Dorna van Rouveroy van Nieuwaal,
Born in a family that lived and worked in the Dutch Indies for several centuries. Rudolf Steinerschool, Haarlem, the Netherlands. Graduated in directing & production Dutch Film and Television Academy, Amsterdam. Postgraduate Storytelling & Directing, American Film Institute, Los Angeles. Directed and produced feature films, documentaries, music videos, and animated shorts. Worked as an executive producer for Cineventura, and Stichting Filmproject, Amsterdam.
Lea Wongsoredjo was born in Paramaribo in Suriname and grew up in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Produced 3 feature films “Paul Chevrolet and the Ultimate Hallucination”, “Intoxicated” and “Odyssey of Love” in the Netherlands directed by Pim de la Parra. She produced documentaries for Altamira and Cineventura, worked as project manager in Environment/Nature Conservation for Ecosystems Ltd, Brussels, and is series producer for Stichting Filmproject.
Dr. Wouter W. van der Schaar, graduated as a clinical psychologist from the University of Amsterdam. Until 2000, he worked as a psychologist in the skin diseases department of the Academic Medical Center. PhD on a psychodermatological topic of patients with chronic skin diseases. Involved and worked at the first Obesity Clinic in Hilversum. Specialized as a trauma psychologist in PTSD problems and worked until 2013 at the Institute for Psychotrauma (IvP) for assistance to Dutch people at home and abroad (Fireworks disaster Volendam, Enschede, Tsunami). Was in the Japanese camp as a child. Was co-founder of the Film Project Foundation, and resigned from the board in 2025 due to health problems. His departure is very much regretted.
In Memoriam
Co-founder and former board member of the Film Project Foundation, General bd G.L.J. (Govert) Huijser passed away on January 5, 2014 in Roosendaal.
In the 1980s, three-star General Huijser was an adjudant in the extraordinary service of HM the Queen and was appointed Chief of Defense Staff. Mr. Huijser also wrote poems and was an inspired speaker who was of great significance for the memory of the Dutch East Indies during WWII. In addition to his countless other contributions to society, Govert Huijser supported the Film Project Foundation in initiating the War Stories portrait series in collaboration with the Guest Teachers Foundation. The beloved old general was a great source of inspiration and he shared his experiences gained in a Japanese camp in a moving narration.