Guillaume Brac

Guillaume Brac
Born1977 (age 47–48)
Paris, France
OccupationFilm director

Guillaume Brac (born 1977) is a French film director from Paris. He has directed films such as Tonnerre, July Tales, Treasure Island, and À L'abordage.[1]

Early life

Guillaume Brac was born in 1977 in Paris, France.[2] He graduated from La Fémis in 2005.[3]

Career

Guillaume Brac's 2011 film, Un monde sans femmes, was nominated for the César Award for Best Short Film at the 37th César Awards.[4] His debut feature film, Tonnerre, had its world premiere at the 2013 Locarno Festival.[5] It stars Vincent Macaigne, Solène Rigot, and Bernard Ménez.[6] It was nominated for the 2014 Louis Delluc Prize for Best Directorial Debut.[7]

He served as one of the jury members in the Caméra D'or section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.[8] His second feature film, July Tales, had its world premiere at the 2017 Locarno Festival.[9] After that, he directed a documentary film, Treasure Island, which had its world premiere at the 2018 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.[10] In 2020, he returned with a fiction film, À L'abordage, which had its world premiere at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival.[11] It won a special mention from the FIPRESCI jury.[12]

Filmography

Feature films

Short films

  • Le Naufragé (2009)
  • Un monde sans femmes (2011)
  • Le Repos des braves (2016)

References

  1. ^ Lemercier, Fabien (27 February 2020). "Guillaume Brac • Director of À l'abordage". Cineuropa. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Guillaume Brac". Vienna International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 23 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  3. ^ Tonet, Aureliano (18 January 2014). "Guillaume Brac, athlète et poète du jeune cinéma français". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  4. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (27 January 2012). "'The Artist' Nabs 10 César Nominations, But Maiwenn's 'Poliss' Leads With 13 Nods". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  5. ^ Mintzer, Jordan (9 October 2013). "Tonnerre: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  6. ^ Lemercier, Fabien (12 October 2012). "Guillaume Brac to make feature debut with Tonnerre". Cineuropa. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  7. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (16 December 2014). "Olivier Assayas' 'Sils Maria' Wins Louis Delluc Prize". Variety. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  8. ^ Richford, Rhonda; Szalai, Georg (14 May 2017). "Cannes: Barry Jenkins Joins Student and Short Film Jury". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  9. ^ Lemercier, Fabien (25 July 2017). "Guillaume Brac is back with Contes de juillet". Cineuropa. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  10. ^ Lemercier, Fabien (3 July 2018). "Guillaume Brac • Director". Cineuropa. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  11. ^ Lemercier, Fabien (4 February 2020). "Guillaume Brac heads for Berlin with À l'abordage". Cineuropa. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  12. ^ Roxborough, Scott (1 March 2020). "Berlin: Christian Petzold's 'Undine' Wins FIPRESCI Critics Award". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 May 2020.