David Verbeek
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
2005年碩士畢業於荷蘭阿姆斯特丹電影學院，在校第二年他僅用500歐元執導劇情長片「Beast」入選洛特丹國際電影節，出版DVD並登上荷蘭國內院線放映。隨後幾年他在VPRO公司擔任電視影集導演，最受矚目的作品為講述東方故事的「玉蘭」。
畢業後他前往中國大陸三年間拍攝了電影「迷樂上海」描述現代上海年輕牛郎的故事，表達有時新一代的成長環境趕不及大時代的快速進展，細膩的電影手法讓他贏得洛特丹國際電影節的金虎獎以及其他國際影展獎項。2008年「迷樂上海」在中國大陸共超過250間戲院放映，還登上荷蘭報紙Volkskrant newspaper頭版人物，成為第一個荷籍電影導演獲得如此殊榮。
他的第三部由荷法合資拍攝的劇情長片「R U There」全景在台灣拍攝，畫面穿插多媒體景象，大約20%呈現線上遊戲的動畫景象，敘述沉迷於虛擬世界的新世代的年輕人，本片入選2010坎城影展「一種注目」(Un Certain Regard)單元。
Graduated in Directing from Amsterdam's Film Academy, in 2005. During his second year there, he directed the feature film Beat with a budget of only 500 euro's. It was selected for the International Film Festival Rotterdam, as well being released on DVD and nationwide in theatres. The following year, he was asked to direct a television film for the VPRO, resulting in the critically acclaimed Yu-Lan.
After graduating he left for China, returning three years later with his second feature film Shanghai Trance; a cinematic portrait of Shanghai that depicts a generation of young Chinese, bedazzled by a city that is changing faster than they can grow up. The film was selected for the Tiger Award Competition at the International Film Festival Rotterdam as well as numerous international festivals. It was released in China in over 250 cinemas and in late 2008, David made the front page of the Volkskrant newspaper for being the first Dutch director to achieve this.
He shot third feature film in Taiwan, a Dutch/French/co-production. "r u There" is a multi-dimensional experience that comprises 20% Second Life images. It is an exploration of the virtual world in which the younger generation is so deeply immersed. The film got selected to Un Certain Regard in Cannes.