Ruben Impens is a Belgian

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...

. He works in

Flanders Flanders (, ; Dutch: ''Vlaanderen'' ) is the Flemish-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to culture, ...

and is best known for his work with Felix Van Groeningen, having worked on the entirety of Van Groeningen's feature filmography. He has worked on

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and

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. In 2009 Ruben Impens received the Kodak award for best cinematography at the 17th Hamptons International Film Festival for

The Misfortunates ''The Misfortunates'' ( nl, De Helaasheid der Dingen) is a 2009 Belgian comedy-drama film directed by Felix Van Groeningen. It is adapted from the 2006 semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by Belgian writer Dimitri Verhulst. The film star ...

. His work on the film '' The Broken Circle Breakdown'' was awarded Best Cinematography at the

Ensor Award The Ensor Award (for the first two years ''Vlaamse Filmprijzen'') is an accolade presented by the Ensor Academy of Belgium to recognize cinematic achievement in the film industry and is the highest film honour in the Flemish speaking part of the ...

s. Impens received a

Magritte Award for Best Cinematography The Magritte Award for Best Cinematography ( French: Magritte de la meilleure image) is an award presented annually by the Académie André Delvaux. It is one of the Magritte Awards, which were established to recognize excellence in Belgian cinema ...

for his work on ''

Titane ''Titane'' (, "Titanium") is a 2021 body horror drama film written and directed by Julia Ducournau. The French-Belgian co-production stars Agathe Rousselle in her feature film debut as Alexia, a woman who, after being injured in a car accide ...

''.

Filmography

*2004: ''

Steve + Sky ''Steve + Sky'' is a 2004 Belgian comedy-drama film written and directed by Felix Van Groeningen in his directorial debut. It stars Titus De Voogdt, Delfine Bafort and Johan Heldenbergh. The film is set in Kortrijksesteenweg in Ghent, which is ...

'' *2005: ''Halleluja!'' (television seris) *2007: ''

With Friends Like These ''With Friends Like These'' ( nl, Dagen zonder lief) is a 2007 Flemish comedy-drama directed by Felix Van Groeningen. The script was written by Felix Van Groeningen and Arne Sierens. Cast * Koen De Graeve as Nick * Wine Dierickx as Black Kel ...

'' *2008: ''

Moscow, Belgium ''Moscow, Belgium'' ( nl, Aanrijding in Moscou, literally ''Collision in Moscou'') is a 2008 in film, 2008 Belgium, Belgian film directed by Christophe Van Rompaey and written by Jean-Claude Van Rijckeghem and Pat van Beirs. Moscou (Ghent), Moscou ...

'' *2009: ''

'' *2010: ''Adem'' *2010: '' Turquaze'' *2011: ''Code 37'' *2012: '' The Broken Circle Breakdown'' *2012: ''Offline'' *2012: ''Brasserie Romantiek'' *2013: ''Zuidflank'' (Television series) *2015: '' Café Derby'' *2016: ''

Belgica Gallia Belgica ("Belgic Gaul") was a Roman province, province of the Roman Empire located in the north-eastern part of Roman Gaul, in what is today primarily northern France, Belgium, and Luxembourg, along with parts of the Netherlands and German ...

'' *2016: ''

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'' *2016: '' Black Mirror'' (Episode: " Men Against Fire") *2018: '' Beautiful Boy'' *2019: ''Dirty God''First look at Sacha Polak's acid attack drama 'Dirty God'
/ref> *2019: '' The Mustang'' *2021: ''

'' *2022: '' The Eight Mountains''

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* Belgian cinematographers Living people Magritte Award winners 1971 births {{film-bio-stub