Ruben Impens (born 18 January 1975) is a Belgian cinematographer. He is best known for his collaborations with Felix van Groeningen and

Julia Ducournau Julia Ducournau (; born 18 November 1983) is a French film director and screenwriter. She made her feature film debut in 2016 with '' Raw''. At the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, she won the Palme d'Or for her film '' Titane'', which made her the sec ...

, having worked as director of photography on all of their feature films. He has also worked on several documentaries, short films, and television programs. Impens received the Kodak Award for Best Cinematography at the

Hamptons International Film Festival The Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) is an international film festival founded in 1992, by Joyce Robinson. The festival has since taken place every year in East Hampton, New York. It is usually an annual five-day event in mid-October ...

for ''

The Misfortunates ''The Misfortunates'' () is a 2009 Belgian comedy-drama film directed by Felix Van Groeningen. It is adapted from the 2006 semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by Belgian writer Dimitri Verhulst. The film stars Kenneth Vanbaeden, Valenti ...

'' (2009). His work on the film ''

The Broken Circle Breakdown ''The Broken Circle Breakdown'' (also known as ''Alabama Monroe'') is a 2012 Belgian romantic drama film directed by Felix van Groeningen, from a screenplay by van Groeningen and Carl Joos. The film is based on the stage play of the same name by ...

'' (2012) was awarded the

Ensor Award The Ensor Award (for the first two years ''Vlaamse Filmprijzen'') is an accolade presented by the Ensor Academy of Belgium to recognize cinematic achievement in the film industry and is the highest film honour in the Flemish speaking part of the ...

for Best Cinematography. Impens won the

Magritte Award for Best Cinematography The Magritte Award for Best Cinematography (French language, French: Magritte de la meilleure image) is an award presented annually by the Académie André Delvaux. It is one of the Magritte Awards, which were established to recognize excellence ...

for his work on ''

Titane ''Titane'' (, ) is a 2021 body horror psychological drama film written and directed by Julia Ducournau. The French-Belgian co-production stars Agathe Rousselle in her feature film debut as Alexia, a woman who, after being injured in a car cra ...

'' (2021).

Filmography

*2004: ''

Steve + Sky ''Steve + Sky'' is a 2004 Belgian comedy-drama film written and directed by Felix Van Groeningen in his directorial debut. It stars Titus De Voogdt, Delfine Bafort and Johan Heldenbergh. The film is set in Kortrijksesteenweg in Ghent, which i ...

'' *2007: ''

With Friends Like These With Friends Like These may refer to; * '' With Friends Like These...'', 1998 American film * ''With Friends Like These'' (album), 1979 studio album by Fred Frith and Henry Kaiser * ''With Friends Like These'' (2007 film), 2007 Flemish film * ''W ...

'' *2008: '' Moscow, Belgium'' *2009: ''

'' *2010: ''Adem'' *2010: '' Turquaze'' *2011: ''Code 37'' *2012: ''

'' *2012: ''Brasserie Romantiek'' *2012: ''Offline'' *2015: ''

Café Derby ''Café Derby'' is a Belgian film directed by Lenny Van Wesemael and released on 11 September 2015 at the Ostend Film Festival. It is based upon the true story of Van Wesemael's father. Narrative In 1985, Georges and Renée are forced to clo ...

'' *2015: ''The Sky Above Us'' *2016: ''

Black Mirror ''Black Mirror'' is a British anthology series, anthology television series created by Charlie Brooker. Most episodes are set in near-future dystopias containing Science fiction, sci-fi technology—a type of speculative fiction. The series i ...

'' (Episode: "

Men Against Fire "Men Against Fire" is the fifth and penultimate episode of the third series of British science fiction anthology series ''Black Mirror''. Written by series creator and showrunner Charlie Brooker and directed by Jakob Verbruggen, it premiered on ...

") *2016: ''

Belgica Gallia Belgica ("Belgic Gaul") was a Roman province, province of the Roman Empire located in the north-eastern part of Roman Gaul, in what is today primarily northern France, Belgium, and Luxembourg, along with parts of the Netherlands and German ...

'' *2016: ''Kokoro'' *2016: '' Raw'' *2017: ''Zagros'' *2018: '' Beautiful Boy'' *2019: ''Dirty God''First look at Sacha Polak's acid attack drama 'Dirty God'
/ref> *2019: ''

The Mustang ''The Mustang'' is a 2019 drama film written by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, Mona Fastvold, and Brock Norman Brock, and directed by Clermont-Tonnerre in her feature directorial debut. It stars Matthias Schoenaerts as an incarcerated inmate wh ...

'' *2021: ''

'' *2022: ''

The Eight Mountains ''The Eight Mountains'' () is a 2022 drama film co-directed by Felix van Groeningen and , who co-adapted the screenplay from the novel of the same name by Paolo Cognetti. The film depicts a friendship between two men who spend their childhood ...

'' *2024: ''Animale'' *2024: ''Fiore Mio'' *2025: ''

Alpha Alpha (uppercase , lowercase ) is the first letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of one. Alpha is derived from the Phoenician letter ''aleph'' , whose name comes from the West Semitic word for ' ...

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* Belgian cinematographers Living people Magritte Award winners 1971 births {{Belgium-bio-stub