Peter Bouckaert (producer)
Peter Bouckaert | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 2, 1969 |
| Occupations | Film producer Television producer |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Notable work | The Alzheimer Case Stormforce Ben X Vermist Dossier K. The Verdict De Behandeling Blind Spot De Ridder Eigen Kweek Cordon De Bunker Zie mij graag The Twelve Chantal 1985 Juliet Oh, Otto! Memory of a Killer Thuis |
Peter Bouckaert is a Belgian film and television producer. He is the managing and creative director of Eyeworks Film & TV Drama (Belgium).
Career
Film
Peter Bouckaert began his career in 1990 as a Press Officer at the Flanders International Film Festival-Ghent. Ten years later, he created a DVD collection of Vlaamse Filmklassiekers for Eyeworks Film & TV Drama, then still known as MMG.
In 2003, he produced Ter Duinen, a historical short film directed by Stijn Coninx. That same year, he co-produced The Alzheimer Case, based on the novel De zaak Alzheimer by Jef Geeraerts and directed by Erik Van Looy. The movie has a big cast which include Jan Decleir, Koen De Bouw and Werner De Smedt. Bouckaert later produced the sequels Dossier K. (2009) and Het tweede gelaat (2017), both directed by Jan Verheyen. All the three movies are part of the Vincke & Verstuyft trilogy. Bouckaert produced the films Stormforce (original Dutch title: Windkracht 10: Koksijde Rescue) (2006), which was directed by Hans Herbots and based on the Flemish TV series Windkracht 10 (1997–1998), Blind (2007) by Tamar van den Dop and the Jan Verheyen's films Vermist (2007) and Los (2008) with the former been the pilot of the Flemish crime drama series Vermist (2008–2016).
In the 2000s, he co-produced Bloedbruiloft (2005) directed by Dominique Deruddere, the Dutch-Belgian Sinterklaas films Winky's Horse (Dutch: Het Paard van Sinterklaas) (2005) and the sequel Where Is Winky's Horse? (Dutch: Waar is het paard van Sinterklaas?) (2007) and Sister Smile (original title: Sœur Sourire) (2009) by Stijn Coninx.
In 2006, filming began on Ben X, Nic Balthazar's directorial debut. This film had its world premiere at the Montreal World Film Festival, where Ben X won three awards. The film also won awards at the Middle East Festival in Abu Dhabi, the Palm Springs International Film Festival, the Sedona International Film Festival, and the International Istanbul Film Festival. Ben X was sold to 45 countries.
In the 2010s, the films Bouckaert produced include Zot van A. (2010) and The Verdict (Dutch: Het vonnis) (2013) by Jan Verheyen, Hotel Swooni (Dutch: Swooni) (2011) by Kaat Beels, Time of My Life (Dutch: Tot altijd) (2012) and Everybody Happy (2016) by Nic Balthazar, Marina (2013) by Stijn Coninx, Image (2014), the feature film directorial debut of Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, Belgian Rhapsody (original title: Brabançonne) (2014) by Vincent Bal, Lee & Cindy C. (2015) by Stany Crets, Achter de wolken (2016) by Cecilia Verheyden and based on the play of the same name by Michael De Cock, Blind Spot (Dutch: Dode hoek) (2017) by Nabil Ben Yadir and D5R: de film by Matthias Temmermans, which is part of the youth soap D5R (2014–2022).
In 2014, he produced the thriller The Treatment (Dutch: De Behandeling), directed by Herbots and based on the novel The Treatment (2001) by Mo Hayder. The film starred Geert Van Rampelberg as Nick Cafmeyer, based on the character Jack Caffery of the novel. A sequel Ritueel, based on the novel Ritual (2008), was released in 2022 with Herbots and Van Rampelberg both returning and Marie Vinck playing the lead role.
In 2018, Bouckaert produced the Stijn Coninx film Niet schieten (English: Don't shoot), a film about the final attack by the Brabant killers (French: Tueurs du Brabant, Dutch: Bende van Nijvel) on the Delhaize department store in Aalst on November 9, 1985.
