Rebecca Zlotowski
| Rebecca Zlotowski | |
|---|---|
 Zlotowski at the 2013 Deauville American Film Festival | |
| Born |
Rebecca Myriam Clara Zlotowski 21 April 1980 Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Rebecca Zlotowski (born 21 April 1980) is a French film director and screenwriter. Her second feature film Grand Central, a love story exploring three-way romance between nuclear plant workers, won the François Chalais Prize in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Life and career
Zlotowski is a graduate of France’s prestigious Femis school. She began her career as a screenwriter. She has written screenplays for several short films. She co-wrote Teddy Lussi-Modeste’s Jimmy Riviere.[2]
Zlotowski made her directorial debut with the film Belle Épine, which premiered in the International Critics' Week section at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. The film starred Léa Seydoux and although it wasn't a commercial success, the film won a Louis Delluc Prize for best first film and Seydoux was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actress.[2]
She followed up that film with Grand Central starring Léa Seydoux and Tahar Rahim which premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section.
In 2014, Zlotowski was named a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.[3] She was the head of the jury for the Sony CineAlta Discovery Prize and the France 4 Visionary Award for the International Critics' Week section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.[4]
She was selected to be on the jury for the Cinéfondation and short films sections of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.[5]
In 2015 Zlotowski announced her next film would be Planetarium starring Natalie Portman and Lily-Rose Depp as sisters.[6]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Screenwriter | |||
| 2006 | Dans le rang | Yes | Short film | |
| 2006 | Les Garçons | Yes | Short film | |
| 2007 | Dans l'œil | Yes | Short film | |
| 2007 | Parcours d'obstacles | Yes | Short film | |
| 2009 | Just for Sex | Yes | Short film | |
| 2010 | Belle Épine | Yes | Yes | Louis Delluc Prize for Best First Film Nominated—Cannes Film Festival-Caméra d'Or |
| 2011 | Jimmy Rivière | Yes | ||
| 2013 | Grand Central | Yes | Yes | Cabourg Film Festival-Grand Prix François Chalais Prize Lumières Award-Special Jury Prize Nominated—Globes de Cristal Award for Best Film Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Director |
| 2013 | You and the Night | Yes | Scenario consultant | |
| 2016 | Planetarium | Yes | Yes | |
References
- ↑ "Le Prix François Chalais 2013 pour "Grand Central" de Rebecca Zlotowski". culturebox. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
- 1 2 Keslassy, Elsa. "Rebecca Zlotowski: 'Many Women Filmmakers Have Emerged in France'". Variety. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ↑ "Nomination dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres janvier 2014". Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
- ↑ "Rebecca Zlotowski: President of the Jury of the Sony CineAlta Discovery Prize and the France 4 Visionary Award". Semaine de la Critique. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
- ↑ "The Cinéfondation and Short Films Jury". Cannes Film Festival. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ↑ Keslassy, Elsa. "Cannes: Natalie Portman to Star in French Ghost Story 'Planetarium' (EXCLUSIVE)". Retrieved 12 May 2015.