Fien Troch (born 1978, in

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) is a

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, producer and

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Career

After graduating from the Sint-Lukas art academy in

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in 2000, she achieved several nominations and awards in her chosen career. Her first full-length film ''

Someone Else's happiness ''Someone Else's Happiness'' ( nl, Een ander zijn geluk) is a 2005 Belgian- Dutch film directed and written by Fien Troch. The movie was the Belgian entry for the Academy Awards 2006 in the category Best Foreign Language Film but failed to receiv ...

'' is a psychological drama film that deals with how a fatal car accident affects a small village in Flanders. The film was nominated for the Grand Prix (2005) at the

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and for the

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(2006) for Best Belgian Director and Best Belgian Screenplay. Moreover, in 2005 at

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it won the Golden Alexander and an award for Best Screenplay. At the 62nd edition of the

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it also won the prize for Best Actress. Her second film '' Unspoken'' depicts the aftermath of the disappearance of a young girl. The film received the

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by the

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(UCC). Her 2012 film ''

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'' was nominated for two

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s. For her 2016 film ''

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'' Troch won the award for Best Director in the Horizons section at the

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Personal life

Troch is married to writer and editor Nico Leunen. They have two children together.

Filmography

*''Verbrande aarde'' (short,1998) *''Wooww'' (short, 1999) *''Maria'' (short, 2000) *''Cool Sam & Sweet Suzy'' (short, 2001) *''

Someone Else's Happiness ''Someone Else's Happiness'' ( nl, Een ander zijn geluk) is a 2005 Belgian- Dutch film directed and written by Fien Troch. The movie was the Belgian entry for the Academy Awards 2006 in the category Best Foreign Language Film but failed to receiv ...

'' (2005) *'' Unspoken'' (2008) *''

'' (2012) *''

'' (2016)

References

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