Carl-Jan Colpaert is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter.

Early life

Carl-Jan Colpaert was born in

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to father Roger Colpaert, who was a member of the executive committee at

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and his mother, Marie-Therese Soens. He is the second of four children, Ann Colpaert, Chris Colpaert and Tom Colpaert. Carl Colpaert attended the

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and the National Radio and Film institute in Brussels. He moved to Los Angeles in 1983 to attend

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Biography

Carl-Jan Colpaert was born in Belgium. He attended the

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, and started his professional career as a film editor for

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. He founded the production and distribution company

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in 1990 with

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. Colpaert made his directorial debut in 1991 with ''

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'', which he co-wrote with

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. Three years later he helmed ''The Crew'' in an directorial effort that ''

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'' called "misguided". ''Drowning on Dry Land'', a 1999 film that he wrote and directed, drew praise for

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and criticism for a screenplay that made the film "destined for half-inch". His 2004 film '' The Affair'' was similarly panned, with ''Variety'' calling it a "homevid-bound indie drama that recalls the most pretentious pseudo-artsy product of the 1960s and '70s". Two years later his film '' G.I. Jesus'', about a Marine returning from the

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, won the Grand Jury Prize at

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. It was reviewed by

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in ''

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'' as "so impressive in so many ways that it demands to be taken seriously". Colpaert has a star on the walk of fame in

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Personal life

Colpaert resides in

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. He has two daughters, Jacqueline Dufwa-Colpaert (born in New York) and Celine Colpaert (born in Santa Monica), (

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is godfather to Celine).

Selected Filmography

Producer

*''

Gas Food Lodging ''Gas Food Lodging'' is a 1992 American drama film written and directed by Allison Anders and starring Brooke Adams, Ione Skye, and Fairuza Balk. It tells the story of a waitress trying to find romance while raising two daughters in a trailer ...

'' (1992) - Columbia Tristar *'' Mi Vida Loca'' (1993) - Sony Classics *'' Swimming with Sharks'' (1994) - Lionsgate *'' Cafe Society (film)'' (1995) - Showtime *''

The Whole Wide World ''The Whole Wide World'' is a 1996 American independent biographical film produced and directed by Dan Ireland in his directorial debut. It depicts the relationship between pulp fiction writer Robert E. Howard (Vincent D'Onofrio) and schoolteac ...

'' (1996) - Sony Classics *'' Nevada (film)'' (1997) - Columbia Tristar *'' The Velocity of Gary'' (1997) - Columbia Tristar *''

Hurlyburly (film) ''Hurlyburly'' is a 1998 independent comedy-drama film directed by Anthony Drazan and based on the 1984 play of the same name by David Rabe, who adapted the screenplay. The film is about the intersecting lives of several Hollywood players and wa ...

'' (1997) - New Line Cinema *''

Where Eskimos Live ''Where Eskimos Live'' ''(AKA ''Tam, gdzie żyją Eskimosi'')'' is a feature film released in 2002. It was a Polish-American-British and Germany co-operation. Sharkey, posing as a UNICEF rescuer of war orphans but really part of the sinister w ...

'' (2000) - Cineville *'' Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont"" (2006) - Cineville/ BBC *'' Disconnected'' (2016) - Warner Bros. *'' Female Fight Club'' (2017) - Lionsgate *''

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'' (2020) - Lionsgate *'' Paul Is Dead (film)''(2021) - Cineville *'' Yucatan (film)'' (2021) - Lionsgate

Director

*''In the Aftermath'' (1988) – New World International *''

'' (1991) – Columbia Tristar *'' The Crew'' (1994) – Lionsgate *'' Drowning on Dry Land'' (1999) -Unipix *''

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'' (2000) – Sony *'' The Affair'' (2004) – Cineville *'' G.I. Jesús'' (2006) – Cineville *''

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'' (2012) – Anchor Bay Films *'' Something About Her'' (2020) – Cineville *''

Diamonds In the Sky ''Diamonds in the Sky'' is a 2018 Nigerian drama film directed by Kunle Afolayan and produced by Femi Adebayo. The film stars Femi Adebayo, Omowumi Dada, and Joke Silva with Ali Nuhu, Bolaji Oba, and Toyin Abraham in supporting roles. The film ...

'' (2021) - Cineville

References

External links

Cineville homepage
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