Yan writes and directs for the screen, stage and other media.

At the age of ten he started acting at the local drama school and has always kept in touch with theatre ever since; both on-stage and off-stage.

From age eighteen he also started working in various positions on commercials and series, as well as short and feature films.

He studied visual arts, performing arts and (comparative) literature at Ghent University and the University of Lincoln.

In addition to his filmmaking, he works as a projectionist at Sphinx Cinema and as a distributor at ND Pictures.