Robrecht Heyvaert
Belgian cinematographer
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Robrecht Heyvaert is a Belgian cinematographer who has worked on films and TV series in Europe, the USA, the UK, Africa and the Middle East.
Robrecht Heyvaert | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 2010–present |
Career
Heyvaert is known for his work on films like Bad Boys for Life, Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Revenge and Black [1][2][3][4][5][6] and has worked on the pilot episodes of series Ms. Marvel, Snowfall[7] and The Kollective.[8]
He collaborated with director Robin Pront on The Ardennes (2015), for which he received the Best Cinematography Award at the Ensor Awards.[9] They teamed up again on Zillion in 2022.[10]
Heyvaert has collaborated with directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah on 3 Belgian features Gangsta (2018), Black (2015) and Image (2014), before working together on Bad Boys for Life. They have done 6 films and 2 TV series together.[11]
He has collaborated twice with Director Tim Mielants. Their first collaboration was the Belgian war drama Wil. In 2024, Heyvaert and Mielants worked on Steve, which will premiere at the 2025 edition of the Toronto Film Festival.[12]
Heyvaert was nominated seven times for the Best Cinematography Award at the Ensor Awards and won the award twice.[13]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Image | Adil El Arbi Bilall Fallah |
| 2015 | Black | |
| The Ardennes | Robin Pront | |
| 2016 | Everybody Happy | Nic Balthazar |
| 2017 | Blind Spot | Nabil Ben Yadir |
| 2018 | Revenge | Coralie Fargeat |
| Gangsta | Adil El Arbi Bilall Fallah | |
| The Bouncer | Julien Leclercq | |
| 2019 | Torpedo | Sven Huybrechts |
| 2020 | Bad Boys for Life | Adil El Arbi Bilall Fallah |
| 2022 | Rebel | |
| 2022 | Zillion | Robin Pront |
| 2023 | Wil | Tim Mielants |
| 2024 | Meanwhile on Earth | Jérémy Clapin |
| Bad Boys: Ride or Die[14] | Adil El Arbi Bilall Fallah | |
| 2025 | Steve | Tim Mielants |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-2012 | 2 Hollywood | Raf Roosens Cecilia Verheyden |
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| 2012 | Bergica | Adil El Arbi Bilall Fallah |
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| 2012-2014 | Vermist | Jan Verheyen Cecilia Verheyden Kobe Van Steenberghe |
8 episodes |
| 2017 | Snowfall | Adil El Arbi Bilall Fallah |
Episode "Pilot" |
| 2021 | Lockdown | Robin Pront | |
| 2022 | Ms. Marvel | Adil El Arbi Bilall Fallah |
Episodes "Generation Why" and "No Normal" |
| 2025 | The Kollective | Episode "Pilot" |
