Contact: bvd@bertvandael.be
Bert Van Dael received a master's degree in screenwriting at Sint-Lukas Brussels, and a master's degree in philosophy at KULeuven. In 2012 he co-wrote "Clan", a tv-series created by Malin-Sarah Gozin, directed by Kaat Beels and Nathalie Basteyns. He then went on to write several award-winning short films with Sanne Nuyens: "Dura Lex" by Anke Blondé, "Skunk'"and "Buddy" by Raf & Jan Roosens.
In 2017 he was head writer and creator of the tv-drama series 'Beau Séjour', together with Sanne Nuyens, Kaat Beels & Nathalie Basteyns. 'Beau Séjour' won the public prize at Séries Mania-festival in Paris and is the first Flemish series shown on Arte France. The series was acquired by Netflix as the Netflix original 'Hotel Beau Séjour'.
In 2019 he won best screenplay at the Canneséries festival for his new tv-drama 'The Twelve', together with Sanne Nuyens. 'The Twelve' was the most-watched new series of the year in Belgium and will be worldwide available on Netflix in late 2020.