Joachim Lafosse
Joachim Lafosse
Biography
Joachim Lafosse (born 18 January 1975; Uccle) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. Lafosse studied at the IAD (Institut des arts de diffusion) at Louvain-la-Neuve between 1997 and 2001. His graduation film Tribu, a 24-minute short, won the best Belgian short subject category at the 2001 Namur Film Festival. His first full-length feature, Folie Privée (2004), won the FIPRESCI award at the Bratislava International Film Festival, and the semi-autobiographical Ça rend heureux (2006) took the Grand Prix at the 2007 Premiers Plans d'Angers festival. 2006 also saw the release of Nue Propriété, starring Isabelle Huppert and brothers Jérémie and Yannick Renier, which debuted at the Venice Film Festival where it was nominated for the Golden Lion and won a SIGNIS award. The film received the André Cavens Award for Best Film by the Belgian Film Critics Association (UCC). For his film Private Lessons (Élève libre), he was nominated for two Magritte Awards in the category of Best Director and Best Screenplay. His 2012 film Loving Without Reason competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. It was nominated for seven Magritte Awards, winning four, including Best Film and Best Director for Lafosse.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
33
Gender
Male
Birthday
1975-01-18 (50 years old)
Place of Birth
Uccle, Belgium
Crew

2024

A Silence Director

2024

A Silence Writer

2021

The Restless Screenplay

2021

The Restless Director

2018

Keep Going Director

2018

Keep Going Screenplay

2016

After Love Director

2016

After Love Writer

2015

The White Knights Director

2015

The White Knights Screenplay

2012

Our Children Director

2012

Our Children Screenplay

2010

Before Words Director

2009

Private Lessons Director

2009

Private Lessons Screenplay

2006

Private Property Director

2006

What Makes You Happy Director

2006

Private Property Screenplay

2004

Private Madness Director

2004

Private Madness Writer

2003

The Missing Half Writer

2001

Scarface Director

2001

Tribu Director

2001

Tribu Writer

2001

Tribu Producer

2000

Selfish Nature Director

NaN

Les Petits voleurs Director