List of Belgian films of the 2000s

A list of films produced in Belgium ordered by year of release. For an alphabetical list of Belgian films see Category:Belgian films

2000

English title
(original title)
Original language Director Cast Genre Notes
The Captive
(La Captive)
FrenchChantal AkermanOlivia Bonamy, Sylvie TestudDrama
Everybody's Famous
(Iedereen Beroemd!)
DutchDominique DeruddereMarc DiddenComedy-dramaAcademy Award for Best Foreign Language Film nominee

2001

English title
(original title)
Original language Director Cast Genre Notes
No Man's LandEnglishDanis TanovićBranko Đurić, Filip ŠovagovićWarBelgian-Bosnia-Herzegovina-Slovenian-Italian-French-British co-production; Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film winner (representing Bosnia-Herzegovina); Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film winner (representing Bosnia-Herzegovina); winner of Best Screenplay Award (Cannes Film Festival)
Lijmen/Het beenDutchRobbe De HertWilleke van Ammelrooy, Sylvia Kristel, Jan DecleirCrimeBased on the short stories by Willem Elsschot
Olivetti 82DutchRudi Van Den BosscheDirk Roofthooft, Hilde Heijnen, Hans De MunterCrime
Haunted CastleEnglishBen StassenAnimationIMAX film
Pauline & PauletteDutchLieven DebrauwerAnn Petersen, Dora Van Der GroenFamilyBelgian-Dutch-French co-production; Belgium's official entry for the 74th Academy Awards

2002

English title
(original title)
Original language Director Cast Genre Notes
AliasDutchJan VerheyenHilde De Baerdemaeker, Geert Hunaerts, Hilde Van MieghemHorror
(Giallo)
Le fils (The Son)FrenchJean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc DardenneOlivier GourmetSocial dramaPalme d'Or nominee at Cannes; Belgium's official entry for the 75th Academy Awards

2003

English title
(original title)
Original language Director Cast Genre Notes
The Alzheimer Case/The Memory of a Killer
(De Zaak Alzheimer)
DutchErik Van LooyJan DecleirThrillerBelgium's official entry for the 77th Academy Awards; based on the novel by Jef Geeraerts
Cavale (One: On the Run)FrenchLucas BelvauxLucas Belvaux, Catherine FrotThrillerBelgian-French co-production; part one of Lucas Belvaux' "Trilogy"
Un couple épatant (Two: An Amazing Couple)FrenchLucas BelvauxOrnella Muti, François MorelComedyBelgian-French co-production; part two of Lucas Belvaux' "Trilogy"
Après la vie (Three: After Life)FrenchLucas BelvauxDominique Blanc, Gilbert MelkiMelodramaBelgian-French co-production; part three of Lucas Belvaux' "Trilogy"
Any Way the Wind BlowsDutch, English, FrenchTom BarmanEnsemble film
Jeux d'enfantsFrenchYann SamuellGuillaume Canet, Marion CotillardComedy / Drama / Romance3 wins & 2 nominations
Misadventures in 3DEnglishBen StassenStuart PankinScience fiction filmIMAX film; sequel to Encounter in the Third Dimension
Les triplettes de Belleville (The Triplets of Belleville)FrenchSylvain ChometAnimationFrench-Belgian-Canadian co-production; Academy Award for Best Animated Feature nominee
Verder dan de maan (Sea of Silence)DutchStijn ConinxHuub StapelDramaBelgian-Danish-Dutch-German co-production; Belgium's official entry for the 76th Academy Awards

2004

English title
(original title)
Original language Director Cast Genre Notes
The Ordeal
(Calvaire)
FrenchFabrice Du WelzLaurent LucasHorror
Ae Fond Kiss...EnglishKen LoachAtta Yaqub, Eva BirthistleDramaBelgian-British-German-Italian-Spanish co-production
Le cou de la girafeFrenchSafy NebbouSandrine Bonnaire, Darry CowlDramaBelgian-French co-production
Steve + SkyDutchFelix Van GroeningenTitus De VoogdtDrama
Sweet Jam
(Confituur)
DutchLieven DebrauwerComedy-dramaBelgian-Swiss co-production

2005

English title
(original title)
Original language Director Cast Genre Notes
The Intruder
(De Indringer)
DutchFrank Van MechelenKoen De Bouw, Maaike Neuville, Filip Peeters, Axel DaeseleireThrillerBased on true events.
The Child
(L'Enfant)
FrenchJean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc DardenneOlivier GourmetSocial dramaPalme d'Or winner; Belgium's official entry for the 78th Academy Awards
Free ZoneEnglishAmos GitaiNatalie PortmanDramaIsraeli-Belgian-French-Spanish co-production; Palme d'Or nominee
Hell
(L'Enfer)
Danis TanovićEmmanuelle Béart, Marie Gillain, Carole BouquetDramaBelgian-French-Italian-Japanese co-production; the second of the Heaven-Hell-Purgatory trilogy written by Krzysztof Kieslowski
Miss MontignyFrenchMiel Van HoogenbemtSophie Quinton, Ariane AscarideDramaBelgium-France-UK-Luxembourg co-production
Someone Else's Happiness
(Een Ander Zijn Geluk)
DutchFien TrochJohanna ter Steege, Josse De Pauw, Jan DecleirDramaBelgian-Dutch co-production; Belgium's official entry for the 79th Academy Awards
The Ax
(Le Couperet)
FrenchCosta-GavrasJosé Garcia, Olivier GourmetComedyBelgian-French-Spanish co-production.
Winky's Horse
(Het paard van Sinterklaas)
DutchMischa KampJan DecleirChildren's filmBelgian-Dutch co-production.
El abrazo de la tierraSpanishJosé Luis PeñafuerteDocumentaryBelgian-Spanish co-production.

