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Johan Leysen was born on 19 February 1950 in Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium. He was an actor, known for The American (2010), A Hidden Life (2019) and Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001). He was married to Rita Horst. He died on 30 March 2023 in France.

Matteo Simoni (1987) is a multifaceted actor who has quickly become one of Belgium's most sought-after young talents. He has showcased his versatility and depth on some of the most successful TV series, films and theatre plays. He is the winner of multiple awards and was selected by the Berlinale Film Festival as Shooting Star 2018, one of ten most promising young European actors.

Matteo is best known in Belgium for playing 'Smos' on the hit comedy series Safety First (2013-15) and his portrayal of 'Rocco Granata' in the biopic MARINA (2013), a film by Oscar nominated director Stijn Coninx. For this role, he learned to speak Italian fluently and was nominated Best Actor at the Ensors, the Belgian film award. He also had prominent roles on other Belgian films and TV series, most recently on the hit comedy Callboys (2016), by visionary Belgian director Jan Eelen, which gathered a record breaking 38% of all television viewers in front of the screen every week. The show has been picked up for a second season, which will air in autumn 2019.

Most recently, Matteo played the lead role in Gangsta (2018), by Adil el Arbi and Bilal Fallah, the directors of the critically acclaimed Black (2015) and Bad Boys 3. This year he will be working on the international TV series Cold Courage, The Racer, an Irish film about the Tour De France by Kieron J. Walsh, and Rookie, the feature film debut by Lieven van Baelen.

Dana Winner was born on 10 February 1965 in Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium. She is an actress, known for The Millennium Menace (1999), Belgium Twelve Points (2004) and Ik vraag het aan (2024). She is married to Wilfried. They have one child.

Kevin Hoed was born on 24 June 1985 in Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium. He is a producer and production manager, known for Bleu (2014), Maw (2018) and Quality Time (2018).

Kris Van de Sande has been fascinated by photography and film since discovering a worn-out VHS copy of The Empire Strikes Back at the age of five. Not much later he started creating his own small films. Many years later, he became a freelance camera operator for local media and an editor-director for commercial videos. While working in the video realm, Kris discovered a passion for still photography. This became his next big breakthrough when he started shooting pictures in August 2010 for a selection of Belgian national newspapers and magazines.

In addition to his in-demand freelance photography work, he continues to work on his own independent film projects.

Sonja Claes was born on 23 October 1958 in Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium.

Nils Valkenborgh was born on 2 November 1985 in Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium. He is a cinematographer and art director, known for Vermist (2008), La cinquième saison (2012) and Promise at Dawn (2017).