Belgian film director

Nic Balthazar (born 24 July 1964 in Ghent) is a Belgian film director and a TV/radio personality (presenter, reporter, producer).

Contents

• 1 Family
• 2 Career
• 3 Filmography
• 4 Awards and nominations
• 5 Television/radio
  • 5.1 Presenter
  • 5.2 Appearances
• 6 References
• 7 External links (further sources)

Family

Balthasar was born into a Ghent family of politicians active in the Socialistische Partij Anders. He is the son of Herman Balthazar:, professor and former Governor of East Flanders, and brother of Tom Balthazar:, a Schepen of Ghent.

Career

His first movie, Ben X (not to be confused with Ben 10), came out in 2007 and has received critical acclaim. The next feature film which Balthazar directed, Tot Altijd, was released in January 2012.

In Flanders he is well known as a movie critic and television presenter.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Television/radio

Presenter

• Memphis
• Ziggurat
• Open doek
• Mollen en kruisen
• Leuven Centraal
• Dood doet leven - Radio 1
• filminformation - Studio Brussel
• Levende Lijven (talkshows)
• Filmfan - Canvas
• Vlaanderen Vakantieland - Eén

Appearances

• Boeketje Vlaanderen (1984) - BRT
• Koste wat het kost (1997)
• Het swingpaleis (1997–1998) (Eén)
• Vlaanderen vakantieland (2003) - Eén
• Fata Morgana (2006) - Eén
• Tour 2008 - Eén
• Masterchef (2010) - Vtm
• De jaren stillekes (2010) - Eén

References

External links (further sources)

Media related to Nic Balthazar at Wikimedia Commons

• Nic Balthazar at IMDb
• Nic Balthazar on facebook
• Ben X (First Movie)