Emile Degelin

Born: 1926-07-19 in Diest, Flanders, Belgium

Died: 2017-05-20

Known For: Directing

Biography

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

Filmography

1996

The Eyewitness ... (Director)

1980

Jean Daskalidès ... (Other)

1978

Exit 7 ... (Director)

1976

Karel Jonckheere ... (Director)

1971

Hee (Dag meneer) ... (Writer)

1970

Palaver ... (Director)

1967

And Tomorrow? ... (Editor)

1963

Life and Death in Flanders ... (Director)
Béatrice ... (Director)

1961

Sirènes ... (Director)

1960

If the Wind Frightens You ... (Director)

1955

Sonate in Brussel ... (Editor)
Faits-divers ... (Director)
Dock ... (Director)

1954

Bruges ... (Director)