Felix van Groeningen

Felix van Groeningen

Felix van Groeningen (born 1 November, 1977; Ghent) is a Belgian filmmaker. He is known for The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012) and Belgica (2016), with the former being nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards. He made his English-language debut with the biographical drama Beautiful Boy (2018). Van Groeningen was born in Ghent. His parents were hippies who led a very liberal lifestyle. He has an older brother, Seppe. After his parents' divorce, they lived in the same house, but each with a new partner. His father started a live music club 'The Charlatan' when he was twelve-years-old, which became the inspiration for his film Belgica. He studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK) and graduated in 2000 with a Masters of Audiovisual Arts, his masters thesis was the short film 50CC. After graduating from college, van Groeningen directed several short films, and written and directed several stage plays. He embarked on a long-term collaboration with Dirk Impens, originally his professor at KASK, who produced all five of Van Groeningen's feature films from 2004 to 2016 under his production company Menuet. Impens announced he was closing down Menuet in July 2017. He and Belgian actress Charlotte Vandermeersch have a son, Rufus, who was born in 2018. He is fluent in several languages, including Flemish Dutch, French, and English.

  • Popularity : 3.587
  • Known For : Directing
  • Birthday : 1977-11-01
  • Place of Birth : Ghent, Belgium
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Felix van Groeningen Movies

  • 2018
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    Hollywood on the river Scheldt

    Hollywood on the river Scheldt

    1 2018 HD

    Overview of the history of cinema in Flanders.

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  • 2007
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    With Friends Like These

    With Friends Like These

    6.6 2007 HD

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  • 2009
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    The Misfortunates

    The Misfortunates

    7.217 2009 HD

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  • 2009
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    The Misfortunates

    The Misfortunates

    7.217 2009 HD

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  • 2004
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    Steve + Sky

    Steve + Sky

    6.1 2004 HD

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  • 2004
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    Steve + Sky

    Steve + Sky

    6.1 2004 HD

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  • 2022
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    The Eight Mountains

    The Eight Mountains

    7.672 2022 HD

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  • 2012
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    The Broken Circle Breakdown

    The Broken Circle Breakdown

    7.702 2012 HD

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  • 2012
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    The Broken Circle Breakdown

    The Broken Circle Breakdown

    7.702 2012 HD

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  • 1999
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    Truth or Dare

    Truth or Dare

    1 1999 HD

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  • 2001
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    Bonjour Madam

    Bonjour Madam

    1 2001 HD

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  • 1999
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    Truth or Dare

    Truth or Dare

    1 1999 HD

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  • 2012
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    The Broken Circle Breakdown

    The Broken Circle Breakdown

    7.702 2012 HD

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  • 2000
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    Innocence

    Innocence

    6.091 2000 HD

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  • 2001
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    België-Turkije

    België-Turkije

    6 2001 HD

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  • 2000
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    50CC

    50CC

    1 2000 HD

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  • 2016
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    Belgica

    Belgica

    5.966 2016 HD

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  • 2016
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    Belgica

    Belgica

    5.966 2016 HD

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  • 2018
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    Beautiful Boy

    Beautiful Boy

    7.561 2018 HD

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  • 2007
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    With Friends Like These

    With Friends Like These

    6.6 2007 HD

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  • 2018
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    Beautiful Boy

    Beautiful Boy

    7.561 2018 HD

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  • 2000
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    50CC

    50CC

    1 2000 HD

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  • 2000
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    50CC

    50CC

    1 2000 HD

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  • 2022
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    The Eight Mountains

    The Eight Mountains

    7.672 2022 HD

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