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ASTRID BUSSINK

Documentary filmmaker, story editor and educator.

I direct documentaries and work with other filmmakers from first research to final cut. I also teach documentary directing and advise on film projects and talent development.

Selected work

All films ↗
2017Documentary

Listen

A cat sits beside a white telephone and a cactus against a yellow background in Listen.

A film by
Astrid Bussink

IDFA / Special Jury Award
2025Story editing

House of Hope

A woman looks across a dry, hilly landscape in House of Hope.

Directed by
Marjolein Busstra

Story editing / Astrid Bussink
2005Documentary

The Angelmakers

An older woman and man sit outside a house in The Angelmakers.

A film by
Astrid Bussink

IDFA / First Appearance Award
2014Documentary

Giovanni and the Water Ballet

Giovanni practises the splits beside an indoor swimming pool.

A film by
Astrid Bussink

Berlinale / Generation Kplus Special Prize
2010Documentary

My Enschede

A person sits in an armchair in front of a projected street scene in My Enschede.

A film by
Astrid Bussink

IFFR / World premiere

Projects in development

Documentary · in development

The Last Bastion

A documentary project about Wikipedia.

Documentary · in development

The Boy Who Vanished

An investigation into a wartime diary and its missing author.

Alongside directing

Story Consultancy ↗Teaching & Mentoring ↗Advisory & Selection ↗

Now

DOCvillage · Sittard · 5–9 October 2026 ↗Netherlands Film Academy Documentary directing tutorNPO Fund Adviser · Fiction, Youth and Talent