Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon explained

Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon
Birth Name:Dominique Abel:
Thuin, Belgium----Fiona Gordon:
Melbourne, Australia
Nationality:Belgian
Years Active:1992–present

Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon are Belgian film and stage directors, writers and actors.

Career

Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon have worked as a writing and directing team through most of their professional careers. They made their directing debut in 2005 with L'iceberg, which was co-directed with Bruno Romy. Their follow-up, Rumba, was screened in the International Critics' Week during the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and released to critical acclaim, with critics praising the film's semi-silent style.[1]

Abel and Gordon then directed The Fairy (2011): at the 2nd Magritte Awards, the film received five nominations, including Best Film and Best Director, and won two.[2] Their next film, Lost in Paris (2016), earned Abel and Gordon their second nomination for the Magritte Award for Best Film.[3] In The Falling Star (2023) Abel and Gordon worked again with Bruno Romy.

Filmography

YearTitleFunctioned asNotes
DirectorsWritersProducers
2005L'icebergCo-directed with Bruno Romy
2008RumbaCo-directed with Bruno Romy
2011The FairyCo-directed with Bruno Romy
2016Lost in Paris
2023The Falling StarThe falling star

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bradshaw . Peter . Rumba Film Review . The Guardian . 30 March 2020 . 31 July 2009.
  2. Web site: Nominations announced for 2nd Magritte Awards. Cineuropa. Aurore. Engelen. January 10, 2012. January 12, 2013.
  3. News: Huon. Julie. Les Magritte, nouvelle ère. January 16, 2018. Le Soir. January 11, 2018. French.