Frank van den Eeden

Frank van den Eeden

Director

Biography

Frank van den Eeden is a Dutch cinematographer, recognized for his collaborations with directors Lukas Dhont, Fien Troch, and Tim Mielants. His acclaimed work includes Close (2022), Girl (2018), and Home (2016), as well as Small Things Like These (2024), which opened the 2024 Berlin Film Festival. In 2014, he was honored with the Culture Award of Flanders for Film. His films have appeared at international festivals such as Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Toronto and Camerimage. Close won the Grand Prix at Cannes in 2022 and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars, while Animals earned a Golden Frog nomination and won the FIPRESCI Award at Camerimage in 2021.

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Representative Works

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7.8
/ French
Coward
Coward
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/ French
Girl
Girl
7.1
/ Dutch
Dust
Dust
6.0
/ Dutch
The Invader
The Invader
5.5
/ French
Home
Home
7.0
/ Dutch
Unspoken
Unspoken
3.0
/ French
Flying Home
Flying Home
5.9
/ English
Nobody Has to Know
Nobody Has to Know
6.7
/ English
The Treatment
The Treatment
6.9
/ Dutch

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Small Things Like These
2024Nominee

Best Director

Small Things Like These

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2022Winner

Best Director

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Coward
2026Nominee

Best Director

Coward

Career Highlights

Girl
2018Highlight

Best Director

Girl

The Garden of Earthly Delights
2025Highlight

Best Director

The Garden of Earthly Delights