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Sébastien Lifshitz
Sébastien Lifshitz (born 21 January 1968) is a French screenwriter and director. He teaches at La Fémis, a school that focuses on the subject of image and sound. He studied at the École du Louvre, and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Paris in history of art. He is Jewish, and gay. Career Lifshitz's work involves LGBT, LGBTQ+ themes. His 2004 film, ''Wild Side (2004 film), Wild Side'', involves several narratives, some told forward and some backward, about a transsexual prostitute. He is a two-time winner of the Teddy Award, presented by an independent committee at the Berlinale, Berlin International Film Festival to the year's best films with LGBT themes, winning Best Feature Film in 2004 for ''Wild Side'' and Best Documentary Film in 2013 for ''Bambi (2013 film), Bambi'', a documentary profile of transgender French entertainer Marie-Pierre Pruvot. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economist Intelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prix Jean Vigo
The Prix Jean Vigo is an award in the Cinema of France given annually since 1951 to a French film director in homage to Jean Vigo. It was founded by French writer Claude Aveline. Since 1960, the award is given to a director of a feature film and to a director of a short film. The award is usually given to a young director, for their independent spirit and stylistic originality. History The Jean Vigo Prize has been awarded since 1951 as a tribute to film director Jean Vigo. It was created by Claude Aveline, the executor of Jean Vigo's will, Vigo's daughter Luce Vigo, and a number of filmmakers. Members of the first jury in 1951 included Jacques Becker, Jean Cocteau, Paul Gilson, Georges Sadoul, and Luce Vigo. The award recognizes films "for their inventiveness, originality and intellectual independence." The goal of the award is to "recognize a future auteur, odiscover through him a passion and a gift," according to the 2018 jury. Winners 1950s *1951: '' La Montagne est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Girl (film)
''Little Girl'' (french: Petite Fille) is a 2020 French documentary film written and directed by Sébastien Lifshitz. The cinematography was by Paul Guilhaume, and the editing was by Pauline Gaillard. It focuses on the story of transgender seven-year-old Sasha, who was assigned male at birth but has known she is a girl since the age of four. She sees a psychiatrist with a special interest in gender who diagnosis her with gender dysphoria. The documentary follows the difficulty Sasha and her family face in helping her transition in provincial France. Screenings ''Little Girl'' was screened at the Berlin International Film Festival in the Panorama Queer film section in 2020. It was shown at the Zurich Film Festival in 2020 and Chicago International Film Festival. In the UK, it was shown on BBC Four and BBC iPlayer under the '' Storyville'' documentary strand in 2021. Reception Leslie Felperin of ''The Guardian'' gave the documentary 4 out of 5 stars, praising Guilhaume's "limpi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Delluc Prize
The Louis Delluc Prize (french: Prix Louis-Delluc ) is a French film award presented annually since 1937. The award is bestowed to the Best Film and Best First Film of the year on the second week of each December. The jury is composed of 20 members, consisting of a group of film critics and figures who are culturally significant. Gilles Jacob is the president. The meeting is at ''le Fouquet's'' restaurant in Champs-Élysées. The award was created in 1937 in view of the decision of the Académie française to award its Grand Prix du Cinema to films that were created by French filmmakers. Twenty-four film critics including Maurice Bessy and Marcel Idzkowski established the prize to honor Louis Delluc (1890–1924), the first French journalist to specialize in cinema and founder of the ciné-clubs. Notes *≠ Oscar winner *± Oscar nominee *≈ Palme d'Or winner Winners Louis Delluc Prize for Best Film 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Cannes Film Festival
The 69th Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 May 2016. Australian director George Miller was the President of the Jury for the main competition. French actor Laurent Lafitte was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies. On 15 March it was announced that Japanese director Naomi Kawase would serve as the Cinéfondation and Short Film Jury president. American director Woody Allen's film ''Café Society'' opened the festival. The Palme d'Or was awarded to the British film ''I, Daniel Blake'' directed by Ken Loach, which also served as closing film of the festival. At a press conference, Loach said that he was "quietly stunned" to win. Juries Main competition * George Miller, Australian film director, Jury President *Arnaud Desplechin, French film director *Kirsten Dunst, American actress *Valeria Golino, Italian actress and film director * Mads Mikkelsen, Danish actor * László Nemes, Hungarian film director *Vanessa Paradis, French actress and singer *Katayoon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lives Of Thérèse
