Gerard Jacobs (born 1953) is a Dutch writer and journalist. For many years he worked as a correspondent for De Volkskrant and for radio and TV in the Middle East, Africa, and other places. [1] Between 1986 and 2005 he travelled as a reporter across Siberia and witnessed the collapse of the Soviet Union. [2] [3] He has published five travelogue books.
Two of the books were made into documentaries.
The documentary Gold: Forgotten in Siberia (1994), [4] based on the book Goudkoorts [5] received a Special Mention at the 1995 Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels. [6]
The documentary Stalin had een brug beloofd (Stalin Promised a Bridge) won the Grand Prize ( Golden Calf) at the 10th Netherlands Film Festival (1996) in the category "Best Short Documentary. [7] [8] [9]
- 1992: Reis Naar De Rand Van De Wereld (Journey To The Edge Of The World), Contact publishing house, ISBN 9025400612 .
- 1993: Goudkoorts / Siberische verhalen (Gold Rush / Siberian Stories), Contact, ISBN 9025403573 .
- 1996: Aan de andere kant van de heuvel (On the Other Side of the Hill), Contact, ISBN 9025407102 .
- 2002: De sterksten zullen overleven:: reizen door Indonesië in het voetspoor van Joseph Conrad en Alfred Wallace (The Strong Will Survive: traveling through Indonesia in the footsteps of Joseph Conrad and Alfred Wallace), Contact, ISBN 9025406564 [10]
- 2003: De goden hebben honger (The Gods are Hungry), Contact, ISBN 9025419356 .
- It includes stories from the first two travelogues about Siberia and some new travels, as well as a DVD with Stalin had een brug beloofd. [11]
- ^ Te gast (26): Gerard Jacobs (Amsterdam) - Van Zuid-Soedan tot ver in Siberië
- ^ Reisverhalen Gerard Jacobs
- ^ IMAKA Nieuwsbrief 35 april 2015
- ^ GOLD - lost in Siberia / GOUD - vergeten in Siberië / ЗОЛОТО/БОЛЬ - потеряно в Сибири
- ^ Goud - Vergeten in Siberië, NFF 1994
- ^ FIPA: Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels : Nice, 17-22 Janvier 1995
- ^ Stalin promised a bridge
- ^ NFF 1996
- ^ Stalin had een brug beloofd
- ^ De sterksten zullen overleven
- ^ De goden hebben honger
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Gerard Jacobs (born 1953) is a Dutch writer and journalist. For many years he worked as a correspondent for De Volkskrant and for radio and TV in the Middle East, Africa, and other places. [1] Between 1986 and 2005 he travelled as a reporter across Siberia and witnessed the collapse of the Soviet Union. [2] [3] He has published five travelogue books.
Two of the books were made into documentaries.
The documentary Gold: Forgotten in Siberia (1994), [4] based on the book Goudkoorts [5] received a Special Mention at the 1995 Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels. [6]
The documentary Stalin had een brug beloofd (Stalin Promised a Bridge) won the Grand Prize ( Golden Calf) at the 10th Netherlands Film Festival (1996) in the category "Best Short Documentary. [7] [8] [9]
- 1992: Reis Naar De Rand Van De Wereld (Journey To The Edge Of The World), Contact publishing house, ISBN 9025400612 .
- 1993: Goudkoorts / Siberische verhalen (Gold Rush / Siberian Stories), Contact, ISBN 9025403573 .
- 1996: Aan de andere kant van de heuvel (On the Other Side of the Hill), Contact, ISBN 9025407102 .
- 2002: De sterksten zullen overleven:: reizen door Indonesië in het voetspoor van Joseph Conrad en Alfred Wallace (The Strong Will Survive: traveling through Indonesia in the footsteps of Joseph Conrad and Alfred Wallace), Contact, ISBN 9025406564 [10]
- 2003: De goden hebben honger (The Gods are Hungry), Contact, ISBN 9025419356 .
- It includes stories from the first two travelogues about Siberia and some new travels, as well as a DVD with Stalin had een brug beloofd. [11]
- ^ Te gast (26): Gerard Jacobs (Amsterdam) - Van Zuid-Soedan tot ver in Siberië
- ^ Reisverhalen Gerard Jacobs
- ^ IMAKA Nieuwsbrief 35 april 2015
- ^ GOLD - lost in Siberia / GOUD - vergeten in Siberië / ЗОЛОТО/БОЛЬ - потеряно в Сибири
- ^ Goud - Vergeten in Siberië, NFF 1994
- ^ FIPA: Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels : Nice, 17-22 Janvier 1995
- ^ Stalin promised a bridge
- ^ NFF 1996
- ^ Stalin had een brug beloofd
- ^ De sterksten zullen overleven
- ^ De goden hebben honger
| International | |
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| National | |
| Artists | |