Felix_de_Rooy

Felix de Rooy

Felix de Rooy

Add article description

Felix de Rooy (born 3 November 1952) is an Afro-Curaçaoan poet, writer, dramatist, filmmaker, director, artist and curator.[1] In 1979, de Rooy was award the Cola Debrot Prize, the highest cultural award in the former Netherlands Antilles. In 1990, he won the Golden Calf for Ava & Gabriel.[2]

Education

After studying at the Vrije Akademie in The Hague, de Rooy received a Master of Arts in filming and directing at New York University in 1982.[1][3]

Filmography

  • Desiree (1984)
  • Almacita, Soul of Desolato (1986)
  • Ava and Gabriel: A Love Story (1990)
  • Marival (1997)
  • Muhe Frida (2011)

References

  1. [1]
    "Rooy, Felix de". Curaçao Art. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  2. [2]
    "Felix de Rooy". Theater Encyclopedie (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Felix De Rooy". African Film Festival, Inc. 2013-02-26. Retrieved 2019-10-19.


Stub icon

This Curaçao biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This article about a North American film director is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Felix_de_Rooy, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.