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Frederike Migom
Born1985
Antwerp, Belgium
Alma materAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts
École supérieure d'études cinématographiques
Occupation(s)Director, Actor, Screenwriter
Years active2009–present

Frederike Migom (born 1985), is a Belgian actress, screenwriter and director.[1] She is best known for the award-winning films Binti, Nkosi coiffure and Malakim.[2]

Personal life

Migom was born in 1985 in Antwerp, Belgium. After moving to New York at the age of 17, she completed her education at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. Then at the age of 21 she moved to Paris and studied filmmaking at the École supérieure d'études cinématographiques in Paris.[3] After completing the studies, she returned to her motherland and settled in Brussels at the age of 24.[4]

Career

She started her career as an actress where she made her film debut with Miss Homeless in 2009. In 2010, she worked as the second assistant director for the film First Mission and then in Smoorverliefd as the third assistant director. In the preceding year, she held several posts in the film production crew such as production intern, post-production coordinator and assistant producer after moved to Brussels in 2011 and worked in film production for Caviar in Brussels.[4] In 2012, she made the television acting debut with the serial The Out-Laws and played the role "Bloemiste". In 2013, she directed her first short film, Malakim. Then she made the shorts Adam & Everything in 2014 and Nkosi Coiffure in 2015.[3]

In 2015, she directed the short film Nkosi Coiffure where it received critics acclaim and screened at the Tribeca Film Festival and the BFI London Film Festival. In 2017, she directed a short documentary, Si-G.[3] In 2019, she made her maiden feature film Binti.[5] The film made North-American premiere at the Sundance Film Festival 2020, and later screened at about 45 festivals worldwide. In the meantime, the film received positive critics acclaim and won several awards including: the ECFA award for Best European Film for young audiences 2020 and the Golden Lion at Cinekid in 2019.[6]

In 2020, Frederike co-wrote and directed an episode for the mini-series Lockdown for the Flemish television. Then in the end of same year, she wrote and directed the short documentary Angry. In 2021, she started her second feature film Tegenwoordig heet iedereen with the support of the Flemish Audiovisual Fund (VAF).[6]

Filmography

Year Film Role Genre Ref.
2009 Miss Homeless Actrice Film
2010 First Mission Second assistant director Film
2010 Smoorverliefd Third assistant director Film
2010 Bo Production intern Film
2010 Anneliezen Post-production coordinator TV series
2011 Dikke vrienden Assistant producer Short film
2012 The Out-Laws Bloemiste TV series
2012 The Spiral Assistant unit production manager TV series
2013 Los Flamencos Bankbediende Film
2013 Follow Jana Film
2013 Thuis Ella TV series
2013 De Verzamelaar Lana Short film
2014 Familie Gail Cockelaere TV series
2014 Booster Laura De Jonge Film
2014 I <3 U 4Vr Rebecca Short film
2014 De Bunker Journaliste TV series
2014 Malakim Director, writer Short film
2014 Adam & Everything Director, writer Short film
2014 Adam & Everything Producer Documentary
2015 Nkosi coiffure Director, writer Short film
2016 In goede en kwade dagen Ellen Short film
2016 Fifty Fifty Helena Film
2017 Si-G Director, writer Documentary short film
2019 Binti Director, writer Film
2019 Forgotten - Le Motel feat. Martha Da'ro & Miss Angel Producer Video short
2021 Lockdown Director, writer TV series
2021 Angry Director, writer Short film
TBD Tegenwoordig heet iedereen Director, writer Film

References

  1. ^ "Frederike Migom: dafilms.com". dafilms.com. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Frederike Migom". MUBI. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Films by Frederike Migom". trigon-film.org. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Frederike Migom". The Word Magazine. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Frederike Migom about her debut Binti - 61st ZLIN FILM FESTIVAL 2021 - international film festival for children and youth". www.zlinfest.cz. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Frederike Migom bio". FREDERIKE MIGOM. Retrieved 5 October 2021.