Samuel Tilman

Samuel Tilman (born in Ixelles) is a Belgian director and producer. After a master's degree at Oxford University and a PhD in History at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Samuel Tilman co-scripted and produced Joachim Lafosse's film Ça Rend Heureux, which won the Grand Prix at the Premiers Plans Festival in Angers in 2007. His second short film, Sleepless Night, won the Magritte award for Best Short Film in 2011. In 2015, he directed The Last Stand, shown on prime-time France 2 television (3,5 million viewers). It is the first fiction-documentary shot entirely in motion capture for television. He co-writes and stages the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Magritte Awards ceremony in Belgium, presented by Fabrizio Rongione, then Charlie Dupont. With Fabrizio Rongione, he co-writes two solo shows on stage in 2002 and 2009. Along with Marie Besson, they created their production company, Eklektik Productions, in 2005.