Johan Grimonprez

Directing

Born August 12, 1962 · Roeselare, Belgium

Also known as Йохан Гримонпре

Biography

Johan Grimonprez is a Belgian multimedia artist, filmmaker, and curator. He is most known for his films Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y (1997), 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 on the Congo Crisis which was Oscar nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 97th Academy Awards.

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Awards & recognition

Academy Award — Best Documentary Feature Film · 2025 · nominated

Filmography4 titles

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

2024Director, Writer

Shadow World

2016Director, Screenstory, Writer

Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y

1997Director, Editor, Writer

Double Take

2009Author, Director