Peter Bouckaert

Peter Bouckaert is a Belgian film and television producer. He is the managing and creative director of Eyeworks Film & TV Drama (Belgium).

Peter Bouckaert began his career in 1990 as a Press Officer at the Flanders International Film Festival-Ghent. Ten years later, he created a DVD collection of Vlaamse Filmklassiekers for Eyeworks Film & TV Drama, then still known as MMG.

In 2003, he produced Ter Duinen, a historical short film directed by Stijn Coninx. That same year, he co-produced The Alzheimer Case, based on the novel De zaak Alzheimer by Jef Geeraerts and directed by Erik Van Looy. The movie has a big cast which include Jan Decleir, Koen De Bouw and Werner De Smedt. Bouckaert later produced the sequels Dossier K. (2009) and Het tweede gelaat (2017), both directed by Jan Verheyen. All the three movies are part of the Vincke & Verstuyft trilogy. Bouckaert produced the films Stormforce (original Dutch title: Windkracht 10: Koksijde Rescue) (2006), which was directed by Hans Herbots and based on the Flemish TV series Windkracht 10 (1997–1998), Blind (2007) by Tamar van den Dop and the Jan Verheyen's films Vermist (2007) and Los (2008) with the former been the pilot of the Flemish crime drama series Vermist (2008–2016).

In the 2000s, he co-produced Bloedbruiloft (2005) directed by Dominique Deruddere, the Dutch-Belgian Sinterklaas films Winky's Horse (Dutch: Het Paard van Sinterklaas) (2005) and the sequel Where Is Winky's Horse? (Dutch: Waar is het paard van Sinterklaas?) (2007) and Sister Smile (original title: Sœur Sourire) (2009) by Stijn Coninx.

In 2006, filming began on Ben X, Nic Balthazar's directorial debut. This film had its world premiere at the Montreal World Film Festival, where Ben X won three awards. The film also won awards at the Middle East Festival in Abu Dhabi, the Palm Springs International Film Festival, the Sedona International Film Festival, and the International Istanbul Film Festival. Ben X was sold to 45 countries.

In the 2010s, the films Bouckaert produced include Zot van A. (2010) and The Verdict (Dutch: Het vonnis) (2013) by Jan Verheyen, Hotel Swooni (Dutch: Swooni) (2011) by Kaat Beels, Time of My Life (Dutch: Tot altijd) (2012) and Everybody Happy (2016) by Nic Balthazar, Marina (2013) by Stijn Coninx, Image (2014), the feature film directorial debut of Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, Belgian Rhapsody (original title: Brabançonne) (2014) by Vincent Bal, Lee & Cindy C. (2015) by Stany Crets, Achter de wolken (2016) by Cecilia Verheyden and based on the play of the same name by Michael De Cock, Blind Spot (Dutch: Dode hoek) (2017) by Nabil Ben Yadir and D5R: de film by Matthias Temmermans, which is part of the youth soap D5R (2014–2022).

In 2014, he produced the thriller The Treatment (Dutch: De Behandeling), directed by Herbots and based on the novel The Treatment (2001) by Mo Hayder. The film starred Geert Van Rampelberg as Nick Cafmeyer, based on the character Jack Caffery of the novel. A sequel Ritueel, based on the novel Ritual (2008), was released in 2022 with Herbots and Van Rampelberg both returning and Marie Vinck playing the lead role.

In 2018, Bouckaert produced the Stijn Coninx film Niet schieten (English: Don't shoot), a film about the final attack by the Brabant killers (French: Tueurs du Brabant, Dutch: Bende van Nijvel) on the Delhaize department store in Aalst on November 9, 1985.

In 2020s, he produced W817: 8eraf! (2021) by Pietje Horsten, the sequel of the youth sitcom W817 (1999–2003), Zeppos – Het Mercatorspoor (2022) by Douglas Boswell, based on the Flemish youth series Captain Zeppos (Dutch: Kapitein Zeppos) (1964–1969) and the thriller Nachtvlinders (2025) by Indra Siera and based on the novel Le monte-charge by Frédéric Dard.

Some of his co-productions include Bullhead (Dutch: Rundskop) (2011) by Michaël R. Roskam, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, &Me (2013), Labyrinthus (2014) by Boswell, Two Days, One Night (French: Deux jours, une nuit) (2014) and Tori and Lokita (French: Tori et Lokita) (2022) by the Dardenne brothers, The Ardennes (Dutch: D'Ardennen) (2015) by Robin Pront, Racer and the Jailbird (French: Le Fidèle) by Roskam and Patrick (Dutch: De Patrick) (2019) by Tim Mielants.

