Philippe Blasband (born 26 July 1964 in
Tehran
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,
Iran
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) is a
filmmaker
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and a writer in French language from
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
. He is of
Jewish
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[Gilman S. (2003) "We're Not Jews": Imagining Jewish History and Jewish Bodies in Contemporary Multicultural Literature] origin and lives in
Brussels
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...
.
Work
Novels
** De cendres et de fumées, Gallimard (1990) - Prix Rossel
** L'Effet-cathédrale, Gallimard (1994)
** Max et Minnie, Gallimard (1996)
** Le Livre des Rabinovitch, Le Castor Astral (1998)
** Johnny Bruxelles, Grasset (2005)
** Irina Poignet, Le Castor Astral (2008), novel based on the scenario of Irina Palm
Short stories
** Quand j'étais sumo (Le Castor Astral, 2000)
Non-fiction
** Le petit garçon qui parlait dans les cocktails, Climax Editions (2007) - included in DVD edition of La couleur des mots
Films (as writer)
Short films
** Bon anniversaire, Sergent Bob (de
Frédéric Fonteyne
Frédéric Fonteyne (; born 9 January 1968) is a Belgian film director. He studied film at the Institut des arts de diffusion in Louvain-la-Neuve. His 2020 film ''Working Girls (2020 film), Working Girls'' was selected as the Belgian entry for th ...
)
** les Vloems (1989) (de
Frédéric Fonteyne
Frédéric Fonteyne (; born 9 January 1968) is a Belgian film director. He studied film at the Institut des arts de diffusion in Louvain-la-Neuve. His 2020 film ''Working Girls (2020 film), Working Girls'' was selected as the Belgian entry for th ...
)
** La Ballade de Billie (1989) (de Geneviève Mersch)
** La Modestie (1992) (in Les sept péchés capitaux) (de
Frédéric Fonteyne
Frédéric Fonteyne (; born 9 January 1968) is a Belgian film director. He studied film at the Institut des arts de diffusion in Louvain-la-Neuve. His 2020 film ''Working Girls (2020 film), Working Girls'' was selected as the Belgian entry for th ...
)
** Le courage (1992) (in Les sept péchés capitaux)(de Geneviève Mersch)
** Bob le déplorable (1993) (de
Frédéric Fonteyne
Frédéric Fonteyne (; born 9 January 1968) is a Belgian film director. He studied film at the Institut des arts de diffusion in Louvain-la-Neuve. His 2020 film ''Working Girls (2020 film), Working Girls'' was selected as the Belgian entry for th ...
)
** John (1994) (de Geneviève Mersch)
** Doucement (1997) (de Jacques Decrop)
** La Dinde (1999) (de Sam Garbarski)
** Joyeux Noël Rachid (2000) (de Sam Garbarski)
** La Vie, la Mort et le Foot (2000) (de Sam Garbarski)
Feature films
**
Ellas (1997) (dir.
Luís Galvao Teles) : French dialogues
** Max et Bobo (1998) (dir.
Frédéric Fonteyne
Frédéric Fonteyne (; born 9 January 1968) is a Belgian film director. He studied film at the Institut des arts de diffusion in Louvain-la-Neuve. His 2020 film ''Working Girls (2020 film), Working Girls'' was selected as the Belgian entry for th ...
)
** Abracadabra (1998) (dir.
Harry Cleven)co-written with
Harry Cleven
**
Une liaison pornographique (1999) (dir.
Frédéric Fonteyne
Frédéric Fonteyne (; born 9 January 1968) is a Belgian film director. He studied film at the Institut des arts de diffusion in Louvain-la-Neuve. His 2020 film ''Working Girls (2020 film), Working Girls'' was selected as the Belgian entry for th ...
avec
Sergi López Sergi López may refer to:
*Sergi López (actor) (born 1965), Spanish actor
* Sergi López Segú (1967–2006), Spanish footballer
See also
* Sergio López (disambiguation)
* Sergi, the given name
*López
López is a surname of Spanish origin.
I ...
et
Nathalie Baye
Nathalie Marie Andrée Baye (born 6 July 1948) is a French film, television and stage actress. She began her career in 1970 and has appeared in more than 80 films. A ten-time César Award nominee, her four wins were for '' Every Man for Himself' ...
)
** Thomas est amoureux (2000) (dir. Pierre-Paul Renders)
** L'amour en suspens (2000) dir. Herman Van Eycken : dialogues
** Deuxième quinzaine de juillet (2000) (dir. Christophe Reichert) co-written with Christophe Reichert
** Le Tango Rashevski (2002) (dir.
Sam Garbarski
Sam Garbarski (born 13 February 1948) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. His film ''Irina Palm'' (2007) was awarded Best European Film at the 53rd David di Donatello Awards. He then directed ''A Distant Neighborhood'' (2010), a fantas ...
