World Builders

After a year in the making, director Jef Boes unveils the Director’s Cut of his latest film for Jan De Nul Group.

Shot across Belgium, Senegal and Dubai, the film reimagines the traditional company portrait through a documentary lens. Rather than focusing on scale alone, it turns its attention to the people behind the projects, the engineers, captains, technicians and specialists shaping water, land and energy around the world.

What emerged was a story shaped by contrasts. Monumental operations that depend on the smallest details. Advanced technology guided by human intuition. Global ambitions built through craftsmanship, expertise and dedication. Throughout the film, these contrasts became a recurring theme. Moving between macro and micro. Between vast landscapes and intimate human moments. Between the forces of nature and the people working alongside them.

The result is a film that feels less like a traditional company film and more like an immersive journey into a rarely seen reality.

“As I spent more time with Jan De Nul, I realised this wasn’t a story about machines, vessels or infrastructure. It was a story about people. People who think in generations rather than projects.”

— Jef Boes
Produced by ILA, the film offers a cinematic interpretation of Jan De Nul’s renewed brand story, developed by Base Design. The concept and screenplay were developed by Jef Boes and ILA, with post-production by Frames and sound by Raygun.