2006

English title
(original title)
Original language Director Cast Genre Notes
The Flemish VampireDutchR. Kan AlbaySven De RidderHorror
Stormforce
(Windkracht 10: Koksijde Rescue)
DutchHans HerbotsKevin Janssens, Veerle Baetens, Koen De Bouw, Eric GodonAction
The Hell of Tanger
(De Hel van Tanger)
DutchFrank van MechelenFilip Peeters, Axel DaeseleireDramaBased on true events: the arrest of bus drivers Pierre Stukken and Jan Dierick in Tanger, Morocco
Dennis Van Rita (Love Belongs to Everyone)DutchHilde Van MieghemEls Dottermans, Matthias SchoenaertsDrama
Kruistocht in Spijkerbroek (Crusade in Jeans)DutchBen SombogaartEmily Watson, Jan Decleir, Josse De PauwAdventureBelgian-Dutch-German co-production; based on the novel by Thea Beckman
La Raison du plus faibleFrenchLucas BelvauxEntered into the 2006 Cannes Film Festival
Mr. AverageFrenchPierre-Paul RendersEntered into the 28th Moscow International Film Festival
Sounds of SandFrenchMarion HänselDramaBelgian-French co-production
Azur et AsmarFrenchMichel OcelotAnimationBelgian-French-Italian-Spanish co-production

2007

English title
(original title)
Original language Director Cast Genre Notes
Missing Persons Unit
(Vermist)
DutchJan VerheyenKoen De Bouw, Kevin Janssens, Joke Devynck, Filip PeetersCrime
Ben XDutchNic BalthazarDramaBelgium's official entry for the 80th Academy Awards; based on the novel by Nic Balthazar
Ex DrummerDutchKoen MortierDramaBased on the novel by Herman Brusselmans
Dagen zonder LiefDutchFelix Van Groeningen
Man Zkt Vrouw (A Perfect Match)DutchMiel Van HoogenbemtJan DecleirComedy

2008

English title
(original title)
Original language Director Cast Genre Notes
VinyanEnglishFabrice Du WelzRufus Sewell, Emmanuelle Béart, Julie DreyfusHorrorBelgian-British-French co-production
Left Bank
(Linkeroever)
DutchPieter Van HeesMatthias Schoenaerts, Eline Kuppens, Sien Eggers, Tom DewispelaereHorror
Largo WinchEnglishJérôme SalleTomer Sisley, Mélanie Thierry, Bojana Panić, Karel Roden, Kristin Scott Thomas, Miki ManojlovicThrillerBelgian-French co-production; based on the comic book series by Philippe Francq and Jean Van Hamme
LoftDutchErik Van LooyMatthias Schoenaerts, Koen De Bouw, Filip Peeters, Koen De Graeve, Bruno Vanden Broecke, Jan DecleirThriller
JCVDFrenchMabrouk El MechriJean-Claude Van DammeCrimeBelgian-French-Luxembourgian co-production
Aanrijding in Moscou (Moscow, Belgium)DutchChristophe Van RompaeyBarbara SarafianRomantic comedy
EldoradoFrenchBouli LannersBouli Lanners, Philippe NahonRoad movieBelgian-French co-production; Belgium's official entry for the 81st Academy Awards
Fly Me to the MoonEnglishBen StassenNicollette Sheridan, Tim Curry, Christopher Lloyd, Robert Patrick, Kelly Ripa, Adrienne Barbeau, Ed Begley, Jr., Buzz AldrinAnimationFirst Belgian feature-length CGI-animated film; Europe's first digital 3D film; only picture to date to receive an exclusively digital 3D release in the U.S.; also released as an IMAX film
Max & CoSamuel Guillaume, Frédéric GuillaumeAnimated filmStop-motion animated; Belgian-British-French-Swiss co-production
Le silence de Lorna (Lorna's Silence)FrenchJean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc DardenneArta DobroshiSocial dramaBelgian-British-French co-production; Palme d'Or nominee; winner of Best Screenplay Award (Cannes Film Festival)

2009

English title
(original title)
Original language Director Cast Genre Notes
Dossier K.DutchJan VerheyenKoen De Bouw, Werner De Smedt, R. Kan Albay, Blerim DestaniThrillerBased on the novel by Jef Geeraerts
AmerFrenchHélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani
The Misfortunates
(De Helaasheid der Dingen)
DutchFelix Van GroeningenKoen De Graeve, Johan Heldenbergh, Bert HaelvoetSocial dramaBelgium's official entry for the 82nd Academy Awards; based on the novel by Dimitri Verhulst
ReikiEnglishPedro ChavesMartin Swabey, Cela YildizFantasy action
Mr. NobodyEnglishJaco Van DormaelJared Leto, Sarah Polley, Diane Kruger, Linh Dan PhamScience fictionBelgian-Canadian-French-German co-production; most expensive Belgian film to date; Golden Lion nominee; winner of Golden Osella
A Town Called Panic
(Panique au Village)
FrenchStéphane Aubier, Vincent PatarAnimated filmStop-motion animated; Belgian-French-Luxembourgian co-production
The Secret of KellsEnglishTomm MooreAnimationBelgian-French-Irish co-production; nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
Soeur SourireFrench, DutchStijn ConinxCécile De France, Sandrine Blancke, Jan DecleirBiopicBelgian-French co-production; based on the life of Jeanine Deckers aka The Singing Nun
Suske en Wiske: De Texas-Rakkers (Luke and Lucy: The Texas Rangers)DutchMark Mertens, Wim BienAnimationBelgian-Dutch-Luxembourgian co-production; most expensive Flemish film to date; based on the comic book series by Willy Vandersteen
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