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- Actress
- Soundtrack
Cecile de France was born in Namur in Belgium in 1975 and discovered her vocation at the early age of six. As soon as she was seventeen, she was off to Paris with the ambition of beginning a career on the stage. She studied drama with Jean-Paul Denizon, actor and assistant to Peter Brook, before being admitted to the Ecole National Supérieure des Arts et Techniques du Théâtre, where she complemented her preparatory training with classes in fencing, dance, singing and masque.
Hardly had she graduated than the cinema snapped her up. It was none other than Richard Berry himself who offered her her first important role in L'art (délicat) de la seduction. Theatre and film roles followed aplenty, leading up to L'Auberge Espagnole (Potluck or Spanish Apartment in English speaking countries), where her performance as the character Isabelle was a huge success with the public and earned her a prestigious César award for most promising young actress as well as the Prix Louis Lumière. Two years later the sequel, Les Poupées russes (The Russian Dolls), brought her a César for best supporting actress. The next Klapisch's movie, Casse-tête chinois (Chinese Puzzle), will be out on December 4, 2013 for France.
On film Cecile de France continued to give her all with Alexandre Aja's horror movie Haute Tension (High Tension or Switchblade Romance in English-speaking countries). This gave her the opportunity to bring genre cinema into her repertoire, as well as to win the hearts and minds of the most demanding film buffs.
Gilles Jacob invited her to host the legendary Cannes Film Festival in 2005. Cecile de France's unquenchable, vital passion for acting has found its truest expression when playing opposite such great performers as Gerard Depardieu (Quand j'étais chanteur; When I Was a Singer), Ulrich Tukur (Où est la main de l'homme sans tête?; Hand of the Headless Man), Kad Merad (Superstar) and Jean Dujardin (Möbius) or when working with such major figures of French film as Etienne Chatiliez, Daniele Thompson, Claude Miller, Cedric Klapisch, Claude Chabrol and the Dardenne brothers.
Her American career, which was launched in Around the World in 80 Days alongside Jackie Chan, recently entered a new phase in 2009 with Clint Eastwood's Hereafter.
Cecile is ready to live out all the forms of human passion and to embrace the most diverse forms of cinema, providing they are demanding, creative and stimulating. However, she has always maintained a special love for the theater, she will play in a new reading of Anna, a Serge Gainsbourg's musical at Lyon and Paris in few months.- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Benoît Poelvoorde was born on 22 September 1964 in Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. He is an actor and writer, known for Man Bites Dog (1992), The Brand New Testament (2015) and Romantics Anonymous (2010).- Grandson of a carpenter, Olivier Gourmet grew up in Mirwart, a Belgian village where his father was a cattle dealer and mother the manager of a family hotel-restaurant. At 13, he was sent to boarding school, which was an unhappy experience that led him to "be closed in on myself". It was at this school that he began acting when he replaced a classmate at short notice in the school play. He discovered a talent for mimicry and comedy. Later he was torn between a career in sports journalism or comedy. He opted for acting and comedy and attended the Conservatoire de Liège where he won first prize after only two years.
In 1996 he enjoyed his first significant role in a Dardenne brothers' film, The Promise. Since then Gourmet has featured in every film from the Dardennes. His performance in their film The Son earned him a Cannes Jury prize for interpretation in 2002. He is a much sought after actor with an extensive filmography making, on average five films per year. Internationally regarded as the one of greatest actors with staggering performances in a wide range of roles full of charismatic qualities and insights, he has also received the Critics Award at the Cannes festival in 2011 and in 2012 he was nominated in eleven categories at the Césars!
Olivier has been married to Catherine since age 19 and they have two children, Louis and Juliette. After his mother suffered a stroke, the family returned to Mirwart to manage the hotel-restaurant with Olivier's wife leaving her advertising career. - Actor
- Writer
- Director
Rémy Belvaux was born on 10 November 1966 in Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. He was an actor and writer, known for Man Bites Dog (1992), Pas de C4 pour Daniel Daniel (1987) and Génération Raymond (1990). He died on 4 September 2006 in Orry-la-Ville, Oise, France.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Lucas Belvaux was born on 14 November 1961 in Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. He is an actor and director, known for Cavale (2002), Après la vie (2002) and Pas son genre (2014).- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Director
Frédéric Noirhomme was born on 5 September 1981 in Namur, Belgium. Frédéric is a cinematographer and director, known for Playground (2021), Préjudice (2015) and Eisbär (2010).- Producer
- Writer
- Director
Xavier Diskeuve was born in 1962 in Namur, Belgium. He is a producer and writer, known for The Little Prodigy (Le Petit Prodige) (2022), Jacques a vu (2014) and Révolution (2006).- Fernand Guiot was born on 7 August 1932 in Namur, Belgium. He was an actor, known for Mazarin (1978), Au théâtre ce soir (1966) and The Inheritor (1973). He died on 26 June 2021 in Paris, France.
- Gabrielle Rossillon was born on 10 March 1927 in Namur, Belgium. She was an actress, known for The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979), Combat! (1962) and The Red Skelton Hour (1951). She died on 18 November 2020 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Thierry Zéno was born on 22 April 1950 in Namur, Belgium. He was a director and producer, known for Wedding Trough (1974), Eugène Ionesco, voix et silences (1987) and Des morts (1979). He died on 7 June 2017 in Belgium.- Julie Taton was born on 6 February 1984 in Namur, Belgium. She has been married to Harold van der Straten-Ponthoz since 2 May 2015. They have one child.
