Sofie Benoot (born in Bruges, 1985) lives and works in Brussels. She studied documentary filmmaking at Sint-Lukas Brussels University College of Art and Design. Her graduation film project Fronterismo (2007) won the VAF Wild Card Award at the Leuven International Film Festival and has been widely exhibited at international film festivals. Benoot teaches in the Film master's programme at LUCA School of Arts in Brussels. She co-directed Victoria (2020), which premiered at the Berlin FF and won the Caligari Prize.
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