Leni Huyghe is a Brussel-based independent filmmaker, born & raised in Gent, Belgium (1986). Her qualifications include a Master in Audiovisual Arts (LUCA Brussels), along with a Master in International Relations (University of Ghent). Leni is also a Berlinale Talent alumna. Though she also has experience in documentary and experimental film making, fiction is Leni’s main focus. She made five acclaimed shorts which gathered several prizes and travelled to international film festivals such as Cinéfondation Cannes, Visions du Réel and Palm Springs amongst many others. She recently finished a documentary about the Covid crisis at elderly homes for the Belgian public broadcaster Canvas. Leni has been working together with producer Elisa Heene (Mirage) on several projects, including the second season of Hacked (2023), a web series for adolescents, her debut fiction feature film, Real Faces (2025) and is working on her second fiction feature film.