Anthony Schatteman

Biography

Anthony Schatteman is a Belgian filmmaker. He is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK) in Ghent, later earning a master’s degree in Film Studies and Visual Culture from the University of Antwerp. His work consistently explores the lives of young people and the dynamics of their relationships, often highlighting themes of emerging sexuality and homoerotic tension. Through a stylized approach, minimal dialogue, and a focus on subtle, hard-to-articulate emotions, he creates universal characters that resonate with the audience.

Directed

1. Young Hearts (2024) — Director
2. Kiss Me Softly (2012) — Director
3. The Male Gaze: The Heat of the Night (2019) — Director
4. The Unknown Man (2021) — Director
5. Northern Lights (2023) — Director
6. Follow Me (2015) — Director
7. 2DEZIT (2022) — Director
8. Boys On Film 16: Possession (2017) — Director
9. Boys On Film 17: Love Is the Drug (2017) — Director
10. Hello, Stranger (2016) — Director
11. Petit ami (2017) — Director
12. Boys on Film 24: Happy Endings (2024) — Director
13. New Queer Visions: Seeing is Believing (2020) — Director
14. When I See You (2010) — Director
15. Dutch Touch (2023) — Director
16. Stories That We Could Have Told (2013) — Director
17. Frisch verliebt (2014) — Director
18. The Gay Agenda 28 (2024) — Director
19. The Gay Agenda 29 (2024) — Director
20. Les Inshortables, Vol. 7 (2023) — Director
21. New Queer Visions: Men from the Boys (2017) — Director
22. Les Inshortables, Vol. 1 (2015) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Vermist (2008) — Vriend Koen