Lafosse studied at the IAD ( Institut des arts de diffusion ) at Louvain-la-Neuve between 1997 and 2001 . His graduation film '' Tribu '' , a 24-minute short , won the best Belgian short subject category at the 2001 Namur Film Festival . His first full-length feature , '' Folie Privée '' ( 2004 ) , won the FIPRESCI award at the Bratislava International Film Festival. , and the semi-autobiographical '' Ça rend heureux '' ( 2006 ) took the Grand Prix at the 2007 Premiers Plans d'Angers festival . 2006 also saw the release of '' Nue Propriété '' , starring Isabelle Huppert and brothers Jérémie and Yannick Renier , which debuted at the Venice Film Festival where it was nominated for the Golden Lion and won a SIGNIS award . The film received the André Cavens Award for Best Film by the Belgian Film Critics Association ( UCC ) . For his film '' Private Lessons ( Élève libre ) '' , he was nominated for two Magritte Awards in the category of Best Director and Best Screenplay
Venice Film Festival
63rd Venice International Film Festival
Joachim Lafosse