Benoît Delépine (; born 30 August 1958) is a French comedian and film director. He is known for his satirical activities on TV channel Canal+. Director of the TV program '' Guignols de l'info'' for many years, he currently writes TV programs about the fictional country of Groland. He also plays the cynical journalist-reporter Mickael Kael. In the cinema, Delépine has written and performed in two films. '' Michael Kael contre la World News Company'', a chess commercial, reprising two elements of the fictional career of the director: his role as a reporter for Groland and the World Company, which he contributed to create for '' Les Guignols''. In 2004, '' Aaltra'', which he wrote, directed, and starred in with Gustave Kervern enjoyed critical success. The two companions from the Groland adventure wrote and directed it as a ''road movie'' where two enemies travel the roads of northern

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and

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following an accident. With Kervern, he also directed and starred in '' Avida'', which was awarded screened out of competition at the

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. His 2010 film '' Mammuth'' was nominated for the

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at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival. His 2012 film competed in the

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section at the

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where it won the Special Jury Prize.

Filmography

As filmmaker

References

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Entretien avec B. Delépine pour lœil électrique'', peu après la sortie du film ''Mickael Kael contre la World News Company'' (French)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Delepine, Benoit 1958 births Living people French film directors French male film actors French male comedians French male screenwriters French screenwriters French film producers People from Saint-Quentin, Aisne Male actors from Hauts-de-France French humorists French satirists French comedy film directors Comedians from Hauts-de-France