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Anthony Schatteman

Anthony Schatteman

Director and writer

Berlinale award winner

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Director and writer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 46% in 30 days

What are Anthony Schatteman's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
32%
Self
32%
Power
12%
Survival
10%
Society
8%
Ideas
6%
Coming of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
2
Tense
2
Romantic
2
Hopeful
2
Absurd
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Hopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Anthony Schatteman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Anthony Schatteman's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

24 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • Young Hearts(2024)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Gay Agenda 29 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • The Gay Agenda 28 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • Boys on Film 24: Happy Endings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • Les Inshortables, Vol. 7 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • Northern Lights(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Dutch Touch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Writer

  • High Tides(2023)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • 2DEZIT (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Creator

  • The Unknown Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Writer

  • New Queer Visions: Seeing is Believing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • The Male Gaze: The Heat of the Night(2019)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Boys On Film 17: Love Is the Drug (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Writer

  • Petit ami (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • New Queer Visions: Men from the Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Boys On Film 16: Possession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Writer

  • Hello, Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Writer

  • Follow Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Les Inshortables, Vol. 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • Frisch verliebt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Stories That We Could Have Told (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Writer

  • Kiss Me Softly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Writer

  • When I See You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Writer

  • Vermist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Vriend Koen

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles from 2008 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Young Hearts (2024)

$136K worldwide

Highest rated

Young Hearts (2024)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 23: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting22 of 23: 10 only directing, 12 with another roleWriting11 of 23: 0 only writing, 11 with another roleProducing2 of 23: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 23: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

23 titles, 12 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 11 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s12 · crew2020s10 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Awards

1 major award from 4 major nominations, 2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Berlinale award, won · Generation Kplus - Best Film
    • Berlinale award, nominated · Best Feature Film
    • Berlinale award, nominated · Generation Kplus - Best Film
    • Berlinale award, nominated

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

Who does Anthony Schatteman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Anthony Schatteman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Geert Van Rampelberg shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers

Producers