Director

Lukas Dhont

Directing

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Directed movies: 6Directed series: 0All crew credits: 15

TMDB ID: 1274468

IMDb ID: nm4080113

Known for: Directing

Born: June 11, 1991

Age: 35

Place of birth: Ghent, Belgium

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2010 - 2026

Years active: 17

Average TMDB rating: 6.83

Wikidata: Q53815755

Also known as

Лукас Донт

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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.