---
name: "Frank van den Eeden"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/frank-van-den-eeden"
fi1m_id: "frank-van-den-eeden"
imdb_id: "nm0886139"
tmdb_id: 1150106
wikidata_id: "Q1914035"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "14 May 1971"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-25T10:07:39.919379+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Frank van den Eeden

## Identity

Frank van den Eeden

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/frank-van-den-eeden
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** frank-van-den-eeden
- **IMDb ID:** nm0886139
- **TMDB ID:** 1150106
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1914035
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1914035, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0886139/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1150106

Cinematographer. Born 14 May 1971 in Netherlands.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 14 May 1971, Netherlands
- **Active:** 2022–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Angelo Tijssens](https://film.one/person/angelo-tijssens.md), [Lukas Dhont](https://film.one/person/lukas-dhont.md), [Michiel Dhont](https://film.one/person/michiel-dhont.md)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 76 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Romance 1, War 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $16m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1914035, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0886139/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1150106

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Small Things Like These*](https://film.one/film/small-things-like-these.md) (79)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Frank van den Eeden is a Dutch cinematographer. Born in 1971, he studied at Hogeschool Sint-Lukas Brussel, initially in directing before switching to camera work.

He has collaborated with directors including Lukas Dhont, Fien Troch and Tim Mielants. His credits include *Close* (2022), *Girl* (2018), *Small Things Like These* (2024) and earlier films such as *The Invader* (2012). In 2014 he received the Culture Award of Flanders for Film.

*Sources: imdb.com, frankvandeneeden.com, nl.wikipedia.org, wikidata.org.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Coward* (2026), Fi1m 66, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/coward.md)
- *Small Things Like These* (2024), Fi1m 79, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/small-things-like-these.md)
- *Close* (2022), Fi1m 75, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/close.md)

## Complete filmography (38)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Coward* (2026), Director of Photography — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/coward.md)
- *The Wolf, the Fox, and the Leopard* (2026), Director of Photography
- *Whitetail* (2026), Director of Photography
- *Dust* (2026), Director of Photography
- *The Garden of Earthly Delights* (2025), Director of Photography
- *Small Things Like These* (2024), Director of Photography — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/small-things-like-these.md)
- *Holly* (2023), Director of Photography
- *Close* (2022), Director of Photography — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/close.md)
- *Bo* (2022), Director of Photography
- *Animals* (2022), Director of Photography
- *Nobody Has to Know* (2022), Director of Photography
- *Patrick* (2019), Director of Photography
- *Girl* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Cobain* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Past Imperfect* (2017), Director of Photography
- *Waldstille* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Home* (2016), Director of Photography, Cinematography
- *Full Contact* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Zurich* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Flying Home* (2014), Director of Photography
- *The Treatment* (2014), Director of Photography
- *The Verdict* (2013), Director of Photography
- *It's All So Quiet* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Kid* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Milo* (2012), Director of Photography
- *The Invader* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Hotel Swooni* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Brownian Movement* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Dossier K.* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Unspoken* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Missing Persons Unit* (2007), Director of Photography
- *A Perfect Match* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Pillar* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Someone Else's Happiness* (2005), Director of Photography
- *The Sunflyers* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Fast Forward* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Team Spirit II* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Blinker en het Bagbag juweel* (2000), Director of Photography

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Golden Calf for Best Camera 2016: Golden Calf for Best Camera (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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