---
name: "Ruben Impens"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ruben-impens"
fi1m_id: "ruben-impens"
imdb_id: "nm0408249"
tmdb_id: 1057377
wikidata_id: "Q15881497"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "31 March 1971"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-03T00:19:03.684036+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."
---

# Ruben Impens

## Identity

Ruben Impens

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ruben-impens
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ruben-impens
- **IMDb ID:** nm0408249
- **TMDB ID:** 1057377
- **Wikidata ID:** Q15881497
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruben_Impens, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15881497, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0408249/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1057377

Cinematographer. Born 31 March 1971 in Ghent, Belgium.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 31 March 1971, Ghent, Belgium
- **Active:** 2011–present
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 74 (2), 2020s 74 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 76 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Horror 1, Mystery 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $37m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruben_Impens, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15881497, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0408249/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1057377

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Black Mirror*](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md) (81)
- **Tubi:** [*Titane*](https://film.one/film/titane.md) (74)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Beautiful Boy*](https://film.one/film/beautiful-boy.md) (68)

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

## Biography

Ruben Impens is a Belgian cinematographer. He is best known for his collaborations with directors Felix van Groeningen and Julia Ducournau, having worked as director of photography on all of their feature films.

He has also worked on documentaries, short films and television programmes, including an episode of *Black Mirror* (2016). Impens received the Kodak Award for Best Cinematography at the Hamptons International Film Festival for *The Misfortunates* (2009), the Ensor Award for Best Cinematography for *The Broken Circle Breakdown* (2012) and the Magritte Award for Best Cinematography for *Titane* (2021). In 2022 he was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Titane* (2021), Fi1m 74, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/titane.md)
- *Beautiful Boy* (2018), Fi1m 68, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/beautiful-boy.md)
- *Black Mirror* (2011), Fi1m 81, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md)

## Complete filmography (35)

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

- *Let Love In* (2026), Cinematography
- *Alpha* (2025), Director of Photography
- *A Flower of Mine* (2024), Director of Photography
- *Animale* (2024), Director of Photography
- *The Eight Mountains* (2022), Director of Photography
- *Titane* (2021), Director of Photography — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/titane.md)
- *Dirty God* (2019), Director of Photography
- *The Mustang* (2019), Director of Photography
- *Beautiful Boy* (2018), Director of Photography — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/beautiful-boy.md)
- *Zagros* (2017), Director of Photography
- *Raw* (2017), Director of Photography
- *Kokoro* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Belgica* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Café Derby* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Groenland* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Marry Me* (2015), Director of Photography
- *The Sky Above Us* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Cadet* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Brasserie Romance* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Offline* (2012), Director of Photography
- *The Broken Circle Breakdown* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Black Mirror* (2011), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md)
- *Code 37* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Dagen van gras* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Turquoise* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Beyond the Steppes* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Oxygen* (2010), Director of Photography
- *The Misfortunates* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Moscow, Belgium* (2008), Director of Photography
- *With Friends Like These* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Bluebird* (2004), as Focus Puller
- *Steve + Sky* (2004), Director of Photography
- *50CC* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Little Crumb* (1999), as Clapper Loader
- *The Custom of the Country*, Director of Photography

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