About me?

filmmaker and editor based in Utrecht, the Netherlands

With experience shooting in more than 15 countries

picture of joris renkens for the about me page

Freelance film, editing, and the occasional producer.

What else?

But I haven't always been a freelancer, and I have worked as for various of companies throughout the years, my favorite experiences:

Charlie’s Travels, Kenya

 
 

Film | Edit

This was one of my most exciting projects (and adventures) to date, and its one of those experiences that I will always remember for being one of the best and the craziest job's that I have ever had the opportunity to do.

Charlies Travel is a dutch "off the beaten track" travel agency, based in Eastern Africa, whose sole purpose is to bring a sense of adventure to its customers, by using the locations surrounding opportunities.

To give an example of an experience i had over there, try to think about a safari, but instead of sitting in a car being chauffeured around, you have the chance of long hikes, motorcycle expeditions, and camping in the desert with the local tribes

While working for this company, I had the opportunity to stay in Nairobi for over a year; filming and editing after movies, corporate videos, and creating social media content, which took place in various Africa countries, including Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, and of course Kenya.

University of Stirling, Scotland

 

Videographer  | Digital media producer

One of the reasons I chose to work in Scotland, is that I felt it was time to start working closer to home, but I wasn't quite ready to fully head back home to the Netherlands yet.

So I ended up choosing to take some time to work for the University of Stirling, as a "Digital Media Producer". The University had over 100 nationalities in its current enrollment at the time, and it was a fantastic place of employment.

I was able given the task of creating media content, aimed at enticing international students to think about studying in Scotland, which in itself is a super fun concept to a media creator, knowing that your content is going to reach such a wide variety of audiences.