Philippe "Bouli" Lanners (born 20 May 1965) is a Belgian actor, author and film director. His film ''
The Giants'' was nominated for twelve
Magritte Awards, winning five, including
Best Film
This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards.
Best Actor/Best Actress
*See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...
and
Best Director.
Biography
Lanners was born on 20 May 1965 in
Moresnet-Chapelle,
Belgium
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. His mother was a cleaning lady and his father was a customs agent.
He spent a year at the
Royal Academy of Fine Arts in
Liège
Liège ( , , ; wa, Lîdje ; nl, Luik ; german: Lüttich ) is a major city and municipality of Wallonia and the capital of the Belgian province of Liège.
The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far fro ...
, after which he continued to paint while doing odd jobs until turning his attention to cinema at the turn of the century.
Filmography
As actor
As director & writer
As producer
References
External links
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1965 births
Living people
20th-century Belgian male actors
21st-century Belgian male actors
Belgian film directors
Belgian male film actors
Belgian screenwriters
Magritte Award winners
People from Plombières
Walloon people
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