Johan Nijenhuis (born 4 March 1968) is a Dutch film producer, director and screenwriter best known for directing commercially successful Dutch romantic comedies for which he has received 21 Golden Film awards starting with Costa! (2001).
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Career
After the success of his film Costa!, He founded the production company Nijenhuis & de Levita Film and TV with producer Alain de Levita. it was announced In January 2010 that he had left the company.
His 2019 film Cuban Love (Verliefd op Cuba in Dutch) was his sixth film to win the Platinum Film award. Most of the film was filmed on Cuba with some scenes filmed on Ibiza.
In 2020, his film The Marriage Escape (De beentjes van Sint-Hildegard in Dutch), an adaptation of the 2016 Czech film Tiger Theory, received a nomination for the Golden Calf for Best Feature Film award. It was also the highest-grossing Dutch film of 2020. His film Men at Work: Miami (Onze Jongens in Miami in Dutch) was the second highest-grossing film of that year.
Awards
Golden Film and Platinum Film
2001: Costa!
2003: Full Moon Party
2013: Verliefd op Ibiza
2014: Tuscan Wedding
2016: Rokjesdag
2019: Cuban Love
2020: The Marriage Escape
Golden Film
2010: Fuchsia the Mini-Witch
2020: Men at Work: Miami
2022: Yasmine's Wedding (Marokkaanse bruiloft)
2022: Zwanger & Co
2024: Loving Bali
2025: Onze Jongens 3
2026: Verliefd op Curaçao