Biography
Angelo Tijssens is a Belgian screenwriter and writer. Born in 1986 in Blankenberge, he trained as an actor at the Antwerp Conservatorium before turning to writing. He began with short films, including collaborations with director Gilles Coulier whose IJsland (2010) and Mont Blanc (2013) screened at Cannes.
Tijssens is best known for his screenplays co-written with Lukas Dhont: Girl (2018), which premiered at Cannes and won the Caméra d'Or, and Close (2022), which received the Grand Prix there. He wrote the screenplay for Dhont's Coward (2026). He has also written novels, including the debut De Randen (2022, published in English as The Edges), and is a longstanding member of the artistic core of the theatre company Ontroerend Goed. Tijssens lives in Antwerp and is a member of the European Film Academy and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
