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Lukas Dhont

Lukas Dhont

Director · Born June 11, 1991 · Ghent, Belgium

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Biography

Lukas Dhont (Dutch: [ˈlukɑz ˈdɔnt]; born 11 June 1991) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. His debut feature film, Girl, premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Caméra d'Or and the Queer Palm. He was featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list in 2019. His second feature film, Close, premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, where it shared the Grand Prix with Claire Denis' Stars At Noon. In 2023, Close was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film as Belgium's entry.

Directed 8

2010s

  1. 2018
  2. 2014

    Infinity

    Director

  3. 2013

    Boys On Film X

    Director

  4. 2012

    Headlong

    Director

  5. Skin of Glass

    Director

Wrote 8

2010s

  1. 2018
  2. 2014

    Infinity

    Writer

  3. 2013

    Boys On Film X

    Writer

  4. 2012

    Headlong

    Writer

  5. Skin of Glass

    Writer

Produced 5

2020s

  1. 2026

    A Family

    Co-Producer

  2. 2025

    Julian

    Producer

  3. 2023

    Through the Night

    Co-Producer

Camera 2

2010s

  1. 2012

    Skin of Glass

    Director of Photography

  2. 2010

    Either/Or

    Assistant Camera

Edited 1

2010s

  1. 2012

    Skin of Glass

    Editor

Appearances2

2020s

  1. 2024

    Chantal Akerman: Always on the Road

    Self

  2. 2023

    De Verraders: De Ronde Tafel

    Self · 1 episode

Thanked in the credits1

2020s

  1. 2024