Julien Colonna | |
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Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Julien Colonna (born January 6, 1982) is a Corsican filmmaker. [1]
After directing the 2015 short film Confession and a string of commercials throughout the 2010s, [2] Colonna's first feature film, The Kingdom , debuted in the Un Certain Regard portion of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where it was eligible for the Camera d'Or . [3]
Colonna is married. His debut feature, The Kingdom , was inspired by the birth of his daughter a few years prior. [4]
Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
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2015 | Confession | Short film | [2] |
2024 | The Kingdom | — | [5] |
Year | Brand | Title | Ref. |
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2015 | Verbreuil | "Last Dance" | [6] |
2016 | Hennessy | "Craft Master Blenders feat. C.J. Hendry" | |
2017 | Mastercard | "Next Chapter feat. Hugh Jackman" | [2] |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2024 | Cannes Film Festival | Un Certain Regard | The Kingdom | Nominated | [1] |
Camera d'Or | Nominated | [3] |
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