Leonardo van Dijl

Leonardo VAN DIJL (1991, Belgium) is a writer and director based in Belgium. He started his career path as an editor for VICE Magazine and made his short film debut with Get Ripped (2014), which was awarded the Grand Jury award at Outfest LA after premiering at the International Short Film Festival of Leuven. In 2015, Leonardo pursued a Master’s in Audiovisual Arts at the Luca School of Arts, where he made the film Umpire (2015). After premiering at the Locarno Film Festival, Umpire was selected for many other festivals and won the VAF Wildcard for Best Short at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. His short film, Stephanie (2020), was selected for the Official Competition of Cannes, San Sebastián and TIFF, as well as over 150 other film festivals, where it received multiple national and international awards. Leonardo’s feature debut, Julie Zwijgt/Julie Keeps Quiet (2024), is a co-production between De Wereldvrede, Les Films du Fleuve, Hobab and Film i Väst.

Filmography

Get Ripped (2014, short), Umpire (2015, short), Stephanie (2020, short), Julie Zwijgt/Julie Keeps Quiet (2024)