Audrey Diwan (; born 1980) is a French film director of
Lebanese origin. Prior to becoming a film director, she worked as a journalist and a screenwriter. In 2021, her film ''
Happening
A happening is a performance, event, or situation art, usually as performance art. The term was first used by Allan Kaprow in 1959 to describe a range of art-related events.
History
Origins
Allan Kaprow first coined the term "happening" i ...
'' won the
Golden Lion
The Golden Lion () is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is regarded as one of the film industry's most prestigious and distinguished prizes. In 1970, a ...
at the
78th Venice International Film Festival in a "unanimous decision."
Career
Before filmmaking, Diwan was a junior editor at
Denoël as well as publishing various novels.
She wrote many books, which led her to become a screenwriter including ''How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are: Love, Style, and Bad Habits,'' ''Confessions d'un salaud, De l'autre côté de l'été, La fabrication d'un mensonge, Cléo de 5 à 7.''
Her directorial debut film ' premiered in 2019.
Her 2021 film ''
Happening
A happening is a performance, event, or situation art, usually as performance art. The term was first used by Allan Kaprow in 1959 to describe a range of art-related events.
History
Origins
Allan Kaprow first coined the term "happening" i ...
'' was selected for the main competition at the
78th Venice International Film Festival, where it was subsequently awarded the
Golden Lion
The Golden Lion () is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is regarded as one of the film industry's most prestigious and distinguished prizes. In 1970, a ...
, thus making her the sixth female director to ever win this award.
Personal life
Diwan was in a relationship with French director
Cédric Jimenez, with whom she had two children, born in 2007 and 2008, respectively.
Diwan and Jimenez separated in 2018.
On 29 September 2023, Diwan announced her engagement to film producer Thibault Gast, with whom she has been in a relationship since 2021.
She is a member of Collectif 50/50, a French
NGO promoting equality between men and women in the film industry.
Filmography
Awards and nominations
Throughout the course of her career, Audrey Diwan has been nominated for 25 films, 13 of which she has won. This includes winning all three awards she had been nominated for at the International Online Cinema Awards, winning Best Director as well as Best Adapted Screenplay two years in a row.
References
External links
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Q&A: Director Audrey Diwan on 'Happening' & Abortion in Cinema , Presented By rePRO Film & IFC Films* https://aframe.oscars.org/what-to-watch/post/audrey-diwan-5-movies-that-influenced-me-as-a-filmmaker
* https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/cannes-critics-week-2023-jury-audrey-diwan-president-1235372032/
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Living people
1980 births
French film directors
French screenwriters
Directors of Golden Lion winners