Emile Degelin
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Born16 July 1926
Diest, Belgium
Occupationsfilm director, novelist
Emile Degelin | |
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 Emile Degelin | |
| Born | 16 July 1926 Diest, Belgium |
| Died | 20 May 2017 (aged 90) |
| Occupations | film director, novelist |
Emile Degelin (16 July 1926 – 20 May 2017) was a Belgian film director and novelist, the director of If the Wind Frightens You[1] His 1963 film Life and Death in Flanders was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival.[2] His 1969 film Palaver was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival.[3] His final film, De ooggetuige, won the audience prize at the Ghent Film Festival in 1995.[4]
He is seen as one of the pioneers and founders of the Belgian film. Degelin died on 20 May 2017 at his home in Kessel-Lo, a borough of Leuven, Belgium.[5]
