Biography
Ludi Boeken is a Dutch film producer, director and actor. Born in Amsterdam in 1951, he attended the London Film School from 1970 to 1973 and Tel Aviv University from 1973 to 1976. He began his career as a war correspondent for the BBC and Dutch television, reporting from the Middle East, South America, Central America and Africa.
Boeken has produced films including Vincent & Theo (1990), Train of Life (1998), Zeus & Roxanne (1997), Desire (2011) and Jappeloup (2013). He has also directed Deadlines (2004) and Saviors in the Night (2009). He appeared as Jurgen Warmbrunn in World War Z (2013). He is a partner at Acajou Films with Pascal Judelewicz and served as executive director of the German television station Terranova in 2004 and 2007. His daughter, Julia Levy-Boeken, is an actress.
