Émile V. Schlesser is a Luxembourgish

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Biography

Émile V. Schlesser was born in

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. He studied painting with

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at the

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from 2007 to 2009, followed by studies in video and film with

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. In 2018 he graduated with the title "Meisterschüler" (master student). In 2015, he made the short film ''Roxy'', marking the start of his collaboration with producer and director

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. Schlesser financed the production by selling his paintings created during his art studies. His next short film ''Superhero'', starring

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and Nico Randel, won the ''13th Street Shocking Short Award'' in 2020. This award is presented every year by

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at the

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. In 2021 he made two more short films, ''Vis-a-Vis'' (starring his brother, actor Tommy Schlesser) and the

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satire ''Kowalsky''. He lives in Luxembourg and Düsseldorf. In addition to his native

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, Schlesser is fluent in German, English and French.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

For ''Superhero'' * 2020: Shocking Short Award by

/ 13th Street * 2020: „Prädikat: Wertvoll“ by

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For ''Vis-a-Vis'' * 2021: Lëtzebuerger Filmpräis (nominated)

References

External links

Interview The New Current
(on ''Superhero'')
Interview The New Current
(on ''Kowalsky'')
Interview

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(german, french)
Interview

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Émile V. Schlesser

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''Superhero'', Directors Notes

''Vis-a-Vis'', Booooooom TV

''Vis-a-Vis,'' Omeleto
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