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Leon Golterman is an award-winning writer and director of elevated genre films and series. His work has been in competition at Oscar® and BAFTA qualifying festivals, including the Austin Film Festival, Aspen Shortsfest, the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) and the BFI London Film Festival. His film AERONAUT is now streaming on Disney+.

With the support of the Directors Guild of America (DGA) and the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Golterman was granted the O-1 work visa for artists of extraordinary abilities, allowing him to work in both the EU and the USA.

Based in Amsterdam and Los Angeles, Golterman worked with international streamers and broadcasters, including RTL, VPRO, BNNVARA, Videoland, EO and Disney+. In January 2023, his episode STALKER premiered as the opening episode of the new season of the crime series NOOD. More recently, he won the first prize in the 20th PAGE International Screenwriting Awards.

Golterman is a Fulbright scholar and a member of the Dutch Academy For Film. He studied Directing at the University of the Arts Utrecht (HKU) and Screenwriting at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

In addition to film and television, Golterman works as a creative for brands such as Heineken, Philips and Mercedes-Benz.

Candy Man (2027)
written and directed by Leon Golterman

Crime / Thriller

When a 17-year-old drug dealer accidentally sells a batch of poisoned cocaine, one of his customers dies in his arms from an overdosis. Haunted by her death, the young dealer does whatever it takes to retrieve his lethal coke before more people die, all while evading a citywide manhunt.

Inspired by true events.

Nood: Stalker (2022)
directed by Eché Janga, produced by Pupkin & BNNVARA

Episode 2×01
written by Leon Golterman

Crime / Thriller

In the dead of the night, a 9-1-1 dispatcher receives a desperate call from a terrified young woman. The man who’s been stalking her for days has just showed up at her door and is trying to break in. When the intruder shatters a window and enters her home, the dispatcher must do everything he can to keep the woman out of her stalker’s hands.

Release: January 2023

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Aeronaut (2022)
written and directed by Leon Golterman

Aeronaut is an award-winning, stop-motion animated film about a ten-year-old boy who dreams of becoming a pilot. But when his little sister gets her hands on his brand new model airplane, the bond between the children is put to the test.

Now streaming on Disney+.

Sales agent: Sydney Neter, SND Films

Official selection:

– Cinekid festival, Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Silver prize winner
– Anima, The Brussels International Animation Film Festival 2022, Belgium*
– Kaboom Animation Festival 2022, the Netherlands
– Film Talents to Cannes, France
– Aspen Shortsfest 2022, Aspen, CO, USA*, **, ***
– Zlín Film Festival 2022, Czech Republic
– Animafest Zagreb, 2022, Croatia*, **, ***
– Leiden International Shorts Film Festival 2022, The Netherlands
– VERS awards, 2022, the Netherlands
– Busan International Kids and Youth Film Festival, 2022, South-Korea
– Shortcutz Amsterdam 2022, the Netherlands
– Netherlands Film Festival 2022, the Netherlands
– BFI London Film Festival 2022, United Kingdom**
– Leuven Int. Short Film Festival 2022, Belgium*, **, ****
– Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2023, Tokyo, Japan*
– Subtravelling International Short Filmfest 2024, Seoul, South-Korea – Gold prize winner – Audience award