Curriculum Vitae Personal Name: André van Meerkerk Address: Martinus Nijhofaan 101 Post Code: 4481 DH City: Kloetinge Country: Netherlands Phone number mobile: +31 6 53342654 Email: [email protected] Date of birth: 17 march 1962 Occupation: Multi-camera Director Company: André van Meerkerk Sport & Media Producties BV Website: www.andrevanmeerkerk.nl LinkedIn profile www.linkedin.com/in/andrevanmeerkerk Pure passion, many years (since 1987) of production and directing experience and a daily shot of adrenaline – nothing more, nothing less. And it works. These are the ingredients behind my successful productions for NOS, FOX Sports, Canal+, RTL, SBS6, Talpa, Ziggo and many other broadcasters. Look further to find out more about my production and directing experience in Sports. Productions This is my daily fare. Every year I take care of the production and direction of over 100 live television sport programmes. These programmes include many sports events, such as the matches in the Dutch Football Leaque, the Dutch National Football Team, the most important baseball tournaments and live coverage of boxing galas and other competitions. Besides this sports-based work, I also take care of the training of new directors. Television programmes I am specialised in live programmes that makes every fibre in your body feel the excitement and tension. It is necessary to react quickly, maintain an overview and to be able to draw on knowledge of the game. And it is always a matter of close collaboration with a strong and experienced crew. Directing It all starts with passion - but that on itself is not enough… Being a good director means understanding how to play the game, both on and of the pitch. Years of experience and a chronic sports-addiction helps, as they guarantee professionalism and constant quality. CV Andre van Meerkerk, version 8-2017 Football One of the most important sports in the Netherlands and one of my most important areas of my work. I was responsible for directing many important LIVE matches in the Netherlands, including Eredivisie matches, 2nd Division matches, 3rd Division matches, CUP matches and matches of the Dutch National Team (men and women). Thanks to my own philosophy with regard to the coverage of matches, I have been able to provide this service in a stable and professional way since 1995. European Football Championships / EURO ‘2000’ One of my proud moments was directing part of the coverage of the EURO 2000 matches in the Netherlands. I was one of the five Dutch directors for the coverage of the matches that involved no less than 21 cameras and 9 slow motions. Africa Cup 1998 – Burkina Faso Commissioned by the Cinevideogroup, we transported a complete reporting van to Burkina Faso in flight cases to film the talents of African footballers for Eurosport and other broadcasters. UEFA under21 Championship 2007 - The Netherlands I directed eight of sixteen multilateral signals of this tournament in Holland. The production format was HDTV 1080i/50 using 12-15 camera’s (of which 2 super slow-motions) across all matches. Dutch competitions since 1996 I have covered the Dutch 1st Division for Talpa/Tele2, Filmnet/Canal+, NOS, RTL and FOX Sports since 1996. During this period, I have also directed the coverage of 2nd/3rd Division and CUP matches. Dutch National Football Team since 2001 From April 2001 till 2008, I was with my brother responsible for directing the coverage of the Dutch National Football team. The last years I was several times the director for away games of the Dutch National Football team in the Qualification round of the European and World Championships. Champions League and UEFA Cup / Europa League since 2001 From April 2001 till 2008 I directed various Champions League and UEFA Cup / Europa League matches. The last years a few for SBS6 and RTL. Baseball League and international games, the Haarlem Baseball Week and the World Port Tournament in Rotterdam are annual events I covered for NOS Studio Sport till 2004. The 2001 European Championships in Bonn, the 2003 European Championships, the Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2003, the World Championships in Germany en Italy (2009) and the 2016 European Championships in Hoofddorp were also directed by me. Boxing Regilio Tuur, Eddy Smulders, Don Diego Poeder, Oran Delibas, Lucia Rijker and Richel Hersisia’s WBA World Title Fight in The Hague, I have covered them all for Filmnet/Canal+ and RTL5 since 1997. CV Andre van Meerkerk, version 8-2017 Other Sports Are there any other sports that I have not covered yet? Besides the various sports listed here, I also have extensive experience in athletics coverage (GP Athletics 2002 in Doha, Qatar and the 2003 European Championships for the Disabled in Assen) as well as Darts, Basketball, Volleyball, Beachvolleyball, Speedskating, Judo, Equestrian Jumping en Dressage, Handball, Hockey, Badminton, Triathlon, Rowing, Swimming, Tennis …. Highlights and upcoming nov 2017 IJF Judo Grand Prix The Hague, Netherlands (NOS) sep 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations Football, Cape Coast, Ghana (Fabriq/FOX) 2017 Fina Swimming World Cup, Netherlands (Fabriq/Tigg Sports) 2017 World League Volleyball, Netherlands (Southfields) 2016 European Championship Baseball, Netherlands (Southfields/Ziggo) 2016 European Championship Athletics, Netherlands (NOS) 2016 UEFA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Netherlands (FOX) 2015 World Championship Beachvolleybal, Netherlands (Southfields/NOS) 2015 - now various LIVE sportevents & studio programmes for Southfields 2014 Football Netherlands-Belgium women (NOMOBO) 2013 Football Japan-Netherlands (Outside Broadcast, Belgium) 2012 - now LIVE sportevents Athletics, Rowing, Tennis for United 2010 - 2015 various LIVE sportevents & studio for Infostrada Productions 2010 - now various LIVE sportevents & studio programmes for NOS 2009 World Championship Judo Rotterdam, Netherlands 2009 World Championship Baseball Germany and Italy 2007 - 2010 Euro Hockey League (European Cup Hockey) 2007 Football Final Dutch Cup (26 camera's), 2007 Football UEFA European Championship Under 21, Netherlands 2003 European Championship Baseball, Netherlands 2002 Grand Prix Athletics Doha, Qatar 2001 European Championship Baseball Bonn, Duitsland 2000 UEFA Euro 2000 European Championship Football, Netherlands 1998 CAF Africa Nations Cup Football, Burkina Faso 1996 - now Football Dutch Eredivisie, KNVB Cup, 2nd & 3rd Division Training Sharing knowledge and working with other people in the trade. I like to do it and am proud to ofer tailored training programmes. My background in education and many years of TV sports experience turned out to be very useful. CV Andre van Meerkerk, version 8-2017.