| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Born | 5 July 1942 Etterbeek, Belgium |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Field hockey |
Éric Van Beuren (born 5 July 1942) is a Belgian former field hockey player and film producer.
Involved in sport in the early part of his life, Van Beuren was a member of the Belgian national team that contested the men's field hockey tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He scored two goals in the tournament, both against Canada in the pool stage.
Later involved in cinema, he formed a production company in 1970 and was involved in a number of films including Souvenir of Gibraltar (1975), Marquis (1989), and Wild Side (2004). Also working in television, he was involved in the production of the children's TV series Téléchat. Van Beuren has acted as vice-president of the Union des Producteurs de Films Francophones (Union of Francophone Film Producers).
Car avant le cinéma, il y a eu le sport [..] il a fait partie de l'équipe belge aux Jeux olympiques de Tokyo en 1964 [..] il accompagne des projets très divers, du long métrage Souvenir of Gibraltar [..] à Marquis, œuvre radicale devenue culte.
En 1981, Eric Van Beuren obtient un accord de production [..] pour créer les 3 saisons de la série Téléchat [..] Eric Van Beuren ne s'est pas arrêté de travailler en 2000. Depuis, il a produit Odmazda (2001), Resist!: To Be With The Living (2004), Wild Side (2004) [..] Il est le vice-président de l'Union des Producteurs de Films Francophones [..] Eric Van Beuren était aussi un athlète. Il a participé aux Jeux Olympiques de Tokyo de 1964