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Bert Haanstra

Albert 'Bert' Haanstra was a Dutch film director of films and documentaries. His documentary Glass (1958) won the Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject in 1959. His feature film Fanfare (1958) was the most visited Dutch film at the time, and has since only been surpassed by Turkish Delight (1973).

  • Known ForDirecting
  • Born31 May 1916 (age 109)
  • Place of BirthEspelo, Overijssel, the Netherlands

Bert Haanstra

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Albert 'Bert' Haanstra was a Dutch film director of films and documentaries. His documentary Glass (1958) won the Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject in 1959. His feature film Fanfare (1958) was the most visited Dutch film at the time, and has since only been surpassed by Turkish Delight (1973).

  • Known ForDirecting
  • Born31 May 1916 (age 109)
  • Place of BirthEspelo, Overijssel, the Netherlands
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