Les Arcs Film Festival 2023
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1. Asghar Farhadi
Writer | Forooshande
Asghar Farhadi was born in 1972 in Iran. He became interested in cinema in his teenage years and started his filmmaking education by joining the Youth Cinema Society of Esfahan in 1986 where he made 8mm and 16mm short films. He received his Bachelors in Theater from University of Tehran's School of...
2. Ruben Östlund
Director | Triangle of Sadness
Ruben Östlund was born on April 13, 1974 in Styrsö, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. He is a director and editor, known for Triangle of Sadness (2022), Force Majeure (2014) and The Square (2017). He was previously married to Andrea Östlund.
3. Bérénice Bejo
Actress | The Artist
Actress Bérénice Bejo was born in Buenos Aires, the daughter of Silvia De Paoli, a lawyer, and Miguel Bejo, a filmmaker. When she was three, Bejo's family relocated to Paris, France. She embarked on a successful acting career in the 1990s, with various roles in French television and film ...
4. Benoît Magimel
Actor | La pianiste
Son of a nurse and a bank employee, Benoît Magimel was born in Paris and grew up there. At age 12, he played Momo in Life Is a Long Quiet River (1988) by Étienne Chatiliez. He stopped his studies at age 16 to become an actor.
But he had a dual personality: on one hand the man of low budget films ...
5. Isabelle Huppert
Actress | Elle
Isabelle Huppert was born March 16, 1953, in Paris, France, but spent her childhood in Ville d'Avray. Encouraged by her mother Annick Huppert (who was a teacher of English), she followed the Conservatory of Versailles and won an acting prize for her work in Alfred de Musset's "Un caprice". She then...
6. Jonathan Cohen
Actor | The Beekeeper
Jonathan Cohen was born on June 16, 1980 in France. He is an actor and writer, known for The Beekeeper (2024), Army of Thieves (2021) and Family Business (2019).
7. Vincent Macaigne
Writer | Ce qu'il restera de nous
Vincent Macaigne was born on October 19, 1978 in Paris, France. He is an actor and writer, known for What We'll Leave Behind (2012), The Innocents (2016) and Dog (2017).
8. Benjamin Biolay
Actor | Personal Shopper
Benjamin Biolay was born on January 20, 1973 in Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, France. He is an actor and composer, known for Personal Shopper (2016), Something's Gotta Give (2003) and It's Complicated (2009). He was previously married to Chiara Mastroianni.
9. Michel Hazanavicius
Writer | The Artist
Michel Hazanavicius was born and raised in Paris, France. His grandparents were originally from Lithuania, but relocated to France in the 1920s. Hazanavicius attended art school, and moved on to work as a director for commercials and television projects. In 1999, he wrote and directed his first ...
10. Guillaume Gouix
Director | Amore mio
Guillaume Gouix grew up in the community of Cabriès, which is in the department Bouches-Du-Rhône, where he spent his childhood. After a brief appearance in a TV-movie he started to study acting at the Conservatory of Marseille. Later on he continued his studies at a regional drama school in Cannes,...
11. Joachim Lafosse
Director | L'économie du couple
Joachim Lafosse was born on January 18, 1975 in Uccle, Belgium. He is a director and writer, known for After Love (2016), Our Children (2012) and The White Knights (2015).
12. Panayotis Pascot
Writer | Les petits meurtres d'Agatha Christie
Panayotis Pascot was born on August 9, 1998 in Saint-Étienne, France. He is an actor and writer, known for Les petits meurtres d'Agatha Christie (2009), Didier #4 - assistant du Père-Noël (2018) and Didier #2: Meurt Demain (2018).
13. Vincent Lacoste
Actor | Plaire, aimer et courir vite
Vincent Lacoste was born on July 3, 1993 in Paris, France. He is an actor, known for Sorry Angel (2018), Les beaux gosses (2009) and Along Came Love (2023).
