Miwako Van Weyenberg is a Belgian-Japanese director and screenwriter based in Brussels. Her work delves into themes of identity and belonging, exploring the quiet complexities of human relationships - often through intimate portrayals of family dynamics and cross-cultural experiences.
She has written and directed one feature film and three short films. She studied film at the Royal Institute for Theatre, Cinema and Sound (RITCS) in Brussels, and her bachelor graduation film Hitorikko (2014) earned her the VAF Wildcard, helping launch her professional career. This was followed by Il Faisait Noir (2015) and Summer Rain (2017), which screened at international festivals including Cork and Thessaloniki.
Her debut feature film Soft Leaves premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2025 in the Big Screen Competition and was distributed theatrically in Belgium and the Netherlands by Cinéart.
Miwako is currently developing her second feature film, Summer Echo.