Michel Hazanavicius

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Michel Hazanavicius

Hazanavicius in 2011 at a premiere of The Artist in Paris
Born 29 March 1967 (1967-03-29) (age 44)
Occupation Film director
Years active 1988–present
Spouse Bérénice Bejo

Michel Hazanavicius (born 29 March 1967) is an Oscar-nominated French film director, producer and screenwriter best known for his spy movie parodies OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies and OSS 117: Lost in Rio, both of which star Jean Dujardin. His most recent film The Artist competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.[1] Although the film lost to The Tree of Life, Dujardin won the Best Actor prize as the lead in The Artist.[2]

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[edit] Biography

Michel Hazanavicius was born into a Jewish family from Lithuania and Poland; his grandparents settled in France in the 1920s.[3][4][5][6] Before directing films, Hazanavicius worked in television, beginning with the Canal+ channel, where he started as a director in 1988.[7] He began directing commercials for such companies as Reebok and Bouygues Telecom, and then, in 1993, he made his first feature-length film, La Classe américaine, for television. The film, co-directed with Dominique Mézerette, consisted entirely of footage taken from various films produced by the Warner Bros. studio, re-edited and dubbed into French. In 1997,[7] Hazanavicius directed his first short film, Echec au capital, and followed it up with his first theatrically released feature, Mes amis, which starred his brother, actor Serge Hazanavicius.

Seven years later, Hazanavicius wrote and directed his second feature, OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies, a parody of 1960s spy movies and specifically of OSS 117, a popular character created by Jean Bruce in 1949. The $17.5 million film was a modest box office success, with $23 million worldwide receipts.[8] A sequel, OSS 117: Lost in Rio, followed in 2009. Both films were later distributed in the United States by Music Box Films. The Artist, a black and white film without dialogue which takes place in Hollywood on the eve of sound film, screened in competition at the 2011 Cannes International Film Festival. The Artist was later released to universal acclaim. On January 24, 2012 Hazanavicius received nominations for three Oscars: the Academy Awards for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing. Hazanavicius said winning an Oscar would be "like dreaming of going to the moon - you don't really believe it could ever happen."[9]

He contributed a section to the omnibus film The Players (Les Infidèles) starring Dujardin. He has announced that his next feature film will be a remake of the 1948 Fred Zinneman film The Search.[10]

Hazanavicius was in a relationship with film director Virginia Lovisone and they had two children together. He is currently married to Bérénice Bejo who acted in his films OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies and The Artist.[11] Hazanavicius and Bejo have two children together.

[edit] Filmography

Filmography
Year(s) Title Role Description
1992 Derrick contre Superman Director Television short
1992 Ca détourne Director Television movie
1993 La Classe américaine Director Television movie
1994 C'est pas le 20 heures Director Television series
1996 Les films qui sortent le lendemain dans les salles de cinéma Director Documentary television series
1997 Echec au capital Director Short film
1999 Mes amis Director Feature film
2006 OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies Director Feature film
2009 OSS 117: Lost in Rio Director Feature film
2011 The Artist Director Feature film
2012 The Players Director Feature omnibus film (segment) - in post-production
2012 The Search Director Feature film – in pre-production


[edit] Awards

Award Year Category Film Result
Academy Awards[12] 2012 Best Director The Artist Pending
Best Original Screenplay The Artist Pending
Best Film Editing The Artist Pending
Alliance of Women Film Journalists[13][14] 2012 Best Director The Artist Won
Best Original Screenplay The Artist Nominated
Best Editing The Artist Nominated
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA)[15] 2012 Best Direction – International The Artist Won
Best Screenplay – International The Artist Nominated
BAFTA[16] 2012 Best Director The Artist Won
Best Original Screenplay The Artist Won
Editing The Artist Pending
Boston Society of Film Critics Award[17] 2011 Best Director The Artist Nominated
Cannes Film Festival[18] 2011 Palme d'Or The Artist Nominated
César Awards[19] 2008 Best Writing OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies Nominated
2012 Best Director The Artist Pending
Best Writing The Artist Pending
Best Editing The Artist Pending
Chicago Film Critics Association[20][21] 2012 Best Director The Artist Nominated
Best Original Screenplay The Artist Won
Critics' Choice Movie Awards[22] 2012 Best Director The Artist Won
Best Original Screenplay The Artist Nominated
Best Editing The Artist Nominated
Denver Film Critics Society[23] 2012 Best Director (tied with Terrence Malick) The Artist Won
Detroit Film Critics Society[24] 2011 Best Director The Artist Won
Best Screenplay The Artist Nominated
Directors Guild Awards[25] 2012 Outstanding Achievement in Directing in a Theatrical Release The Artist Won
Florida Film Critics Circle[26] 2011 Best Original Screenplay The Artist Won
Golden Globe Awards[27] 2012 Best Director - Motion Picture The Artist Nominated
Best Screenplay The Artist Nominated
Houston Film Critics Society[28] 2011 Best Director The Artist Nominated
Best Screenplay The Artist Nominated
Best Foreign Film The Artist Nominated
Independent Spirit Awards[29] 2012 Best Director The Artist Pending
Best Screenplay The Artist Pending
London Film Critics' Circle[30] 2012 Director of the Year The Artist Won
Screenwriter of the Year The Artist Nominated
New York Film Critics Circle Awards[31] 2011 Best Director The Artist Won
New York Film Critics Online[32] 2011 Best Director The Artist Won
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle[33] 2011 Best Director The Artist Won
Best Original Screenplay The Artist Won
Online Film Critics Society[34] 2012 Best Director The Artist Nominated
Phoenix Film Critics Society[35][36] 2011 Best Director The Artist Won
Best Original Screenplay The Artist Won
Best Film Editing The Artist Won
Breakthrough Behind The Camera The Artist Won
Satellite Awards[37] 2011 Best Director The Artist Nominated
Best Original Screenplay The Artist Nominated
Seattle International Film Festival 2006 Seattle International Film Festival Golden Space Needle Award OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies Won
Tokyo International Film Festival 2006 Tokyo International Film Festival Tokyo Grand Prix OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies Won
Vancouver Film Critics Circle[38] 2011 Best Director The Artist Nominated
Best Screenplay The Artist Won
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association[39] 2011 Best Director The Artist Nominated

[edit] References

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  4. ^ Interfaith Celebrities: Golden Globes and Television
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  37. ^ "2011 Winners". 19 December 2011. http://www.pressacademy.com/award_cat/current-nominees/. Retrieved 20 December 2011. 
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