) co-written with Sam Garbarski
** J'ai toujours voulu être une sainte (2002) (dir. Geneviève Mersch) co-written with Geneviève Mersch and Anne Fournier
**
Mariées mais pas trop (2003) (dir. Catherine Corsini) co-written with Catherine Corsini and Christophe Morand
**
Nathalie... (2003) (dir.
Anne Fontaine
Anne Fontaine (born Anne-Fontaine Sibertin-Blanc; 15 July 1959) is a Luxembourger film director, screenwriter, and former actress. She lives and works in France.
Life and career
Born Anne-Fontaine Sibertin-Blanc in Luxembourg, sister of actor Je ...
): original screenplay, under title: Nathalie Ribout
**
La Femme de Gilles
''Gilles' Wife'' (french: La Femme de Gilles) is a 2004 drama film based on the 1937 novel of the same name by Madeleine Bourdouxhe. The film was directed by Frédéric Fonteyne and written by Fonteyne, Philippe Blasband and Marion Hänsel. It rec ...
(2004) (dir.
Frédéric Fonteyne
Frédéric Fonteyne (; born 9 January 1968) is a Belgian film director. He studied film at the Institut des arts de diffusion in Louvain-la-Neuve. His 2020 film ''Working Girls (2020 film), Working Girls'' was selected as the Belgian entry for th ...
) co-written with Marion Hänsel and
Frédéric Fonteyne
Frédéric Fonteyne (; born 9 January 1968) is a Belgian film director. He studied film at the Institut des arts de diffusion in Louvain-la-Neuve. His 2020 film ''Working Girls (2020 film), Working Girls'' was selected as the Belgian entry for th ...
after novel by Belgian writer
Madeleine Bourdouxhe - Joseph Plateau Award for Best Belgian Screenplay
** ''
Irina Palm
''Irina Palm'' is a 2007 tragicomedy film directed by Sam Garbarski and starring Marianne Faithfull and Miki Manojlović. It is a co-production of five countries (Belgium, Luxembourg, Great Britain, Germany and France). The film premiered at t ...
'' (2006) (dir.
Sam Garbarski
Sam Garbarski (born 13 February 1948) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. His film ''Irina Palm'' (2007) was awarded Best European Film at the 53rd David di Donatello Awards. He then directed ''A Distant Neighborhood'' (2010), a fantas ...
) co-written with Martin Herron
** Nuits d'Arabie (2007) (dir. Paul Kieffer) co-written with Paul Kieffer
** ''
A Distant Neighborhood
is a Japanese manga
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'' (2010) (dir.
Sam Garbarski
Sam Garbarski (born 13 February 1948) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. His film ''Irina Palm'' (2007) was awarded Best European Film at the 53rd David di Donatello Awards. He then directed ''A Distant Neighborhood'' (2010), a fantas ...
) co-written with Jérôme Tonerre, after original graphic novel by
Jirô Taniguchi
was a Japanese manga writer/artist. His works belong to the gekiga, or "dramatic pictures", genre of manga. In France he was knighted a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2011.
Career
Taniguchi began his career as an assista ...
)
** ''
The Assistant'' (2015)
Films (as director and writer)
Short films
** W. C. (1991)
** CHA CHA CHA (1998)
** MIREILLE ET LUCIEN with Aylin Yay and Serge Larivière (2001)
Festivals : Clermont-Ferrand, Locarno, Valenciennes, Dresde, Cannes (La nuit la plus courte, Critic's week),…
Feature films
*
Step by Step (An honest dealer aka Step by step) (2002
Official websiteFeaturing Benoît Verhaert,
Philippe Noiret
Philippe Noiret (; 1 October 1930 – 23 November 2006) was a French film actor.
Life and career
Noiret was born in Lille, France, the son of Lucy (Heirman) and Pierre Noiret, a clothing company representative. He was an indifferent student and ...
,
Yolande Moreau
Yolande Moreau (born 27 February 1953) is a Belgian comedian, actress, film director and screenwriter. She has won three César Awards from four nominations.
Career
She made her cinematic debut with director Agnès Varda in two movies: Sept piè ...
