Fabrice Du Welz
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Occupation(s) | Film director Screenwriter |
Years active | 2004–present |
Fabrice Du Welz (born 21 October 1972 in Belgium) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. He has directed several films including Calvaire in 2004, Vinyan in 2008 and Message from the King in 2016.
Career
Fabrice du Welz, born 21 October 1972. Initially he was a student at a Jesuit school. Before he studied at the Dramatic Arts Conservatory of
In 1999, he directed the short film Wonderful Love that won the Grand Prize of the Festival of Gerardmer. Aged 25,[2] in 2004 he directed his first feature film, Calvaire starring Laurent Lucas and Jackie Berroyer which was selected in Critics' Week of the Cannes Film Festival 2005.[3] In 2007, he directed Vinyan with Emmanuelle Béart and Rufus Sewell in Thailand and selected in official competition at the Venice Film Festival in 2008.
In 2012, he directed Colt 45,[4] from a screenplay by Fathi Beddiar starring Gérard Lanvin and Joeystarr, produced by Thomas Langmann that ultimately failed to deliver in the budget, forcing the director to delete important scenes that were too expensive. Moreover, the two stars refused to come back on the set as Du Welz would be there too. He stated "It almost ruined me" and that the set became "a toxic environment".[2] Fabrice du Welz and Fathi Beddiar, later decided not to support the film when it was released in August 2014.
In 2013, he directed
In 2015, he directed
Filmography
- Folles aventures de Thierry Van Hoost (1997)
- Quand on est amoureux c'est merveilleux (A Wonderful Love, 1999)
- Calvaire (The Ordeal, 2004)
- Vinyan (2008)
- Alleluia(2014)
- Colt 45 (2014)
- Message from the King (2016)
- Adoration (2019)
- Inexorable (2021)
References
- ^ a b Knott, J.A. "Zeta Minor – Interview with Fabrice Du Welz – "Calvaire"". zetaminor.com. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ a b c Sharf, Zach (21 July 2015). "'Alleluia' Director Fabrice Du Welz on Finding the Empathy in Psychological Horror". indiewire.com. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ S, Ian. "Genre bares its teeth". Screen. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ Mintzer, Jordan (19 August 2014). "'Colt 45': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ "'Adoration' Prix André Cavens 2020". Cinevox (in French). 28 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ Bradfer, Fabienne (12 February 2022). "Magritte du cinéma: "Un monde" et "Une vie démente" grands gagnants de cette édition". Le Soir (in French). Retrieved 12 February 2022.
External links
- Fabrice Du Welz at IMDb
- Fabrice du Welz[permanent dead link] Website