Dorothée van den Berghe (b. 1969, Ghent) started out studying painting and sculpture but before long she decided it wasn't for her: "Those images are still. I want moving images." In the early 1990s she made several short films (including Bekentenissen, Rue Verte and Bruxelles minuit), and directed a number of documentaries (e.g. Kamermeisjes) and television movies (such as Het achterland). In 2002 she made her writer-director debut with the feature Girl (Meisje), winning prizes at Amiens and Locarno, among others. In 2009 she shot her second film for the big screen, the semi-autobiographical My Queen Karo. Dorothée van den Berghe: "Women make much more use of the senses when filming. I think it's our physique that makes the difference. A woman bears children, she's closer to everyday life, and this is what's reflected in female films."
MFF Karlovy Vary
