked in over sixty countries, collaborating with international casts and crews. He is a member of the Dutch Directors Guild (DDG) and is currently writing and directing Get In, a short film starring Mark Ryan (The Prestige, Transformers, Black Sails).
Additionally, Jaap is a part-time lecturer in the Bachelor programme for Creative Business at NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences and dedicates time to long-term, investigative documentary photography projects for global NGO's.
SOME ACCOLADES
•German Design Award | The MINI Story - 2016
•National Geographic, 1st place 'Best of the World' category | Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque photograph - 2015
from BEHIND THE SCENES
Filming 'New Generation - NFF'.
Behind the Scenes of BBC's Top Gear with host James May.
Prepping a VR shot in Shanghai
Getting ready to shoot
Office of the Day
Getting ready
That's a wrap on Tasmania
Trans-Kalahari Desert
Prepping for Principal Photography, Nevada desert, US.
Behind the Scenes image from 'BMW - The MINI Story'.
Location Scouting in the Maldives
Location Scouting Nevada Desert
