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As a teenager Bart and his older brother already had the urge to film little funny stories. From 1992-1996 Bart studied Film & Television Science at the University of Amsterdam. He then went to film school in Amsterdam from 1996-2000 to study Directing.

During his studies at the Film Academy in Holland, Bart started working as a video assistant to Thed Lenssen. From moving cables, working as a production assistant and doing video assist, Bart quickly started to direct commercials. Bart’s professional growth to leading commercial director went hand in hand with the development of the most talked-about creative teams of The Netherlands.

Bart’s biggest strengths when it comes to storytelling are his extreme attention to detail, his impeccable timing and his dry sense of humor. He combines this with a genuine sensibility when it comes to people, being able to direct actors in a way that they are used to the maximum of their abilities. He does everything and anything to make the narrative clear and effective, making him one of the best commercial directors not only in The Netherlands – but all over the globe today.

SHOTS magazine listed Timmer as one of the Top 10 directors worldwide. He has shot award-winning commercials for Heineken, VW, Amstel and Centraal Beheer. He has been awarded various Lions in Cannes, several Eurobests, Clio’s, D&AD Pencils, Silver and Gold at the New York Festival, Gold at Spotlight Festival as well as numerous awards at the ADC Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland. In 2017 Bart’s ad VW “Laughing Horses” cleaned up at just about every important festival worldwide including Cannes, Epica Awards, Effie, Eurobest, New York Festival as well as ADC Germany and ADC Europe.

Most recently Bart picked up Silver and Bronze at the ADC Switzerland for his film for MIGROS.