Daniel Lambo (10 May 1968) is a

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Biography

Lambo directed his first short film, ''dJU!'' in 2002. This

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won the Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the Leuven International Short Film Festival. Daniel lambo-1508918666

A few years later he founded the production company Potemkino and produced a number of films, such as the award-winning ''

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'' (2007). Lambo's first feature film, ''Miss Homeless'' (2010), was written, produced, directed, filmed and edited entirely by himself. This

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about homeless people in Brussels premiered in twelve countries on the

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. His production company Lambo Films emphasizes on socially relevant films. ''Dry Branches of Iran'' (2012) for instance deals with censorship during the

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in Iran. The first Belgian film shot on smart phones. His next film ''De Figurant'' (2016) takes on racial stereotypes with a story about a drug dealer that has acting ambitions. In the documentary ''Breathless'' Lambo investigates the delocalization of the asbestos industry to developing countries. On 13 September 2019 ''Breathless'' won the Ensor Award in the category best documentary film 2019 His latest feature ''Cyclomax'' deals with air pollution. It is also the first Belgian webseries for kids. 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). 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 * ''

'' (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

References

External links

Official website Lambo Films

Daniel Lambo in the Internet Movie Database
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