Vanessa Filho (born 1980) is a French film director and screenwriter. She has written and directed the feature films Angel Face (2018) and Consent (2023).[2][3] In 2024, she was nominated for the César Award for Best Adaptation for Consent.
Early life
Filho was born in 1980.[1] Her father was a commercial director and her mother was a literature teacher.[1] She became fascinated with cinema at the age of 13 when she watched Krzysztof Kieślowski's Three Colours: Blue (1993).[1]
Career
In 2001, Filho directed her first medium-length film, Primitifs.[1] She later directed several music videos and launched her own musical career as part of the female duo Smoking Smoking.[1]
On 23 August 2022, it was announced that Filho will direct the English and French-language period thriller Trespassers, starring Vanessa Paradis and Nina Hoss.[10]
