Stéphane Brizé

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::summary French film director and screenwriter ::

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Field	Value
name	Stéphane Brizé
image	Stéphane Brizé Cannes 2018.jpg
caption	Stéphane Brizé in 2018
birth_date
birth_place	Rennes, France
occupation	Film director, producer, screenwriter, actor
yearsactive	1993–present
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Stéphane Brizé (born 18 October 1966) is a French film director, producer, screenwriter and actor.

Life and career

Stéphane Brizé was born on 18 October 1966 in Rennes, France. He attended a University Institutes of Technology and moved to Paris, where he started his career in theater and television, before moving on to short films and feature films. His 2015 film The Measure of a Man was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.

Filmography

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Feature films

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Year	English title	Original title	Notes	1999	2005	2006	2009	2012	2015	2016	2018	2021	2023	2026
Hometown Blue	Le Bleu des villes
Not Here to Be Loved	Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé
Entre adultes
Mademoiselle Chambon
A Few Hours of Spring	Quelques heures de printemps
The Measure of a Man	La Loi du marché
A Woman's Life	Une vie
At War	En Guerre
Another World	Un autre monde
Out of Season	Hors-saison
A Good Little Soldier	Un bon petit soldat	Post-production
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Short films

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Year	English title	Original title	Notes	1993	1996
Bleu dommage	Also actor
L'Œil qui traîne
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Other credits

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Year	Title	Credited as	Notes	Director	Screenwriter	Actor	1995	1995	1999	1999	2008
Au petit Marguery
Ada sait pas dire non				Short film
Our Happy Lives
Le Premier Pas				Short film
The New Protocol
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Awards

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1999	2005	2009	2012	2015	2016	2018	2021	2023
Hometown Blue	Prix Michel d'Ornano (Deauville American Film Festival)
Youth Jury Emile Cantillon Award - Honorable Mention (Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur)
Not Here to Be Loved	CEC Award for Best Film (San Sebastián International Film Festival)
Mademoiselle Chambon	César Award for Best Adaptation
FIPRESCI Prize (29th International Istanbul Film Festival)
Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film
A Few Hours of Spring	Nominated—César Award for Best Director
Nominated—César Award for Best Original Screenplay
The Measure of a Man	Cannes Film Festival - Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (special mention)
Nominated—Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or
Nominated—César Award for Best Film
Nominated—César Award for Best Director
Nominated—Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario for Best Original Screenplay
Nominated—Louis Delluc Prize for Best Film
A Woman's Life	Louis Delluc Prize for Best Film
Venice Film Festival - FIPRESCI Prize
Nominated—Lumière Award for Best Film
Nominated—Lumière Award for Best Director
At War	Nominated—Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or
Another World	Nominated—78th Venice International Film Festival - Golden Lion
Out of Season	Nominated—80th Venice International Film Festival - Golden Lion
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References

References

1. [http://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne=14525.html AlloCine]
2. [http://www.canalplus.fr/c-cinema/c-les-films-en-salles/cid282602-stephane-brize.html Canal +]
3. [https://archive.today/20130208150142/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/447163/St-phane-Briz-/filmography The New York Times webpage]
4. "2015 Official Selection". Cannes.

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