Bobbie Koek
Bobbie Koek grew up in the theatre scene as the daughter of theatre maker Paul Koek. After finishing secondary school, she worked as an actress in theatre, films and television series, including the One Night Stand film AU CIGOGNE! by Margien Rogaar and for six years in the VARA series KINDEREN GEEN BEZWAAR. In 2010, she was accepted into the Netherlands Film Academy, where she studied fiction directing.
After graduating, she worked as a casting director, actress, and assistant director on LAYLA M. by Mijke de Jong, and later as a casting director at Oi Mundo Casting.
In 2016, she directed the short film TAMU. TAMU was selected for the debut competition at the Netherlands Film Festival in 2017.
Since 2018, Bobbie has worked independently as a casting director for various filmmakers. Her projects include YULIA & JULIET (Zara Dwinger), STUCKWITHU (Timo Ottevanger), ONZE STRAAT: LOIS LANE (Ashgan El-Hamus), DIE MIDDAG (Nafiss Nia), and the series
SKAMNL (NTR), which she also co-directed with Isabel Lamberti and Floor van der Meulen. SKAMNL was nominated for a Golden Calf Award (Best Interactive, 2019).
She also wrote and directed the youth series A TEENAGE LOVE AFFAIR, in collaboration with NTR and Ashgan El-Hamus, for which she also handled the casting.
Her first feature film PARADIJS was the closing film of the 2024 Netherlands Film Festival in Utrecht.
Agent Barbara Rasker
Cineville
Paradijs
Cineville
SkamNL
Yulia & Juliet
A Teenage Love Affair
Set Paradijs