Nabil Ben Yadir

Nabil Ben Yadir (born 24 February 1979) is a Belgian film director, screenwriter and producer.

Nabil Ben Yadir
Ben Yadir at the 2021 Film Fest Ghent
Born	(1979-02-24) 24 February 1979 (age 46) Brussels, Belgium
Occupation(s)	Director, screenwriter, producer
Years active	2001–present

Career

Ben Yadir made his feature-length directorial debut in 2009 with The Barons, which he also co-wrote with Laurent Brandenbourger and Sébastien Fernandez. The film was nominated for six Magritte Awards, including Best Director and Best Screenplay.^[1] His second feature, The Marchers, was screened in Official Competition at Cannes. Filming for a political thriller, Blind Spot (Dode Hoek), set against Belgium's Flemish-French divide, began in the spring of 2014.^[2]

Before becoming a filmmaker, Ben Yadir worked on an assembly line for Volkswagen. He spent "months on end doing exactly the same thing". This influenced his choice to select a different genre for each of his films: "now I make sure that I always take new challenges and adopt new approaches".^[2] Ben Yadir has a film production company called L'Antilope Joyeuse.^[2] His next film, Animals (2021), was based on the 2012 murder of gay man Ihsane Jarfi.^[3]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Contribution	Notes
2009	The Barons (Les Barons)	Director/Writer	Marrakech International Film Festival Special Jury Award Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Film Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Director Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Screenplay
2013	The Marchers (La Marche)	Director/Writer	Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Screenplay Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Film Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Director Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Screenplay
2017	Blind Spot (Dode Hoek)	Director/Writer/Producer	Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Film Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Director
2021	Animals	Director/Writer/Producer	Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Film Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Director Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Screenplay