Pierre-Paul Renders (1963°) studied classic philology at the Catholic University of Louvain and graduated as film director from the Brussels Institut des Arts de Diffusions in 1989. He equally enjoys documentaries and fiction, television and cinema. He is the author of La tendresse, one of the Seven Deadly Sins, a collective full-length feature selected at… Continue reading Pierre-Paul Renders
Jury participation: 2002 - INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
Christopher Lee
This gaunt, handsome, deep-voiced British actor is one of the icons of the horror film industry. With his imposing presence he has played many villainous roles, his most famous being the bloodthirsty Count Dracula opposite suave, aristocratic Peter Cushing as Professor Van Helsing in the Hammer horror films. The towering, sharp featured actor has also… Continue reading Christopher Lee
Shinya Tsukamoto
For many years now, director-actor-screenwriter Shinya Tsukamoto has been at the forefront of Japanese independent cinema. In 1989 Tetsuo: The Iron Man, his visionary black-and-white cyberpunk epic, became an international hit and won him a multitude of awards. It was followed up in 1992 by the even more spectacular Tetsuo II: The Body Hammer. In… Continue reading Shinya Tsukamoto
Robert Englund
Born in Hollywood, California in 1947, Robert Englund seemed destined for a career on the silver screen. But his first acting success was in the theatre. As a young man, he became known as a fine interpreter of Shakespeare’s clowns and starred in the hit musical Godspell. In the seventies, he made the transfer to… Continue reading Robert Englund