Daniel Lambo Explained

Daniel Lambo (10 May 1968) is a Belgian film director, film producer and screenwriter.

Biography

Lambo directed his first short film, dJU! in 2002. This black comedy won the Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the Leuven International Short Film Festival.^[1]

A few years later he founded the production company Potemkino and produced a number of films, such as the award-winning Small Gods (2007).^[2]

Lambo's first feature film, Miss Homeless (2010), was written, produced, directed, filmed and edited entirely by himself. This docufiction about homeless people in Brussels premiered in twelve countries on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.^{[3] [4]}

His production company Lambo Films emphasizes on socially relevant films.^[5]  Dry Branches of Iran (2012) for instance deals with censorship during the Green Revolution in Iran. The first Belgian film shot on smart phones. ^[6] His next film De Figurant (2016) takes on racial stereotypes with a story about a drug dealer that has acting ambitions.^[7] In the documentary Breathless Lambo investigates the delocalization of the asbestos industry to developing countries.^[8] On 13 September 2019 Breathless won the Ensor Award in the category best documentary film 2019^[9] His latest feature Cyclomax deals with air pollution. It is also the first Belgian webseries for kids. ^[10]

In addition to his own productions, Lambo remains active as a director and screenwriter for other projects. He co-created the TV series Duts (2010) and the comedy Los Flamencos (2013).^[11] He was the screenwriter for VTM-series "Crème de la crème" (2013), "Connie & Clyde" (2018) en "Glad Ijs" (2021).

Filmography

• Glad Ijs (2021): screenwriter
• Cyclomax (2019): producer, screenwriter and director
• Breathless (2018): producer, screenwriter and director
• Connie & Clyde (2018): screenwriter
• De Figurant (2016): producer, screenwriter and director
• Booster (2014): producer, screenwriter and director
• Los Flamencos (2013): screenwriter and director
• Traumland (2013): producer, screenwriter and director
• Crème de la crème (2013): screenwriter
• Dry Branches of Iran (2012): producer, screenwriter and director
• Duts (TV-serie, 2010): co-director
• Miss Homeless (2010): producer, screenwriter and director
• Where Is Gary (2009): producer
• Vanessa Danse Encore (2009): producer
• Brusilia (kortfilm, 2008): producer, screenwriter and director
• Samaritan (kortfilm, 2008): producer
• Tunnelrat (kortfilm, 2008): producer
• Small Gods (2007): producer
• Of Cats & Women (kortfilm, 2007): producer
• Kadogo (kortfilm, 2006): producer, screenwriter and director
• Nightshift (kortfilm, 2006): producer
• Gender (kortfilm, 2004): producer, screenwriter and director
• eLLektra (2004): screenwriter
• Dju! (kortfilm, 2002): screenwriter and director

External links

• Official website Lambo Films
• Daniel Lambo in the Internet Movie Database

Notes and References

1. News: Dju! wint achtste Leuven Kort. 2002-12-16. De Standaard.
2. News: 'Small Gods' wint filmfestival van Annonay. 2008-02-13. Gazet van Antwerpen.
3. News: Met de passie van een amateur. 2010-10-15. Metro.
4. News: Brusselse daklozen overal. 2010-10-13. De Morgen.
5. News: ‘Mijn sociale engagement is mijn motor’. 2014-05-03. De Morgen.
6. Web site: 'Mijn dansfilm ging gecodeerd Iran uit'. 2013-03-26. De Volkskrant.
7. Web site: Ook Daniel Lambo is weer een langspeelfilm aan het inblikken. Cinevox.
8. Web site: Hoe Eternit wereldwijd asbest-slachtoffers blijft maken.. 2018-04-06. Humo.
9. Web site: Filmfestival Oostende: ‘Girl’ met 8 prijzen grote winnaar van de Ensors. HLM. DPG Media NV. 14 September 2019.
10. Web site: Nieuwe webserie 'Cyclomax' gelanceerd. BRUZZ. BRUZZ. 2019-05-08. 8 May 2019.
11. News: 'Los Flamencos' opent 7de Filmfestival Oostende. 2013-09-06. Het Laatste Nieuws.