- Henri Michaux was born on 24 May 1899 in Namur, Belgium. He was a writer, known for Album 1 (1974), Je me suis endormi (2004) and Un passager clandestin (2016). He was married to Marie-Louise Termet. He died on 19 October 1984 in Paris, France.
- Pauline Paquette was born in Namur, Belgium. She was an actress, known for The Great Sensation (1925), Lord Byron of Broadway (1930) and Bluff (1924). She was married to Kenneth Gibson. She died on 18 September 1955.
- Evelyne Axell was born in 1935 in Namur, Belgium. She was an actress, known for Il y a un train toutes les heures (1961), Plaisir du théâtre (1956) and Martine (1966). She was married to Jean Antoine. She died in 1972.
- Casting Director
- Producer
- Director
Lorelei L. Lanford was born on March 27 in Namur, Belgium. The daughter of filmmaker Guy Bodart and fashion designer Chantal di Bastini, Lorelei's grandparents were actors/singers at the Royal Theatre in Brussels. Lanford received her education in Belgium and Tahiti, French Polynesia. A professional dancer since the age of eleven, Lorelei has performed in Europe, the South Pacific, and the United States for both her own Royal Tahitian Dance Troupe and the Cook Islands Cultural dance group the Kau Ariki Dance Group. She won an award for best dancer in the early 1980's. Lanford made her film debut as an extra at age fourteen. In 1987 Lorelei moved to Hollywood, Los Angeles, California to pursue a career in movies. Lanford enjoys swimming, weight lifting, and belly dancing as well as Tahitian and Hawaiian dancing. The CEO of the production company IFA Pictures, Lorelei resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.- François Maniquet was born on 3 December 1965 in Namur, Belgium. He is an actor, known for 7 jours pas plus (2017), Jacques a vu (2014) and Mon cousin Jacques (2005).
- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Stéphan Carpiaux was born on 8 March 1964 in Namur, Belgium. He is a writer and director, known for Red Ants (2007), Week-end (1990) and Service compris (1988).- Roland Goossens was born on 1 March 1937 in Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. He is a writer, known for Natacha and La Bande à Bédé (1980).
- Claude Piron was born on 26 February 1931 in Namur, Belgium. He was an actor, known for La Verda Stelulo (1996). He died on 22 January 2008 in Gland, Switzerland.
- Art Department
- Producer
- Director
Pascal Degrune was born on 24 January 1979 in Namur, Belgium. Pascal is a producer and director, known for Erased (2012), Mandy (2018) and The Fifth Estate (2013).- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Louis Godart was born on 12 August 1945 in Gedinne, Namur, Belgium. He is an actor and director, known for Tilleul (2016), Deus Ex Machina (2016) and Lycanthropia (2023).- Art Department
Christophe Szpajdel is a Belgian illustrator and calligraphist. He was born on September 29th 1970 in Gembloux, Namur, Belgium, and then grew up in Louvain-la-Neuve, Walloon Brabant, Belgium. Since 2006, he has been residing in Exeter, Devon, England.
After designing his first logo for the Finnish band Disgrace in 1990, he has today drawn over 10,000 logos, mainly within the black metal, death metal and dark ambient music scenes. The amount of work he has done in the industry has lead him to be nicknamed the "Lord of the Logos", which was reinforced when he authored a book of the same name (published in 2009) showcasing his design over the years. His most prolific logo was the one the he designed for Emperor in early 1993. In the 2010's Szpajdel has been exposed to major publicity after working with the Foo Fighters and Rihanna.- Jean-Claude Pirotte was born on 20 October 1939 in Namur, Belgium. He died on 24 May 2014 in Belgium.
- Claude Rappe was born on 27 March 1953 in Namur, Belgium. He is an actor, known for La battante (2005), La Bande à Grobo (1984) and On a tout essayé (2000). He was previously married to Natacha Amal.
- Muriel Dacq was born on 11 July 1962 in Namur, Belgium.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Pierre Debauche was born on 5 February 1930 in Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. He was an actor, known for Netchaïev est de retour (1991), Le théâtre de la jeunesse (1960) and Invitation à la danse (1963). He was married to Françoise Danell. He died on 23 December 2017 in Agen, Lot-et-Garonne, France.- Music Department
Nathalie Loriers was born on 27 October 1966 in Namur, Belgium. She is known for The Artist (2011), Bring it to the people: the film about the Brussels Jazz Orchestra (2020) and Nathalie Loriers: A Lady in Jazz (2005).- Jeanne Maubourg was born on 10 November 1875 in Namur, Belgium. She was an actress, known for Le père Chopin (1945). She was married to Auguste Aramini, Albert Roberval and Claude Marie Bede Benedict. She died on 9 May 1953 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Francy Boland was born on 6 November 1929 in Namur, Belgium. Francy was a composer, known for NDR Jazz Workshops (1958) and Die Show Liegt auf der Straße (1967). Francy died on 12 August 2005 in Geneva, Switzerland.- Sound Department
- Editorial Department
Fabien Pochet was born on 7 December 1975 in Namur, Belgium. Fabien is known for Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013), Third Person (2013) and Paddington (2014).- Visual Effects
Bruno Clement was born on 17 November 1988 in Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. Bruno is known for The Kid Who Would Be King (2019), Wasp Network (2019) and Skyggen i mit øje (2021).