hiː wˈʌn ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl ɐklˈeɪm wɪð hɪz ʃˈɔːɹt dˌɑːkjuːmˈɛntɚɹi spˈiːdʒəl vˈæn hˈɑːlənd mˈɪɹɚɹ ʌv hˈɑːlənd, fɔːɹ wˌɪtʃ hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd ðə ɡɹˈænd pɹˈiː dˈuː kˈoːɹt mˈeɪtɹɪdʒ æt ðə kˈænz fˈɪlm fˈɛstɪvəl ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn.
He won international acclaim with his short documentary Spiegel van Holland (Mirror of Holland), for which he received the Grand Prix du court métrage at the Cannes Film Festival of 1951.