Amsterdam Area
With over 20 years of experience in media production my current focus is on developing and curating some of the biggest formats in the world of IP. As International Format & Production Consultant at Banijay Entertainment I have started a transition process around the backbone format Big Brother with the goal to renew, refresh and update this EndemolShine NL original. Making changes in the way Big Brother is produced and consumed, leading to the most successful year for the juggernaut ever in 2024. Another blockbuster in my portfolio is (Celebrity) Hunted. Succesfull for years in the UK and The Netherlands and now produced in over 12 territories. Parallel to these I am responsible for the roll out of international productions of Banijay Entertainment IP like; The Island, The Summit, Star Academy, El Puente, Temptation Island and many others. Working with international production teams to create high quality content through full creative and operational support and consultancy.
Creative and production consultant supporting the Reality & Adventure IP for Banijay. Working with international production teams and consulting for the reality & adventure titles in the Banijay catalogue. Curating titles like Big Brother, (Celebrity) Hunted, The Bridge - El Puente, The Summit, The Island, Ambulance, One Born Every Minute, Star Academy, Secret Story, The Fifty, Temptation Island and many others. Consulting on production processes, sharing best practices and learnings from international productions. Introducing new technology in production processes and improving workflows. Supporting the Banijay Rights sales directors in servicing (possible) clients of Banijay IP to get the best possible result for local markets.
The past years I share with first year students my experience in working in media. In a 3 hour Q&A and as alumni of the Media & Culture faculty, I explain what they students can expect after finishing their Master. Through sharing my own experiences I try to give an insight in what working in the media means. With examples of formats that I worked on and discussing the meaning and impact of 'Reality TV'. Great way to inspire students and do something back for the faculty.
Kandidaat.tv is a casting company that scouts candidates for reality television shows. Kandidaat.tv casted candidates for amongst others Utopia (SBS6) 2013, Alles Kidz (SBS6) 2012, Daten in het Donker (Net5) 2012, Zorgeloos Verliefd (SBS6) 2012, De Boerenbruiloft (Talpa, 2011) Nederlandse Hollywood Vrouwen, (Net5) 2011, My Parents Are Gonna Love You, (Net5) 2010 Generatie 2010, (NCRV) 2010
Raadgever & Derboven is the company that I run with Marije Derboven. As partner I worked with most Dutch broadcasters and production companies in various roles. Starting as Editor in Chief for many different productions. Leaning towards the development and execution of new IP like 'Het Beste Idee van NL' for Veronica/SBS6 or bold existing formats like "Operatie Live; open hart operatie" for Omroep MAX, NPO1 (Dutch public broadcaster) an adaptation of the Channel 4 series "Operation Live'. From 2010 I expanded into the field of directing. Co creating the documentary series about the Dutch village of Volendam, 'Palingsoap'. A 21 episode prime time NPO1 series about the characters that make this small town special. In 2011 and 2012 I worked with the inspiring Dutch movie director Paul Verhoeven (RoboCop, Total Recall, Basic Instinct, Black Book, Elle). Creating the Emmy Award winning Entertainment Experience. An experimental project around the crowd generated short movie 'Tricked'.
Since 2007 I have been active as a flying producer and trainer for several international reality productions. Working with and training local teams of up to 150 crew members. What started with the training of the 'Bigg Boss' India and 'Big Brother Israel' crew in 2007, moved to a full time position as production consultant at Talpa Global. Highlight of this period was the production consultancy for 'The 15 Of Us', the 'Utopia' adaptation for Tencent in China. Managing and training the Chinese production team through start up, casting and kickoff, of this 9 month operational production. From dealing with the management of Tencent, to training the production crew for 30 days on location on a mountain just outside of Tonglu, China. Another very useful experience in the same year was the crisis management done for the German adaptation of 'Utopia', 'Newtopia' (ProSieben). While not responsible for the roll out of this adaptation, the production needed a reboot after failing to reach expectations. I was responsible for changing the workflow in the operational process, trying to get spending under control. This meant convincing and training op to a 100 crew members working in 24/7 shifts to change the way they worked. It felt like changing the engine of a driving car while trying to reach top speed. Together with the German team we changed the workflow. Both experiences were valuable and led to me making a full shift to creative and production consultancy after being asked to join Endemol Shine as a production consultant.