14. Alice Rohrwacher
Director | Lazzaro felice
Alice Rohrwacher was born on December 29, 1981 in Fiesole, Tuscany, Italy. She is a director and writer, known for Happy as Lazzaro (2018), La Chimera (2023) and The Wonders (2014).
15. Xavier Legrand
Director | Jusqu'à la garde
Xavier Legrand was born on March 28, 1979 in Melun, Seine-et-Marne, France. He is an actor and director, known for Custody (2017), Just Before Losing Everything (2013) and The Successor (2023).
16. Rebecca Marder
Actress | De grandes espérances
Rebecca Marder was born on April 10, 1995 in Paris, France. She is an actress, known for Grand Expectations (2022), A Radiant Girl (2021) and The Great Magic (2022).
17. Luc Jacquet
Director | La marche de l'empereur
Luc Jacquet was born on December 5, 1967 in Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, France. He is a director and writer, known for March of the Penguins (2005), Antarctica: Ice and Sky (2015) and Il était une forêt (2013).
18. José Garcia
Actor | Bastille Day
José Garcia was born on March 17, 1966 in Paris, France. He is an actor and writer, known for Bastille Day (2016), Now You See Me (2013) and The Ax (2005). He is married to Isabelle Doval. They have two children.
19. Erwan Le Duc
Director | Perdrix
Erwan Le Duc is known for The Bare Necessity (2019), The Virgin Soldier (2016) and No Love Lost (2023).
20. Fanny Sidney
Actress | L'ennemi public n°1
Fanny Sidney was born on April 5, 1987 in Paris, France. She is an actress and director, known for Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 (2008), Madame petite (2015) and Populaire (2012).
21. Cédric Kahn
Writer | Le procès Goldman
Cédric Kahn was born on June 17, 1966 in Fontenay-aux-Roses, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He is an actor and writer, known for The Goldman Case (2023), Too Much Happiness (1994) and The Prayer (2018).
22. Alex Lutz
Actor | Guy
Alex Lutz was born on August 25, 1978 in Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. He is an actor and writer, known for Guy (2018), Strangers by Night (2023) and Le talent de mes amis (2015).
23. Nadia Tereszkiewicz
Actress | Les Amandiers
Nadia Tereszkiewicz was born on May 24, 1996 in Versailles, Yvelines, France. She is an actress, known for Forever Young (2022), Only the Animals (2019) and Rosalie (2023).
24. Thomas Cailley
Writer | Le règne animal
Thomas Cailley was born on April 29, 1980 in Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, France. He is a writer and director, known for The Animal Kingdom (2023), Love at First Fight (2014) and Ad Vitam (2018).
25. Jeanne Balibar
Actress | Les misérables
When she was a child, Jeanne Balibar wanted to be a dancer. She was already attracted by the stage and the show and admired great opera singers like Maria Callas. As she was going to take the last exam for becoming a lecturer, she decided not to go to the exam but to take an exam to become a stage ...
26. Delphine Girard
Director | Une soeur
Delphine Girard is known for A Sister (2018), Through the Night (2023) and Monstre (2014).
27. Jérôme Niel
Actor | Les tutos
Jérôme Niel is known for Les tutos (2013), Studio Bagel - La Collection (2018) and Camille chez le médecin (Les Tutos) (2016).
28. Céleste Brunnquell
Actress | En thérapie
Céleste Brunnquell is known for En thérapie (2021), No Love Lost (2023) and The Dazzled (2019).
29. Nahuel Pérez Biscayart
Actor | Glue
Nahuel Pérez Biscayart was born on March 6, 1986 in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina. He is an actor and producer, known for Glue (2006), Persian Lessons (2020) and 120 BPM (2017).
30. Cédric Klapisch
Director | L'auberge espagnole
Cédric Klapisch was born on September 4, 1961 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He is a director and actor, known for The Spanish Apartment (2002), Rise (2022) and Family Resemblances (1996). He has been married to Lola Doillon since 2002. They have one child.
31. Fien Troch
Director | Home
Fien Troch was born on May 11, 1978 in Londerzeel, Flanders, Belgium. She is a director and writer, known for Home (2016), Someone Else's Happiness (2005) and Kid (2012). She is married to Nico Leunen. They have one child.
