Paula van der Oest (Netherlands, 1965) won the prestigious Canon Award from the Norwegian Film Academy with Zinderend (1988), her graduation film from the Dutch Film and Television Academy. In 2001 she directed her third feature film, Zus & Zo, aloose adaptation of Chekhov's "The Three Sisters", which became the sixth Dutch film ever to be nominated for a Best Foreign Language Oscar. She followed this praise with the English fairytale/thriller Moonlight the following year.

Director Filmography
* De nieuwe moeder (1996)
* De trip van Teetje (Tate's Voyage, 1998)
* Zus & Zo (2001)
* Moonlight (2002)
* Verborgen gebreken (Hidden Flaws, 2004)
* Tiramisu (2008)
* Black Butterflies (2011).

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ITALIANO
Paula van der Oest (Paesi Bassi, 1965) ha conquistato il prestigioso Premio Canon della Norwegian Film Academy con il suo film di diploma della Dutch Film and Television Academy, Zinderend (1988). Nel 2001, ha diretto il suo terzo film, Zus & Zo, liberainterpretazione da "Tre sorelle" di Cechov, sesto film olandese a ricevere una candidatura all'Oscar al Miglior Film in Lingua Straniera. L'anno successivo, ha girato la fiaba/thriller in inglese Moonlight.

Filmografia Regista
De nieuwe moeder (1996) · De trip van Teetje (Tate's Voyage, 1998) · Zus & Zo (2001) · Moonlight (2002) · Verborgen gebreken (Hidden Flaws, 2004) · Tiramisu (2008) · Black Butterflies (2011).

Source: Taormina FilmFest 2011
www.taorminafilmfest.it/film.asp?lang=2&an=11&idp=41&ids=112&idsec=24&idfilm=102