Olivier ASSAYAS

Director

Country: FRANCE

Biography

Olivier Assayas is the author of some fifteen films. After his studies in art and literature, he made short films and collaborated on a number of scripts, in particular for André Téchiné with "Rendez-Vous" and "The Scene of the Crime" ("Le Lieu du crime"). He also wrote for the Cahiers du Cinéma (1980-85) and is the author of a book of interviews with Ingmar Bergman. His first film, "Disorder" ("Désordre"), which won an award at the festival in Venice (1986), established him as one of the most significant filmmakers of his generation. His fame was enhanced with "Cold Water" ("L’Eau froide") (1994) and "Irma Vep" (1996), presented in Cannes. He is in Competition at the Festival de Cannes with "Sentimental Destinies" ("Les Destinées sentimentales"), "Demonlover" and "Clean", for which Maggie Cheung won a prize for Best Actress. The success of his two most recent films, "Summer Hours" ("L’Heure d’été") and "Carlos", which won numerous international awards, make him one of the most famous French filmmakers.

Films presented in Cannes

2010 - ...MEN FILMEN ÄR MIN ÄLSKARINNA (...BUT FILM IS MY MISTRESS) - Cannes Classics
2010 - CARLOS - Out of Competition Director, Screenplay
2007 - CHACUN SON CINÉMA (TO EACH HIS OWN CINEMA) - Out of Competition Director
2007 - MAN OF CINEMA: PIERRE RISSIENT - Cannes Classics Actor
2007 - BOARDING GATE - Out of Competition Director
2006 - PARIS, JE T'AIME - Un Certain Regard Director
2004 - CLEAN - In Competition Director, Screenplay
2002 - DEMONLOVER - In Competition Director, Screenplay
2000 - LES DESTINEES SENTIMENTALES - In Competition Director, Screenplay
1996 - IRMA VEP - Un Certain Regard Director, Screenplay
1994 - L'EAU FROIDE - Un Certain Regard Director, Screenplay
1986 - LE LIEU DU CRIME - In Competition Screenplay
1985 - RENDEZ-VOUS - In Competition Screenplay
1983 - LAISSE INACHEVÉ A TOKYO - Section parallèle Director

Member of the Jury

2011 - Feature films - Member
2008 - Cinéfondation & Short films - Member