32. Alix Delaporte
Writer | Angèle et Tony
Alix Delaporte was born in 1969 in Chatou, Yvelines, France. She is a writer and director, known for Angel & Tony (2010), The Last Hammer Blow (2014) and Fortunes (2008).
33. Romain Duris
Actor | De battre mon coeur s'est arrêté
Appealing actor Romain Duris is the exact example of those who arrived in the movie industry by chance, and to stardom without really desiring it. Discovered by a casting director while he was waiting in front of a high school in Paris, he was offered a role. Between popular successes such as Good ...
34. Victoria Musiedlak
Writer | Première affaire
Victoria Musiedlak is known for Première affaire (2023), L'affaire du siecle (2018) and A Capital Case (2018).
35. Roschdy Zem
Actor | The Cold Light of Day
Roschdy Zem was born on September 28, 1965 in Gennevilliers, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France. He is an actor and director, known for The Cold Light of Day (2012), Chocolat (2016) and Mauvaise foi (2006).
36. Ilker Çatak
Director | Das Lehrerzimmer
Ilker Çatak was born on January 11, 1984 in Berlin, Germany. He is a director and writer, known for The Teachers' Lounge (2023), I Was, I Am, I Will Be (2019) and Fidelity (2014).
37. Noée Abita
Actress | Slalom
Noée Abita was born on March 18, 1999 in Aix-en-Provence, France. She is an actress, known for Slalom (2020), Sink or Swim (2018) and Ava (2017).
38. Sébastien Lifshitz
Director | Wild Side
Sébastien Lifshitz was born on January 21, 1968 in Paris, France. He is a director and writer, known for Wild Side (2004), Little Girl (2020) and Casa Susanna (2022).
39. Christine Angot
Writer | Une famille
Christine Angot is known for Une famille (2024), Both Sides of the Blade (2022) and Let the Sunshine In (2017).
40. Mona Achache
Director | Le Hérisson
Mona Achache was born on March 18, 1981. She is a director and writer, known for The Hedgehog (2009), Suzanne (2005) and Defendant (2015).
41. Stéphanie Di Giusto
Director | Rosalie
Stéphanie Di Giusto is known for Rosalie (2023) and The Dancer (2016).
42. Cyrille Aufort
Composer | En kongelig affære
2018 Award for the Best Outstanding Music Composition for A Limited Series, Movie Or Special at the 70th Emmy Awards for the Original Music of the Documentary Film "March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step" by Luc Jacquet.
Winner of many prizes from both Paris and Lyon Music Academies, Cyrille Aufort ...
43. Julien Carpentier
Director | La vie de ma mère
Julien Carpentier is known for La vie de ma mère (2023), Mon héritage (2020) and Le bon rôle (2021).
44. Élise Girard
Director | Sidonie au Japon
Élise Girard is known for Sidonie in Japan (2023), Strange Birds (2017) and Belleville-Tokyo (2010).
45. Xavier Beauvois
Writer | Des hommes et des dieux
Xavier Beauvois was born on March 20, 1967 in Auchel, Pas-de-Calais, France. He is an actor and writer, known for Of Gods and Men (2010), North (1991) and Don't Forget You're Going to Die (1995).
46. Sébastien Vanicek
Director | Vermines
Sébastien Vanicek is known for Infested (2023), Crocs (2018) and Mayday (2015).
47. Théo Christine
Actor | Gran Turismo
Théo Christine is known for Gran Turismo (2023), How I Became a Super Hero (2020) and Play (2019).
48. Finnegan Oldfield
Actor | Nocturama
Finnegan Oldfield was born on January 10, 1991 in Lewes, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Nocturama (2016), Bang Gang: A Modern Love Story (2015) and Reinventing Marvin (2017).
49. Arieh Worthalter
Actor | Le procès Goldman
Arieh Worthalter was born on March 25, 1985 in Paris, France. He is an actor, known for The Goldman Case (2023), Bastille Day (2016) and Girl (2018).
