Rebecca Zlotowski | |
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 Zlotowski at the 2020 Deauville American Film Festival | |
| Born | Rebecca Myriam Clara Zlotowski 21 April 1980 Paris, France |
| Alma mater | La Fémis |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Rebecca Zlotowski (born 21 April 1980) is a French film director and screenwriter.
She's of Polish-Moroccan descent. [1] Her father Michel Zlotowski is an English-French interpreter, her Moroccan (born in Oujda) mother teaches Spanish. [2] A former student at the prestigious Ecole Normale Supérieure, Rebecca Zlotowski received her teaching qualification in French modern literature in 2003. She graduated in 2007 at la Femis in the scriptwriting section. [3]
Her first feature film, Belle Épine , is her graduation project at La Fémis, written under the guidance of her mentor Lodge Kerrigan. It was presented in competition at the 49th Critics' Week and won the Louis Delluc Prize for Best First Film in January 2011, as well as the French critics' union prize for Best First Film. Léa Seydoux was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actress.
In 2013, Zlotowski directed Grand Central starring Seydoux and Tahar Rahim which premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section.
In 2016, Planetarium , starring Natalie Portman and Lily-Rose Depp as sisters, was released. [4] The film screened Out of Competition at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival.
Zlotowski's fourth film An Easy Girl premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival in the Directors' Fortnight section where it won the SACD Award for Best French-language Film. [5]
That same year, Canal+ premiered the series Les Sauvages, which she co-created with Sabri Louatah, the author of the novel from which the series is adapted. Zlotowski directed all the episodes of the series. The series won the best prize from the French critics union.
In 2022, her fifth film, Other People's Children , starring Virginie Efira, Roschdy Zem and Chiara Mastroianni is presented in competition at Venice Film Festival.
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Screenwriter | |||
| 2006 | Dans le rang | Yes | Short film | |
| 2006 | Les Garçons | Yes | Short film | |
| 2007 | Dans l'œil | Yes | Short film | |
| 2007 | Parcours d'obstacles | Yes | Short film | |
| 2009 | Just for Sex | Yes | Short film | |
| 2010 | Belle Épine | Yes | Yes | Louis Delluc Prize for Best First Film Nominated—Cannes Film Festival-Caméra d'Or |
| 2011 | Jimmy Rivière | Yes | ||
| 2013 | Grand Central | Yes | Yes | Cabourg Film Festival-Grand Prix François Chalais Prize Lumières Award-Special Jury Prize Nominated—Globes de Cristal Award for Best Film Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Director |
| 2013 | You and the Night | Yes | Scenario consultant | |
| 2015 | Despite the Night | Yes | Co-writer | |
| 2016 | Planetarium | Yes | Yes | |
| 2019 | An Easy Girl | Yes | Yes | |
| 2019 | Savages | Yes | Yes | TV Mini-Series Nominated - ACS Award for Best Director |
| 2022 | Other People's Children (Les enfants des autres) | Yes | Yes | |
| TBA | Emmanuelle | Yes | Co-writer | |
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