Emmanuelle Nicot

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Emmanuelle Nicot
Born (1985-11-18) 18 November 1985 (age 38)
Sedan, France
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • casting director
Years active2012–present
Notable work Love According to Dalva

Emmanuelle Nicot (born 18 November 1985) is a French film director and screenwriter. [1] She is also a casting director, specialising in the recruitment of non-professional actors. [2] [3]

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Early life

Emmanuelle Nicot was born on 18 November 1985 in Sedan, in the Ardennes department. She studied at the Institut des arts de diffusion  [ fr ] in Belgium. [1]

Career

Nicot made her film debut in 2012 with her first short film Rae for which she won 15 awards. [4]

In 2016, she presented À l'arraché, a short film which she made after immersing herself in an emergency reception center for adolescents in France. [5] It was presented at more than 60 festivals, winning 17 awards. [1] [6]

In July 2021, she began filming on her feature-length debut Love According to Dalva (2023) in Charleville-Mézières, Reims and Sedan. [7] [8] [9] The film, which tells the story of the rehabilitation of a 12-year-old victim of incest, [10] was selected in the official competition of the Critics' Week section at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize and Rail d'or. [11] [12] [13]

Filmography

YearTitleCredited asNotes
DirectorScreenwriter
2012Rae [4] YesYesShort
2016À l'arrachéYesYesShort
2022 Love According to Dalva YesYes

Accolades

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryFilmResultRef.
Belgian Film Critics Association December 2023 Prix André Cavens Love According to Dalva Won [14]
Brussels Short Film Festival 8 May 2016Grand prix nationalÀ l'arrachéWon [4]
Cannes Film Festival 28 May 2022 Critics' Week FIPRESCI Prize Love According to DalvaWon
Rail d'orWon
Magritte Awards 4 February 2017 Best Fiction Short FilmÀ l'arrachéNominated [15]
9 March 2024 Best Film Love According to DalvaWon [16]
Best First Feature Film Won
Best Director Won
Best Screenplay Won

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