Louis van Gasteren is a filmmaker and founder of the Artec Foundation Louis van Gasteren, an organisation dedicated to bringing artists and scientists closer together. He is also one of the founders of the Foundation “Four Centuries Dutch-Japanese Relations”, which through a film and a publication celebrates the role of Dutch engineers in Japan during the Meiji period. He has recently been awarded the “Zilveren Anjer” (Silver Carnation), the highest award of honor from the Prince Bernhard Cultural Foundation.