Xavier Beauvois
Xavier Beauvois | |
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Occupation(s) | Actor, film director, screenwriter |
Years active | 1988–present |
Xavier Beauvois (French pronunciation: [ɡzavje bovwa]; born 20 March 1967) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. His film Don't Forget You're Going to Die was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Jury Prize.[1]
His film Of Gods and Men received the Grand Prix and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.[2][3] The film was also selected as France's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards,[4] but it did not make the final shortlist.[5]
His upcoming film La Rançon de la gloire has been selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.[6][7]
Selected filmography
- Nord (1991)
- Don't Forget You're Going to Die (1995)
- To Matthieu (2000)
- The Young Lieutenant (2005)
- Villa Amalia (2009)
- The Chameleon (2010)
- Of Gods and Men (2010)
- Early One Morning (2011)
- Farewell, My Queen (2012)
- Au galop (2012)
- A Villa in Italy (2013)
- Love Is the Perfect Crime (2013)
- La Rançon de la gloire (2014)
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: N'oublie pas que tu vas mourir". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
- ^ Chang, Justin (23 May 2010). "'Uncle Boonmee' wins Palme d'Or". Variety. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
- ^ Hopewell, John; Keslassy, Elsa (22 May 2010). "Int'l critics bestow top honors at Cannes". Variety. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ "65 Countries Enter Race for 2010 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ^ "International competition of feature films". Venice. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ^ "Venice Film Festival Lineup Announced". Deadline. Retrieved 24 July 2014.