Biography: Bianca Stigter (born 1964; Amsterdam, Netherlands) is a Dutch documentary director, film producer, journalist and historian. She studied history and the author of several books and writes for NRC Handelsblad. Stigter produced the film 12 Years a Slave by her partner, filmmaker Steve McQueen. As a film critic, in 2006 she was one of the three members of the jury of the Tiger Awards Competition for Short Films. Three Minutes: A Lengthening is her first film.