Biography
Frans van Gestel is a Dutch film producer. He began his career in 1996, co-founding Motel Films with Jeroen Beker. In 2011 he co-founded Topkapi Films with Arnold Heslenfeld and Laurette Schillings.
Van Gestel has produced or co-produced more than 170 feature films, drama series and international co-productions. His credits include Black Book (2006) as producer and co-producer roles on The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012), Benedetta (2021) and Close (2022). He has received multiple Golden Calf awards for best film, including for Black Book, Alles is liefde (2007), Joy (2010) and Black Butterflies (2011).
He has served on the board of the International Film Festival Rotterdam and is a member of the producers' networks ACE and EAVE.
