after graduating in 2011 from IAD, denis assisted many renowned film editors from belgium, france, UK and USa, and went on editing shorts, music videos, documentaries, animation and feature films for a decade, supporting unique voices from belgian and french cinema.
in the post-covid era, denis transitioned from the european arthouse scene to the advertising scene in the Mena region, where his cinematic foundations and his never ending curiosity helped shaping campaigns for a wide audience. he’s cut commercial films for mercedes-benz, Kfc, fifa, porsche, chevrolet, puma, pullman hotels, lg, coca-cola, seaworld among others.
in 2025, the Loeries Awards, in South Africa, Named Him 10th Best editor in their annual top 15 for the mea Market. He went on the same year winning a Gold for Best Editing at both the Dubai Lynx (UAE) and the Telly Awards (USA).
He has collaborated with directors Such as Gonzalo Oliveró, Brendan Vaughan, Jason Bock, Pablo Oliveró, Anh Vu, Wilfrid brimo, Jan Wentz, jackson tisi and james f. coton among others.
Denis is currently based between dubai, UAE and Brussels, Belgium.
ADVERTISING AWARDS
🇺🇸 30TH WEBBY AWARDS – HONOREE for Editing “DUBAI RETAIL”, 2026
🇺🇸 46TH TELLY AWARDS – GOLD for Editing “LIWA: THE DESERT’s GRAND STAGE”, 2025
🇺🇸 46TH TELLY AWARDS – SILVER for Editing “EXPERIENCE ABU DHABI x LIU YIFEI”, 2025
🇦🇪 DUBAI LYNX – GOLD FOR EDITING “LIWA: THE DESERT’s GRAND STAGE”, 2025
🇦🇪 DUBAI LYNX – GOLD FILM CRAFT “WEGO: HOLIDAY”, 2024
🇿🇦 LOERIES AWARDS – SILVER - TV & CINEMA COMMERCIALS “WEGO: HOLIDAY”, 2024
FILM AWARDS
🇨🇳 Silk Road International Film Festival – Best Film “CLENCHED FIST”, 2024
🇺🇸 Lighthouse International Film Festival – Jury Award “CLENCHED FIST”, 2024
🇸🇪 BUFF International Film Festival MalmO – BEST FILM “CLENCHED FIST”, 2024
🇧🇬 Golden Linden International Film Festival - BEST DIRECTO + BEST ACTOR "“CLENCHED FIST”, 2024
🇫🇷 LUMIERE AWARDS – BEST ANIMATED FILM “NO DOGS OR ITALIANS ALLOWED”, 2024
🇩🇰 OUTPUT FILM FESTIVAL – BEST FILM “ JUST MARRIED”, 2024
🇨🇦 VAUGHAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – BEST FILM “JUST MARRIED”, 2023
🇺🇸 Nuovo Cinema Italiano Film Festival - JURY PRIZE “NO DOGS OR ITALIANS ALLOWED”, 2023
🌎 INTERNATIONAL CINEPHILE SOCIETY - BEST ANIMATED FILM "NO DOGS OR ITALIANS ALLOWED”, 2023
🇨🇭 FIFAD – NARRATION PRIZE "NO DOGS OR ITALIANS ALLOWED”, 2023
🇯🇵 Tokyo Anime Award – GRAND PRIZE "NO DOGS OR ITALIANS ALLOWED”, 2023
🇪🇸 BILBAO FANTASY FILM FESTIVAL – AUDIENCE AWARD “NO DOGS OR ITALIANS ALLOWED”, 2023
🇧🇪 BRUSSELS INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL (ANIMA) – AUDIENCE AWARD “NO DOGS OR ITALIANS ALLOWED”, 2023
🇪🇺 European Film Awards – BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM “NO DOGS OR ITALIANS ALLOWED”, 2022
🇫🇷 Annecy International Film Festival – JURY AWARD “NO DOGS OR ITALIANS ALLOWED”, 2022
🇰🇷 Bucheon International Animation Film Festival – GRAND PRIZE “NO DOGS OR ITALIANS ALLOWED”, 2022
🇧🇪 CINEMAMED – BEST FEATURE FILM “NO DOGS OR ITALIANS ALLOWED”, 2022
🇮🇹 TORINO FILM FESTIVAL – GANDHI’S GLASSES AWARD “NO DOGS OR ITALIANS ALLOWED”, 2022
🇺🇸 QUEEN PALM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – BEST SHORT FILM “CHAIR AMOUR”, 2020
🇨🇴 FICMARC - BEST SHORT “CHAIR AMOUR”, 2020
🇪🇸 LESGAICINEMAD MADRID INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – BEST SHORT FILM “CHAIR AMOUR”, 2019
🇬🇧 AFRICA IN MOTION – AUDIENCE AWARD “MAMA BOBO”, 2019
🇫🇷 Grenoble Short Film Festival – Grand Prize “MAMA BOBO”, 2018
🇲🇬 Rencontres du film court Madagascar – CRITICS’ PRIZE “MAMA BOBO”, 2018
🇨🇾 CYPRUS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – GOLDEN APHRODITE “QUANTUM SATORI”, 2017
🇪🇬 EL GOUNA Film Festival – BRONZE STAR “MAMA BOBO”, 2017
🇵🇹 FEST ESPINHO – SILVER LYNX “ALPHONSINE”, 2016
🇺🇸 ATLANTA DOCUFEST – BEST FOREIGN DOCUMENTARY SHORT “ ALPHONSINE”, 2016
🇫🇷 LE COURT EN DIT LONG – BEST SHORT FILM “VERTIGES”, 2015
🇧🇪 FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM FRANCOPHONE – AUDIENCE AWARD “VERTIGES”, 2014
CLIENTS: AMAZON, CHEVROLET, COCA COLA, DCT ABU DHABI, DISCOVERY WARNER BROS, DUBAI RETAIL, ETISALAT, FIFA, FIFF, FIRST ABU DHABI BANK (FAB), FLOWARD, GOODY, HSBC, ING, KIA, LG, MERCEDES BENZ, MERAAS, NISSAN, PEPSI, PORSCHE, PUMA, QATAR NATIONAL BANK (QNB), QATAR RED CRESCENT (QRSC), SEAWORLD ABU DHABI, SAUDI TELECOM COMPANY (STC), TOMORROWLAND, UNITED DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (UDC), WEGO