Hein Mevissen
Hein Mevissen (born January 3, 1972) is a Dutch director and designer. He started John Doe Amsterdam in 2001. He is the developer and designer of the John's Phone with Diederiekje Bok: they created the phone in 2006 and launched it into the market in 2010. John's Phone is also on display in the Museum of IDeaS and Inventions in Barcelona.
Mevissen has directed short films and television commercials for European products. He also directed several shorts for MTV, which he has sometimes chosen to film in the United States. He won several international awards for his work as a creative and as a director. Including a few times the New York festival Gold World Medal. In 2011 he directed a short comedy film he wrote with Dutch writer and columnist Leon de Winter and Diederiekje Bok called Bin Laden The MusicAL for which Peter Wolf wrote the music. In 2012 Mevissen was featured as one of the most talented individuals that you should look for in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Film directing
- 2004 - L 'Ospedale (MTV) (Short)
- 2007 - Brassband (MTV) (Short)
- 2008 - Rocket Bros (MTV) (Short)
- 2010 - John From Burlington (Comedy Central) (Short film)
(Named are only shorts and short films)