Director, Actor, Script Writer CANADA

David CRONENBERG

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David CRONENBERG

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Biography

Canadian director, David Cronenberg, was born in March 1943, in Toronto. While at university, he became interested in film and produced two shorts, Transfer and From the Drain. His first films were Stereo and Crimes of the Future, both shoted in the late '60's. In 1975, Cronenberg shoted his first commercial feature, Shivers. He directed The Brood in 1979, then, Scanners. Cronenberg's next film, Videodrome (1983) was hailed by Andy Warhol as "the Clockwork Orange of the 80s". In 1996, he won the Prix Spécial du Jury at Cannes with Crash. Then he presented two films in Festival de Cannes' official Competition: Spider (2002) and A History of Violence (2005).

Films presented at Cannes

CRIMES OF THE FUTURE 2022 In Competition - Feature Films Director , Script / Dialogue

MAPS TO THE STARS 2014 In Competition - Feature Films Director

COSMOPOLIS 2012 In Competition - Feature Films Director , Script / Dialogue

CHACUN SON CINÉMA TO EACH HIS OWN CINEMA 2007 Out of Competition Director

A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE 2005 In Competition - Feature Films Director

SPIDER 2002 In Competition - Feature Films Director

CRASH 1996 In Competition - Feature Films Director , Script / Dialogue

Awards

CRASH 1996 Special Jury Prize Director , Script / Dialogue

Jury members

President - Feature films - 1999

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Directors

. CHRISTIAN-JAQUE

. CHRISTIAN-JAQUE

Script Writer, Director

Alain RESNAIS

Script Writer, Director

Casper KJELDSEN

Casper KJELDSEN

Director

Dani ROSENBERG

Script Writer, Director

Dominik MOLL

Director, Script Writer

Joachim TRIER

Director, Script Writer

Nicolas BEDOS

Director, Actor, Script Writer

Pietro GERMI

Script Writer, Director

Rodrigo SOROGOYEN

Rodrigo SOROGOYEN

Script Writer, Director

Steve MCQUEEN

Director

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