Lukas Dhont (born 14 May 1991) (Dutch: [ˈlukɑz ˈdɔnt]) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. His debut feature film, Girl, premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Caméra d'Or and the Queer Palm awards. He was featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list in 2019. His second feature film, Close, premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, where he shared the Grand Prix with Claire Denis' Stars At Noon. In 2023, Close was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film representing Belgium.
Early life
Dhont was born in Ghent, Belgium. He attended a Catholic high school. As a teenager, Dhont worked as a costume design assistant on film and television sets.
His mother, Hilbe, is a fashion teacher at an art school. He has a younger brother, Michiel, who is two year…Read more on Wikipedia