Jan Matthys

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 Bel