David-Jan Bronsgeest

David-Jan Bronsgeest is a director based in Amsterdam. He graduated from the Netherlands Film Academy in 2015 with crime-thriller BROKER about organ harvesting, taking home the prestigious student award for Best Film. In 2018, his short film MEET JIMMY was sold to Paramount Pictures, with producers Platinum Dunes and The Picture Company attached. The rights to David-Jan’s short film MR LONELY were sold to Spyglass Entertainment, with Phantom Four producing. MEET JIMMY eventually turned into the Dutch feature film JIMMY in 2024. That same year mid-length body horror BINARY was released and selected for both International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) and Fantastic Fest (Austin, TX). Other shorts he directed include SEXORCISM (2019), UNITY (2018) and A VARDY (2016), which were selected at several film festivals over the world. As a commercial director David-Jan has distinguished himself with powerful storytelling and an aesthetic style. His fashion films for TOMMY HILFIGER, KARL LAGERFELD, NINETYFOUR and BUDDHA TO BUDDHA, in collaboration with VICE, have received worldwide acclaim. His music videos for artists like CHEF’SPECIAL and EVA SIMONS have millions of views on YouTube. David-Jan launched horror label BLOODRAVE with writing-producing partner Tim Koomen. JIMMY is David-Jan's feature film debut.