Frank Van Passel

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Frank Van Passel
Born (1964-06-23) 23 June 1964
Belgium
Occupation film director, film producer

Frank Van Passel (born June 23, 1964) is a Belgian film director. In 1995, he made his directorial film debut with Manneken Pis, which premiered at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.[1] The film received the André Cavens Award for Best Film and four awards at the Joseph Plateau Awards.[2] Van Passel's next film, Villa des Roses (2002), was adapted from the 1913 novella of the same name by Belgian writer Willem Elsschot. The film starred Julie Delpy, Shaun Dingwall and Shirley Henderson. It was nominated for three awards at the British Independent Film Awards.[3]

Selected filmography

References

  1. Engelen, Aurore (November 9, 2011). "Van Passel’s off-the-wall comedy Madonna’s Pig hits screens". Cineuropa. Retrieved December 13, 2013. 
  2. "Les finalistes du prix UCC". Le Soir (in French). December 21, 1995. p. 11. Retrieved October 27, 2012. 
  3. Hunter, Allan (21 October 2002). "Villa Des Roses". Screen Daily. Retrieved 29 November 2009. 

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