Joachim Lafosse (born 18 January 1975) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter.
Lafosse studied at the IAD (Institut des arts de diffusion) at Louvain-la-Neuve between 1997 and 2001. His graduation film « Tribu », a 24-minute short, won the best Belgian short subject category at the 2001 Namur Film Festival. His first full length feature, « Folie Privée » (2004), won the FIPRESCI award at the Bratislava International Film Festival., and the semi-autobiographical « Ça rend heureux » (2006) took the Grand Prix at the 2007 Premiers Plans d'Angers festival.
In 2006 also saw the release of « Nue Propriété », starring Isabelle Huppert and brothers Jérémie and Yannick Renier, which debuted at the Venice Film Festival where it was nominated for the Golden Lion and won a SIGNIS award. His latest film is « Élève libre ».
Filmography
- Nos enfants (2012)
- Élève libre (2008)
- Nue Propriété (2006)
- Ca rend heureux (2006)
- Folie Privée (2004)
- Scarface (2001) – Documentaire
- Tribu (2001) – Court métrage
- Égoïste Nature (2000) – Court métrage