Henk Van der Kolk

Henk Van der Kolk is a Canadian film producer, best known as a cofounder of the Toronto International Film Festival[1] and the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.[2]

Originally from Zwolle, Netherlands, Van der Kolk emigrated to Canada in 1959.[3] His credits as a film producer include Outrageous! (1977), Wild Horse Hank (1979), Mr. Patman (1980), Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave (1980) and Circle of Two (1981).[4] Most of the films were coproduced with Bill Marshall through their firm Film Consortium of Canada.[5]

More recently, Van der Kolk was a founder of a new film festival in Panama.[3] He and his wife Yanka are currently partners in Imaging & Photography, a professional portrait photography studio.[6]

  1. ^ "Film festival's founders debate who got idea first". Toronto Star, September 5, 1985.
  2. ^ "Actors organize Canadian academy". The Globe and Mail, December 13, 1978.
  3. ^ a b "Expat lives: Split screens". Financial Times, October 26, 2012.
  4. ^ "Henk Van Der Kolk took producer's role". Toronto Star, September 10, 1995.
  5. ^ "New director announced for film festival". The Globe and Mail, March 14, 1978.
  6. ^ "Lights, camera and a remake: Arts power couple are masters at repurposing their home into work space". Toronto Star, November 12, 2016.