Johan Grimonprez | |
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.jpg) Grimonprez in 2007 | |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Education | The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Berlin (1997);
Jan van Eyck Academy, New York (Post Graduate FA, 1995); Whitney Museum Independent Study Program, New York (1993); School of Visual Arts, New York (MFA Film & Mixed Media, 1992); School of Arts, KASK, Ghent (BA Photography & Mixed Media, 1986) |
| Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, artist, curator |
| Awards | Black Pearl Award: Best New Documentary Director, First Prize European Media Award, First Prize International Media Awards, Golden Spire: Best Director, Grand Prix de la Ville de Genève, Persistence of Vision San Francisco International Film Festival, Special Jury Award for Cinematic Innovation Sundance Film Festival |
Johan Grimonprez (born 1962) is a Belgian multimedia artist, filmmaker, and curator. He is most known for his films Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y (1997) which the Guardian included in its article From Warhol to Steve McQueen: a history of video art in 30 works, Double Take (2009) and Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade (2016), based on the book by Andrew Feinstein. Grimonprez wrote and directed the documentary Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat about the promise of decolonisation, the hope of the non-aligned movement and the dream of self-determination.