Geoffrey Enthoven is a Belgian

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, and

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Early life and education

Geoffrey Enthoven was born in

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, Belgium. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in

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in 1999.

Career

Enthoven's first feature film, ''

Children of Love ''Children of Love'' (French: ''Les enfants de l'amour'') is a 1953 French drama film directed by Léonide Moguy and starring Etchika Choureau, Joëlle Bernard and Lise Bourdin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Rino Mondellini ...

'' was greeted with enthusiasm and not only won the Audience Award at the

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but also received a Special Mention at the International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg in Germany. His second film, '' The Only One'', was named best Belgian film of 2006 by the

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, winning the

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. Enthoven directed the 2020 eight-part mystery drama television series created by his cousin Marie Enthoven, ''Invisible'', released internationally as ''Unseen''.

Filmography

* ''

'' (''Les enfants de l'amour'') (2002) * '' The Only One'' (''Vidange perdue'') (2006) * '' Happy Together'' (2008) * '' The Over the Hill Band'' (''Meisjes'') (2009) * '' Come as You Are'' (''Hasta la Vista!'') (2011) * '' Halfway'' (''Halfweg'') (2014) * ''Unseen'' (''Invisible'') (2020 TV series)

References

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* 1974 births Living people Belgian film directors 21st-century Belgian screenwriters Belgian film editors People from Wilrijk Belgian male screenwriters {{Belgium-film-director-stub