Fernando Vandekeybus

Fernando Vandekeybus

Actor · Director · Writer

Brussels, Belgium

Biography

Fernando Vandekeybus (1995) is a filmmaker from Brussels, currently completing his film studies at KASK School of Arts in Ghent. Before turning to film, he studied Philosophy – a background that still shapes how he approaches storytelling. His work often moves between the surreal and the political, the poetic and the grotesque, with a strong focus on inner worlds, memory, and love in all its forms. He’s in the final stages of Nothing Grows on Salt, a textured, introspective film that explores themes of memory and control through dance, symbolic imagery, and a fractured reality. Alongside fiction, he’s also developing an interest in political documentary and collaborative forms of filmmaking.

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Representative Works

FLOCK
FLOCK
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/ Dutch
Kerberos
Kerberos
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Pallbearer
Pallbearer
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Autonomie de la volonté
Autonomie de la volonté
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/ French
Nothing Grows on Salt
Nothing Grows on Salt
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In Perpetuum
In Perpetuum
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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

FLOCK
2021Nominee

Best Performance

FLOCK

Kerberos
2024Nominee

Best Performance

Kerberos

Pallbearer
2023Nominee

Best Director

Pallbearer

Career Highlights

In Spite of Wishing and Wanting
2002Highlight

Best Performance

In Spite of Wishing and Wanting

Nothing Grows on Salt
2026Highlight

Best Director

Nothing Grows on Salt

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