Jan-Willem Bult

Jan-Willem Bult was born on Nov 12, 1961 in Netherlands. Jan-Willem Bult's big-screen debut came with Suske en Wiske: De duistere diamant directed by Rudi Van Den Bossche in 2004.

Jan-Willem Bult is an international film and tv maker/lecturer. From 1995-1997 he was also program director of 2 private channels in the Netherlands: KinderNet and VTV. In 1997 he became creative head of KRO Youth, Netherlands Public Broadcasting until 2013. Known for KRO Kindertijd (1999), First Child on the Moon (2001), Genji (2006), 2Broers (2010), 6 tips om de beste voetballer van de wereld te worden (2010), Sien van Sellingen (2010). He then became head of children, youth & media at Free Press Unlimited, known for WADADA News for Kids (2013), Kunumi, the Native Thunder (2016), Respect (2017). As an independent creator and producer he is known for a.o. Puertas Adentro (2017), Gerónimo doet aan ballet in Argentinië (2020), Prix Jeunesse International 2020 awards show (2020). Bult's work for children and youth is known for his 'Children in the Centre' philosophy. Since 2007 he founded the Children in the Centre foundation (children's media & sports for development & peace). He has been creating, producing and lecturing in over 65 countries worldwide.