His productions are eclectic, overall he has made 2800 very short films – including the famous collection Clapman broadcast worldwide during years. His short film, Le Réveil (The Alarm Clock) starring Jean-Claude Dreyfus was awarded in Cannes and received 22 awards around the world.
He directed and produced numerous documentaries including Oscar Niemeyer, An architect committed to his century, and Evgueni Khaldei, photographer under Stalin which were awarded in several international film festivals. He coproduced a Lars Von Trier movie, The Five Obstructions, and directed two long features; Just Friends (1995) and Kinshasa Kids (2012) which premiered at the 69th Venice International Film Festival.
His films have amassed over 70 international awards.
Filmography
1978: Writes, directs and produces Happy as a child in water - Documentary - 50' on the birth of violence
1980-1981: Writes, directs, plays and produces Professor Adelard - Children's series on amusing physics, 12 episodes of 3'30"
1983: Writes, directs and produces the collection CLAP - 1200 shorts of 8", broadcast daily for several years in 50 countries
1984: Co-writes and co-directs with Eric Angelini Fume, c'est du belge (The Return) - 10'
1985: Writes, directs, plays and produces Flash Back - 8' feature film project
1987: Writes, directs and produces for Canal+ Three-cushion billiards - 26' documentary with Josse de Pauw, featuring the world champion Ludo Dielis and runner-up Richard Bitalis
1988:
Co-writes and co-directs with Eric Angelini Fume, c'est du belge (The series) - 4x5'
Directs the short film The family Picnic - 7' with Eve Bonfanti, Francine Lafineuse, Patrick Walleffe
1989:
Writes, directs and produces the collection Wolinski - 40x20" sexy cartoon series based on the drawings of Georges Wolinski
Writes and directs the collection Les derniers philosophes - 50x2' live series based on the drawings of Georges Wolinski
Writes and directs most of the films for the launching of Canal+ Belgium : The first three minutes, The decoders, Les ricains, The directors
1990-1991: Writes, directs and produces the collection Mr Almaniak - 365x50" series, broadcast daily for several years in 25 countries
1992-1993: Writes, directs and produces the feature-length film Just Friends starring Charles Berling, Josse De Pauw, Ann-Gisel Glass and Sylvie Milhaud
1996: Writes, directs and produces the short film The Alarm Clock (Le Réveil) - 7' with Jean-Claude Dreyfus
1997: Writes, directs and produces the documentary Evgueni Khaldei, photographer under Stalin - 59'
1998-1999:
Writes, directs and produces the documentary Around the world in 80 beers - 58' with Jean-Claude Dreyfus and Marc-Henri Wajnberg
Writes and directs two commercials (30’’ and 45’’): Tango as part of the advertising campaign Parisienne People by famous directors (David Lynch, Jean-Luc Godard, Emir Kusturica, Enki Bilal, Giuseppe Tornatore, Marc-Henri Wajnberg, The Coen brothers, Roman Polanski, Wim Wenders, Robert Altman, …)
Writes and directs four commercials for the Swiss cigarette brand Sélect - 15"
2000: Writes, directs and produces the documentary Oscar Niemeyer, an architect committed to his century - 59'
2001-2002-2003:
Co-produces the feature-length film The five obstructions by Lars Von Trier and Joergen Leth
Conceives and produces Kaleidoscope, looking at life frames - 33x26' documentary series
Writes and directs The Cruiseliner "SS Norway," Caribbean #3 - Coll. Kaleidoscope, 26'
Writes and directs Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert in Brussels #1 - Coll. Kaleidoscope, 26'
Writes and directs Vite lu, bien lu - commercials for Swiss Newspaper "Le Matin"
2004-2005-2006:
Writes, directs and produces Bollywood-Mumbai India #33 - Coll. Kaleidoscope, 26'
Writes, directs and produces Nanotechnologia, the movie - 26' fiction/documentary on the revolution of nanosciences
