User:Sunshineisles2/Bavo Defurne

Bavo Defurne (born 1971) is a Belgian filmmaker.

Defurne was born in Ghent and grew up in Ostend. He studied at the LUCA School of Arts in Brussels. His filmmaking career began the 1990s, with a series of short films. His 1999 film Campfire has been screened in Belgian schools to teach students about LGBT issues. Defurne's first feature film, North Sea Texas, based off the novel Nooit gaat dit over by Andre Sollie, was released in 2011 and was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award in 2013. His second feature film, Souvenir, starred Isabelle Huppert, and was released in 2016.

Defurne frequently collaborates with his husband, fellow filmmaker Yves Verbraeken. He has worked as a screenwriting instructor and visual artist.