Lukas Dhont

Lukas Dhont (born 11 June 1991) (Dutch: [ˈlykɑz ˈdɔnt][1]) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. He was featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list in 2019.[2]

Lukas Dhont
Dhont in October 2018
Born
Ghent, Belgium
Occupation(s)Director, screenwriter
Years active2012–present

Early life

Dhont was born in Ghent, Belgium.[3] His mother, Hilbe is a fashion teacher at an art school.[4] He has a younger brother Michiel[5] who is a producer.[6] As a teenager, Dhont worked as a costume design assistant on film and television sets.[4]

Career

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.[7] 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.[8][9] It received nine nominations at the 9th Magritte Awards and won four, including Best Flemish Film and Best Screenplay for Dhont.[10]

Dhont's second feature, Close, starring Emilie Dequenne and Léa Drucker, premiered in competition at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, where he shared the Grand Prix with Claire Denis' Stars At Noon.[11] It also won the Sydney Film Prize in June 2022. The film is based on his own experiences at school, and tells the story of the friendship between two boys in their early teens.[12]

As of July 2021 Dhont is developing an untitled film with screenwriter Laurent Lunetta.[13][14]

Awards and nominations
Award Year Nominated work Category Result Ref
British Independent Film Awards 2022 Close Best International Independent Film Nominated [15]
Cannes Film Festival 2018 Girl Caméra d'Or Won [7]
Queer Palm Won
2022 Close Grand Prix Won [16]
European Film Awards Best European Screenwriter Nominated [17]
Best European Director Nominated
Golden Globe Awards Best Foreign Language Film Nominated [18]
International Federation of Film Critics 2018 Girl Un Certain Regard Fipresci Prize Won [19]
Magritte Awards Best Screenplay Won [10]
Satellite Awards 2022 Close Best Original Screenplay Pending [20]

References
  1. "De filmkeuze van Lukas Dhont is Girlhood". Vrije Universiteit Brussel. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  2. "30 Under 30 Europe 2019: Entertainment". Forbes. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  3. "Lukas DHONT - Festival de Cannes 2023". www.festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  4. "Telling tales about troubled teenagers". Brussels Times. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  5. "Lukas Dhont back in Cannes: "It was to be able to move my mother that I became a filmmaker"". West Observer. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  6. Kemp, Stuart. "Lukas Dhont on making his second feature 'Close' with producer brother Michiel Dhont". Screen. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  7. Debruge, Peter (19 May 2018). "Japanese Director Hirokazu Kore-eda's 'Shoplifters' Wins Palme d'Or at Cannes". Variety. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  8. "L'UCC décerne le prix Cavens à GIRL de Lukas Dhont et a annoncé les 5 finalistes pour le Grand Prix 2019". Cinopsis (in French). 21 December 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  9. Tartaglione, Nancy (27 August 2018). "Oscars: Belgium Selects 'Girl', Cannes' Camera D'Or, As Foreign Language Entry". Deadline. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  10. Richford, Richford (2 February 2019). "Belgium's Magritte Awards: 'Our Struggles' Takes Top Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  11. "The 75th Festival de Cannes winners list". Festival de Cannes. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  12. Jefferson, Dee (19 June 2022). "Belgian film Close, about teen male friendship, wins Sydney Film Festival's top prize". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  13. Dalton, Ben (9 July 2021). "'Girl' director Lukas Dhont sets cast, starts shooting new film 'Close' (exclusive)". Screendaily. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  14. Keslassy, Elsa (6 July 2021). "Juliette Schrameck Powers First Slate of Projects Including New Films by Lukas Dhont, Jenny Suen (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  15. Szalai, Georg (4 November 2022). "British Independent Film Awards: Debut Movies 'Aftersun,' 'Blue Jean' Lead Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  16. "Festival de Cannes 2023". www.festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  17. "The nominees of the European Film Awards". European Film Academy. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  18. "'Top Gun: Maverick' leads International Press Academy's 27th Satellite Awards nominations". AwardsWatch. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  19. "Cannes' FIPRESCI Prize goes to Burning". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  20. "'Top Gun: Maverick' leads International Press Academy's 27th Satellite Awards nominations". AwardsWatch. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
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