Philippe "Bouli" Lanners (born 20 May 1965) is a Belgian actor, author and film director. His film '' The Giants'' was nominated for twelve

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, winning five, including

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and

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Biography

Lanners was born on 20 May 1965 in Moresnet-Chapelle,

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. His mother was a cleaning lady and his father was a customs agent. He spent a year at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in

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, after which he continued to paint while doing odd jobs until turning his attention to cinema at the turn of the century.

Filmography

As actor

As director & writer

As producer

References

External links

* 1965 births Living people 20th-century Belgian male actors 21st-century Belgian male actors Belgian film directors Belgian male film actors Belgian screenwriters Magritte Award winners People from Plombières Walloon people {{Belgium-actor-stub