Lukas Dhont

Birthday: 1991-06-11
Birthplace: Ghent, Belgium
Gender: Male

Lukas Dhont (Dutch: [ˈlukɑz ˈdɔnt]; born 11 June 1991) 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. 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 it shared the Grand Prix with Claire Denis' Stars At Noon. In 2023, Close was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film as Belgium's entry.

Credits

Year Title
2026-05-21 Coward
2022-11-01 Close
2021-05-05 Our Nature
2018-09-18 Girl
2014-10-19 Infinity
2013-11-25 Boys On Film X
2012-10-01 Headlong
2012-05-12 Skin of Glass