Pieter-Jan de Pue (1982, Ghent) is a photographer and film director from Belgium. He studied at the visual arts school RITS.[1] His first film documentary is "The Land of the Enlightened" which won a World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Best Cinematography at the Sundance Film Festival in 2016. While shooting the film he was attacked by the Taliban.[2]

Pieter-Jan De Pue
Pieter-Jan De Pue at the Odesa International Film Festival, 2016
Born1982 (age 41–42)
Ghent
NationalityBelgian
Occupationfilm director

Filmography

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  • O (2006)
  • The Land of the Enlightened (2016)
  • Girls and Honey (2017)

References

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  1. ^ "pieter-jan at Savage Film". www.savagefilm.be. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  2. ^ ""We Got Attacked by the Taliban": Pieter-Jan De Pue on Sundance Doc The Land of the Enlightened at Filmmaker Magazine". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
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