Stéphane Brizé (born 18 October 1966) is a French film director, producer, screenwriter and actor.
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Life and career

Stéphane Brizé was born on 18 October 1966 in Rennes, France. He attended a

University Institutes of Technology The University Institutes of Technology or IUT (french: Instituts Universitaires de Technologie) are parts of the university system in France. The IUT were created in 1966. There are 108 IUTs which are attached to 80 universities including the on ...

and moved to Paris, where he started his career in theater and television, before moving on to short films and feature films. His 2015 film '' The Measure of a Man'' was selected to compete for the

Palme d'Or The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Fe ...

at the

2015 Cannes Film Festival The 68th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 May 2015. Joel and Ethan Coen were the Presidents of the Jury for the main competition. It was the first time that two people chaired the jury. Since the Coen brothers each received a separate ...

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brize, Stephane Living people 1966 births Actors from Rennes French male film actors French film directors French male screenwriters French screenwriters French film producers Mass media people from Rennes