Joachim Lafosse | |
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 Joachim Lafosse in December 2010 | |
| Born | (1975-01-18)18 January 1975 (age 51) Uccle, Belgium |
| Occupations | Film director, screenwriter |
Joachim Lafosse (born 18 January 1975) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter.[1]
Lafosse studied at the IAD (Institut des arts de diffusion) atLouvain-la-Neuve between 1997 and 2001. His graduation filmTribu, a 24-minute short, won the best Belgian short subject category at the 2001 Namur Film Festival.[2] His first full-length feature,Folie Privée (2004), won theFIPRESCI award at theBratislava International Film Festival.,[3] and the semi-autobiographicalÇa rend heureux (2006) took the Grand Prix at the 2007Premiers Plans d'Angers festival. 2006 also saw the release ofNue Propriété, starringIsabelle Huppert and brothersJérémie andYannick Renier, which debuted at theVenice Film Festival where it was nominated for theGolden Lion and won a SIGNIS award.[4] The film received theAndré Cavens Award for Best Film by theBelgian Film Critics Association (UCC). For his filmPrivate Lessons (Élève libre), he was nominated for twoMagritte Awards in the category ofBest Director andBest Screenplay.[5]
His 2012 filmLoving Without Reason competed in theUn Certain Regard section at the2012 Cannes Film Festival.[6][7] The film was selected as the Belgian entry for theBest Foreign Language Oscar at the85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.[8] It was nominated for sevenMagritte Awards, winning four, includingBest Film andBest Director for Lafosse.[9]
In 2023, he presented his new film,Un silence, at theSan Sebastian Film Festival.[10][11] His upcoming project,Six jours ce printemps-là, is scheduled for shooting in the Spring 2024.[10]
In 2025, he wonSilver Shell for Best Director at the73rd San Sebastián International Film Festival on 27 September for his filmSix Days in Spring.[12]
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