Henk Van der Kolk

Henk Van der Kolk is a Canadian film producer, best known as a cofounder of the Toronto International Film Festival[1] and the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.[2]

Originally from Zwolle, Netherlands, Van der Kolk emigrated to Canada in 1959.[3] His credits as a film producer include Outrageous! (1977), Wild Horse Hank (1979), Mr. Patman (1980), Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave (1980) and Circle of Two (1981).[4] Most of the films were coproduced with Bill Marshall through their firm Film Consortium of Canada.[5]

More recently, Van der Kolk was a founder of a new film festival in Panama.[3] He and his wife Yanka are currently partners in Imaging & Photography, a professional portrait photography studio.[6]

References
  1. "Film festival's founders debate who got idea first". Toronto Star, September 5, 1985.
  2. "Actors organize Canadian academy". The Globe and Mail, December 13, 1978.
  3. "Expat lives: Split screens". Financial Times, October 26, 2012.
  4. "Henk Van Der Kolk took producer's role". Toronto Star, September 10, 1995.
  5. "New director announced for film festival". The Globe and Mail, March 14, 1978.
  6. "Lights, camera and a remake: Arts power couple are masters at repurposing their home into work space". Toronto Star, November 12, 2016.


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