In 2020s, he produced W817: 8eraf! (2021) by Pietje Horsten, the sequel of the youth sitcom W817 (1999–2003), Zeppos – Het Mercatorspoor (2022) by Douglas Boswell, based on the Flemish youth series Captain Zeppos (Dutch: Kapitein Zeppos) (1964–1969) and the thriller Nachtvlinders (2025) by Indra Siera and based on the novel Le monte-charge by Frédéric Dard.
Some of his co-productions include Bullhead (Dutch: Rundskop) (2011) by Michaël R. Roskam, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, &Me (2013), Labyrinthus (2014) by Boswell, Two Days, One Night (French: Deux jours, une nuit) (2014) and Tori and Lokita (French: Tori et Lokita) (2022) by the Dardenne brothers, The Ardennes (Dutch: D'Ardennen) (2015) by Robin Pront, Racer and the Jailbird (French: Le Fidèle) by Roskam and Patrick (Dutch: De Patrick) (2019) by Tim Mielants.
More recently, Bouckaert and Eyeworks worked on animated feature films. In 2019, he produced Urbanus: De vuilnisheld, based on the celebrity comic strip Urbanus (Dutch: De avonturen van Urbanus). He later co-produced Tummy Tom and the Lost Teddy Bear (Dutch: Dikkie Dik en de Verdwenen Knuffel) and the sequel Tummy Tom: A New Friend for Tummy Tom (Dutch: Dikkie Dik 2: Een nieuwe vriend voor Dikkie Dik) (both 2024) and Miss Moxy (2025). All the three are Dutch (and Belgian) animated films and the last three that were produced by Burny Bos before his death in 2023.
Television
Bouckaert also produced several television series for various channels. For VIER, he produced the crime drama series Vermist (2008–2016), which is a follow-up of the film Vermist (2007).
For VRT 1 (formerly known as Eén), he (co-)produced Flikken (2002–2009), , Dubbelleven (2010, awarded best drama of 2010 at the Vlaamse Televisie Sterren 2011 (Dutch: Flemish Television Stars 2011)), De Ridder (2013–2016), Eigen Kweek (2013, 2016, 2019; the most-watched TV series of 2013 in Flanders) and its spin-off Chantal (2022–present) and Zie mij graag (English: Please, Love Me) (2017–2020, won the award in 2017 for Best Mini-series at the Seoul International Drama Awards).
For VTM, he produced David (2009–2010), Cordon (2014–2016), De Bunker (2015, 2022), Altijd Prijs (2015) and De infiltrant (2018).
For the children channel Ketnet, Bouckaert produced D5R (2014–2022). De Hoppers (2019–2021) and De Raad van Soekie (2024–present).
For the streaming service Streamz, he produced Niets Te Melden (2020), Styx (2024) and Oh, Otto! (2025).
He also produced Grenslanders (2019) and Red Light (2020–2021), which both are co-productions between Belgium and the Netherlands.
In 2019, the series Instaverliefd en Instagefikst were released. The two are internet series for Instagram by VRT and Kom op tegen Kanker (English: Stand up against Cancer).
One of his biggest TV productions is the anthology series The Twelve (Dutch: De twaalf) which has currently three seasons. The first season De twaalf – De Millenniummoord (English: The Twelve – The Millennium Murder), was broadcast on Eén in late 2019 and the beginning of 2020. The second season De twaalf – De Assepoestermoord (English: The Twelve – The Cinderella Murder), was broadcast on VRT 1 in fall 2023 and the upcoming third season De twaalf – De Botoxmoorden (English: The Twelve – The Botox Murders) was filmed in 2025 and had its world premiere at the Ostend Film Festival (2026). The season (which is a co-production between the Flemish broadcaster VRT and Walloon broadcaster RTBF) will be broadcast on Pickx+ in the summer of 2026 and then on VRT 1 and La Une in the autumn of 2026.
In 2023, Bouckaert produced the television mini-series 1985, the second project about the Brabant killers. The series is also a co-production between VRT and RTBF. The series was nominated for 14 Ensors at the 14th Ensor Awards, winning 10 Ensors including Best Fiction – Series. Later, the crime drama series Juliet was released with its first season in March 2024 and its second season in March 2026. The series takes place in De Haan.
