After the complicated life of his previous film, "Girl," Dhont realized it was time to write from personal experience. Lukas Dhont had a complicated journey with his first feature. The Belgian ...

Lukas Dhont, Davy Chou and Marie Kreutzer also participated in The Hollywood Reporter's panel at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. By Hilton Dresden Associate Awards Editor THR‘s Kevin ...

Lukas Dhont was in the lobby of a Manhattan hotel on the morning that the Oscar nominations were announced. Being in a public place helped calm his nerves as he waited to find out if his gentle, ...

Winner of the Grand Prix at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Lukas Dhont’s follow-up to the transgender drama Girl is another moving study of a difficult adolescence. Speaking at Deadline’s ...

From the moment it premiered in Cannes, where it won the Grand Prize, Lukas Dhont’s Close became a hot bet in the International Oscar race. Following his 2018 debut Girl, which focused on a ...

Cineuropa: This is your second feature film, and it’s a very personal project… Lukas Dhont: The central theme of the film is friendship. It’s the story of two 13-year-old boys, Léo and Rémy, who have ...

CANNES, France (AP) — Lukas Dhont's sensitive coming-of-age film “Close,” about the tender friendship of two 13-year-old boys whose bond is tragically separated, has provided a late, emotional wallop ...

NEW YORK (AP) — When Lukas Dhont was 12, a camera was thrust into his hands. For Dhont, who would come out as gay as a young adult, the camera was an escape from the strains and stereotypes he was ...

PARIS, FRANCE – OCTOBER 31: Director Lukas Dhont attends the “Close” Premiere at UGC Cine Cite Des Halles on October 31, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/Getty Images) From “U-haul ...

At 31, Lukas Dhont already has two art-house hits to his name. The Belgian director’s latest film, “Close,” shows his skill at eliciting intense performances from young actors. By Thomas Rogers Thomas ...

The story of two 13-year-old boys whose powerful friendship ends when their relationship comes under scrutiny “started from a very personal place,” says the out director, who penned the script with ...

31/10/2022 - We met with the young Flemish director on the occasion of his film’s release in France and Belgium, having previously scooped the Grand Jury Prize in Cannes Cineuropa: This is your second ...