Dylan Besseau | |
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| Born | Dylan Besseau September 15, 1997 Vietnam |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | Institution Saint-Gabriel/Saint-Michel |
| Occupation(s) | film director, film producer |
| Years active | 2019–present |
| Notable work | La légende de Thierry Mauvignier, The Venus Chained |
| Movement | minimalist film |
| Awards | Honorable Mention at Student World Impact Film Festival 2023 |
Dylan Besseau (born September 15, 1997) is a French filmmaker [1] and producer, who was born in Vietnam. [2] [3]
He was educated at the private Catholic institution Saint-Gabriel/Saint-Michel in the commune of Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre. He obtained his general baccalaureate ES at a private high school of Brittany in 2014. [4] Then, he began a university course at the faculty of law in Nantes in 2015, [4] but later decided to change direction and pursue cinema after discovering the film The Handmaiden [2] and developed an interest in minimalist film. [5]
In 2018, he studied at an art school. The same year, he completed audiovisual internships in various associations, where he carried out some projects in co-production with France 3 Pays de la Loire. [2]
In 2019, he worked alongside director Jean-Yves Bilien at the start of his career. [6] He directed the short film The Sozo Girl and Happiness [2] based on the song Like a Blooming Season in collaboration with Shin Hae Gyeong. [7]
In 2021, he created the audiovisual agency Artwooks Media [2] and directed the feature-length documentary La légende de Thierry Mauvignier [1] about the director Thierry Mauvignier. [8] [9]
The film was noted for its reflection of an internal conflict between commissioned objectives and personal artistic expression :
Seems to share with us, nonetheless, a question that he appears to carry finding his more personal voice through a prescribed exercise, one in which he doesn't seem entirely comfortable or in agreement. The result, in any case, reflects this internal conflict, as the film grapples with two conflicting aspirations: the commissioned, marketing-driven objective and the desire of a young filmmaker attempting to bring forth his unique perspective.
— Reported by Frédéric Rougeot [10]
In 2022, he founded the Wooksart Foundation, [1] a charitable audiovisual association.
In 2023, he produced the documentary The Venus Chained which won the honorable mention at the SWIFF 2023. [11] Then, he directed the documentary Anne Bouillon : Justice for women [1] with the French lawyer Anne Bouillon [12] This film will be selected at the Justice Documentary Festival. [13] [14]
In 2024, he directed the film Gevart [15] "a film delicately representing a tutelary figure of a doctor" according to Bande à part [16] and produced the documentary Makiko on Makiko Furuichi. [17] According to a 2025 interview published in The Movie Buff, the film was directed with Antoine Godet and produced on a budget of $40,000. [18]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Happiness. | Director | Short film |
| 2019 | Dreamhour - Better Friends | Director | Short film |
| 2021 | La légende de Thierry Mauvignier | Director | Feature film with Yannick Jaulin |
| 2022 | The Sozo Girl | Director | Short film |
| 2023 | Castle's Light | Director | Short film |
| 2023 | Anne Bouillon : Justice for women | Director | Medium-length film with Laurent Kupferman |
| 2023 | The Venus Chained | Producer | Medium-length film |
| 2024 | Gevart | Director | Medium-length film |
| 2025 | Makiko | Producer | Feature film with Yuichi Yokoyama |
