Johan Grimonprez (b. 1962, Roeselare, Belgium) is a filmmaker and artist known for his essayistic films that interrogate the media, historical memory, and the construction of reality. Through montage and archival material, his works reflect on the geopolitical aftermath of the Cold War and the spectacle of fear in contemporary life. Grimonprez’s hybrid narratives—often blurring fact and fiction—explore the intersections of culture, technology, and ideology.

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Johan Grimonprez lives and works in Brussels. His films have premiered at the Sundance and Berlin Film Festivals and are part of collections at Tate Modern (London), Centre Pompidou (Paris), and the Whitney Museum (New York).