Guillaume Brac

Guillaume Brac (born 1977) is a French film director from Paris. He has directed films such as Tonnerre, July Tales, Treasure Island, and À L'abordage.[1]

Guillaume Brac
Born1977 (age 43–44)
Paris, France
OccupationFilm director

Early life

Guillaume Brac was born in 1977 in Paris, France.[2] He graduated from La Fémis in 2005.[3]

Career

Guillaume Brac's 2011 film, Un monde sans femmes, was nominated for the César Award for Best Short Film at the 37th César Awards.[4] His debut feature film, Tonnerre, had its world premiere at the 2013 Locarno Festival.[5] It stars Vincent Macaigne, Solène Rigot, and Bernard Ménez.[6] It was nominated for the 2014 Louis Delluc Prize for Best Directorial Debut.[7]

He served as one of the jury members in the Caméra D'or section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.[8] His second feature film, July Tales, had its world premiere at the 2017 Locarno Festival.[9] After that, he directed a documentary film, Treasure Island, which had its world premiere at the 2018 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.[10] In 2020, he returned with a fiction film, À L'abordage, which had its world premiere at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival.[11] It won a special mention from the FIPRESCI jury.[12]

Filmography

Feature films

Short films
  • Le Naufragé (2009)
  • Un monde sans femmes (2011)
  • Le Repos des braves (2016)

References
  1. Lemercier, Fabien (27 February 2020). "Guillaume Brac • Director of À l'abordage". Cineuropa. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. "Guillaume Brac". Vienna International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 23 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  3. Tonet, Aureliano (18 January 2014). "Guillaume Brac, athlète et poète du jeune cinéma français". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  4. Tartaglione, Nancy (27 January 2012). "'The Artist' Nabs 10 César Nominations, But Maiwenn's 'Poliss' Leads With 13 Nods". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  5. Mintzer, Jordan (9 October 2013). "Tonnerre: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  6. Lemercier, Fabien (12 October 2012). "Guillaume Brac to make feature debut with Tonnerre". Cineuropa. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  7. Keslassy, Elsa (16 December 2014). "Olivier Assayas' 'Sils Maria' Wins Louis Delluc Prize". Variety. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  8. Richford, Rhonda; Szalai, Georg (14 May 2017). "Cannes: Barry Jenkins Joins Student and Short Film Jury". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  9. Lemercier, Fabien (25 July 2017). "Guillaume Brac is back with Contes de juillet". Cineuropa. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  10. Lemercier, Fabien (3 July 2018). "Guillaume Brac • Director". Cineuropa. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  11. Lemercier, Fabien (4 February 2020). "Guillaume Brac heads for Berlin with À l'abordage". Cineuropa. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  12. Roxborough, Scott (1 March 2020). "Berlin: Christian Petzold's 'Undine' Wins FIPRESCI Critics Award". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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