Albert Balink

Albert Balink
A Dutch man looking at the camera and smiling; the image is in poor condition
Balink in the 1930s
Born3 August 1906
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Died8 February 1976(1976-02-08) (aged 69)
Pensacola, Florida, United States
NationalityDutch
Occupation(s)Journalist, filmmaker
Years active1920s–1950s
Notable work

Albert Balink (3 August 1906 – 8 February 1976) was a Dutch journalist and filmmaker who contributed to early Indonesian cinema. Born in the Netherlands, he began a career in film journalism in the Dutch East Indies. A self-taught filmmaker, in the mid-1930s, he released a documentary and two feature films, before immigrating to the United States and resuming his journalistic career.