Alice Winocour
| Alice Winocour | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
13 January 1976 Paris, France |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Alice Winocour (born 13 January 1976) is a French screenwriter and director.[1]
Life and career
After studying screenwriting at La Fémis, Winocour made three short films and wrote the script for Vladimir Perisic's film Ordinary People (released in 2009).[2]
Winocour's first feature film, Augustine, based on the relationship between Professor Charcot and his patient Augustine, was presented at the Cannes Film Festival in 2012 as part of the Critics' Week.[3][4][5] Her second directorial film Maryland was selected to be screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.[6]
Winocour also co-wrote the film Mustang with Deniz Gamze Ergüven. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival[7] The film was selected as the French entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards.[8]
She was named as a member of the jury of the International Critics' Week section of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.[9]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Screenwriter | |||
| 2003 | Orphée | Yes | Short film (also as actress) | |
| 2005 | Kitchen | Yes | Yes | Short film Nominated—2005 Cannes Film Festival - Short Film Palme d'Or |
| 2007 | Magic Paris | Yes | Yes | Short film Cabourg Film Festival - Best Short Film Director Los Angeles Film Festival - Best Narrative Short |
| 2008 | Home | Yes | Collaboration | |
| 2009 | Pina Colada | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 2009 | Ordinary People | Yes | Collaboration | |
| 2012 | Augustine | Yes | Yes | Nominated—2012 Cannes Film Festival - Caméra d'Or Nominated—César Award for Best First Feature Film Nominated— Stockholm International Film Festival - Bronze Horse for Best Film |
| 2015 | Disorder | Yes | Yes | Nominated—2015 Cannes Film Festival - Prix Un certain regard |
| 2015 | Mustang | Yes | César Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Screenplay | |
References
- ↑ "Alice Winocour Réalisatrice et scénariste française". Le Figaro. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ↑ Stéphane Delorme, Possession, entretien avec Alice Winocour, Cahiers du cinéma, n° 683, novembre 2012, p. 29
- ↑ Scott, A. O. (16 May 2013). "Doctor and Patient: A Gothic Love Story". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ↑ Robbins, Jonathan. "Discover: Alice Winocour Pulls the Strings in "Augustine"". Film Society Lincoln Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ↑ Tehrani, Bijan. ""I wanted the film to be sensual ", Alice Winocour, director of AUGUSTINE". Cinema Without Borders. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ↑ "2015 Official Selection". Cannes. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ↑ "The Directors' Fortnight 2015 selection!". Quinzaine des Réalisateurs. Archived from the original on 23 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ↑ Richford, Rhonda (22 September 2015). "Oscars: France Selects 'Mustang' As Foreign-Language Submission". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ↑ "Jury 2016". Semaine de la Critique de Cannes. Retrieved 22 March 2015.