Philippe Faucon (; born 26 January 1958) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer.
Life and career
Philippe Faucon was born in
Oujda
Oujda (, ) is a major city in northeast Morocco near the Algeria–Morocco border, border with Algeria. Oujda is the capital city of the Oriental (Morocco), Oriental region of northeastern Morocco and has a population of 506,224 people (2024 censu ...
, the son of a French soldier and an Algerian ''
pied-noir
The (; ; : ) are an ethno-cultural group of people of French and other European descent who were born in Algeria during the period of French colonial rule from 1830 to 1962. Many of them departed for mainland France during and after the ...
'' mother. He grew up between Morocco and Algeria, where his father did his military service. After completing his studies at
Aix-Marseille University, he began to work in film and in 1984, he directed his first short film, titled ''La Jeunesse''.
In 2015, he directed the film ''
Fatima
Fatima bint Muhammad (; 605/15–632 CE), commonly known as Fatima al-Zahra' (), was the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his wife Khadija. Fatima's husband was Ali, the fourth of the Rashidun caliphs and the first Shia imam. ...
'', which was screened in the
Directors' Fortnight section at the
2015 Cannes Film Festival. For the film, he received the
Louis Delluc Prize
The Louis Delluc Prize ( ) is a French film award presented annually since 1937. The award is bestowed to the Best Film and Best First Film of the year on the second week of each December. The jury is composed of 20 members, consisting of a group ...
for Best Film, the
César Award for Best Film and the
César Award for Best Adaptation, among other awards.
Political views
In December 2023, alongside 50 other filmmakers, Faucon signed an open letter published in ''
Libération
(), popularly known as ''Libé'' (), is a daily newspaper in France, founded in Paris by Jean-Paul Sartre and Serge July in 1973 in the wake of the protest movements of May 1968 in France, May 1968. Initially positioned on the far left of Fr ...
'' demanding a ceasefire and an end to the killing of civilians amid the
2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, and for a humanitarian corridor into Gaza to be established for humanitarian aid, and the release of hostages.
Filmography
References
External links
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1958 births
Living people
French film directors
French screenwriters
French film producers
People from Oujda