Writes, directs and produces Denpasser market, Bali, Indonesia #21 - Coll. Kaleidoscope, 26'
2007-2008-2009:
Writes, directs and produces BAF! - 6' fiction
Writes, directs and produces La ligne (The line) - series of 1000 shorts of 11 seconds - animation
Screenwriting of the feature-length film San Mao
2010-2011-2012:
Writes, directs and produces Kinshasa Kids - 86' feature-length film
Writes, directs and produces Portrait of Kinshasa - Web-documentary for ARTE
Concert captation Drumming, un concert de Music Fund
2013-2014-2015:
Co-writes with Eric Angelini the feature-length film The Perfect Movie - 90'
Writes and develops the documentary series Fêtes folles dans un monde fou - 6x26'
Writes, directs and produces the documentary Sorcerer children, Kinshasa - 52' (France Télévision)
2016-2017:
Writes, develops and directs the documentary series Stolen Childhood - 5x26'
Creates and produces the essay of the VR 360° transmedia experience Being a Shégué
Develops the Kinshasa Now platform and the VR experience Being a Shégué
Develops the feature-length film The Perfect Movie – 90’
Writes and develops the TV series SQUAT
Sorcerer children of Kinshasa
Public Award - Ciné Droit Libre Festival – Ouagadougou - Burkina Faso - 2014
Special Mention of the Jury - Ciné Droit Libre Festival – Ouagadougou - Burkina Faso – 2014
Kinshasa Kids
Human Rights Award – received in Strasbourg and given by 8 ambassadors
Public choice Award for Best Film – Bucharest Film Festival – Romania - 2013
Special acknowledgment for « Man and his environment » - Festroia Festival – Portugal - 2013
Award for Best Foreign Language film – Ecrans Noirs Film Festival - Yaoundé - Cameroon - 2013
Coup de Cœur – Marrakech International Film Festival – Morocco – 2013
Prix Humanum - Union of Belgian Film Critics - Belgium - 2014
Best Editing Award - Magritte Award - Belgium – 2014
Nominated for best film - Magritte Award - Belgium – 2014
Selected in 60 festivals (Venice, Toronto, Busan, New York, ...)
The Five Obstructions
Best Documentary - Durban International Film Festival – South Africa - 2004
Gold Dok of the Year - Gulddok – Copenhagen – Denmark - 2004
Grand Prize - Odense International Film Festival – Denmark - 2004
Jury Prize - FIPRESCI - Zagreb Motovun Film Festival – Hungary - 2004
Selected in 95 festivals
Nanotechnologie, le film
Price of Czech Ministry of education for Youth & Physical Training - Technfilm - 2003
Silver Book - 33rd Roshd International Film Festival - 2003
Oscar Niemeyer, an architect committed to his century
First Prize – International Festival of Film on Architecture : « Archfilm 2004 » - Bratislava - Slovakia 2004
People’s choice Award – Kiev Festival - Ukraine - 2004
Best Director of Photography - Thunderbird International Film Festival - USA - 2002
Best Professional Documentary - Thunderbird International Film Festival - USA - 2002
Best Documentary - Los Charales Awards - Ajijic International Film Festival - Mexico - 2001
Best Documentary - Sydney Changing Images International Film Festival – Australia - 2001
Silver Screen - U.S. International Film and Video Festival - Elmhurst, Illinois – USA - 2001
Grand Prize FIFA – 19th International Festival of Film on Art - Montréal - Canada - 2001
Bronze medal – 41st Monte-Carlo Festival - France - 2001
Gran Premio « DOCUMANIA » - Madrid - Spain - 2000
Gran Premio - Muestra Intl De Patrimonio Arquitectonico - Alcala - Spain - 2000
First Prize – Made in Europe Documentary Festival - Strasbourg - France - 2000
People’s choice Award - Made in Europe Documentary Festival - Strasbourg - France - 2000
Evgueni Khaldei, photographer under Stalin
First Prize - Rhode Island International Film Festival – USA – 2000
Silver Spire - Golden Gate Awards, San Francisco International Film Festival – USA – 1998
