Patrick Conrad

Patrick Conrad (born 16 July 1945 in Antwerp) is a Flemish poet, screenwriter and novelist, and one of the founders of The Pink Poets. He also directed about twenty movies for cinema and television, including – selected for the Cannes Festival – Mascara with Charlotte Rampling and Michael Sarazin. He is also working as a painter and had two retrospective exhibitions of his work: in 1975 (Museum of Fine Arts of Antwerp) and 2005 (Museum Elzenveld, Antwerp). He lives in Provence, in the south of France.

• Les wagons verts-réséda (1967) Director
• Un soir, un train (1968) Actor – Le maître d'hôtel
• Slijk (1972) Director
• Slachtvee (1979) Director/Writer
• Een vrouw tussen hond en wolf (1979) Actor – Fregoli
• Ieder mens die sterft is een museum dat brandt (1982) Director
• Maria Danneels (of het leven dat we droomden) (1982) Actor
• Parlez-moi d'amour (1983) Director
• Na de liefde (1983) Actor – Guido
• L'agenda d'Agenor (1983) Director
• Permeke (1985) Director) Writer
• Mascara (1987) Director) Writer
• Hector (1987) Actor – Filmregisseur
• Het sacrament (1990) Producer

Literature

• 1969 – Arkprijs van het Vrije Woord
• 1971 – Poetry prize of 'De Vlaamse Gids'
• 1976 – Poetry prize of de Province of Antwerp
• 2008 – Diamant Bullit Award (Best Thriller of the Netherlands and Belgium) for Starr.

Film

• 1967 Prize of the experimental short movie for Les wagons verts-réséda, Benelux Filmfestival.
• 1985 Prize of the video production for Parlez-moi d'amour, festival of Nyons, Switzerland.
• 1985 Oecumenique Prize for Parlez-moi d'amour, Festival of Nyons, Switzerland.
• 1986 Grand prix for Parlez-moi d'amour, Festival Video Réalité, Brussels.
• 1985 Special Prize of the Jury for Permeke, festival de Nyons, Switzerland.
• 1985 Prize of the Public for Permeke, festival de Nyons, Switzerland.
• 1985 Prix Femina for Permeke.
• 1985 André Cavens Award – Prize for the best Belgian Movie of the year for Permeke.
• 1986 Bert Leysen Prize (Prize for the best Belgian Television Movie 1985/86) for DadaTristesse.