Lukas Dhont is a Belgian film director and screenwriter . He made his feature-length debut in 2018 with '' Girl '' , a drama film inspired by the story of Nora Monsecour which focuses on a trans girl pursuing a career as a ballerina . '' Girl '' premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival , where it won the Caméra d'Or award , for best first feature film , as well as the Queer Palm . It received the André Cavens Award for Best Film given by the Belgian Film Critics Association ( UCC ) and was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards . It received nine nominations at the 9th Magritte Awards and won four , including Best Flemish Film and Best Screenplay for Dhont
2018 Cannes Film Festival
2018 Cannes Film Festival
Lukas Dhont