Grand Prix - Taiwan International Documentary Festival – Taiwan – 1998
Le Réveil (The Alarm Clock)
Grand Prize - Potsdam Film Festival - Germany – 1996
Best Short Film - International Festival of Comedy Film - Vevey - Switzerland – 1996
Best Comedy Short - Palm Springs International Short Film Festival - USA - 1996
Best Direction - Capalbio International Short Film Festival – Italy - 1996
Public Award - Capalbio International Short Film Festival - Italy - 1996
French Community Award - Namur International Film Festival – Belgium - 1996
Silver Palm - Huy International Short Film Festival - Belgium - 1996
Best Actor - Huy International Short Film Festival - Belgium - 1996
Best Direction - Bucharest International Short Film Festival - Romania – 1996
Youth Award - Stains Youth Short Film Festival - France - 1997
Free Style Short Film Award - St-Ouen Train Film Festival - France - 1997
Public Award - Beauvais International Film Festival - France - 1998
Best Absurd Fiction – Mediawave Festival - Gyor - Hungaria - 1998
Best International Short Film - Wine Country Film Festival - USA - 1998
Grand Prize – Badalona International Short Film Festival – Spain – 2001
Public Award – Badalona International Short Film Festival – Spain - 2001
Golden Croissant - “Breakfast Cinema” Brussels - 2001
Best Distributed Film in TVB’s FILMETS Program - FILMETS International Film Festival - Badalona - Spain - 2002
Just Friends
Belgian entry for Best Foreign Language Film at The Oscars – USA – 1994
André CavensAward - Union of Belgian Film Critics - Belgium - 1993
Best Film - La Baule Film Festival - France – 1993
Best Actor Josse De Pauw – La Baule Film Festival - France – 1993
Youth Award – Best Belgian Film – Belgium - 1993
Femina Award – City of Brussels - Belgium - 1993
Philip Morris Movie Club Award – Best screenplay – Belgium - 1993
Best first film – Montevideo Film Festival – Uruguay - 1994
Grand Prix – Aosta Valley Film Festival – Italy - 1994
Joseph Plateau Award – Best Belgian Film at Gand Festival - Belgium - 1994
Joseph Plateau Award – Best Actor at Gand Festival - Belgium - 1994
Joseph Plateau Award – Best Director at Gand Festival - Belgium - 1994
Gran Premio - Sorrento International Film Festival - Italy - 1994
CD soundtrack of the month elected by Jazz in Time - December 1993
Clapman
Gold Award - International Film and TV Festival of New York - USA - 1984
Crystal Antanenna - Best program - Brussels - 1985
Gold Award - Creative Club of Belgium - 1985
Special Prize for Short Film - Mostra Internacional de Sao Paulo - 1986
Special prize, Funny Film festival Boario - 1987
Special guest in more than 20 festivals.
Happy as a child in water
Psychology Award - International Scientific Film Festival – Brussels – 1982
Fume, c'est du belge
Best Editing - Super 8 International Film Festival of Brussels - Belgium - 1975
Teacher
1986 and 1987 – at the ERG (School of graphic research) in Brussels – Belgium
1994 and 2013 – at the EICTV (Escuela Internacional de Cine y TV) San Antonio de Los Banos – Cuba
2013 – Acting teacher in Kinshasa – Democratic Republic of Congo
Jury
1998 - Festival du film de Genève « Star de demain » - Switzerland
2002 - President of the jury of Festival International du Film sur L’Art - Montréal - Canada
2011 - Festival du Film Fantastique de Brussels – Belgium
2015 - President of the 48H Film Project – Brussels - Belgium
Member of commissions
2003 to 2004 - President du CFA (Centre du Film sur l’Art) – Brussels - Belgium
2002 to 2005 - Member of the Commission Cinéma - Belgium
2013 to 2015 - Member of the Commission Cinéma - Belgium
Since 1997 - Member of the UPFF (Union des Producteurs de films) – Belgium
Since 2007 – Honorary member of CBA (Centre de l’Audiovisuel) – Belgium
2000 to 2006 - Producer of promotional spots for the European Commission.
