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Els Vandevorst

Els Vandevorst

Producer, also editor · Born June 10, 1962 (64) · Stiphout, Netherlands

Els Vandevorst was born on 10 June 1962 in Stiphout, Netherlands. She is a producer and assistant director, known for Brimstone (2016), Winter in Wartime (2008) and Dancer in the Dark (2000).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
June 10, 1962 (64)
From
Stiphout, Netherlands
Works as
Producer, also editor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 33 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 21% in 30 days

What are Els Vandevorst's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 97th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
24%
Morality
17%
Self
15%
Power
15%
Survival
14%
Society
10%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 15

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 6

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 13

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 10 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 7

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 13

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 8 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Melancholic
10
Dread
7
Contemplative
6
Cold
3
Other
14

How their films linger

Haunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous7

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Els Vandevorst's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Els Vandevorst's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

33 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Truly Naked(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Mr. K(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Fuck-a-Fan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Producer

  • Venus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Creative Producer

  • Heresy(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • NL-Alert(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • LEAF (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Producer

  • Gewalten(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Quo Vadis, Aida?(2020)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Domino(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Brimstone(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Francofonia(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Surprise(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • It's All So Quiet(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Co-Producer

  • The Zigzag Kid(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Two Eyes Staring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Executive Producer

  • Winter in Wartime(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Nach dem Mord an Theo van Gogh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Co-Producer

  • Manderlay(2005)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Allerzielen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Producer

  • Doctor Vogel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Producer

  • The South (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Producer

  • Sea of Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Producer

  • Dogville(2003)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • It's All About Love(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Villa des roses(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Dancer in the Dark(2000)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • fl 19,99 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Producer

  • Mykosch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer

  • Het nadeel van de twijfel(1990)

    Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Alaska (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Producer

  • Emerald Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 27 titles, 26 of them dated from 1989 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Dancer in the Dark (2000)

$40M worldwide

Highest rated

Dogville (2003)

Midcredits 97th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing1 of 27: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing26 of 27: 26 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rd

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s2 · crew2000s9 · crew2010s7 · crew2020s7 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Els Vandevorst's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · producer

Quo Vadis, Aida? (2020)

86th percentile spread · 15% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Dogville (2003)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 41/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 52, detractors 22. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Els Vandevorst's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles58–86 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles12–77 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles16–66 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles24–43 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles58–88 · median 85 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Els Vandevorst work with?

People who share at least 2 of Els Vandevorst's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Martin Koolhoven shares the most, 5.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers