Lukas Dhont Explained

Lukas Dhont
Birth Date:11 June 1991[1]
Birth Place:Ghent, Belgium
Years Active:2012–present
Awards:Full list

Lukas Dhont (born 11 June 1991)[1] (in Dutch; Flemish ˈlukɑz ˈdɔnt/[2]) 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 awards. 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 he shared the Grand Prix with Claire Denis' Stars At Noon. In 2023, Close was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film representing Belgium.

Early life

Dhont was born in Ghent, Belgium.[3] He attended a Catholic high school.[4] As a teenager, Dhont worked as a costume design assistant on film and television sets.[5]

His mother is a fashion teacher at an art school.[5] He has a younger brother, Michiel,[6] who is two years younger[7] and works as a producer.[8] Dhont and Michiel both identify as gay.[4] [7]

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.[9] It received the André Cavens Award for Best Film given by the Belgian Film Critics Association and was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards.[10] [11] It received nine nominations at the 9th Magritte Awards and won four, including Best Flemish Film and Best Screenplay for Dhont.[12]

In 2019, Dhont was featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list.[13]

Dhont's second feature, Close, starring Émilie 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.[14] It also won the Sydney Film Prize at the 69th Sydney Film Festival in June 2022.[15] The film is based on his own experiences at school, and tells the story of a friendship between two boys in their early teens.[16] In 2023, the film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards.[17]

In June 2023, Dhont was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[18] In 2024, Dhont presided over the Queer Palm jury for the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.[19] [20]

Filmography

YearTitleCredited asNotes
width=65 Directorwidth=65 Screenwriterwidth=65 Cinematographerwidth=65 Producer
2012HeadlongShort film
De Lucht in mijn KeelShort film
Skin of GlassShort film
2014L'InfiniShort film
2018Girl
2021Our NatureShort film
2022Close
2023GunShort film[21]

