Thomas Bidegain is a French screenwriter, producer and film director. He is noted for his collaborations with the director

Jacques Audiard Jacques Audiard (; born 30 April 1952) is a French film director, producer, and screenwriter. One of the most awarded French filmmakers in history, his international accolades include an Academy Award, two British Academy Film Awards, and three ...

. He received the

César Award Cesar or César may refer to: Arts and entertainment * César (film), ''César'' (film), a 1936 French romantic drama * César (film), ''César'' (play), a play by Marcel Pagnolt Places * Cesar, Portugal * Cesar Department, Colombia * Cesar R ...

for

Best Original Screenplay The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award (also known as an Oscar) for the best screenplay not based upon previously published material. It was created in 1940 as a separate writing award from the Academy Award for Best ...

in 2010 for '' A Prophet'' and Best Adaptation in 2013 for ''

Rust and Bone ''Rust and Bone'' () is a 2012 romantic drama film directed by Jacques Audiard, starring Marion Cotillard and Matthias Schoenaerts, based on Craig Davidson's short story collection '' Rust and Bone''. It tells the story of a nightclub bounce ...

'' and in 2024 for '' Emilia Pérez''; all three wins were shared with Audiard. Bidegain's directorial debut ''

The Cowboys ''The Cowboys'' is a 1972 American Western film starring John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, and Bruce Dern, and featuring Colleen Dewhurst and Slim Pickens. It was the feature film debut of Robert Carradine. Based on the 1971 novel of the sam ...

'' premiered in the

Directors' Fortnight The Directors' Fortnight (, formerly ) is an independent section held in parallel to the Cannes Film Festival. It was started in 1969 by the French Directors Guild after the events of May 1968 resulted in cancellation of the Cannes festival as a ...

section at the

2015 Cannes Film Festival The 68th Cannes Film Festival took place from 13 to 24 May 2015. Coen brothers, Ethan and Joel Coen were the Co-Presidents of the Jury for the main competition, marking the first time that two people co-chaired the jury. Since the Coen brothers ...

. His ''Machine'' TV series, co-created with Fred Grivois, took the main prize at 2024 Series Mania French Competition.

Filmography

Director

* ''

'' (''Les Cowboys'') (2015) * ''

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'' (segment "Vlog") (2020) * '' Soudain seuls'' (2023)

Screenwriter

* ''À boire'' (2004), directed by Marion Vernoux * '' A Prophet'' (''Un prophète'') (2009), directed by

* ''

'' (''De rouille et d'os'') (2012), directed by

* ''

Our Children ''Our Children'' () is a 2012 Belgian-French psychological drama film directed by Joachim Lafosse. It is based on a real-life incident involving a woman ( Geneviève Lhermitte) who killed her five children. The film competed in the Un Certain R ...

'' (''À perdre la raison'') (2012), directed by

Joachim Lafosse Joachim Lafosse (born 18 January 1975) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. Career Lafosse studied at the IAD (Institut des arts de diffusion) at Louvain-la-Neuve between 1997 and 2001. His graduation film ''Tribu'', a 24-minute short ...

* '' Saint Laurent'' (2014), directed by

Bertrand Bonello Bertrand Bonello (; born 11 September 1968) is a French film director, screenwriter, producer, composer and actor. His work has been associated with the New French Extremity. He wrote and directed ''Something Organic'' (1998), '' The Pornographe ...

* ''

La Famille Bélier (released as ''The Bélier Family'' in Australia) is a 2014 French-Belgian coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Éric Lartigau. The film received six nominations at the 40th César Awards, winning Most Promising Actress for Louane Emer ...

'' (2014), directed by Eric Lartigau * ''

Through the Air ''Through the Air'' (French title: ''La résistance de l'air'') is a 2015 French-Belgian drama film directed by Fred Grivois. The film concerns an air rifle champion who becomes embroiled in a dangerous plot after accepting a well-paid job offer ...

'' (''La Résistance de l'air'') (2015), directed by Fred Grivois * '' The Wakhan Front'' (''Ni le ciel ni la terre'') (2015), directed by

Clément Cogitore Clément Cogitore (born 27 August 1983) is a French contemporary artist and filmmaker. Combining film, video, installations and photographs, Cogitore questions the modalities of cohabitation between humankind and its own images and representati ...

* ''

Dheepan ''Dheepan'' is a 2015 French crime drama film directed by Jacques Audiard and co-written by Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, and Noé Debré. The film was partly inspired by Montesquieu's '' Persian Letters'', as well as the 1971 film '' Straw Dogs'', ...

'' (2015), directed by

* '' The White Knights'' (''Les Chevaliers blancs'') (2015), collaboration, directed by

* '' The Dancer'' (''La Danseuse'') (2016), directed by

Stéphanie Di Giusto Stéphanie Di Giusto (also known by her former pseudonym "Paf le chien") is a French film director, photographer and art director. Life and career After her studies at the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs and ESAG Penninghen in ...

* '' The Racer and the Jailbird'' (''Le Fidèle'') (2017), directed by Michaël R. Roskam * ''

The Sisters Brothers ''The Sisters Brothers'' is a 2011 Western fiction, Western novel by Canadian-born author Patrick deWitt. The darkly comic story takes place in Oregon and California in 1851. The narrator, Eli Sisters, and his brother Charlie are assassins taske ...

'' (''Les Frères Sisters'') (2018), directed by

* '' Lady Winsley'' (''Lady Winsley'i Kim Öldürdü'') (2019), directed by Hiner Saleem * '' The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily'' (''La Fameuse Invasion des ours en Sicile'') (2019), directed by

Lorenzo Mattotti Lorenzo Mattotti (born 24 January 1954) is an Italian comics artist and illustrator. His illustrations have been published in magazines such as ''Cosmopolitan (magazine), Cosmopolitan'', ''Vogue (magazine), Vogue'', ''The New Yorker'', ''Le Monde ...

* '' #Iamhere'' (''#jesuislà'') (2019), directed by Éric Lartigau * '' Stillwater'' (2021), directed by Tom McCarthy * ''The Salamander'' (''La Salamandre'') (2021), directed by Alexandre Carvalho * '' Notre-Dame on Fire'' (''Notre-Dame brûle'') (2022), directed by

Jean-Jacques Annaud Jean-Jacques Annaud (; born 1 October 1943) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He directed ''Quest for Fire (film), Quest for Fire'' (1981), ''The Name of the Rose (film), The Name of the Rose'' (1986), ''The Bear (1988 film), ...

* '' A Place to Fight For'' (2023), directed by Romain Cogitore

References

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