More recently, Bouckaert and Eyeworks worked on animated feature films. In 2019, he produced Urbanus: De vuilnisheld, based on the celebrity comic strip Urbanus (Dutch: De avonturen van Urbanus). He later co-produced Tummy Tom and the Lost Teddy Bear (Dutch: Dikkie Dik en de Verdwenen Knuffel) and the sequel Tummy Tom: A New Friend for Tummy Tom (Dutch: Dikkie Dik 2: Een nieuwe vriend voor Dikkie Dik) (both 2024) and Miss Moxy (2025). All the three are Dutch (and Belgian) animated films and the last three that were produced by Burny Bos before his death in 2023.

Bouckaert also produced several television series for various channels. For VIER, he produced the crime drama series Vermist (2008–2016), which is a follow-up of the film Vermist (2007).

For VRT 1 (formerly known as Eén), he (co-)produced Flikken (2002–2009), , Dubbelleven (2010, awarded best drama of 2010 at the Vlaamse Televisie Sterren 2011 (Dutch: Flemish Television Stars 2011)), De Ridder (2013–2016), Eigen Kweek (2013, 2016, 2019; the most-watched TV series of 2013 in Flanders) and its spin-off Chantal (2022–present) and Zie mij graag (English: Please, Love Me) (2017–2020, won the award in 2017 for Best Mini-series at the Seoul International Drama Awards).

For VTM, he produced David (2009–2010), Cordon (2014–2016), De Bunker (2015, 2022), Altijd Prijs (2015) and De infiltrant (2018).

For the children channel Ketnet, Bouckaert produced D5R (2014–2022). De Hoppers (2019–2021) and De Raad van Soekie (2024–present).

For the streaming service Streamz, he produced Niets Te Melden (2020), Styx (2024) and Oh, Otto! (2025).

He also produced Grenslanders (2019) and Red Light (2020–2021), which both are co-productions between Belgium and the Netherlands.

In 2019, the series Instaverliefd en Instagefikst were released. The two are internet series for Instagram by VRT and Kom op tegen Kanker (English: Stand up against Cancer).

One of his biggest TV productions is the anthology series The Twelve (Dutch: De twaalf) which has currently three seasons. The first season De twaalf – De Millenniummoord (English: The Twelve – The Millennium Murder), was broadcast on Eén in late 2019 and the beginning of 2020. The second season De twaalf – De Assepoestermoord (English: The Twelve – The Cinderella Murder), was broadcast on VRT 1 in fall 2023 and the upcoming third season De twaalf – De Botoxmoorden (English: The Twelve – The Botox Murders) was filmed in 2025 and had its world premiere at the Ostend Film Festival (2026). The season (which is a co-production between the Flemish broadcaster VRT and Walloon broadcaster RTBF) will be broadcast on Pickx+ in the summer of 2026 and then on VRT 1 and La Une in the autumn of 2026.

In 2023, Bouckaert produced the television mini-series 1985, the second project about the Brabant killers. The series is also a co-production between VRT and RTBF. The series was nominated for 14 Ensors at the 14th Ensor Awards, winning 10 Ensors including Best Fiction – Series. Later, the crime drama series Juliet was released with its first season in March 2024 and its second season in March 2026. The series takes place in De Haan.

In 2022, it was announced that Eyeworks will take over the production of the soap series Thuis from VRT due to general cost savings. The soap series is produced by Het Thuishuis, a subsidiary of Eyeworks Film & TV Drama. Around March and April 2023, the first episodes produced by Het Thuishuis aired on Eén just before the channel was renamed to VRT 1. Since then, Bouckaert is mentioned in the credits of every seasonfinale as Producent, apart from the returning producers.[ 1]

Bouckaert and Eyeworks also worked international with Bouckaert been an executive producer of the action thriller Memory (2022), starred Liam Neeson in the same role as Jan Decleir.[ 2] He was later executive producer of the American television series Memory of a Killer that premiered on Fox on January 25, 2026 and starring Patrick Dempsey.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] Both productions are based the novel De zaak Alzheimer by Jef Geeraerts and the previous adaptation The Alzheimer Case.

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