Benoît Delépine | |
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 Benoît Delépine in 2010 | |
| Born | 30 August 1958 Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France |
| Occupations | Comedian, screenwriter, film director, actor, producer |
| Years active | 1974–present |
Benoît Delépine (French pronunciation: [dəlepin] ; born 30 August 1958) is a French comedian and film director. He is known for his satirical activities on TV channel Canal+.
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Director of the TV program Guignols de l'info for many years, he currently writes TV programs about the fictional country of Groland. He also plays the cynical journalist-reporter Mickael Kael.
In the cinema, Delépine has written and performed in two films. Michael Kael contre la World News Company , a chess commercial, reprising two elements of the fictional career of the director: his role as a reporter for Groland and the World Company, which he contributed to create for Les Guignols .
In 2004, Aaltra , which he wrote, directed, and starred in with Gustave Kervern enjoyed critical success. The two companions from the Groland adventure wrote and directed it as a road movie where two enemies travel the roads of northern France and Finland following an accident. With Kervern, he also directed and starred in Avida , which was awarded screened out of competition at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. [1] His 2010 film Mammuth was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival. [2]
His 2012 film Le grand soir competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival [3] [4] where it won the Special Jury Prize. [5]
