Robrecht Heyvaert

{{short description|Belgian cinematographer}}

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Robrecht Heyvaert is a Belgian cinematographer. He is best known for his work on features including Bad Boys for Life, Revenge and Black and TV series like Ms. Marvel and Snowfall.{{cite web |title=Cinematograaf Robrecht Heyvaert blikte met ‘Bad Boys for Life’ dé kaskraker van 2020 in |url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20210106_95705307 |access-date=30 March 2022|date=7 January 2021}}{{cite web |title=Drukke tijden voor Robrecht Heyvaert |url=https://www.cinevox.be/nl/drukke-tijden-voor-robrecht-heyvaert/ |access-date=11 March 2022|date=18 July 2018}}{{cite web |title="Tijdens het draaien bood Mel Gibson me een job aan": zonder cameraman Robrecht Heyvaert geen ‘Bad Boys for Life’ |url=https://www.hln.be/film/tijdens-het-draaien-bood-mel-gibson-me-een-job-aan-zonder-cameraman-robrecht-heyvaert-geen-bad-boys-for-life~a4a90553/ |access-date=30 March 2022|date=24 January 2020}}{{cite web |title='Bad Boys'-cameraman: ‘Ik word aangetrokken door uitdagingen die angst inboezemen' |url=https://www.tijd.be/cultuur/film/bad-boys-cameraman-ik-word-aangetrokken-door-uitdagingen-die-angst-inboezemen/10200376.html |access-date=30 March 2022|date=19 January 2020}}{{cite web |title=Filmfestival Oostende onthult duizelingwekkende dosis prijzen |url=https://vertigoweb.be/filmfestival-oostende-onthult-duizelingwekkende-dosis-prijzen/ |access-date=11 March 2022|date=19 January 2020}}{{cite web |title=‘Bad Boys For Life’ cinematographer Robrecht Heyvaert : Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are experts in comedy and action |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/interview-robrecht-heyvaert-cinematographer-bad-boys-for-life-sony-pictures-2020/article30710509.ece |access-date=11 March 2022|date=1 February 2020}}

He collaborated with director Robin Pront on The Ardennes (2015), for which he received the Best Cinematography Award at the Ensor Awards.{{cite web |title=Robrecht Heyvaert on The Belgian Society of Cinematographers |url=http://www.sbcine.be/?p=7119 |access-date=11 March 2022|date=3 March 2016}} They teamed up again on Zillion in 2022{{cite web |title=Robin Pront - Director of Zillion |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/interview/432422/ |access-date=2 November 2022|date=26 October 2022}}

He also was nominated thrice for the Best Cinematography Award at the Ensor Awards.{{cite web |title=The Ardennes wins big at the 2016 Ensors |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/317723/ |access-date=11 March 2022|date=19 October 2016}} Heyvaert has collaborated with directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah on 3 Belgian features Gangsta (2018), Black (2015) and Image (2014), before working together on Bad Boys for Life.{{cite web |title=De Belgische cameraman voor wie Adil en Bilall dwars gingen liggen |url=https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20200120_04813549 |access-date=11 March 2022|date=20 January 2020}}

His TV work includes Snowfall (TV series) for which he worked on the pilot{{cite web |title=Adil El Arbi et Bilall Fallah vont realiser un episode pilote de la serie snowfall |url=https://www.lalibre.be/culture/cinema/2016/05/10/adil-el-arbi-et-bilall-fallah-vont-realiser-un-episode-pilote-de-la-serie-us-snowfall-YOXCZ2COTJBWVOJJRKWVND54EQ |access-date=2 November 2022|date=10 May 2016}} and the Disney+ series Ms. Marvel.