Vincent Lannoo is a Belgian film director and writer.

Career

After developing an interest in filmmaking, Lannoo enrolled at the Institut des Arts de Diffusion in Brussels and graduated from there in 1995. His first short film, ''I Love the Movies'' (1998), was screened at the 1999 Brussels Film Festival, where it won both the Crystal Star for Best European Short and the Golden Iris for Lannoo. Lannoo made his feature-length debut in 2001 with ''Strass'', an experimental film in which elements of reality and fiction are mixed together at a drama school. ''Strass'' is the twentieth film in the

Dogme 95 Dogme 95 is a 1995 avant-garde filmmaking movement founded by the Danish directors Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg, who created the "Dogme 95 Manifesto" and the "Vows of Chastity" ( da, kyskhedsløfter). These were rules to create films ba ...

film movement and its title is a reference to American acting teacher

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. It premiered at the 2001 Namur Film Festival, where it competed for the Bayard d'Or for Best Film and went on to win Best First Screenplay. His film '' In the Name of the Son'' starred

Astrid Whettnall Astrid Jadot (née Ullens de Schooten Whettnall, known as Astrid Whettnall; born 17 March 1971) is a Belgian stage and film actress. She studied at the Kleine Academy in Brussels and began working in theatre. Her film credits include ''Capital'' ...

as a Catholic radio host who stands up against the hypocrisy of the Catholic Church after the suicide of her son. Upon release, the film was met with general acclaim from critics, although its religious references and depiction of violence sparked controversy. At the

4th Magritte Awards The 4th Magritte Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie André Delvaux, honored the best films of 2013 in Belgium and took place on 1 February 2014, at the Square in the historic site of Mont des Arts, Brussels beginning at 8:00 p.m. CE ...

, ''In the Name of the Son'' received seven nominations, including

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and

Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to: Film awards * AACTA Award for Best Direction * Academy Award for Best Director * BA ...

for Lannoo. It also received the

Méliès d'Or The Méliès d'Or (; en, Golden Méliès) is an award presented annually by the Méliès International Festivals Federation (MIFF), an international network of genre film festivals from Europe. The Méliès d'Or was introduced in 1996 for science ...

, given by the

Méliès International Festivals Federation Méliès International Festivals Federation (MIFF), formerly European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation (EFFFF), established in 1987, is a network of 22 genre film festivals from 16 countries based Brussels, Belgium, and dedicated to promoting a ...

to the best work of speculative fiction from Europe.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lannoo, Vincent 1970 births Belgian film directors Belgian screenwriters English-language film directors French-language film directors Living people Mass media people from Brussels