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Susan Seidelman Biography

Birth Name:Susan Seidelman

Birth Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession Director, Producer, Writer, Editor

Fast Facts

  • Was nominated for a 1982 Cannes Film Festival award
  • Won the 1989 New York Women in Film & Television Muse Award
  • Earned her master's degree in film from New York University
  • Studied fashion while attending Drexel University
  • Is the first director to have an American independent film accepted into the Cannes Film Festival
  • Has worked as an associate professor at NYU's Tisch School of Arts
  • Was a member of the 1994 jury at the Berlin International Film Festival

Awards

  • 1982Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 1985SACD Prize (Directors' Fortnight)-: nominated
  • 1986César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
  • 1994Oscar-Best Short Film, Live Action: nominated
  • 2007Movies for Grownups Award-Best Screenwriter: nominated
  • 2013Festival Prize-Best Director Feature: winner