Emile Degelin

Emile Degelin (16 July 1926 – 20 May 2017) was a Belgian film director and novelist, the director of If the Wind Frightens You[1] His 1963 film Life and Death in Flanders was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival.[2] His 1969 film Palaver was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival.[3] His final film, De ooggetuige, won the audience prize at the Ghent Film Festival in 1995.[4]

Emile Degelin
Emile Degelin
Born(1926-07-16)16 July 1926
Diest, Belgium
Died20 May 2017(2017-05-20) (aged 90)
Kessel-Lo, Leuven, Belgium
NationalityBelgian
Occupationfilm director, novelist

He is seen as one of the pioneers and founders of the Belgian film. Degelin died on 20 May 2017 at his home in Kessel-Lo, a borough of Leuven, Belgium.[5]

Selected filmography

References
  1. "Festival de Cannes: If the Wind Frightens You". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
  2. "IMDB.com: Awards for Life and Death in Flanders". imdb.com. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
  3. "6th Moscow International Film Festival (1969)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
  4. "Belgische filmpionier Emile Degelin overleden". Knack Focus. 21 May 2017.
  5. "Le cinéaste Emile Degelin est décédé à Louvain" (in French). RTLInfo.


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