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Rebecca Zlotowski

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Rebecca Zlotowski
Zlotowski at the 2020 Deauville American Film Festival
Born
Rebecca Myriam Clara Zlotowski

(1980-04-21) 21 April 1980 (age 44)
Paris, France
Alma materLa Fémis
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active2006–present

Rebecca Zlotowski (French: [zlɔtɔfski];[1] born 21 April 1980) is a French film director and screenwriter.

Early life

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She's of Polish-Moroccan descent.[2] Her father Michel Zlotowski is an English-French interpreter, her Moroccan (born in Oujda) mother teaches Spanish.[3] A former student at the prestigious Ecole Normale Supérieure, Rebecca Zlotowski received her teaching qualification in French modern literature in 2003. She graduated in 2007 at La Fémis in the scriptwriting section.[4]

Career

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Her first feature film, Belle Épine, is her graduation project at La Fémis, written under the guidance of her mentor Lodge Kerrigan. It was presented in competition at the 49th Critics' Week and won the Louis Delluc Prize for Best First Film in January 2011, as well as the French critics' union prize for Best First Film. Léa Seydoux was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actress.

In 2013, Zlotowski directed Grand Central starring Seydoux and Tahar Rahim which premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section.

In 2016, Planetarium, starring Natalie Portman and Lily-Rose Depp as sisters, was released.[5] The film screened Out of Competition at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival.

In June 2018, Zlotowski was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[6]

Zlotowski's fourth film An Easy Girl premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival in the Directors' Fortnight section where it won the SACD Award for Best French-language Film.[7]

That same year, Canal+ premiered the series Les Sauvages, which she co-created with Sabri Louatah, the author of the novel from which the series is adapted. Zlotowski directed all the episodes of the series. The series won the best prize from the French critics union.

In 2022, her fifth film, Other People's Children, starring Virginie Efira, Roschdy Zem and Chiara Mastroianni is presented in competition at the 79th Venice International Film Festival.

Filmography

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Year Title Credited as Notes
Director Screenwriter
2006 Dans le rang Yes Short film
2006 Les Garçons Yes Short film
2007 Dans l'œil Yes Short film
2007 Parcours d'obstacles Yes Short film
2009 Just for Sex Yes Short film
2010 Belle Épine Yes Yes Louis Delluc Prize for Best First Film
Nominated—Cannes Film Festival-Caméra d'Or
2011 Jimmy Rivière Yes
2013 Grand Central Yes Yes Cabourg Film Festival-Grand Prix
François Chalais Prize
Lumières Award-Special Jury Prize
Nominated—Globes de Cristal Award for Best Film
Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Director
2013 You and the Night Yes Scenario consultant
2015 Despite the Night Yes Co-writer
2016 Planetarium Yes Yes
2019 An Easy Girl Yes Yes
2019 Savages Yes Yes TV Mini-Series
Nominated - ACS Award for Best Director
2022 Other People's Children (Les enfants des autres) Yes Yes
2024 Emmanuelle Yes Co-writer

References

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  1. ^ "Rebecca Zlotowski, réalisatrice des "Sauvages" décrypte la scène tournée dans "le Chaudron" !". Boite Noire. Canal+. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Rebecca Zlotowski : fille centrale". Madame Figaro (in French). 2013-08-27. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  3. ^ "Rebecca Zlotowski". mediatheque.ville-montrouge.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  4. ^ "Rebecca Zlotowski". Festival De Cannes. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  5. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (12 May 2015). "Cannes: Natalie Portman to Star in French Ghost Story 'Planetarium' (EXCLUSIVE)". Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  6. ^ "ACADEMY INVITES 928 TO MEMBERSHIP". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  7. ^ Hopewell, John (23 May 2019). "'An Easy Girl' Wins Cannes Directors' Fortnight French-Language Movie Prize". Variety. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
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