Rob Schröder

Rob Schröder
Schröder at the 2018 International Film Festival Rotterdam
Born(1950-11-13)13 November 1950
Oegstgeest, Netherlands
Died6 July 2024(2024-07-06) (aged 73)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Occupation(s)graphic designer, cineast

Rob Schröder (13 November 1950 – 6 July 2024) was a Dutch graphic designer and cineast.[1]

Schröder was born in Oegstgeest and grew up in Hoorn. He started working at the Rietveld Academie from 1971. [2][3] He was co-founder of the designer collective Wild Plikken [nl] in 1974, and was co-founders of the Sandberg Institute.[4] As a writer and director for the VPRO, he was most known for his documentaries Allerzielen (2005) and Ouwehoeren (2011) and for his film Possessed (2018).[2]

Schröder died in Amsterdam on 6 July 2024, at the age of 73 from cancer.[2][1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "In Memoriam Rob Schröder, 13 november 1950 – 6 juli 2024". metropolism (in Dutch). 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Filmmaker Rob Schröder (73) overleden". Het Parool (in Dutch). 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Rob Schröder: 'Ik maak oude shit in een nieuwe context'". Het Parool (in Dutch). 12 May 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Rob Schröder over zijn poëtische essayfilm 'Possessed'". VPRO (in Dutch). 12 May 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2024.