Thomas Cailley (born 29 April 1980) is a French screenwriter and film director. In 2014, he made his feature directorial debut with ''
Love at First Fight
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'', which won three
César Awards
The César Award is the national film award of France. It is delivered in the ' ceremony and was first awarded in 1976. The nominations are selected by the members of twelve categories of filmmaking professionals and supported by the French Min ...
including
Best First Feature Film.
Biography
Born in
Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand (, ; ; oc, label=Auvergnat (dialect), Auvergnat, Clarmont-Ferrand or Clharmou ; la, Augustonemetum) is a city and Communes of France, commune of France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions of France, region, with a population ...
, Cailley studied at
Sciences Po Bordeaux. After completing general studies, he spent three years working in a company producing television documentaries. In 2007, he entered
La Fémis, studying in the screenwriting department.
Filmography
Decorations
*
Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters
The ''Ordre des Arts et des Lettres'' (Order of Arts and letters, Arts and Letters) is an Order (distinction), order of France established on 2 May 1957 by the Ministry of Culture (France), Minister of Culture. Its supplementary status to the w ...
(2015)
References
External links
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1980 births
Living people
French film directors
French male screenwriters
Writers from Clermont-Ferrand
French screenwriters
French-language film directors
Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
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