Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon

Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon
Born	Dominique Abel: 1957 (age 67–68) Thuin, Belgium Fiona Gordon: 1957 (age 67–68) Melbourne, Australia
Nationality	Belgian
Occupations	Directors writers actors producers
Years active	1992–present

Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon are Belgian film and stage directors, writers and actors.

Career

Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon have worked as a writing and directing team through most of their professional careers. They made their directing debut in 2005 with L'iceberg, which was co-directed with Bruno Romy. Their follow-up, Rumba, was screened in the International Critics' Week during the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and released to critical acclaim, with critics praising the film's semi-silent style.[1]

Abel and Gordon then directed The Fairy (2011): at the 2nd Magritte Awards, the film received five nominations, including Best Film and Best Director, and won two.[2] Their next film, Lost in Paris (2016), earned Abel and Gordon their second nomination for the Magritte Award for Best Film.[3] In The Falling Star (2023) Abel and Gordon worked again with Bruno Romy.

Filmography

Year	Title	Functioned as			Notes
		Directors	Writers	Producers
2005	L'iceberg	Yes	Yes	Executive	Co-directed with Bruno Romy
2008	Rumba	Yes	Yes	Executive	Co-directed with Bruno Romy
2011	The Fairy	Yes	Yes	No	Co-directed with Bruno Romy
2016	Lost in Paris	Yes	Yes	Yes
2023	The falling star	Yes	Yes

References

1. Bradshaw, Peter (31 July 2009). "Rumba Film Review". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
2. Engelen, Aurore (January 10, 2012). "Nominations announced for 2nd Magritte Awards". Cineuropa. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
3. Huon, Julie (January 11, 2018). "Les Magritte, nouvelle ère". Le Soir (in French). Retrieved January 16, 2018.

External links

• Dominique Abel at IMDb
• Fiona Gordon at IMDb