In 1999 , he directed the short film '' Wonderful Love '' that won the Grand Prize of the Festival of Gerardmer . Aged of 25 , in 2004 he directed his first feature film , '' Calvaire '' starring Laurent Lucas and Jackie Berroyer which was selected in Critics ' Week of the Cannes Film Festival 2005 . In 2007 , he directed '' Vinyan '' with Emmanuelle Béart and Rufus Sewell in Thailand and selected in official competition at the Venice Film Festival in 2008 . In 2012 , he directed '' Colt 45 '' , from a screenplay Fathi Beddiar starring Gérard Lanvin and Joeystarr , produced by Thomas Langmann that ultimately failed to deliver in the budget , forcing the director to delete important scenes that were too expensive . Moreover , the two stars refuse to come back on the set as Du Welz would be there too . He stated " It almost ruined me " and that the set became " a toxic environment " . Fabrice du Welz and Fathi Beddiar , later decided not to support the film when it was released in August 2014
Festival of Gerardmer
Festival international du film fantastique de Gérardmer
Fabrice Du Welz