Rebecca Zlotowski (born 21 April 1980) is a French

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and

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Education

A former student at prestigious Ecole Normale Supérieure, Rebecca Zlotowski received her teaching qualification in French modern literature in 2003. She graduated in 2007 at la Femis in scriptwriting section.

Career

Her first feature film, ''

Belle Épine ''Dear Prudence'' (french: Belle Épine; ) is a 2010 French drama film and the directorial debut of Rebecca Zlotowski. The film stars Léa Seydoux, Anaïs Demoustier, Agathe Schlenker, Johan Libéreau and Guillaume Gouix. It premiered in the Inter ...

'', is her graduation project at La Fémis, written under the guidance of her mentor Lodge Kerrigan. It was presented in competition at the 49th Critics' Week and won the Louis Delluc Prize for Best First Film in January 2011, as well as the French critics' union prize for Best First Film. Léa Seydoux was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actress. In 2013, Rebecca Zlotowski directed '' Grand Central'' starring Léa Seydoux and Tahar Rahim which premiered at the

2013 Cannes Film Festival The 66th Cannes Film Festival took place in Cannes, France, from 15 to 26 May 2013. Steven Spielberg was the head of the jury for the main competition. New Zealand film director Jane Campion was the head of the jury for the Cinéfondation and S ...

in the Un Certain Regard section. In 2016, ''

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'', starring Natalie Portman and Lily-Rose Depp as sisters, was released. The film screened Out of Competition at the

73rd Venice International Film Festival The 73rd annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 31 August to 10 September 2016. English director Sam Mendes was the President of the Jury for the main competition. The opening night film was Damien Chazelle's musical ''La La ...

. Rebecca Zlotowski's fourth film ''

An Easy Girl ''An Easy Girl'' (french: Une fille facile) is a 2019 French comedy-drama film directed by Rebecca Zlotowski, starring Zahia Dehar, Mina Farid, Benoît Magimel and Nuno Lopes. Set in summertime in Cannes, the film follows a 16-year-old who is dr ...

'' premiered at the

2019 Cannes Film Festival The 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 14 to 25 May 2019. Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu served as jury president. The Palme d'Or went to the South Korean film ''Parasite'', directed by Bong Joon-ho; Bong became t ...

in the Directors' Fortnight section where it won the SACD Award for Best French-language Film. That same year, Canal Plus premiered the series Les Sauvages, which she co-created with Sabri Louatah, the author of the novel from which the series is adapted. Rebecca Zlotowski directed all the episodes of the series. The series won best prize of the French critics union. In 2022, here fifth film, Other Peoples Children, starring Virginie Efira, Roschdy Zem and Chiara Mastroianni is presented in competition at Venice Film Festival.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zlotowski, Rebecca 1980 births Living people French women film directors Film directors from Paris French women screenwriters French screenwriters Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres 21st-century French Jews French people of Polish-Jewish descent