Robert Ian Westdijk was born in 1964. He received his professional education at the National Academy of Film and Television in Amsterdam, where he graduated in 1987. In 1988-1989 he served in the military, was a director of the Audiovisual Service of the Navy. He then worked as a "freelancer" for several television companies, acted as a screenwriter, director, editor and producer of several production videos. In 1993, Robert Ian Westdijk shot his first film - a short film "Red Lens", and in 1995
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Robert Ian Westdijk was born in 1964. He received his professional education at the National Academy of Film and Television in Amsterdam, where he graduated in 1987. In 1988-1989 he served in the military, was a director of the Audiovisual Service of the Navy. He then worked as a "freelancer" for several television companies, acted as a screenwriter, director, editor and producer of several production videos. In 1993, Robert Ian Westdijk shot his first film - a short film "Red Lens", and in 1995 he put the game debut feature film "Sister", with Kim van Cooten in the title role. Westdijk was also a co-writer and co-producer of the film. Low-budget filmed initially on video, "Sister" brought its creator success and recognition - she was awarded a number of prizes at international film festivals in Thessaloniki, Turin, Istanbul. In 1998, the director staged the youth film “Siberia”, which was awarded the Special Jury Prize at the 1999 Moscow Film Festival. In 2005, a new work by Robert Ian Westdijk was released on the screens - the comedy "Filain Says 'Sorry'", according to the national bestseller by Ronald Gifart, with Kim Van Cooten in the title role.