André Cavens (1 October 1912 – 9 April 1971), born in
Brussels,
Uccle, was a
Belgian film director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...
,
film producer
A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ...
and
screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based.
...
.
His career started in 1961 as the director and producer of the drama ''
A Train Leaves in Every Hour'' (''Il y a un train toutes les heures''). The film starred
Evelyne Axell and was nominated for the
Golden Bear at the
12th Berlin International Film Festival
The 12th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 22 June – 3 July 1962. The Golden Bear was awarded to the British film '' A Kind of Loving'' directed by John Schlesinger.
Jury
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. In 1965, he directed the short ''La présence désolée''. Cavens returned to film work in 1968 writing and directing the drama ''Michaella''.
Since 1976, the
Belgian Film Critics Association presents the
André Cavens Award
The André Cavens Award (french: Prix André-Cavens) is an accolade presented annually by the Belgian Film Critics Association (UCC), an organization of film critics from publications based in Brussels. The André Cavens Award was introduced in 197 ...
to recognize the best Belgian film of the year.
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1912 births
1971 deaths
Belgian film directors
Belgian film producers
Belgian male screenwriters
Mass media people from Brussels
20th-century Belgian screenwriters
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