''The Lives of Thérèse'' (french: Les Vies de Thérèse) is a French documentary film, released in 2016."Cannes Film Review: ‘The Lives of Thérèse’" '''', May 19, 2016. Directed by , the film is a profile of French feminist and LGBT activist Thérèse Clerc as she battles terminal illness. Clerc died several weeks before the film's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
César Award For Best Short Film
The César Award for Best Short Film (french: César du meilleur film de court métrage) is an award presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma since 1992. Winners and nominees 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also *Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film *BAFTA Award for Best Short Film *European Film Award for Best Short Film References External links * César Award for Best Short Filmat '' AlloCiné'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Cesar Award For Best Short Film Short Film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ... Short film awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlinale 2013
The 63rd annual Berlin International Film Festival took place in Berlin, Germany between 7 and 17 February 2013. Chinese film director Wong Kar-wai was announced as the President of the Jury and his film '' The Grandmaster'' was the opening film of the festival. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Romanian film '' Child's Pose'' directed by Călin Peter Netzer, which also served as the closing film. The French documentary filmmaker Claude Lanzmann was awarded with the Honorary Golden Bear. Italian actress Isabella Rossellini and German film director Rosa von Praunheim were awarded with the Berlinale Camera. Competition Jury The following people were on the jury for the festival: International jury * Wong Kar-wai, director, screenwriter and producer (China) - President of the jury * Susanne Bier, director and screenwriter (Denmark) * Andreas Dresen, director and screenwriter (Germany) * Ellen Kuras, director and director of photography (United States) * Shirin Neshat, visual a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
César Award For Best Documentary Film
The César Award for Best Documentary Film (french: César du meilleur film documentaire) is an award presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma since 1995. History In 1995, director Marcel Ophüls protested that his film, the documentary Vigils of Arms: A History of Wartime Journalism on the Bosnian War, was eligible only in the usual categories as a work of fiction. The César Academy exceptionally created the César for documentaries and documentary films, which did not satisfy Ophüls, on the temporary nature of the award, he resigned from the Academy. The César for best documentary has been permanent since 2007. Following a modification of the César rules on November 8, 2016, it is no longer possible for a film to combine the César for best documentary film with that for best film. Winners and nominees 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also *Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature *BAFTA Award for Best Documentary References External lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Invisibles (film)
Les Invisibles is a French documentary film written and directed by Sébastien Lifshitz and released in 2012. Synopsis This film is about men and women who, born during the interwar period, have nothing in common apart from being homosexuals and have chosen to live in broad daylight in an era when society rejected homosexuality. They loved, desired, and fought to be recognized. Today, they recount this rebellious life, divided between the will to fit in with everyone else and the obligation to invent a freedom to flourish. Participation Yann and Pierre, Bernard and Jaques, Pierrot, Thérèse, Christian, Catherine and Elisabeth Monique, Jaques. Creation Lifshitz spent nearly a year and a half searching for the interviewees necessary to film the documentary. He contacted numerous connections he had in France, namely ARIS in Lyon. Lifshitz met 70 people and filmed 10 portraits of couples and individuals, although not all were included in the final montage. Distinctions Lifs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Going South (2009 Film)
''Going South'' (french: Plein sud) is a 2009 French drama film directed by Sébastien Lifshitz and written by Lifshitz, Stéphane Bouquet and Vincent Poymiro. It stars Yannick Renier, Léa Seydoux, Nicole Garcia, Théo Frilet and Pierre Perrier. It was screened in the Panorama section at the Berlinale 2010. Cast * Yannick Renier as Sam * Léa Seydoux as Léa * Nicole Garcia as The mother * Théo Frilet as Mathieu * Pierre Perrier as Jérémie * Micheline Presle as The grandmother * Gérard Watkins Gérard Watkins (born 4 July 1965) is an English-French actor, playwright, director, and songwriter. He graduated from Lycée de St Germain en Laye in 1983. As a stage actor, he has performed in over forty productions in Paris with such directo ... as The father * Marie Matheron as The foster mother References External links * 2009 films 2000s coming-of-age drama films 2000s French-language films French drama road movies French coming-of-age drama films 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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