Eddie Wolcken

the Netherlands

Biography

Eddie Wölcken (49) - Amsterdam based

Before Eddie started working for Dutch broadcaster VPRO he studied photography at the Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague. After developing and directing numerous TV programs, among which  Metropolis, he is now editor in chief with a focus on coaching young talent. In this function he shares with them his creativity and gets inspired by their new ways of storytelling. Beside working for VPRO Eddie recently started studying psychotherapy, providing him more skills to share his life wisdom with other people.

Funded project

Metropolis

VPRO Metropolis will engage their audience with an international network of local reporters through global and yet individual and bespoke everyday stories of people living in the world’s least developed countries.