About
Sven Peetoom at the European Film College, Denmark.
Sven Peetoom, is a Dutch-Indonesian director and screenwriter. He makes documentaries, fiction films, theatre and video-installations.
Sven Peetoom, born on August 26, 1993, in Rotterdam, has always had a passion for storytelling. He earned his bachelor's degree in Film and Literature Studies from Leiden University and then honed his craft at the European Film College in Denmark, graduating as a documentary director and receiving the Obel Scholarship for promising students.
Now based in Amsterdam, Sven has written and directed several fiction films and web series that have been featured at festivals like IFFR, NFF, Roze Filmdagen, Noordelijk Filmfestival, and more. His work has also been showcased on NPO3 Online, RTV Rotterdam, and Omroep Zeeland, L1 Limburg, NPO2 Extra, NPOStart and 2DOC.nl.
In 2022, Sven co-directed the documentary "Indisch Zwijgen" (32 minutes) with Juliette Dominicus, which garnered national attention and was even mentioned in the Dutch parliament. The film, distributed by Amstelfilm, was screened at over 50 venues across the country. That same year, Sven performed and toured with the Swiss theatre play "Making Memories."
Currently, Sven is working on multiple fiction films, a 90-minute documentary and a multidisciplinary theatre piece. He's also a student at the Scenariovakschool (the Dutch screenwriting school). Besides his own projects, Sven performs, tells stories, hosts, and moderates events. He also takes on commissioned work, including directing a trilogy of documentary portraits on energy transition leaders for TU Delft in 2022, one of which won the national "Groene Reiger" award for best commissioned film.
Sven Peetoom, born on August 26, 1993, in Rotterdam, has always had a passion for storytelling. He earned his bachelor's degree in Film and Literature Studies from Leiden University and then honed his craft at the European Film College in Denmark, graduating as a documentary director and receiving the Obel Scholarship for promising students.
Now based in Amsterdam, Sven has written and directed several fiction films and web series that have been featured at festivals like IFFR, NFF, Roze Filmdagen, Noordelijk Filmfestival, and more. His work has also been showcased on NPO3 Online, RTV Rotterdam, and Omroep Zeeland, L1 Limburg, NPO2 Extra, NPOStart and 2DOC.nl.
In 2022, Sven co-directed the documentary "Indisch Zwijgen" (32 minutes) with Juliette Dominicus, which garnered national attention and was even mentioned in the Dutch parliament. The film, distributed by Amstelfilm, was screened at over 50 venues across the country. That same year, Sven performed and toured with the Swiss theatre play "Making Memories."
Currently, Sven is working on multiple fiction films, a 90-minute documentary and a multidisciplinary theatre piece. He's also a student at the Scenariovakschool (the Dutch screenwriting school). Besides his own projects, Sven performs, tells stories, hosts, and moderates events. He also takes on commissioned work, including directing a trilogy of documentary portraits on energy transition leaders for TU Delft in 2022, one of which won the national "Groene Reiger" award for best commissioned film.