ASC Names Kees Van Oostrum President

Kees Van Oostrum, a two-time Primetime Emmy nominee and a winner of the ASC Award for 1993 miniseries Return to Lonesome Dove, has been named president of the American Society of Cinematographers, the organization said. Van Oostrum was elected by the ASC Board of Governors for a one-year term, beginning immediately. 

The ASC Board also elected its new slate of officers, including Vice Presidents Bill Bennett, Dean Cundey and Lowell Peterson, Treasurer Levi Isaacs, Secretary Fred Goodich and Sergeant-at-Arms Roberto Schaefer.

Vab Oostrum is a previous vice president of the ASC and originated the ASC Masterclass series of one-week courses, which began in 2013. Van Oostrum was born in Amsterdam and studied at the Dutch Film Academy before attending the American Film Institute on a Dutch government scholarship. His credits include the feature films Gettysburg and Gods and Generals and the current Freeform series The Fosters, starring Teri Polo and Sherri Saum.

The 2016–2017 ASC Board of Governors includes John Bailey, Curtis Clark, Richard Crudo, Fred Elmes, Michael Goi, Victor J. Kemper, Stephen Lighthill, Daryn Okada, Woody Omens, Robert Primes, Cynthia Pusheck, Owen Roizman and John Simmons. Alternate Board Members include Mandy Walker, Karl-Walter Lindenlaub and Oliver Bokelberg.