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| Popular As | Jan Matthys |
| Occupation | Director |
| Age | 54 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
| Born | January 1, 1970 () |
| Birthday | January 1 |
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Jan Matthys’s zodiac sign is Capricorn. According to astrologers, Capricorn is a sign that represents time and responsibility, and its representatives are traditional and often very serious by nature. These individuals possess an inner state of independence that enables significant progress both in their personal and professional lives. They are masters of self-control and have the ability to lead the way, make solid and realistic plans, and manage many people who work for them at any time. They will learn from their mistakes and get to the top based solely on their experience and expertise.
Jan Matthys was born in the Year of the Dog. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dog are loyal, faithful, honest, distrustful, often guilty of telling white lies, temperamental, prone to mood swings, dogmatic, and sensitive. Dogs excel in business but have trouble finding mates. Compatible with Tiger or Horse.
Jan Matthys is a Belgian film and television director.Jan started his career directing non-fiction such as Zalm voor Corleone and De Bende van Wim. However he soon discovered that his heart was with fiction.
He directed some episodes of series such as Aspe and Kinderen van Dewindt, but his real break through was in 2008 with Katarakt. In 2009 the success repeated itself with The Emperor of Taste, that was nominated and awarded at several international festivals and won 3 FIPA d'OR awards for best fiction, best actress and best music score.
In 2011 Jan directed a few episodes of the internationally acclaimed series Code 37. A year later he surprised everyone with the series Quiz Me Quick. The series was awarded with 2 Rockie Awards for Best Sitcom and Best Entertainment at the BANFF World Media Festival in Canada.
It was also nominated for the Prix Europa.In January 2014 the latest series by Jan Matthys started airing, In Flanders Fields. In Flanders Fields is the most expensive Belgian series ever made.For his oeuvre until now, and more specifically his directing of In Flanders Field, Jan Matthys received the EuroFipa d'Honneur at the 2014 Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels in Biarritz.
One of Jan Matthys' trademarks is that he works with a very loyal and professional crew, combined with young talent. His DOP Stijn Van der Veken was recently invited, as first Belgian ever, to join the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC).
But Jan also has a keen eye for young acting talent such as Matthias Schoenaerts and Marieke Dilles in The Emperor of Taste, Wietse Tanghe in Quick Me Quick and Mathieu Sys and Lize Feryn in In Flanders Fields.
After years of television work Jan Matthys is working on his first feature film.
