Robrecht Heyvaert is a
Belgian
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cinematographer
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. He is best known for his work on features including ''
Bad Boys for Life
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'', ''
Revenge
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'' and ''
Black
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'' and TV series like ''
Ms. Marvel
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'' and ''
Snowfall
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''.
He collaborated with director Robin Pront on ''
The Ardennes
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'' (2015), for which he received the Best Cinematography Award at the
Ensor Award
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s. They teamed up again on Zillion in 2022
He also was nominated thrice for the Best Cinematography Award at the
Ensor Award
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s. Heyvaert has collaborated with directors
Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah
Adil El Arbi (born June 30, 1988) and Bilall Fallah (born January 4, 1986) are Belgian film and television directors of Moroccan descent. The duo, collectively billed as Adil & Bilall, are known for writing and directing the feature films ''Im ...
on 3 Belgian features ''
Gangsta
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'' (2018), ''
Black
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'' (2015) and ''Image'' (2014), before working together on ''
Bad Boys for Life
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''.
His TV work includes
Snowfall (TV series)
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for which he worked on the pilot
and the
Disney+
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series ''
Ms. Marvel
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''.
Filmography
* 2022: ''
Ms. Marvel
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'' (TV series)
* 2020: ''
Bad Boys for Life
''Bad Boys for Life'' is a 2020 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Adil & Bilall. It is the sequel to '' Bad Boys II'' (2003) and the third installment in the ''Bad Boys'' franchise. Will Smith and Martin Lawrence reprise th ...
''
* 2019: ''Torpedo''
* 2018: ''
The Bouncer''
* 2018: ''
Gangsta
Gangsta may refer to:
Urban culture
* Gangsta rap, a subgenre of hip hop music that evolved from hardcore hip hop and purports to reflect urban crime and the violent lifestyles of inner-city youths
* Gangster, a member of a gang
* Hip hop fashio ...
''
* 2018: ''
Revenge
Revenge is committing a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real or perceived. Francis Bacon described revenge as a kind of "wild justice" that "does... offend the law ndputteth the law out of office." Pr ...
''
* 2017: ''
Snowfall
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It consists of frozen crystalline water throughout ...
'' (TV series)
* 2017: ''
Blind Spot''
* 2016: ''Everybody Happy''
* 2015: ''
The Ardennes
The Ardennes (french: Ardenne ; nl, Ardennen ; german: Ardennen; wa, Årdene ; lb, Ardennen ), also known as the Ardennes Forest or Forest of Ardennes, is a region of extensive forests, rough terrain, rolling hills and ridges primarily in Be ...
''
* 2015: ''
Black
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''
* 2014: '' Image''
References
*''The information in this article is based on that in its
Dutch equivalent''.
External links
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Living people
Belgian cinematographers
Year of birth missing (living people)
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