Kristian Van der Heyden

Career overview

Kristian Van der Heyden is a producer born in Wilrijk, Belgium, and raised in Zurenborg. Before establishing his production company, Harald House Belgium, in 2016, he spent eight years in Los Angeles working as a writer, producer, and actor. His early training included two years of study at Studio Amusement, now known as Studio A, where he focused on acting and production for television.

His production work often centers on social challenges within diverse communities and cultures. In 2019, he produced the documentary A Punk Daydream, which explores the street punk culture of Indonesia and premiered at the Rotterdam Film Festival. He also produced Slave Island, a co-production involving Belgium, Estonia, Taiwan, and Italy that examines the subject of present-day slavery on a remote Indonesian island. This project premiered at the Movies That Matter festival in 2025. Additionally, he is associated with the documentary Fiore Mio, which covers life in the Aosta Mountains and was directed by Paolo Cognetti. Throughout his career, Van der Heyden has maintained a focus on international collaborations and thematic storytelling.