Directing

Frank van den Bogaart

Born April 25, 1992 (age 34)

Frank van den Bogaart (1992) is a Dutch filmmaker based in Ghent, Belgium and Someren, the Netherlands. He graduated with a master's degree in Audiovisual Arts at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK) in Ghent in 2021. His main focus is genre cinema. He is active as director, writer, 1st assistant director and editor.

Known For

Darker

MovieFantasyDrama

Rhena's father tells a story about Atlas, a forest entity that whispers stories of the dead to its trees. That same night he disappears into this forest. Rhena does everything she can to get her father back.

Pithead

Pithead · 2026

Amidst an icy dreamscape, a woman takes refuge in a black metal karaoke bar. Outside, she finds a lone penguin stranded in a tree, cut off from its colony.

Forged in Fire

Forged in Fire · 2026

MovieDocumentary

During youth fire brigade training, Mila and Amélie’s friendship grows.

Moonlight Woman

Moonlight Woman · 2024

Moonlight Woman

MovieMysteryDrama

When Sarah follows a mysterious sound deep into the forest, she enters the world of The Wild Woman.

Lippen

When Lily wakes up in a surreal cosmetic clinic with someone else's lips on her face, she is determined to find out what happened to her. A colorful, stylized trip with killer lipstick.

Burning Clouds

Burning Clouds · 2021

A passing meteorite connects a roaming young woman, a burned-out factory worker and an unemployed young man during a long winter night. A portrait of the night and the people in it.

Rachid

Rachid, a 21-year-old keen young man of Moroccan descent, has one goal: to find a job. He confidently applies for a job as dishwasher in a restaurant, which to him seems like a job anyone can do. But it soon turns out that all is not as simple as he imagined.

Spaceboy

Max is six years old and is discovering the world, together with his older brother Billy. However, Billy doesn't understand the world very well, but he does know a lot about space. The two brothers set out to send a message into space, but things do not go as planned.

Filmography

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Darker

MovieFantasyDrama

Rhena's father tells a story about Atlas, a forest entity that whispers stories of the dead to its trees. That same night he disappears into this forest. Rhena does everything she can to get her father back.

Director

Pithead

Pithead · 2026

Amidst an icy dreamscape, a woman takes refuge in a black metal karaoke bar. Outside, she finds a lone penguin stranded in a tree, cut off from its colony.

Editor

Forged in Fire

Forged in Fire · 2026

MovieDocumentary

During youth fire brigade training, Mila and Amélie’s friendship grows.

Editor

Moonlight Woman

Moonlight Woman · 2024

Moonlight Woman

MovieMysteryDrama

When Sarah follows a mysterious sound deep into the forest, she enters the world of The Wild Woman.

First Assistant Director

Lippen

When Lily wakes up in a surreal cosmetic clinic with someone else's lips on her face, she is determined to find out what happened to her. A colorful, stylized trip with killer lipstick.

Assistant Director

Burning Clouds

Burning Clouds · 2021

A passing meteorite connects a roaming young woman, a burned-out factory worker and an unemployed young man during a long winter night. A portrait of the night and the people in it.

Assistant Director

Rachid

Rachid, a 21-year-old keen young man of Moroccan descent, has one goal: to find a job. He confidently applies for a job as dishwasher in a restaurant, which to him seems like a job anyone can do. But it soon turns out that all is not as simple as he imagined.

First Assistant Director

Spaceboy

Max is six years old and is discovering the world, together with his older brother Billy. However, Billy doesn't understand the world very well, but he does know a lot about space. The two brothers set out to send a message into space, but things do not go as planned.

First Assistant Director

Poppy's Saturn

Poppy's Saturn · 2024

MovieFantasyMystery

When nightclub singer Poppy is confronted by a black-eyed man she is filled with fear. The event triggers a buried trauma that she must overcome in a caleidoscopic world of glitter, music and blood.

Producer