Michiel Blanchart

• Name — Michiel Blanchart • Born — 1993 • Birthplace — Leuven, Belgium • Occupation — * Film director • screenwriter • Years Active — 2014–present

Blanchart was born to a Walloon father and a Flemish mother. He completed his secondary education in France, where he obtained a literary baccalaureate. He later studied filmmaking at the Institut des Arts de Diffusion (IAD) in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.

In 2021, his short film You're Dead, Hélène, produced by Sam Raimi, was shortlisted for Best Live Action Short Film category at the 95th Academy Awards. In 2024, Blanchart made his feature-length directorial debut with Night Call, a film set during a single night against the backdrop of a Black Lives Matter protest in Belgium. Blanchart co-wrote the film with Gilles Marchand. The film was well received by critics and won the André Cavens Award for Best Film from the Belgian Film Critics Association. It received eleven nominations at the 14th Magritte Awards, winning ten, including Best Film, Best First Feature Film, Best Screenplay and Best Director for Blanchart, holding the record for the most Magritte Awards won by a single film. In October 2025, it was announced that Blanchart would direct the seventh installment in the Final Destination series.

Short film • Year — Title — Director — Writer — Notes • 2016 — L'annonce • Lulu • 2018 — Dynaman • Cul — Also special effects and producer • 2021 — You're Dead, Hélène TV series • Year — Title — Notes • 2019 — La Vague (pilote) — Episode "Retours" (Credited as co-director) Feature film • Year — Title — Director — Writer — Notes — Ref. • 2024 — Night Call — Feature film debut • 2028 — Final Destination 7 — English language debut

• Year — Association — Category — Work — Result — Ref. Reference • 2025 — Magritte Awards — Best Film — Night Call • Best First Feature Film • Best Director • Best Screenplay