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Catherine Breillat Biography

Birth Name:Catherine Breillat

Birth Place:Bressuire, Deux-Sèvres, France

Profession Writer, Director, Actress, Soundtrack, Casting director, Production designer, Costume designer, Editorial department

Fast Facts

  • Won the 2002 Luchon International Film Festival's Grand Prize award
  • Well known for creating films that deal with controversial topics
  • Has taught film studies
  • Wrote the novel "Easy Man" at the age of 17

Awards

  • 1988Golden Leopard-: nominated
  • 1996Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 1996SACD Prize-Directors' Fortnight: nominated
  • 2001Manfred Salzgeber Award-: winner
  • 2001Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
  • 2001France Culture Award-French Cineaste of the Year: winner
  • 2001Gold Hugo-Best Film: winner
  • 2001Elvira Notari Prize - Special Mention-: winner
  • 2002SACD Prize-Directors' Fortnight: nominated
  • 2002C.I.C.A.E. Award-: nominated
  • 2002MovieZone Award-: winner
  • 2002Grand Prize French Fiction-: winner
  • 2004Jury Award-Best Feature Film: winner
  • 2007Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 2009Narcisse Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
  • 2010Queer Lion Award-: nominated
  • 2010C.I.C.A.E. Award-: winner
  • 2010Venice Horizons Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2013Best Film-: nominated
  • 2013Grand Prix-: nominated
  • 2023Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2023Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 2023Albar-Best Film: nominated
  • 2023Albar-Special Jury Award: winner
  • 2024César-Best Director (Meilleure réalisation): nominated
  • 2024César-Best Adapted Screenplay (Meilleure adaptation): nominated
  • 2024Film Comment's Year-End Critics' Poll-Best Film: nominated
  • 2024Lumiere Award-Best Film (Meilleur Film): nominated
  • 2024Lumiere Award-Best Director: nominated