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Roel Swierenga is the founder of the Hansa Green Tour in The Netherlands, energy specialist and documentary filmmaker.
As director of Hansa Green Tour he organized road trip events in Europe (2011 - 2019) with electric and alternative energy vehicles. These events were first filmed for after movies and have become more professional over the years. The covid pandemic effectively made an end to these live road trip events and Roel Swierenga started to train himself in mobile filmmaking to create digital content.

In 2021 he started to make a first series of short films for film festivals. Both PUSHBACK (2021) and 48.000 Names (2022) won many awards. September 2023 he launched his 3rd documentary film Before the Oil (2023) with immediate success winning best short documentary awards at film festivals in LA, New York, Stockholm and Helsinki. This is film is currently running in the film festivals circuit. New short documentary projects are scheduled in Scandinavia in 2024/2025.
  • Producer (3 Credits)
    Before the Oil2023
    Documentary
    48.000 Names2022
    Documentary, Short
    PUSHBACK2021
    Documentary
  • Director (3 Credits)
    Before the Oil2023
    Documentary
    48.000 Names2022
    Documentary, Short
    PUSHBACK2021
    Documentary
  • Writer (2 Credits)
    Before the Oil2023
    Documentary
    PUSHBACK2021
    Documentary
Official Selection
PUSHBACK
SCANDINAVIAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Helsinki
2022
Winner Best Short Documentary June 2021
PUSHBACK
Stockholm City Film Festival
Stockholm
2021
Winner Best Short Documentary - August 2021
PUSHBACK
Royal Wolf Film Awards
Los Angeles
Winner Honorable Mention - August 2021
PUSHBACK
Reale Film Festival
Milano
Winner Honorable Mention - January 2022
PUSHBACK
IndieX Film Fest
Los Angeles
Finalist Best Short Documentary - August 2021
PUSHBACK
Beyond the Curve International Film Festival
Paris
Winner Award of Recognition - January 2022
PUSHBACK
The Impact DOCS Awards
La Jolla, California
Finalist Best short documentary - September 2021
PUSHBACK
EdiPlay International Film Festival
Evry -Île de France
Finalist Best Short Documentary - June 2021
PUSHBACK
ARG International Film Festival
Paris
Award Winner
48.000 Names
Teknochat Film Festival
Barcelona
Award Winner
48.000 Names
IndieX Film Fest
Los Angeles
Award Winner
48.000 Names
Lens Fame International Film Festival
Gwalior
Award Winner
48.000 Names
Hollywood Gold Awards
Los Angeles
Award Winner
48.000 Names
Berlin International Art Film Festival
Berlin
Award Winner
48.000 Names
Lily Indie Film Fest
Odesa
Award Winner
48.000 Names
Indie Doc Pro
Barcelona
Award Winner
48.000 Names
Independent Shorts Awards
Los Angeles
Award Winner
48.000 Names
Hollywood on the Tiber Film Awards
Rome
Award Winner
48.000 Names
8 & Halfilm Awards
Rome
Award Winner
48.000 Names
Swedish International Film Festival
Arvika
Award Winner
48.000 Names
Reale Film Festival
Milano
Award Winner
48.000 Names
IndieX Film Fest
Los Angeles
Honorable Mention
48.000 Names
London Movie Awards
London
Honorable Mention
48.000 Names
Milan Gold Awards
Milan
Finalist
48.000 Names
Bright International Film Festival
London
Finalist
48.000 Names
CLIMAX Critics Awards
Madrid
Finalist
48.000 Names
EdiPlay International Film Festival
Évry - Île de France
Nominee
48.000 Names
4th Dimension Independent Film Festival
Bali
Nominee
48.000 Names
Beyond the Curve International Film Festival
Paris
Semi-Finalist
48.000 Names
Indie Short Fest
Los Angeles
Semi-Finalist
48.000 Names
Florida Shorts
Florida
Birth Date
November 9, 1970
Gender
Male
I’m a tech- and innovation loving optimist with a strong interest in showcasing sustainable solutions. Together we can make a difference!
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