Benoît Delépine | |
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) Benoît Delépine in 2010 | |
| Born | 30 August 1958 Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France |
| Occupation | Comedian, screenwriter, film director, actor, producer |
| Years active | 1974–present |
Benoît Delépine (born 30 August 1958) is a French comedian and film director. He is known for his satirical activities on TV channel Canal+.
Director of the TV program Guignols de l'info for many years, he currently writes TV programs about the fictional country of Groland. He also plays the cynical journalist-reporter Mickael Kael.
In the cinema, Delépine has written and performed in two films. Mickael Kael contre la World News Company, a chess commercial, reprising two elements of the fictional career of the director: his role as a reporter for Groland and the World Company, which he contributed to create for Les Guignols.
In 2004, Aaltra, which he wrote, directed, and starred in with Gustave Kervern enjoyed critical success. The two companions from the Groland adventure wrote and directed it as a road movie where two enemies travel the roads of northern France and Finland following an accident. With Kervern, he also directed and starred in Avida, which was awarded screened out of competition at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.[1] His 2010 film Mammuth was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]
His 2012 film Le grand soir competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival[3][4] where it won the Special Jury Prize.[5]
Filmography
As filmmaker
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Screenwriter | Producer | |||
| 2004 | Aaltra | Yes | Yes | BFI London Film Festival - FIPRESCI Prize Transilvania International Film Festival - Audience Award | |
| 2006 | Avida | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2008 | Louise Hires a Contract Killer | Yes | Yes | Amiens International Film Festival - Audience Award Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario for Best Original Screenplay San Sebastián International Film Festival - Best Screenplay Sundance Film Festival - Special Jury Prize for Originality (World Cinema Dramatic) Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Screenplay | |
| 2010 | Comme un chien | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film; co-producer |
| 2010 | Mammuth | Yes | Yes | Cabourg Film Festival - Coup de Foudre Nominated—Berlin Film Festival - Golden Bear Nominated—César Award for Best Film Nominated—César Award for Best Original Screenplay | |
| 2012 | Le Grand Soir | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cannes Film Festival - Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize |
| 2014 | Enfin la fin | Yes | Yes | Short film | |
| 2014 | Ablations | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2014 | Near Death Experience | Yes | Yes | Yes | Nominated—Venice Film Festival - Horizons Award |
| 2016 | Saint-Amour | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2018 | I Feel Good | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2020 | Delete History | Yes | |||
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Avida". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
- ^ "Hollywood Reporter: Berlin festival unveils full lineup". hollywoodreporter.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
- ^ "2012 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
- ^ "2012 Cannes Film Festival line-up announced!". Total Film. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
- ^ Cannes (2012-05-27). "Awards 2012". festival-cannes.fr. Cannes Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2012-12-18. Retrieved 2012-05-27.