In 2022, it was announced that Eyeworks will take over the production of the soap series Thuis from VRT due to general cost savings. The soap series is produced by Het Thuishuis, a subsidiary of Eyeworks Film & TV Drama. Around March and April 2023, the first episodes produced by Het Thuishuis aired on Eén just before the channel was renamed to VRT 1. Since then, Bouckaert is mentioned in the credits of every seasonfinale as Producent, apart from the returning producers.[1]
Bouckaert and Eyeworks also worked international with Bouckaert been an executive producer of the action thriller Memory (2022), starred Liam Neeson in the same role as Jan Decleir.[2] He was later executive producer of the American television series Memory of a Killer that premiered on Fox on January 25, 2026 and starring Patrick Dempsey.[3][4][5] Both productions are based the novel De zaak Alzheimer by Jef Geeraerts and the previous adaptation The Alzheimer Case.
Filmography
Films
| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Ter Duinen | Ter Duinen | Producer | Stijn Coninx | Short film |
| The Alzheimer Case | De zaak Alzheimer | (Co-)producer | Erik Van Looy | Vincke & Verstuyft trilogy. Belgian entry for Academy Award | |
| 2005 | Blood wedding | Bloedbruiloft | Dominique Deruddere | A German-Belgian coproduction | |
| Winky's Horse | Het Paard van Sinterklaas | Co-producer | Mischa Kamp | A Dutch-Belgian coproduction | |
| 2006 | Stormforce | Windkracht 10: Koksijde Rescue | Associate producer | Hans Herbots | Follow-up of Windkracht 10 |
| 2007 | Blind | Blind | Tamar van den Dop | A Dutch-Belgian coproduction | |
| Ben X | Ben X | Producer | Nic Balthazar | Belgian entry for Academy Award | |
| Where Is Winky's Horse? | Waar is het paard van Sinterklaas? | Co-producer | Mischa Kamp | A Dutch-Belgian coproduction | |
| Vermist | Vermist | Producer | Jan Verheyen | Pilot of Vermist | |
| 2008 | Loose | Los | |||
| 2009 | Sister Smile | Sœur Sourire | Co-producer | Stijn Coninx | A Belgian-French coproduction |
| Dossier K. | Dossier K. | Producer | Jan Verheyen | Vincke & Verstuyft trilogy | |
| 2010 | Crazy about A. | Zot van A. | |||
| 2011 | Bullhead | Rundskop | Co-producer | Michaël R. Roskam | Nominated for Academy Award |
| Hotel Swooni | Swooni | Producer | Kaat Beels | ||
| 2012 | Time of My Life | Tot altijd | Nic Balthazar | ||
| The Bag of Flour | Le Sac de farine | Co-producer | Kadija Leclere | ||
| 2013 | &ME | &ME | Norbert ter Hall | A European production | |
| The Verdict | Het vonnis | Producer | Jan Verheyen | [6][7] | |
| Marina | Marina | Stijn Coninx | [8] | ||
| Finn | Finn | (Co-)producer | Frans Weisz | ||
| 2014 | The Treatment | De Behandeling | Producer | Hans Herbots | [9] |
| Two Days, One Night | Deux jours, une nuit | Co-producer | the Dardenne brothers (Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne) | A Belgian-French-Italian coproduction. Belgian entry for Academy Award | |
| Labyrinthus | Labyrinthus | Douglas Boswell | |||
| Wonder Brothers | Wonderbroeders | Johan Timmers | |||
| Image | Image | Producer | Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah | ||
| Belgian Rhapsody | Brabançonne | Vincent Bal | |||
| 2015 | Lee & Cindy C. | Lee & Cindy C. | Stany Crets | ||
| Galloping Mind | Galloping Mind | Co-producer | Wim Vandekeybus | A Belgian-Hungarian coproduction | |
| Clean Hands | Schone handen | Tjebbo Penning | |||
| The Ardennes | D'Ardennen | Robin Pront | Belgian entry for Academy Award | ||
