Pascal Poissonnier (born in Belgium in 1973)
is a filmmaker, a musician and an occasional performer.
He studied at
the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent (KASK). His graduation short film ‘Dat
Ben Ik' (This Is Me), which has been particularly appreciated in Belgium and
abroad, has been screened and selected for several international film
festivals, and won a few awards.
His strong
interest in the writing process stimulated his curiosity towards ‘the
scenario". Therefore, after graduating from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, he
did an MA in scriptwriting.
One year after,
he came into contact with the theatre world. What initially was supposed to be
a project on the side, ended up to be a long collaboration with the theatre
house Kopergietery in Ghent. Up till now, this connection still exists although
a bit more along the sideline.
In the last few
years Pascal directed and produced several commercials, reportages, short
films, video-clips and commissioned films. He created a video installation,
released several EP's and made videos for performing arts.
Pascal is
currently guest lecturer at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent and at the
Lemmens Institute.
With SAVAGE FILM, he directed two documentaries WALKING BACK TO HAPPINESS and NO COMMENT.
The work of Pascal can be described as truly and pure, with the focus on humanity and the duality of human existence.