Guillaume Senez

Guillaume Senez (born 6 July 1978) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. He studied at the National Institute of Radioelectricity and Cinematography (INRACI) in Brussels and graduated from there. He made his feature-length debut in 2015 with Keeper, which premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.[1] The film received eight nominations at the 7th Magritte Awards and won three, including Best First Feature Film.[2]

Guillaume Senez
Guillaume Senez in August 2016
Born (1978-07-06) 6 July 1978
Uccle, Belgium
Nationality
  • Belgian
  • French
Years active2006–present

His next film, Our Struggles (2018), was screened in the International Critics' Week section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival and released to critical acclaim.[3] At the 9th Magritte Awards, it won five awards (the most for the event), including Best Film and Best Director for Senez.[4]

References
  1. "Keeper". TIFF. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  2. "Les Magritte du cinéma 2017: le palmarès". Cinevox (in French). February 4, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  3. Nesselson, Lisa (13 May 2018). "'Our Struggles' (Nos Batailles)': Cannes Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  4. Richford, Richford (2 February 2019). "Belgium's Magritte Awards: 'Our Struggles' Takes Top Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 February 2019.


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