Meltse Van Coillie

is a Belgian filmmaker based in Antwerp. In 2018 she graduated from KASK, School of Arts in Ghent with the hybrid shortfilm elephantfish. This graduation film screened at numerous international filmfestivals and received a Wildcard from the Flemish Film Fund. The awarded production budget resulted in a second short, Zonder Meer, which had its international premiere at Berlinale in 2021. Afterwards, it travelled the international festival circuit and received many awards, including the Grand Prix at Encounters, Bristol.

In co-direction with Harm Dens, she made a third short in 2022 called Nocturnus, which was shot during the polar night in Greenland. Set in the same area, she is currently developing her first feature film, Torpor, which got selected for the Cinéfondation Residency organized by the Film Festival of Cannes.