| 2016 | Behind the clouds | Achter de wolken | Producer | Cecilia Verheyden | |
| The Land of the Enlightened | The Land of the Enlightened | Associate producer | Pieter-jan De Pue | Documentary | |
| The Unknown Girl | La Fille inconnue | Co-producer | the Dardenne brothers (Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne) | A Belgian-French coproduction | |
| Everbody Happy | Everbody Happy | Producer | Nic Balthazar | ||
| Past Imperfect | Le Passé devant nous | Co-producer | Nathalie Teirlinck | A Belgian-Dutch-Danish coproduction | |
| 2017 | Blind Spot | Dode hoek | Producer | Nabil Ben Yadir | |
| D5R: The Movie | D5R: de film | Matthias Temmermans | Part of D5R | ||
| Racer and the Jailbird | Le Fidèle | Co-producer | Michaël R. Roskam | Belgian entry for Academy Award | |
| The Second Face | Het tweede gelaat | Producer | Jan Verheyen | Vincke & Verstuyft trilogy | |
| 2018 | Gangsta | Patser | Thanks | Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah | |
| Open Seas | Niemand in de stad | Co-producer | Michiel van Erp | ||
| Don't Shoot | Niet schieten | Producer, thanks | Stijn Coninx | ||
| 2019 | Urbanus: The Garbage Hero | Urbanus: De vuilnisheld | Producer | Erik Verkerk, Joost van den Bosch and Vincent Bal (voice director) | |
| Patrick | De Patrick | Co-producer | Tim Mielants | ||
| Tailgating | Bumperkleef | Lodewijk Crijns | |||
| 2021 | Red Sandra | Red Sandra | Producer | Jan Verheyen and Lien Willaert | |
| W817: 8eraf! | W817: 8eraf! | Pietje Horsten | Follow-up of W817 | ||
| The Tears of Things | The Tears of Things | Co-producer | Kate Voet | Short film | |
| 2022 | Zeppos – The Mercator Trail | Zeppos – Het Mercatorspoor | Producer | Douglas Boswell | [10] |
| Memory | Memory | Executive producer | Martin Campbell | [2] | |
| Tori and Lokita | Tori et Lokita | Co-producer | the Dardenne brothers (Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne) | A Belgian-French coproduction | |
| Ritual | Ritueel | Producer | Hans Herbots | [11] | |
| Sea of Time | Zee van tijd | Co-producer | Theu Boermans | ||
| Piece of My Heart | Piece of My Heart | Dana Nechushtan | A Dutch-Belgian coproduction | ||
| 2024 | Tummy Tom and the Lost Teddy Bear | Dikkie Dik en de Verdwenen Knuffel | Joost van den Bosch and Erik Verkerk | ||
| A wonderful flaw | Een schitterend gebrek | Michiel van Erp | A Dutch-Belgian-Italian coproduction | ||
| Tummy Tom: A New Friend for Tummy Tom | Dikkie Dik 2: Een nieuwe vriend voor Dikkie Dik | Joost van den Bosch and Erik Verkerk | |||
| 2025 | Miss Moxy | Miss Moxy | Vincent Bal and Wip Vernooij | ||
| Nachtvlinders | Nachtvlinders | Producer | Indra Siera | ||
| TBA | Downtown | Downtown | Michiel van Erp |
TV Series
| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Director(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–2009 | Flikken | Flikken | Producer | Dirk Corthout, Rik Daniëls, Tom Goris, Peter Rondou and Etienne Vervoort | |
| 2005 | Urbain | Urbain | Hans Herbots | ||
| 2008–2016 | Vermist | Vermist | Jan Verheyen, Christophe Van Rompaey, Jakob Verbruggen, Joël Vanhoebrouck, Cecilia Verheyden, Kaat Beels, Kobe Van Steenberghe, Hans Herbots, Wouter Bouvijn and Mathieu Mortelmans | ||
| 2009 | Jes | Jes | Nathalie Basteyns and Kaat Beels | ||
| 2009–2010 | David | David | Douglas Boswell, Mark Damen, Thomas De Cock, Jeroen Dumoulein and Lien Willaert | ||
| 2010 | Old Belgium | Oud België | Indra Siera | ||
