Dominik Moll

Dominik Moll
Dominik Moll in 2024
Born	(1962-05-07) 7 May 1962 (age 63) Bühl, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	1987–present

Dominik Moll (born 7 May 1962) is a German-French film director and screenwriter. He was born in Bühl, West Germany.

In 2001, he won the César Award for Best Director for Harry, He's Here to Help . Harry, He's Here to Help, Lemming and Case 137 were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2023, Moll won the César Award for Best Director for his film The Night of the 12th , which also won Best Film at the 48th César Awards.

Life and career

Moll was born to a German father and a French mother. After spending his childhood in Germany, Moll studied film at the City College of New York and the French National Film School (IDHEC). He then worked as assistant editor, editor and assistant director, among others with Marcel Ophuls and Laurent Cantet. His debut feature film, Intimité, was released in 1994. In 2000, his second feature film, Harry, He's Here to Help , was screened in official competition at the Cannes Film Festival. His third film, Lemming , was chosen to open the Cannes Film Festival in 2005.

At the 48th César Awards in 2023, Moll's film The Night of the 12th won the César Award for Best Film, and earned him the César Award for Best Director as well, the second in his career. ^[1]

Filmography

As filmmaker

Year	Title	Notes
1987	Le Gynécologue et sa secrétaire	Short film; also cinematographer
1994	Intimité
2000	Harry, He's Here to Help	César Award for Best Director Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language Nominated—Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or Nominated—César Award for Best Film Nominated—European Film Award for Best Film
2005	Lemming	Nominated—Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or
2011	The Monk
2016	News from Planet Mars
2019	Only the Animals
2022	The Night of the 12th	César Award for Best Film César Award for Best Director
2025	Case 137

Other credits

Year	Title	Credited as		Notes
		Screenwriter	Other
1991	November Days		Yes	Documentary film; assistant editor
1994	Veillées d'armes: histoire du journalisme en temps de guerre		Yes	Documentary film; assistant director
1994	Joyeux Noël		Yes	Short film; editor
1996	Le Cri de Tarzan		Yes	Editor
1997	Les Sanguinaires		Yes	Assistant director
1999	Human Resources		Yes	Assistant director
1999	C'est plus fort que moi		Yes	Short film; assistant director
2009	The Queen of Hearts		Yes	Actor
2010	Black Heaven	Yes
2013	The Tunnel		Yes	TV series Globes de Cristal Award for Best Television Film or Television Series
2016	Dans la forêt	Yes

References

1. "César Awards: Dominik Moll's 'The Night Of The 12th' Sweeps Board Winning Best Film & Director – Full List". www.yahoo.com. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 2023-02-27.

External links

• Dominik Moll at IMDb