Born in Brussels in 1979, Vanja D'Alcantara obtained a Master's degree in History at the University of Brussels (ULB), followed by a Master's degree in Film Directing at RITCS. To complete her education, she flew to New York and attended a one-year program at the New York University (NYC) Screenwriting Conservatory. From one trip to the next, she developed various projects and in 2004, she directed and produced her first documentary La Tercera Vida (The Third Life), shot entirely in a prison in Spain.
In 2006, she directed Granitsa, a short film.
Beyond the steppes, her first feature film (2010), tells the intimate story of a young Polish woman deported to Central Asia at the beginning of World War II.
She then directed The Regular Heart (2016), shot in part in Japan.
Cap Farewell is her third film. She is also writing the adaptation of the book Nobody is afraid of people who smile by Véronique Ovaldé.
FILMOGRAPHY
The Tercera Vida (documentary, 2004)Prix Europa 2005 (Berlin) + many other international festivals. Granitsa (fiction CM, 2007)Competition Leopards of tomorrow" at Locarno Film Festival 2007 + selection in more than 50 international festivals.
Beyond the steppes (fiction LM, 2010)Official competition Locarno Film Festival 2010 (Jury price) + Best Director Award in Japan.
The regular heart (fiction LM, 2016)Released in FR, BE, CA, JP, China and Taiwan.