Lukas Dhont

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 dOr 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 Belgiums entry