Jelle Lamers

Jelle Lamers is a Dutch filmmaker, director, writer and producer from Heesch. He graduated from the Dutch Filmers Academy in Eindhoven, where he studied Film and Audiovisual Media, and is a co-founder of the production collective Studio Hulot. His work includes the short films *HAPPYLAND* (2024), *Amé* (2025), and his graduation film *De man die niet slapen kan* (2026), a surrealistic black-and-white 16mm film told largely through Dutch Sign Language. Both *Amé* and *De man die niet slapen kan* were selected for the Student Competition of the Nederlands Film Festival. Lamers is also part of the film collective Groovy Movies, which brings together independent filmmakers and showcases their…