50. Pierre Lottin
Actor | Polar Park
Pierre Lottin was born on June 20, 1989 in Issy-les-Moulineaux, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He is an actor, known for Polar Park (2023), Remember (2017) and The Night of the 12th (2022).
51. Alice Isaaz
Actress | La cage dorée
Alice Isaaz was born on July 26, 1991 in Bordeaux, France. She is an actress, known for The Gilded Cage (2013), Elle (2016) and Smart Ass (2014).
52. Frieda Barnhard
Actress | Kiddo
Frieda Barnhard is one of the most promising Dutch actresses of her generation. She starred in series such as Dag & Nacht (NPO, 2023), Bestseller Boy (NPO, 2022), Ares (Netflix, 2020) and Judas (Videoland, 2019). Frieda featured in films such as Kiddo (2023), Lost Transport (2022), Nr. 10 (2021) & ...
53. Olivia Ross
Actress | The Old Guard
Olivia Ross was born on April 28, 1992 in Paris, France. She is an actress, known for The Old Guard (2020), Personal Shopper (2016) and Shakespeare's Globe: A Midsummer Night's Dream (2014).
54. Xavier Seron
Writer | Je me tue à le dire
Xavier Seron is known for Death by Death (2015), Le crabe (2007) and The Black Bear (2015).
55. Hugo Becker
Actor | L'assaut
Becker attended the Conservatory of dramatic art in France, the court Florent (Olga Hörstig Prize) and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art of London.
He was part of the promotion of Young Talents Cannes in 2010. That same year, he made his debut on screen in a variety of roles. He played a young ...
56. Mara Taquin
Actress | Toutes les deux
Mara Taquin is known for Toutes les deux (2022), The Baby (2023) and Zero Fucks Given (2021).
57. Kevin Alejandro
Actor | Arrow
Kevin Michael Alejandro is an American actor and film director. He is known for his roles as Nate Moretta in the crime drama Southland, Forklift Mike in Parenthood, Jesús Velázquez in the supernatural thriller True Blood, Sebastian Blood / Brother Blood in the superhero series Arrow and as Daniel ...
58. David Pujol
Director | El mismo día a la misma hora
David Pujol is known for El mismo día a la misma hora (2020), La biblia negra (2001) and Waiting for Dali (2023).
59. Marija Kavtaradze
Writer | Slow
Marija Kavtaradze is known for Slow (2023), Summer Survivors (2018) and Paskutinis zmogus, su kuriuo as kalbejau (2010).
60. Zara Dwinger
Director | Kiddo
Zara Dwinger is known for Kiddo (2023), The Girl Who Was Cursed (2021) and Yulia & Juliet (2018).
61. Sacha Polak
Director | Dirty God
Sacha Polak was born on July 29, 1982 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She is a director and writer, known for Dirty God (2019), Silver Haze (2023) and Hemel (2012).
62. Sandra Beerends
Producer | Ze noemen me Baboe
Sandra Beerends is known for They Call Me Babu (2019), Kauwboy (2012) and In Blue (2017).
63. Pierre-Luc Granjon
Animation_department | L'automne de Pougne
Pierre-Luc Granjon is known for Poppety in the Fall (2012), The White Wolf (2007) and Le château des autres (2004).
64. Jean-Michel Bertrand
Director | Vivre avec les loups
Jean-Michel Bertrand is known for Vivre avec les loups (2023), Vertige d'une rencontre (2009) and Marche avec les loups (2019).
65. Gábor Reisz
Director | VAN valami furcsa és megmagyarázhatatlan
Gábor Reisz (Budapest, 19 January 1980) Hungarian filmmaker graduated from ELTE Faculty of Humanities - Film History and Film Theory (Budapest) in 2006, and University of Theatre and Film Arts (Budapest) as a film director in 2013. His debut feature, For Some Inexplicable Reason (2014) an ...
