Michiel Blanchart (born 1993) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. His feature debut film, Night Call (2024), earned him four Magritte Awards: Best Film, Best First Feature Film, Best Screenplay and Best Director.
Early life Blanchart was born to a Walloon father and a Flemish mother. He completed his secondary education in France, where he obtained a literary baccalaureate. He later studied filmmaking at the Institut des Arts de Diffusion (IAD) in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
Career In 2021, his short film You're Dead, Hélène, produced by Sam Raimi, was shortlisted for Best Live Action Short Film category at the 95th Academy Awards.
In 2024, Blanchart made his feature-length directorial debut with Night Call, a film set during a single night against the backdrop of a Black Lives Matter protest in Belgium. Blanchart co-wrote the film with Gilles Marchand. The film was well received by critics and won the André Cavens Award for Best Film from the Belgian Film Critics Association. It received eleven nominations at the 14th Magritte Awards, winning ten, including Best Film, Best First Feature Film, Best Screenplay and Best Director for Blanchart, holding the record for the most Magritte Awards won by a single film.
In October 2025, it was announced that Blanchart would direct the seventh installment in the Final Destination series.
Filmography Short film Year TitleDirectorWriter Notes 2016 Lulu 2018 Dynaman Cul Also special effects and producer 2021 You're Dead, Hélène
TV series Year Title Notes 2019 La Vague (pilote) Episode "Retours" (Credited as co-director)
Feature film Year TitleDirectorWriter Notes Ref. 2024 Night Call Feature film debut 2028 Final Destination 7 English language debut
Accolades Year Association Category Work Result 2025Magritte Awards Best FilmNight Call Best First Feature Film Best Director Best Screenplay
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