, Serge Larivière
Selected in Venice & Montreal Festivals
*LA COULEUR DES MOTS (The colour of words) (2005
Official websiteSelected in Montréal, Valladolid, Amiens, Namur, Sousse, Madrid, Brive, Moscow
Best actress award for Aylin Yay & Signis Prize in Amiens
Best actress award for Aylin Yay & Audience award in Brive
*COQUELICOTS (Red Poppies) (2007
Official websiteSelected for festivals of : Valladolid, Amiens, Beauvais, Rouen, Mons, Moustier, UGC Fête de l’Europe, Rabat, Split, Mexico, Moncton, Namur, São Paulo
*
Maternelle
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(Motherly) (2009
Official websiteFeaturing Aylin Yay,
Anne Girouard, Chloé Struvay, Nathalie Laroche, Cédric Juliens
Theatre
as writer
** La Lettre des chats, Ed Lansman (1992)
** Apôtres
** Une chose intime
** Où es-tu Sammy Rebenski ?
** Jef
** Le Masque du dragon
** L'argent du ministre
** Les Mangeuses de chocolat, Ed Lansman (1996)
** L'Invisible, Ed Hayez-Lansman (2004)
** Une aventure de Simon Rapoport, guerrier de l'espace
** Pitch
** Une liaison pornographique, Actes Sud-Papiers, 2003 (suivi de Nathalie Ribout)
** Le Village oublié d'au-delà des montagnes
** Nathalie Ribout, Actes Sud-Papiers, 2003
** Les témoins, Hayez-Lansman, 2005
** Paternel (2009)
** Fragile
** Après Anatole
** Le Jeu des cigognes et de l'enfer
** Rue du Croissant
as director
** FILATURES – spectacle collectif
** LES SEPT JOURS DE SIMON LABROSSE de Carole FRÉCHETTE
** UNE CHOSE INTIME
** JEF
** PITCH
** LE MASQUE DU DRAGON
** LES MANGEUSES DE CHOCOLAT
** UNE AVENTURE DE SIMON RAPOPORT, GUERRIER DE L'ESPACE
**
Macbeth
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(à deux) based on
Shakespeare
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's play
** LES MILLE ET UNE NUITS (
One Thousand and One Nights
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)
** LES TEMOINS
** PATERNEL création en 2009 au Théâtre Le Public à Bruxelles
Awards
Won
* 1990: Prix Rossel for De cendres et de fumées
* 2005: The
Joseph Plateau Award
A Joseph Plateau Award was an accolade presented by the Flanders International Film Festival Ghent, first awarded in 1985. The awards were given in several categories to honor cinematic achievements in the film industry. They were restricted to ...
, Best Belgian Screenplay (Beste Belgische Scenario) for
La Femme de Gilles
''Gilles' Wife'' (french: La Femme de Gilles) is a 2004 drama film based on the 1937 novel of the same name by Madeleine Bourdouxhe. The film was directed by Frédéric Fonteyne and written by Fonteyne, Philippe Blasband and Marion Hänsel. It rec ...
(2004).
* 2005: Signis Prize for LA COULEUR DES MOTS - Amiens Film Festival
* 2005: Audience Award for LA COULEUR DES MOTS - Brive Film Festival
* 2014:
Magritte Award
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,
Best Screenplay, for ''
Tango libre
''Tango libre'' is a 2012 comedy film directed by Frédéric Fonteyne. In January 2014 the film received ten nominations at the 4th Magritte Awards.
The film centers on complicated personal relations between some prisoners in a French prison, t ...
'' (2012)
Nominated
* 2002: Grand Prix des Amériques, for
Step by Step (2002)
* 2004: The
Joseph Plateau Award
A Joseph Plateau Award was an accolade presented by the Flanders International Film Festival Ghent, first awarded in 1985. The awards were given in several categories to honor cinematic achievements in the film industry. They were restricted to ...
, Best Belgian Screenplay, for
Le Tango des Rashevski (2003)
* 2012: Magritte Award, Best Screenplay, for ''
Romantics Anonymous
''Romantics Anonymous'' (french: Les Émotifs anonymes) is a 2010 French-Belgian romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Améris and starring Benoît Poelvoorde and Isabelle Carré. It received three nominations at the 2nd Magritte Awards, win ...
'' (2010)
* 2014: Magritte Award, Best Screenplay, for ''
Vijay and I
''Vijay and I'' is a comedy film directed by Sam Garbarski and starring Moritz Bleibtreu and Patricia Arquette.
Cast
*Moritz Bleibtreu as Will
*Patricia Arquette as Julia
*Danny Pudi as Rad
*Catherine Missal as Lily
*Michael Imperioli
Micha ...
'' (2013)
Bibliography
* Hennuy, Jean-Frédéric, ''L'Effet Blasband ou Le Regard Persan'' (New York etc., Peter Lang, 2011) (Belgian Francophone Library, 22).
References
External links
Official website
*
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Belgian writers in French
1964 births
category:Jewish writers
Living people
Magritte Award winners