66. Greta Grineviciute
Actress | Slow
Greta Grineviciute is known for Slow (2023), Miraculous Light of the Bonfire Lights Up the Future (2019) and Yana (2017).
67. Kestutis Cicenas
Actor | Slow
Kestutis Cicenas is known for Slow (2023), Danka and Seima (2023).
68. Ena Sendijarevic
Director | Sweet Dreams
Ena Sendijarevic is a Bosnian-Dutch writer and director. Her feature debut 'Take Me Somewhere nice' won the Special Jury award at the Rotterdam Film Festival and the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Feature Film at the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival. The film was selected for the 72th Cannes Film Festival ...
69. Ernst De Geer
Writer | Hypnosen
Ernst De Geer was born on July 15, 1989 in Maria Magdalena, Stockholm, Uppland, Sweden. Ernst is a writer and director, known for The Hypnosis (2023), The Culture (2018) and Nach (2021).
70. Maximilien Van Aertryck
Director | And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine
Director/Producer/Cinematographer Maximilien Van Aertryck was born in France, and is French, German and Swedish. After meeting Axel Danielson while at film school in Gothenburg, Sweden, the two found a common film language between them and started making films together in 2013.
In the same year, Van...
71. Milena Aboyan
Writer | Elaha
Milena Aboyan was born in 1992 in Armenia. She is a writer and director, known for Elaha (2023), Der Greteltrick (2018) and Das letzte Geschenk (2014).
72. Guillaume Maidatchevsky
Writer | Aïlo: Une odyssée en Laponie
Guillaume Maidatchevsky is known for A Reindeer's Journey (2018), A Cat's Life (2023) and Kina & Yuk (2023).
73. Vincent Maël Cardona
Director | Les magnétiques
Vincent Maël Cardona is known for Magnetic Beats (2021), Coucou-les-nuages (2010) and Le Roi Soleil.
74. Philippe Rebbot
Actor | L'amour flou
Philippe Rebbot is known for L'amour flou (2018), Mars Colony (2020) and ¿Donde está Kim Basinger? (2009).
75. Astrid Whettnall
Actress | La route d'Istanbul
Astrid Whettnall was born on March 17, 1971. She is an actress, known for Road to Istanbul (2016), The Missing (2014) and In the Name of the Son (2012).
76. Margot Bancilhon
Actress | De Grâce
Margot Bancilhon was born on February 17, 1991. She is an actress, known for De Grâce (2023), (Girl)Friend (2018) and All Three of Us (2015).
77. Pierre Lottin
Actor | Polar Park
Pierre Lottin was born on June 20, 1989 in Issy-les-Moulineaux, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He is an actor, known for Polar Park (2023), Remember (2017) and The Night of the 12th (2022).
78. Olivier Gourmet
Actor | Le fils
Grandson of a carpenter, Olivier Gourmet grew up in Mirwart, a Belgian village where his father was a cattle dealer and mother the manager of a family hotel-restaurant. At 13, he was sent to boarding school, which was an unhappy experience that led him to "be closed in on myself". It was at this ...
79. Katell Quillévéré
Writer | Le temps d'aimer
Katell Quillévéré was born on January 30, 1980 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. She is a writer and director, known for Along Came Love (2023), Heal the Living (2016) and The Staple of News (2013).
80. Erenik Beqiri
Writer | The Van
Erenik Beqiri is known for The Van (2019), Bon Appetit (2017) and A Short Trip (2023).
81. Asghar Farhadi
Writer | Forooshande
Asghar Farhadi was born in 1972 in Iran. He became interested in cinema in his teenage years and started his filmmaking education by joining the Youth Cinema Society of Esfahan in 1986 where he made 8mm and 16mm short films. He received his Bachelors in Theater from University of Tehran's School of...
82. Lucie Borleteau
Director | Fidelio, l'odyssée d'Alice
Lucie Borleteau is known for Fidelio: Alice's Odyssey (2014), Les voeux (Histoire de Colbrune et Bjorn) (2008) and La grève des ventres (2012).
