Peter Reijnders
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Petrus Lambertus Wilhelmus (Peter) Reijnders (July 24, 1900 - 1974) was a Dutch
photographer, film director
and inventor. He is best known for his crucial role in founding the theme park Efteling
.
Peter Reijnders was born in 1900 in 's-Hertogenbosch as the son of a coffee- and tobacco trader family. After making a film in 1927 about his own marriage with Helena Perquin, he devoted himself to photography and films. He also invented many small novelties that are popular with Philips Electronics
.
He made a number of films in the period 1927-1954, some of which gained national prizes.
Naturepark more attractive. Inspired by a temporary fairy tale exhibition in Eindhoven, Reijnders knew who to ask for the design: painter Anton Pieck
.
Reijnders and Pieck were pivotal for the original Fairy Tale Forest, the foundation of the current Efteling themepark. Reijnders was responsible for the many creative and revolutionary technological innovations. With his wires, motors, balloons and water he made the fairy tales come to life, without ever exposing the technology to the visitor.
His last visit to Efteling was in 1972, when the park received the Pomme d'Or
, the highest award in the European tourist industry.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
photographer, film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and inventor. He is best known for his crucial role in founding the theme park Efteling
Efteling
Efteling is the largest theme park in the Netherlands, and as it opened in 1952, it is one of the oldest theme parks in the world. Efteling is located in the town of Kaatsheuvel, in the municipality of Loon op Zand, and has received over 100 million visitors....
.
Peter Reijnders was born in 1900 in 's-Hertogenbosch as the son of a coffee- and tobacco trader family. After making a film in 1927 about his own marriage with Helena Perquin, he devoted himself to photography and films. He also invented many small novelties that are popular with Philips Electronics
Philips
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. , more commonly known as Philips, is a multinational Dutch electronics company....
.
He made a number of films in the period 1927-1954, some of which gained national prizes.
Efteling
At a family gathering in 1951, Reijnders was asked by his father-in-law, mayor Van der Heijden, to investigate the possibilities for making the just-established EftelingEfteling
Efteling is the largest theme park in the Netherlands, and as it opened in 1952, it is one of the oldest theme parks in the world. Efteling is located in the town of Kaatsheuvel, in the municipality of Loon op Zand, and has received over 100 million visitors....
Naturepark more attractive. Inspired by a temporary fairy tale exhibition in Eindhoven, Reijnders knew who to ask for the design: painter Anton Pieck
Anton Pieck
Anton Franciscus Pieck , a Dutch painter, artist and graphic artist...
.
Reijnders and Pieck were pivotal for the original Fairy Tale Forest, the foundation of the current Efteling themepark. Reijnders was responsible for the many creative and revolutionary technological innovations. With his wires, motors, balloons and water he made the fairy tales come to life, without ever exposing the technology to the visitor.
His last visit to Efteling was in 1972, when the park received the Pomme d'Or
Pomme d'Or
The Pomme d'Or is a prize for excellence in the tourism industry awarded by FIJET, the European association of professional travel writers and journalists...
, the highest award in the European tourist industry.
Filmography
Peter Reijnders directed at least 58 films, below is a small selection of noteworthy titles.- Onze 'T'-Rouwdag (1927)
- Camera Avontuur (1933), first prize Nationale Kinowedstrijd, second prize Concours International.
- Stormy Weather (1934), first prize Nationale Kinowedstrijd.
- Ships that pass in the night (1935), first prize Nationale Kinowedstrijd.
- Eindhoven Journaal (1935)
- Happy and Contented (1935)
- Thriller (1937), first prize Nationale Kinowedstrijd.
- Bevrijding Eindhoven (1944)
- Het Meisje en de Pop (1947)
- In Brabant groeit een Stad (1947-1954)
- Officiële Opening Van Doorne's AutomobielfabriekDAF TrucksDAF Trucks NV is a Dutch truck manufacturing company and a division of PACCAR. Its headquarters and main plant are in Eindhoven. Cabs and axle assemblies are produced at its Westerlo plant in Belgium...
(1950) - De Efteling in het Hart van Brabant (1956/1958 en 1971)
- Beginjaren TH EindhovenEindhoven University of TechnologyThe ' is a university of technology located in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The motto of the university is: Mens agitat molem . The university was the second of its kind in the Netherlands, only Delft University of Technology existed previously. Until mid-1980 it was known as the...
(1956-1958)
Sources
- Smit, Rob (1990) Peter Reijnders 1900-1974. Eindhoven: SST Producties.
- Vanden Diepstraten, H. (2002) De Efteling. Kroniek van een Sprookje. Baarn: Tirion Uitgevers.