Bert Haanstra

Directing - Born May 31, 1916 in Espelo, Overijssel, the Netherlands - Died Oct 23, 1997

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).