Marit Weerheijm (Utrecht, 1992) is a young film director in Amsterdam. She graduated from the Netherlands Film Academy with the short film GRIJS IS OOK EEN KLEUR (GREY IS ALSO A COLOR). This film won the prestigious Student Academy Award (Student Oscar) in the category ‘Best Foreign Narrative’ in Los Angeles. Additionally, the film was selected at various (inter)national film festivals and won two significant awards at the TIFF Kids festival in Toronto.

Marit created the short film VOOR HET DONKER as part of the Wildcard prize from the Netherlands Film Fund. Marit’s latest film, EN ROUTE, received a Golden Calf for the best short film.

For Marit’s commercial work, she is represented by the international production company CZAR. Her latest film for the breast cancer organization Pink Ribbon was nominated for the Young Director Award at Cannes Lions.

Marit’s work is based on subtle storytelling, with a strong fascination for human relationships, mainly within family settings. She focuses on intimate films with occasional hints of magical realism.