Jan Verheyen

Born in Temse on March 18, 1963, Verheyen launched himself on the international film scene at the tender age of 18 as co-organizer and programmer of the Knokke-Heist Film Festival. The event, dedicated to independently produced American Films, was held only twice - in 1982 and 1983 - but nevertheless succeeded in luring people like 'Robert Altman . Alias was released in February 2002 and did some 150,000 admissions, making it the most successful Flemish-language film of the year so far. International sales are handled by London-based Ardent which will be introducing the film to international buyers at Mifed in October 2002. Verheyen is currently preparing a number of new film and television projects, and early 2003 will be touring again with a new edition of 'The Night of Bad Taste' which will premiere at the Rotterdam Film Festival. He is recently married and lives in Antwerp, Belgium.