After studying Communication and Media & Culture at the Amsterdam University (UvA), Benny studied at the Netherlands Film Academy (NFA) and graduated as a film producer. ​B​efore and during his study he worked at Oi Mundo Casting ​under Rebecca van Unen for almost 5 years. He started his own film production company Favor Films in 2010 and was praised as one of the “Creative Marketing Talents of the Year” in 2012. In 2013 he founded Favor Talents when he saw ​a​ ​n​eed for a ​healthy approach ​for talent representation. As a member of the ​LGBTQI+ community he ​states the importance of ​an equal and inclusi​ve industry.

Benny Stroet

Romana Vrede was born in Suriname and moved to The Netherlands at a young age. She played at the theater with Onafhankelijk Toneel, Compagnie Dakar, Bogaerdt/VanderSchoot, Bonheur, Artemis and the Noord Nederlands Toneel. In 2016 she made the play Who’s Afraid of Charlie Stevens about her mentally handicapped and autistic son. Romana played in productions like Moordvrouw, Hiernamaals and Oom Henk.

She’s part of the ensemble of Het Nationale Theater. With Eric de Vroedt she worked on plays like The Nation, for which she was nominated for a Colombina (Best Supporting Theater Actress) and Race, for which she received a Theo d’Or (Best Leading Theater Actress). For the last couple of years she has worked on Tijd Zal Ons Leren about the heroes during colonial times, turning it into a podcast, talkshow, theater play and television registration. 

Romana recently worked on films like De Matchmaker, Anne+ and De Zitting. For the feature film I Don’t Wanna Dance by Flynn von Kleist she received a Dutch Academy Award nomination in 2021. She also work on shows like Follow de Soa, Seef Spees and Santos. Next season she will play a lead in the second season of Arcadia and a new Disney+ show. 

actor, director & writer

Romana Vrede

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