Philippe Lacôte is a film director from

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. He is most noted for his 2014 film ''

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'', which was a

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nominee for Best French-Language Film at the

20th Lumières Awards The 20th Lumières Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Lumières, was held on 2 February 2015, at the Espace Pierre Cardin in Paris. Nominations were announced on 12 January 2015. ''Saint Laurent (film), Saint Laurent'' garnered the mo ...

, and his 2020 film ''

Night of the Kings ''Night of the Kings'' (french: La Nuit des rois) is a feature drama/fantasy film directed by Philippe Lacôte and released in 2020. The film is produced by Delphine Jaquet (Banshee Films, France), Yanick Letourneau (Peripheria, Canada), Ernes ...

(La Nuit des rois)'', which was a winner of the Amplify Voices Award at the

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. Both films were also selected as Côte d'Ivoire's submission to the

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for the Best International Feature Film Oscar, ''Run'' for the

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in 2016 and ''Night of the Kings'' for the

93rd Academy Awards The 93rd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released from January 1, 2020, to February 28, 2021, at Union Station in Los Angeles. The ceremony was held on April 25, 2021 ...

in 2021.

Accolades

In 2021, he was selected as jury member for International competition section of

74th Locarno Film Festival The 74th annual Locarno Festival was held from 4 August to 14 August 2021 in Locarno, Switzerland. The opening film of the festival was '' Beckett'' by Ferdinando Cito Filomarino, which had its world premiere on 4 August. The 74th edition of Loc ...

held from 4 to 14 August.

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