Tijs Tinbergen (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈtɛis ˈtɪnˌbɛrɣə(n)/; born c. 3 July 1947 in)[1] is a Dutch filmmaker.
Tinbergen graduated with honors from the Netherlands Film Academy in 1975.[2] He primarily produces documentaries, usually in collaboration with the producer Jan Musch. In 2009, he won the Golden Calf award for his film Rotvos.[3]
Tinbergen is the son of Tilde Frensdorf (1922–2014) and the ornithologist Luuk Tinbergen (1915–1955). He is the nephew of the Nobel Prize-winning brothers Jan and Niko Tinbergen.