Gilles Coulier (born 30 October 1986) is a Belgian director/scriptwriter and producer known for the film 'Cargo' (2017) and the television series 'De Dag' ('The Day') and 'Bevergem' ('The Natives'). Coulier studied Audiovisual Arts at the Sint-Lukas Brussels University College of Art and Design. Graduation film of the 3rd Bachelor year was the Short film 'Iceland'.This short was selected for the 2010 Cannes Film Festival in the Cinefondation section, Abu Dhabi Film Festival and the Leeds Film Festival. 'Iceland' won a 'Flemish Film Fund' Wildcard in 2010 for Best Fiction Short at the International Shortfilm Festival of Leuven in December 2009 and the Sabam Prize for Best Belgian Short at the FIFIB Brussels. The film was shot in Ostend and tells the story of an ex-prisoner trying to pick up life. The shortfilm 'Paroles' was nominated for several International Film Festivals and was the Jury Prize Winner at the International Shortfilm Festival of Leuven in December 2010.The film was shot in Ostend and tells the story of 2 brothers in search of their father. Coulier graduated in September 2011 and used the 'Flemish Film Fund Wildcard' to create his first professional short 'Mont Blanc'. This short was produced by Dirk Impens for Menuet Films and was coached by Felix Van Groeninge... ()