83. Claire Burger
Editor | C'est ça l'amour
Claire Burger, editor and director, was born in Forbach in 1978. Specifying the name of the place where Claire began her life is anything but anecdotal insofar as this former industrial and mining town, located in the North-East of France, is emblematic of all those smokestack regions hard hit by ...
84. Sofia Lesaffre
Actress | Les misérables
Sofia was born in Paris. In 2009, Sofia Lesaffre's grandmother put her on the cast of Les Mythos (2011), which allowed her to get a small role in this comedy. Wanting to continue in this direction, the young Parisian is revealed to a wider audience three years later with Les trois frères, le...
85. Lisa Nyarko
Actress | La rupture
Lisa Nyarko is known for La rupture (2021), Infested (2023) and Dinguerie (2022).
86. Hakim Bougheraba
Writer | Les Segpa au ski
Hakim Bougheraba is known for Les Segpa au ski (2023), Les Segpa (2022) and CCCC (Champ Contre Contre-Champ) (2022).
87. Ali Bougheraba
Writer | Les Segpa au ski
Ali Bougheraba is known for Les Segpa au ski (2023), Les Segpa (2022) and C'est tout pour moi (2017).
88. Redouane Bougheraba
Actor | Taxi 5
Redouane Bougheraba is known for Taxi 5 (2018), Patients (2016) and The Braves (2021).
89. Ichem Bougheraba
Actor | Les Segpa au ski
Ichem Bougheraba is known for Les Segpa au ski (2023), Les Segpa (2022) and Taxi 5 (2018).
90. Emma Smet
Actress | After Louise
Emma Smet is known for After Louise (2019), Tomorrow Is Ours (2017) and Les Segpa (2022).
91. Iram Haq
Director | Hva vil folk si
Iram Haq (b. 1976) was educated at Westerdals School of Communication as art director. She has worked for many years as an actor on stage and in feature and TV films. She also wrote and starred in the short film Old Faithful which was selected for the short film competition at the Venice Film ...
92. Stefanie Kolk
Director | Melk
Stefanie Kolk is known for Melk (2023), Clan (2016) and Harbour (2017).
93. Ninna Pálmadóttir
Director | Paperboy
Ninna Pálmadóttir is an award-winning Icelandic filmmaker. She graduated with an M.F.A in film directing / screenwriting from NYU Tisch School of the Arts in 2019, and holds a B.A in film studies & literature from the University of Iceland.
She grew up in a small town in north Iceland, surrounded by...
95. Malgorzata Szumowska
Director | W imie...
One of the most prominent Polish directors of today, Malgorzata Szumowska was born in Kraków in 1973. She's been directing, writing and producing feature and documentary films and has received numerous awards at international and Polish film festivals. After two noticed shorts, her first feature ...
96. Mounia Meddour
Director | Papicha
Mounia Meddour was born on May 15, 1978 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is a director and writer, known for Papicha (2019), Hitman (2007) and Edwige (2012). She has been married to Xavier Gens since 2005.
97. Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic
Writer | Murina
Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic is a writer, director, and producer born in Dubrovnik and based in New York. Her directorial feature debut, Murina, executive produced by Martin Scorcesse, premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival in Directors Fortnight section and was honored with the the Caméra d'Or ...
98. Malgorzata Szumowska
Director | W imie...
One of the most prominent Polish directors of today, Malgorzata Szumowska was born in Kraków in 1973. She's been directing, writing and producing feature and documentary films and has received numerous awards at international and Polish film festivals. After two noticed shorts, her first feature ...
99. Jasmila Zbanic
Writer | Quo vadis, Aida?
Jasmila Zbanic was born on December 19, 1974 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. She is a writer and director, known for Quo Vadis, Aida? (2020), Grbavica (2006) and Na putu (2010). She is married to Damir Ibrahimovic. They have one child.
100. Sofian Khammes
Actor | BRI
Sofian Khammes is known for BRI (2023), Acid (2018) and Kepler(s) (2018).
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