Joe Vanhoutteghem

A successful animator, Joe is the co-founder of production company Czar BE. His portraits and stories have a recognizable tone where the human sides of his characters take the forefront of the picture. Visual effects blend in with an inner poetry and give to each of his clips a distinctive taste.

His distinguished style won him the CCB Film Director Award two consecutive years and a plethora of awards including Effies, Eurobest, Topshot Award and Cannes Lions.

Joe has a soft spot for music videos. He has directed for Belgian talent like The Hickey Underworld, Balthazar and Triggerfinger, and Editors.

His portraits and stories have a recognizable tone and hue where the human side of his characters takes the forefront of the picture.