Marco van Geffen (1959) started writing screenplays after his study at the audiovisual department of the Art School in Arnhem. Apart from the Dutch box office hit “The Schnitzelparadise” (winner Best Screenplay at Skip City Film Festival in Tokyo), he has written several feature screenplays, before becoming a full time director. Apart from “The Schnitzelparadise: the series”, he directed several shorts, of which “Het Zusje” was nominated for the Golden Palm at the 2007 Cannes film festival. The screenplay for his debut feature film “Among Us” was semi-finalist for the NHK Sundance Award 2009, and is scheduled for shooting in the second half of 2009.