Praised by the London and the New York Times as “an eccentric rollercoaster ride through history,” JOHAN GRIMONPREZ’ film Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y (1997), —an exploration into the annals of airplane hijacking, garnered ‘best director’ awards at the SAN FRANSISCO FF and TORONTO. Since its acclaimed premiere at CENTRE GEORGES POMPIDOU (Paris) and DOCUMENTA X (Kassel), the film has toured worldwide. The DVD, accompanied by contributions from DON DELILLO and SLAVOJ ZIZEK, is released by OTHER CINEMA (San Francisco), and in distribution with FACETS/MULTIMEDIA (Chicago) and IMAGEFORUM (Tokyo).

Curatorial projects were host at major exhibitions and museums worldwide such as the WHITNEY MUSEUM (New York) and TATE MODERN (London); and amongst numerous collections they reside at the CENTRE GEORGES POMPIDOU (Paris), the KANAZAWA ART MUSEUM (Japan), and the NATIONALGALLERIE AM HAMBURGER BAHNHOF (Berlin). Acquisitioned by NBC Universal (New York), ARTE TV (Germany/France), and Channel 4 (UK), his productions traveled the main festival circuit from TELLURIDE, TOKYO to BERLIN. He is published with Hatje/Cantz (Germany) and spends his time between New York and Brussels.

Grimonprez’ feature length DOUBLE TAKE, an adaptation of a J.L.BORGES’ story, portrays a world of doppelgangers, starring professional Hitchcock look-alike RON BURRAGE. Now in post-production at ANNA SANDERS FILMS (Paris) it is planned to be released end of 2007. A first chapter, called LOOKING FOR ALFRED, premiered at the PHOTOGRAPHER’S GALLERY (London) and the PALAIS DES BEAUX-ARTS (Brussels), and went on to win a SPIRIT AWARD (New York), as well as the 1st prize at the ZKM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA AWARD 2005.