Bénédicte Liénard (; born 25 April 1965 in
Mons,
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
) is a Belgian filmmaker.
Biography
Benedicte Lienard studied at the Institut des Arts de Diffusion section realization cinema in
Louvain-La-Neuve
Louvain-la-Neuve (, French for ''New Leuven''; wa, Li Noû Lovén) is a planned town in the municipality of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Wallonia, Belgium, situated 30 km southeast of Brussels, in the province of Walloon Brabant. The town ...
. At 24, she directed her first short film and then assistant director on films
Jaco Van Dormael
Jaco Van Dormael (born 9 February 1957) is a Belgian film director, screenwriter and playwright. His films especially focus on a respectful and sympathetic portrayal of people with mental and physical disabilities.
Van Dormael spent his childho ...
, Manu Bonmariage,
Raymond Depardon
Raymond Depardon (; born 6 July 1942) is a French photographer, photojournalist and documentary filmmaker.
Early life
Depardon was born in Villefranche-sur-Saône, France.
Photographer
Depardon is a mainly self-taught photographer, as he bega ...
, the
Dardenne brothers
Brothers Jean-Pierre Dardenne (; born 21 April 1951) and Luc Dardenne (born 10 March 1954), collectively referred to as the Dardenne brothers, are a Belgian filmmaking duo. They write, produce, and direct their films together.
The Dardennes ...
. In 1997 and 98, it is dedicated to the creation of a workshop of expression through images and sound environment prison. The exhibition "Images free head" at the Museum of Photography in
Charleroi gives see photos and videos of female inmates from the prison of
Lantin
Juprelle (; wa, Djouprele) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
On 1 January 2006 Juprelle had a total resident population of 8,405. The total area is 35.36 km² which gives a population density
Pop ...
. She is vice-president of the Belgian section of the International Observatory of Prisons.
Sélection Officielle Cannes 2002
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Notable films
* A Piece of Sky
* Toto the Hero
* Service compris
References
External links
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1965 births
Living people
Belgian filmmakers