Joachim Lafosse (born 18 January 1975) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter.

Career

Lafosse studied at the IAD (Institut des arts de diffusion) at

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between 1997 and 2001. His graduation film ''Tribu'', a 24-minute short, won the best Belgian short subject category at the 2001 Namur Film Festival. His first full-length feature, ''Folie Privée'' (2004), won the FIPRESCI award at the

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., and the semi-autobiographical ''Ça rend heureux'' (2006) took the Grand Prix at the 2007 Premiers Plans d'Angers festival. 2006 also saw the release of '' Nue Propriété'', starring

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and brothers

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and

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, which debuted at the

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where it was nominated for the Golden Lion and won a SIGNIS award. The film received the

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by the

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(UCC). For his film '' Private Lessons (Élève libre)'', he was nominated for two Magritte Awards in the category of

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and Best Screenplay.''Élève libre'' information at Rotterdam International Film Festival website
/ref> His 2012 film '' Loving Without Reason'' competed in the

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section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the

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, but it did not make the final shortlist. It was nominated for seven

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, winning four, including

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and

for Lafosse.

Filmography

*2000: ''Égoïste Nature'' (short feature) *2000: ''Tribu'' (short feature) *2001: ''Scarface'' (documentary) *2004: '' Folie Privée'' *2006: '' Ça rend heureux'' *2006: '' Private Property'' *2008: '' Private Lessons'' *2012: '' Our Children'' (also known as ''Loving Without Reason'') *2015: ''

The White Knights ''The White Knights'' (french: Les Chevaliers Blancs) is a 2015 Belgian-French drama film directed by Joachim Lafosse and inspired by the events of the Zoé's Ark controversy in 2007. The film stars Vincent Lindon, Louise Bourgoin, Valérie Donze ...

'' *2016: '' After Love'' *2021: '' The Restless''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lafosse, Joachim 1975 births Living people People from Uccle Belgian film directors Belgian screenwriters Magritte Award winners