| 2010 | Dag & Nacht: Hotel Eburon | Dag & Nacht: Hotel Eburon | Geoffrey Enthoven and Filip Van Neyghem | ||
| 2010–2011 | Double Life | Dubbelleven | Joël Vanhoebrouck | ||
| 2011 | The divine monster | Het goddelijke monster | Hans Herbots | ||
| 2011–2012 | Rank 1 | Rang 1 | Toon Slembrouck | ||
| 2013–2016 | De Ridder | De Ridder | Tom Goris, Lars Goeyvaerts, Pieter Van Hees, Hans Van Nuffel and Eric Taelman | ||
| 2013 | Right or wrong | À tort ou à raison | Alain Brunard | Season 2 only | |
| 2013, 2016, 2019 | Eigen Kweek | Eigen kweek | Joël Vanhoebrouck | ||
| 2014, 2016 | Cordon | Cordon | Tim Mielants (season 1) and Eshref Reybrouck (season 2) | ||
| 2014–2022 | D5R | D5R | Wim De Smet, Camiel Scheer, David Madder and Mathijs Dekyvere | ||
| 2015, 2022 | De Bunker | De Bunker | Jan Verheyen, Joël Vanhoebrouck, Pieter Van Hees, Eshref Reybrouck, Roel Mondelaers, Hans Van Nuffel, Mathieu Mortelmans and Robin Pront | ||
| 2015 | Always Price | Altijd Prijs | Douglas Boswell | ||
| 2017–2020 | Please, Love Me | Zie mij graag | Toon Slembrouck and Cecilia Verheyden | ||
| 2018 | The Infiltrator | De infiltrant | Joël Vanhoebrouck | ||
| 2019 | Double Life | Double Vie | Co-executive producer | Bruno Deville, Marie Fourquet and Léo Maillard (creators) | |
| 2019 | Insta-love | Instaverliefd | Producer | Brecht De Groot | |
| 2019 | Instagram fix | Instagefikst | |||
| 2019 | Borderlanders | Grenslanders | Erik de Bruyn and Hendrik Moonen | ||
| 2019 | The Twelve – The Millennium Murder | De twaalf – De Millenniummoord | Wouter Bouvijn | ||
| 2019–2021 | The Hoppers | De Hoppers | Frederik Sonck | ||
| 2020 | Nothing to Report | Niets Te Melden | Executive producer | Jeroen Dumoulein | |
| 2020 | Me too | Ik u ook | Producer | Frederik Sonck and Brecht De Groot | |
| 2020–2021 | Red Light | Red Light | Wouter Bouvijn and Anke Blondé | ||
| 2022 | Harmonica (E2, E3 & E4) | Harmonica | Belgian crew: producer | Josephine Bornebusch | |
| 2022–present | Chantal | Chantal | Producer | Jeroen Dumoulein and Senne Dehandschutter (season 2) | |
| 2023 | 1985 | 1985 | Wouter Bouvijn and Willem Wallyn (screenwriter) | [12][13][14] | |
| 2023–present | Thuis | Thuis | Producent | Various directors including Lars Goeyvaerts, Rik Daniëls, Douglas Boswell, Marianne Devriese, Lien Willaert, Toon Slembrouck, Hendrik Moonen and Kim Van Oeteren | [1] |
| 2023 | The Twelve – The Cinderella Murder | De twaalf – De Assepoestermoord | Producer | Kaat Beels | |
| 2023 | Splinter | Splinter | Brecht De Groot | ||
| 2024 | Styx | Styx | Jeroen Dumoulein | ||
| 2024, 2026 | Juliet | Juliet | Anke Blondé | ||
| 2024–present | The Council of Soekie | De Raad van Soekie | Brecht De Groot | ||
| 2024 | Unresolved | Onopgelost | Co-executive producer | Thomas Korthals Altes and André van Duren | |
| 2025 | Oh, Otto! | Oh, Otto! | Producer | Stijn Van Kerkhoven | |
| 2025 | United | United | Nathalie Lippens | ||
| 2026–present | Memory of a Killer | Memory of a Killer | Executive producer | Daniel Minahan, David Petrarca, Toa Fraser, John Fawcett, Rebecca Rodriguez | [3][4][5] |
| 2026 | Tummy Tom and the Lost Teddy Bear | Dikkie Dik en de Verdwenen Knuffel | Co-producer | Joost van den Bosch and Erik Verkerk | |
| 2026 | Tummy Tom: A New Friend for Tummy Tom | Dikkie Dik 2: Een nieuwe vriend voor Dikkie Dik | |||
| 2026 | The Twelve – The Botox Murders | De twaalf – De Botoxmoorden | Producer | Brecht De Groot |
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