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
NationalityBelgian
Occupations
  • Directors
  • writers
  • actors
  • producers
Years active1992–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 trained under Jacques Lecoq and Philippe Gaulier in France.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3] Their next film, Lost in Paris (2016), earned Abel and Gordon their second nomination for the Magritte Award for Best Film.[4] 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. ^ Fiona, Gordon. "Fiona Gordon". www.locarnofestival.com. Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  2. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (31 July 2009). "Rumba Film Review". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. ^ Engelen, Aurore (January 10, 2012). "Nominations announced for 2nd Magritte Awards". Cineuropa. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  4. ^ Huon, Julie (January 11, 2018). "Les Magritte, nouvelle ère". Le Soir (in French). Retrieved January 16, 2018.
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