Geoffrey Enthoven | |
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 Geoffrey Enthoven at the 56th Seminci | |
| Born | Geoffrey Enthoven Wilrijk, Belgium |
| Occupation(s) | Director, screenwriter, editor, producer |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Geoffrey Enthoven is a Belgian film director, screenwriter, and film editor.
Geoffrey Enthoven was born in Wilrijk, Belgium.[ citation needed ]
He graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent in 1999. [1]
Enthoven's first feature film, Children of Love was greeted with enthusiasm and not only won the Audience Award at the Flanders International Film Festival Ghent but also received a Special Mention at the International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg in Germany. [2]
His second film, The Only One , was named best Belgian film of 2006 by the Belgian Film Critics Association, winning the André Cavens Award. [3]
Enthoven directed the 2020 eight-part mystery drama television series created by his cousin Marie Enthoven, Invisible, released internationally as Unseen. [4] [5]
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