Awards and nominations

See main article: List of awards and nominations received by Lukas Dhont.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beekman . Bor . 3 November 2022 . Filmen is niet alleen maar leuk voor regisseur Lukas Dhont, dansen op Britney Spears is dat wel . . Dutch . 29 June 2023 . 21 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221121114834/https://www.volkskrant.nl/cultuur-media/filmen-is-niet-alleen-maar-leuk-voor-regisseur-lukas-dhont-dansen-op-britney-spears-is-dat-wel~b810d178/ . live .
  2. Web site: De filmkeuze van Lukas Dhont is Girlhood. YouTube. Vrije Universiteit Brussel. 21 May 2021. 17 May 2022. 17 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220517124143/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLyQdbF6R8g&gl=US&hl=en. live.
  3. Web site: Lukas DHONT - Festival de Cannes . 30 June 2023 . festival-cannes.com . en . 27 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221127101815/https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/artist/lukas-dhont . live .
  4. Girl Victor Polster x Lukas Dhont . Lukas Dhont and Victor Polster . April 2018 . . 12 June 2023 . "I had just finished at a very Catholic high school and was going to start film school...During my Catholic high school time, I had been trying to deny a part of myself, more specifically my sexuality, to fit into the group." . 13 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230613034552/https://www.issuemagazine.com/girl-victor-polster-x-lukas-dhont/#/ . live .
  5. Web site: Bradshaw . Lisa . Telling tales about troubled teenagers . 9 October 2022 . . en . 27 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221127101812/https://www.brusselstimes.com/304034/telling-tales-about-troubled-teenagers . live .
  6. Web site: 2022-05-26 . Lukas Dhont back in Cannes: "It was to be able to move my mother that I became a filmmaker" . 2022-11-27 . West Observer . en-US . 27 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221127101813/https://westobserver.com/news/europe/lukas-dhont-back-in-cannes-it-was-to-be-able-to-move-my-mother-that-i-became-a-filmmaker/ . live .
  7. With His Oscar Nominee Close, Lukas Dhont Makes Art Out Of Coming of Age . Raymond Ang . 8 March 2023 . . 12 June 2023 . "Dhont made Close with his brother Michiel as one of the producers. “I am gay [too],” Michiel, who’s two years younger than Lukas, tells me." . 13 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230613031625/https://www.gq.com/story/lukas-dhont-close-oscars-best-international-feature . live .
  8. Web site: Kemp . Stuart . Lukas Dhont on making his second feature 'Close' with producer brother Michiel Dhont . 2022-11-27 . . en . 9 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221209051517/https://www.screendaily.com/features/lukas-dhont-on-making-his-second-feature-close-with-producer-brother-michiel-dhont/5163905.article . live .
  9. News: Debruge. Peter. 19 May 2018. Japanese Director Hirokazu Kore-eda's 'Shoplifters' Wins Palme d'Or at Cannes. Variety. 19 December 2018. 22 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180522030316/http://variety.com/2018/film/news/cannes-film-festival-2018-award-winners-palme-d-or-1202816743/. live.
  10. Web site: L'UCC décerne le prix Cavens à GIRL de Lukas Dhont et a annoncé les 5 finalistes pour le Grand Prix 2019 . Cinopsis . 25 December 2018 . French . 21 December 2018 . 2 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190802163944/https://www.cinopsis.be/potins/lucc-decerne-le-prix-cavens-a-girl-de-lukas-dhont-et-a-annonce-les-cinq-finalistes-pour-le-grand-prix-2019/ . live .
  11. Web site: Oscars: Belgium Selects 'Girl', Cannes' Camera D'Or, As Foreign Language Entry . . Tartaglione . Nancy . 27 August 2018 . 27 August 2018 . 27 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180827103141/https://deadline.com/2018/08/oscars-belgium-girl-foreign-language-submission-2018-1202452632/ . live .
  12. News: Richford . Richford . Belgium's Magritte Awards: 'Our Struggles' Takes Top Prize . 3 February 2019 . . 2 February 2019 . 3 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190203033136/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/struggles-takes-top-prize-at-belgiums-magritte-awards-1181892 . live .
  13. Web site: 30 Under 30 Europe 2019: Entertainment . 2022-11-27 . . en . 13 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190213011958/https://www.forbes.com/under30/list/2019/europe/entertainment/ . live .
  14. Web site: 28 May 2022 . The 75th Festival de Cannes winners list . 19 June 2022 . Festival de Cannes . 24 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220624194043/https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/infos-communiques/communique/photos/the-75th-festival-de-cannes-winners-list . live .
  15. Web site: Jefferson . Dee . Belgian film Close, about teen male friendship, wins Sydney Film Festival's top prize . . . 19 June 2022 . 20 June 2022 . 8 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230208151951/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-19/sydney-film-festival-winner-close-director-lukas-dhont/101160816 . live .
  16. News: Rogers . Thomas . 2023-01-27 . Once a Bullied Teen, Now the Movies' Master Storyteller of Youth . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-06-29 . 0362-4331.
  17. Web site: 2023-01-24 . 2023 Oscars Nominations: See the Full List . 2023-02-25 . . en . 8 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230208222544/https://aframe.oscars.org/news/post/2023-oscars-nominations-full-list . live.
  18. Web site: 28 June 2023 . THE ACADEMY INVITES 398 TO MEMBERSHIP . 2024-05-31 . . en.
  19. Web site: Lanney . Tessa . 2024-03-01 . Festival de Cannes 2024 : Xavier Dolan et Lukas Dhont président chacun un jury . 2024-05-31 . . fr-FR.
  20. Web site: 2024-05-25 . Lukas Dhont: 2 Golden Globe Nominations 'Is Nothing but Happiness' . 2024-05-31 . Golden Globes . en-US.
  21. Web site: Gun / Belgique / 2023 / 17' / Flamand . 29 June 2023 . . fr.

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