Emma Westenberg
Filmmaker
Emma Westenberg is an Amsterdam-based director and filmmaker and graduate of the renowned Rietveld Academy and the Cooper Union School of Art in NYC. Westenberg's graduation project, Het stilleven van Estelle/The still life of Estelle, which she wrote, directed, produced and art-directed herself, was selected at the student competition of the Dutch Film Festival. What followed was Westenberg's first commercial for VPRO Dorst in conjunction with the Dutch Design Week, a brand video for Bower and a music video for Regal Degal and Anouk, as well as a short film for NTR Kort!, entitled A Painful Affair.
She is a frequent collaborator with numerous musical artists including Janelle Monae which resulted in a 2018 Grammy nomination for best music video for her video Pynk. Emma's interest in fashion has been recognised with an award for Best New Fashion Film for her short Blue and You at the Fashion Film Festival in Milan as well as work for numerous brands such as ASOS, Vogue, Levi's and Swatch. She directed The Pure Experience commercial for Michelob Ultra debuting in Superbowl LIII, celebrating ASMR featuring Zoe Kravitz.
Emma Westenberg is an Amsterdam-based director and filmmaker and graduate of the renowned Rietveld Academy and the Cooper Union School of Art in NYC. Westenberg's graduation project, Het stilleven van Estelle/The still life of Estelle, which she wrote, directed, produced and art-directed herself, was selected at the student competition of the Dutch Film Festival. What followed was Westenberg's first commercial for VPRO Dorst in conjunction with the Dutch Design Week, a brand video for Bower and a music video for Regal Degal and Anouk, as well as a short film for NTR Kort!, entitled A Painful Affair.
She is a frequent collaborator with numerous musical artists including Janelle Monae which resulted in a 2018 Grammy nomination for best music video for her video Pynk. Emma's interest in fashion has been recognised with an award for Best New Fashion Film for her short Blue and You at the Fashion Film Festival in Milan as well as work for numerous brands such as ASOS, Vogue, Levi's and Swatch. She directed The Pure Experience commercial for Michelob Ultra debuting in Superbowl LIII, celebrating ASMR featuring Zoe Kravitz.
