Nic Balthazar

Nic Balthazar
Born	24 July 1964 (1964-07-24) (age 47) Ghent, Belgium
Occupation	Film director, television and radio presenter

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

His first movie is Ben X.

In Flanders he is well known as a movie critic and television presenter. To some extent he is also known as a positive vegetarian activist.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Ben X	Director/writer	Drama
2008	Big Ask, TheThe Big Ask	Director, writer, producer, actor	Short (environmental awareness)
2009	The Big Ask Again: Dance for the Climate	Director, writer	Short (environmental awareness)

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result
2007	Montreal World Film Festival	Grand Prix des Amériques	Ben X	Won[1]
2007	Montreal World Film Festival	Most Popular Film	Ben X	Won[1]
2007	Montreal World Film Festival	Prize of the Ecumenical Jury	Ben X	Won
2007	Palm Springs International Film Festival	Heineken Red Star Award	Ben X	Won[2]
2007	Sedona International Film Festival	Audience Award	Ben X	Won
2008	European Film Awards	People's Choice Award for Best Film	Ben X	Nominated[3]

Television/radio

Presentator: Memphis, Ziggurat, Open doek, Mollen en kruisen, Leuven Centraal, Dood doet leven (Radio 1), filminformation (Studio Brussel), Levende Lijven (talkshows ), Filmfan (Canvas), Vlaanderen Vakantieland, .. Appeared in: Masterchef (2010), Tour 2008, Fata Morgana (2006), Het swingpaleis (1996), wat het kost (1997), Boeketje Vlaanderen (1984), ...

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "World Film Festival - Prizes 2007". Ffm-montreal.org. http://www.ffm-montreal.org/palmares/en_2007.html. Retrieved 2010-09-15. 
2. ^ "Ben X | 2008 Palm Springs International Film Festival | Nic Balthazar | Belgium". Psfilmfest.org. 2007-12-23. http://www.psfilmfest.org/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=19651&FID=35. Retrieved 2010-09-15. 
3. ^ "EFA » 2008". European Film Academy. http://www.europeanfilmacademy.org/2009/04/28/2008-4. Retrieved 2010-09-15. 

External Links (further sources)

• Nic Balthazar at the Internet Movie Database
• Nic Balthazar on facebook
• Ben X (First Movie)

Persondata
Name	Balthazar, Nic
Alternative names
Short description	broadcast personality, film director
Date of birth	24 July 1964
Place of birth	Ghent, Belgium
Date of death
Place of death