About

Tarzan Rutgers is a cinematographer based in Amsterdam. Currently working on narrative, documentary and commercial projects. rutgerstarzan@gmail.com +31 6 39570322 Vimeo IMDb Instagram
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12 days on board of a fishing boat in the North Atlantic, documentary for PFA
Frame from a campaign for SIRE about healthy food choices
On set with Sebastiaan Koning, Olivia Mos and Sam Vroom
Frame from a documentary following a kickboxer into his final bout
Frame from a clip for Nnelg with director Rutger van Leeuwen
Frame from Ace & Tate for StudioStudio, directed by Lars Brink
Commercial shoot on 35mm with 1st AC Thijs van Geenhuizen
Watching playback on set of a promo for Amsterdamned II supported by Grip on Water with 1st AC Niels Zonnenberg

Work Experience

2026
additional cinematographer — Op Vrije Voeten (2028) — documentary series in development — Mooie Nel, BNNVARA — dir. Hugo Drechsler
B-camera operator — De Machine (2027) — NPO tv-series — Hollands Licht, BNNVARA — dir. Michiel van Jaarsveld, DoP. Rolf Dekens NSC
cinematographer — koers houden (2026) — documentary 20' — dir. Olivia Mos
cinematographer — TROUW (2026) — documentary in development — Mooie Nel — dir. Ollie Launspach
cinematographer — Level Up (2026) — narrative 14' — Fabuch Social Cinema — dir. Julia van Braak
2025
Graduated Bachelor of Cinematography, Nederlandse Filmacademie
cinematographer — kiss kiss bang bang (2025) — documentary 28’ — dir. Ollie Launspach
cinematographer — Volt political campaign (2025) — commercial — Dawn — dir. Rutger van Leeuwen
cinematographer — Sire food campaign (2025) — commercial — Studio Studio, NFA — dir. Ollie Launspach
cinematographer — Nnelg Team Rocket (2025) — music video — Top Notch — dir. Rutger van Leeuwen
cinematographer — Amsterdamned 2 promo video (2025) — dir. Willem de Beukelaer
2024
student Cinematography, Nederlandse Filmacademie
cinematographer — Infinite Dreamers (2024) — narrative 8' — Future Frank, Studio Aideal
camera operator — Rundfunk: Schau (2024) — dir. Joram Lürsen
camera operator — Carmina Burana: Dancing in Defiance (2024)
cinematographer — Terug is al Voorbij (2024) — narrative 20' — dir. Ludo Marbus
cinematographer — Tays - Thuis (2025) — music video — dir. Karisha Yolanda Albers
cinematographer — 30 meters of smokers (2024)
cinematographer — Ace & Tate campaign (2024) — Studio Studio — dir. Lars Brink
2023
student Cinematography, Nederlandse Filmacademie
second unit DoP — De Bloedkoralen van de Bastaard (2023) — dir. Marnix Ruben, DoP. Liesbet de Loof
second assistant camera / data handler — Neem Me Mee (2023) — dir. Will Koopman, DoP. Piotr Kukla NSC PSC
2022
student Cinematography, Nederlandse Filmacademie
2021
student Cinematography, Nederlandse Filmacademie
second assistant A-camera — A House in Jerusalem (2023) — dir. Muayad Alayan, DoP. Sebastian Bock
daily third assistant camera — Forever Rich (2021) — dir. Shady El-Hamus, DoP. Menno Mans NSC
daily second assistant camera — Kiddo (2023) — dir. Zara Dwinger, DoP. Douwe Hennink NSC
assistant camera, GoPro unit — The Takeover (2022) — dir. Annemarie van de Mond, DoP. Willem Helwig
2020
data handler / digital central loader — De Stamhouder (Legacy) (2023) — dir. Diederik van Rooijen, DoP. Rolf Dekens NSC
additional camera operator — Nr. 10 (2021) — dir. Alex van Warmerdam, DoP. Tom Erisman
camera trainee — Baantjer het begin (2020) — dir. Laurens Blok, DoP. Jacco van Ree
assistant camera — Amsterdam Lockdown (2020)
second assistant camera — Ruby's Grote Kerstshow (2020)
second assistant A-camera — De K van Karlijn (2021) — dir. Will Koopman
second assistant A-camera — Bon Bini Holland 3 (2022) — dir. Pieter van Rijn, DoP. Coen Stroeve NSC
second assistant camera — Onze Straat (2021)
2019
second assistant B-camera — Onze jongens in Miami (2020) — dir. Johan Nijenhuis
camera trainee — Van der Valk (2020)
second assistant A-camera — De piraten van hiernaast (2020) — dir. Pim van Hoeve, DoP. Guido van Gennep NSC
GoPro operator, second unit — Amsterdam Undercover (2020)
2018
camera trainee — Vals (2019) — dir. Dennis Bots, DoP. Rolf Dekens NSC
second assistant camera — Flikken Rotterdam S3 (2019) — DoP. Willem Helwig
2017
camera trainee — Redbad (2018) — dir. Roel Reiné
camera trainee — The Conductor (2018) — dir. Maria Peters, DoP. Rolf Dekens NSC