Jaco Van Dormael is a Belgian film director, screenwriter and playwright whose work spans cinema, theatre and other forms of visual storytelling. His accolades include four Magritte Awards, three Joseph Plateau Awards, two European Film Awards, a César Award, and a Caméra d'Or.
He has directed four feature films, including Toto the Hero (1991), The Eighth Day (1996), Mr. Nobody (2009) and The Brand New Testament (2015), and has also worked extensively in theatre in collaboration with his long-time partner and choreographer Michèle Anne De Mey, notably on productions such as Kiss & Cry (2011), Cold Blood (2016) and Amor (2017).
In addition to his film and stage work, he has contributed to other media, including comics, co-writing the Blake and Mortimer album The Last Pharaoh (2019).
Filmography Feature films Year Film Credited as Notes Director Writer Producer 1991 Toto the Hero 1992 Between Heaven and Earth 1996 The Eighth Day 2007 Hidden Face 2009 Mr. Nobody Co-producer 2014 Nicholas on Holiday Collaborating writer 2015 The Brand New Testament
Short films Maedeli the Breach (1980) Stade 81 (1981) Les Voisins (1981) L'imitateur (1982) Sortie de secours (1983) È pericoloso sporgersi (1984) De boot (1985) The Kiss (1995) Eole (2010) The Shape (2019) On the Wings of Hermès (2023)
Music videos "La Ceinture", Élodie Frégé (2006) "Ladyboy", Indochine (2007) "Oostende Bonsoir", Arno (2019)
Theatre Couldn't We Love Each Other a Little? (Est-ce qu'on ne pourrait pas s'aimer un peu ?, 2000), Théâtre des Riches-Claires, Brussels Kiss & Cry (2011), Le Manège de Mons, Mons; co-created with Michèle Anne De Mey Stradella (2012), Opéra Royal de Wallonie, Liège Cold Blood (2015), Théâtre de Namur, Namur; co-created with Michèle Anne De Mey Don Giovanni (2016), Opéra Royal de Wallonie, Liège Amor (2017), Théâtre National, Brussels; co-created with Michèle Anne De Mey La sonnambula (2020), Opéra Royal de Wallonie, Liège Bovary (2021), Royal Flemish Theatre, Brussels
Graphic novels The Last Pharaoh (2019) – written by Jaco Van Dormael, Thomas Gunzig and François Schuiten; illustrated by François Schuiten
External links
Jaco Van Dormael at Les Archives du spectacle