Nathalie Teirlinck () (born 1985 in Brussels) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. In 2007, Teirlinck studied at the film department of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent. Her three short films, ''Anémone'' (2006), ''Juliette'' (2007), and ''Venus vs. Me'' (2010), were all well received at international film festivals. Both ''Anémone'' and ''Juliette'' were awarded Best Short Film at the Flanders International Film Festival Ghent. ''Anémone'' was nominated at the Locarno Festival, and ''Venus vs. Me'' won the V.A.F. WildCard as well as the European Film Academy Award in the wake of the

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in 2010. After this, Teirlinck also directed music videos for

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, Lady Linn, Admiral Freebee,

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, and other artists. She made her theatrical directing debut with the 2009 production ''Send All Your Horses'', and she went on to direct three more productions: ''Yesterday'' (2011), ''Staring Girl'' (2012), and ''Slumberland'' (2015). The last two were nominated for the Theaterfestival, and ''Slumberland'' won the Music Theater Now award in New York City in 2015. Since 2012, Teirlinck has also been a guest instructor at the film department of her alma mater, The Royal Academy of Fine Arts, in Ghent. Teirlinck's first feature-length film, ''Le Passé devant nous'' (international title: ''Past Imperfect''), was released in

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, with Canadian actress

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in the lead role. The film was produced by Savage Film—famous for producing such films as '' Bullhead''—and was a co-production between Denmark and the Netherlands. The script won the Eurimages Award at

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during the

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in 2015, and, in September 2017, won two Ensor Awards: the Industry Award and Best Debut. In 2018 Nathalie Teirlinck was awarded the Culture Prize from the City of Ghent.

Personal life

Teirlinck is originally from Brussels, but has been living in Ghent since 2006. In addition to her native Dutch, she also speaks

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and English.

Filmography

: ''Le Passé devant nous'' *

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: ''Venus vs. Me'' (short film) *

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: ''Juliette'' (short film) *

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: ''Anémone'' (short film)

Selected awards and nominations

References

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