Vanessa Filho
Vanessa Filho | |
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| Born | 1980 (age 43–44)[1] France |
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| Years active | 2001–present |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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]
Her feature directorial debut, Angel Face, starring Marion Cotillard,[4][1] premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section.[5]
Filho's second feature film, Consent,[6] based on Vanessa Springora's #MeToo bestseller Le Consentement, was released in 2023 and became a box office hit in France,[7][8] and Filho was nominated for the 2024 César Awards for Best Adaptation.[9]
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]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Primitifs | Medium-length film |
| 2007 | Be a Good Girl | Short film |
| 2018 | Angel Face | |
| 2023 | Consent |
Accolades
[edit]| Year | Award / Festival | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Cannes Film Festival | Un Certain Regard Award | Angel Face | Nominated | [11] |
| Camerimage | Best Directorial Debut | Nominated | [12] | ||
| 2024 | Paris Film Critics Association Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Consent | Nominated | [13] |
| César Awards | Best Adaptation | Nominated | [9] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Pérez, Valentin (23 May 2018). "Vanessa Filho : "Si je n'étais pas revenue vers le cinéma, je serais passée à côté de ma vie"". Le Monde (in French).
- ^ "Vanessa Filho". Unifrance. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Vanessa Filho". Cineuropa. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Marion Cotillard to Star in French Feature Debut 'Gueule d'Ange'". Variety. 28 September 2017.
- ^ van Hoeij, Boyd (12 May 2018). "'Angel Face' ('Gueule d'ange'): Film Review | Cannes 2018". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Stojiljković, Marko (15 November 2023). "Review: Consent". Cineuropa.
- ^ "AFM: 'Consent,' France's Buzzy Adaptation of Vanessa Springora's #MeToo Bestseller, Lures Major Distributors Around the World (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. 4 November 2023.
- ^ Leffler, Rebecca (17 November 2023). "How TikTok helped reverse the box office fortunes for 'Consent' in France". Screen Daily.
- ^ a b "Cesar Awards Nominations: Thomas Cailley's 'The Animal Kingdom,' Justine Triet's Oscar-Nominated 'Anatomy of a Fall' Lead the Way". Variety. 24 January 2024.
- ^ Tabbara, Mona (23 August 2022). "Vanessa Paradis, Nina Hoss set to star in Vanessa Filho's 'Trespassers' (exclusive)". Screen Daily.
- ^ Debruge, Peter; Keslassy, Elsa (12 April 2018). "Cannes Lineup Includes New Films From Spike Lee, Jean-Luc Godard". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Camerimage 2018". French Society of Cinematographers. 29 October 2018.
- ^ "Paris Film Critics Awards 2024: List of Nominees". Sortiraparis. 9 January 2024. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
