Astrid Bussink

Bio

Astrid Bussink (1975) studied fine arts at the Academy of Fine Arts AKI in Enschede and film at the Edinburgh College of Art in Scotland. During her studies she made the multi award-winning documentary The Angelmakers. After The Lost Colony, My Enschede and other internationally acclaimed documentaries, she directed a few children’s documentaries like The Hideout (Golden Calf for Best Short Documentary at the Netherlands Film Fest) and Giovanni and the Waterballet (Best Youth Doc at The Berlinale). She lives and works in Amsterdam.