---
name: "Frans van Gestel"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/frans-van-gestel"
fi1m_id: "frans-van-gestel"
imdb_id: "nm0315180"
tmdb_id: 43709
wikidata_id: "Q65115791"
roles: ["Producer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-01T19:09:11.023141+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Frans van Gestel

## Identity

Frans van Gestel

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/frans-van-gestel
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** frans-van-gestel
- **IMDb ID:** nm0315180
- **TMDB ID:** 43709
- **Wikidata ID:** Q65115791
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65115791, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0315180/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/43709

Producer.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Active:** 2006–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as producer, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 80 (1), 2020s 75 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65115791, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0315180/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/43709

## Coming up

- *Coward* (2026-10-21), Co-Producer

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Black Book*](https://film.one/film/black-book.md) (80)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## 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.

*Sources: imdb.com, filmcommission.nl, en.wikipedia.org, torinofilmlab.it.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Close* (2022), Fi1m 75, Co-Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/close.md)
- *Black Book* (2006), Fi1m 80, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/black-book.md)

## Complete filmography (72)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Coward* (2026), Co-Producer
- *Treat Her Like a Lady* (2026), Producer
- *Etty* (2026), series, Producer
- *Imago* (2024), Co-Producer
- *Holly* (2023), Co-Producer
- *Happy Ending* (2023), Producer
- *Childhood Dreams* (2023), series, Producer
- *Goodbye Stranger* (2023), Producer
- *Piece of My Heart* (2022), Producer
- *Close* (2022), Co-Producer — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/close.md)
- *My Father Is an Airplane* (2021), Producer
- *Benedetta* (2021), Co-Producer
- *Pari* (2020), Co-Producer
- *The Barefoot Emperor* (2020), Co-Producer
- *Tailgate* (2019), Producer
- *Shit Happens* (2019), Producer
- *Instinct* (2019), Producer
- *Patrick* (2019), Producer
- *God Only Knows* (2019), Producer
- *Girl* (2018), Co-Producer
- *Zuidas* (2018), series, Producer
- *Orange Fever* (2018), Producer
- *Shouted from the Rooftops* (2017), Producer
- *Happy Hannah* (2017), Producer
- *Belgica* (2016), Co-Producer
- *A Noble Intention* (2015), Producer
- *Cafard* (2015), Producer
- *The long aftermath of a short announcement* (2015), Producer
- *Missie Aarde* (2015), series, Producer
- *Reckless* (2014), Producer
- *El Cinco* (2014), Co-Producer
- *Nude Area* (2014), Producer
- *Short* (2013), Producer
- *Layla Fourie* (2013), Co-Producer
- *The Resurrection of a Bastard* (2013), Producer
- *Post Tenebras Lux* (2012), Producer
- *Family Way* (2012), Producer
- *Only Decent People* (2012), Producer
- *The Broken Circle Breakdown* (2012), Co-Producer
- *The Heineken Kidnapping* (2011), Producer
- *Code Blue* (2011), Producer
- *Isabelle* (2011), Producer
- *Black Butterflies* (2011), Producer
- *Majesty* (2010), Producer
- *Joy* (2010), Producer
- *My Queen Karo* (2009), Producer
- *The Misfortunates* (2009), Co-Producer
- *Storm* (2009), Producer
- *Pez blanco* (2009), Producer
- *In Real Life* (2008), Producer
- *Tiramisu* (2008), Producer
- *Love Is All* (2007), Producer
- *Melody Z* (2007), Producer
- *Black Book* (2006), Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/black-book.md)
- *Northern Light* (2006), Producer
- *Allerzielen* (2005), Producer
- *Too Fat Too Furious* (2005), Producer
- *Picture This!* (2004), Producer
- *Electriek* (2004), Producer
- *Snacken* (2004), Producer
- *Phileine Says Sorry* (2003), Producer
- *Loverboy* (2003), Producer
- *Drift* (2001), Producer
- *Monte Carlo* (2001), Producer
- *AmnesiA* (2001), Producer
- *Floating Island* (2001), Producer
- *With Great Joy* (2001), Producer
- *fl 19,99* (1998), Producer
- *Temmink: The Ultimate Fight* (1998), Producer
- *The Polish Bride* (1998), Producer
- *De Trip Van Teetje* (1998), Producer
- *Paradise Framed* (1995), Producer

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 3 nominated

- European Film Award for Best Film 2022: European Film Award for Best Film (nominated), for *Close*
- European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year 2020: European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year (nominated), for *Instinct*
- European Film Award for Best Comedy 2017: European Film Award for Best Comedy (nominated), for *King of the Belgians*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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