Lukas Dhont
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Dhont in October 2018
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| Born | 11 June 1991 (age 30) Belgium |
| Occupation | Director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2012–present |
Lukas Dhont (Dutch: [ˈlykɑz ˈdɔnt];[1] born 11 June 1991) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. He made his feature-length debut in 2018 with Girl, a drama film inspired by the story of Nora Monsecour which focuses on a trans girl pursuing a career as a ballerina. Girl premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Caméra d'Or award, for best first feature film, as well as the Queer Palm.[2] It received the André Cavens Award for Best Film given by the Belgian Film Critics Association (UCC) and was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards.[3][4] It received nine nominations at the 9th Magritte Awards and won four, including Best Flemish Film and Best Screenplay for Dhont.[5]
As of July 2021, Dhont is in production on his second feature Close starring Emilie Dequenne and Léa Drucker. He is also developing an untitled film with screenwriter Laurent Lunetta.[6][7]
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