Ollie Launspach — Documentary Director
Ollie Launspach is a Dutch director based in Amsterdam. Ollie Launspach graduated in Documentary Directing from the Netherlands Film Academy in 2025. His graduation film kiss kiss bang bang premiered in competition at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) and has screened internationally at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Go Short, Curtás Vila do Conde, Vienna Shorts and many other festivals. Ollie Launspach is currently developing new documentary projects while working as a director, editor and lecturer.
Press
2026
director — i do i do — documentary ’25 — in production — mooie nel, BNNVARA
director — freak — play ’60 — in development — ramptoerisme
additional editor / assistant director — burgemeester halsema — documentary ’90 — in production — witfilm
director — 100 year paradiso campaign — in production — since ’88
guest lecturer documentary making — IMC weekendschool
2025
graduated bachelor documentary directing — the netherlands film academy
director — kiss kiss bang bang — documentary ’28 — premiered at IDFA (competition for short documentary) — the netherlands film academy, BNNVARA
director — sire food campaign — commercial — studio studio, the netherlands film academy
2024
student bachelor documentary directing — the netherlands film academy
director — de noabers — documentary ’17
2023
student bachelor documentary directing — the netherlands film academy
2022
student bachelor documentary directing — the netherlands film academy
student bachelor history — university of amsterdam
2021
student bachelor history — university of amsterdam
kiss kiss bang bang
in kiss kiss bang bang, a cinematic love portrait composed of home videos,
photographs, diary entries, audio recordings and interviews,
director ollie launspach explores the impact of his gender transition on
his girlfriend, sterre mulder.
Awards
winner keep an eye filmscore award 2025 - Xiangming Niu
nominated for best international short documentary — idfa 2025
winner ahk eindwerkprijs 2025
winner new talent award — mima 2026 - Xiangming Niu
winner best film — kersvers international filmfestival assen 2026
nominated for best dutch short film — go short 2026
winner best editing — vers 2026 - Scott Dancy
nominated for best short documentary — ddg awards 2026
special mention — leiden shorts 2026
winner my generation competition — curtas vila do conde 2026
Upcoming Screenings
curtas vila do conde, portugal — 17-07 — 26-07
rita community center, amsterdam, the netherlands 30-07
stadkamer centrum, zwolle, the netherlands 25-08
transscreen, amsterdam, the netherlands 29-08
Dokufest, kosovo —07-08 — 12-08
ISSF, USA— 17-08 — 23-08
Past Screenings
IDFA, the netherlands 2025
de mus, the netherlands 2025
luxor, the netherlands 2026
pottenkijkers, the netherlands 2026
vers, the netherlands 2026
IFA, the netherlands 2026
movies that matter, the netherlands 2026
go short, the netherlands 2026
karavaan festival, the netherlands — 25-05, 31-05
sicilia queer filmfest — 25-05 — 31-05
vienna shorts, austria — 28-05
leiden shorts, the netherlands — 29-05 — 03-06
korea queer film festival, korea— 01-06 — 06-06
kashish, india — 03-06 — 07-06
zaanpride, the netherlands — 09-06
documentarist, 19th istanbul documentary days, turkey— 13-06 — 21-06
rotterdams open doek, the netherlands— 19-06
karlovy vary, tjech republic — 05-07 — 09-07