Xavier Legrand (born 28 March 1979) is a French actor, scriptwriter and

filmmaker Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, castin ...

. Legrand was nominated for an

Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film The Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film is an award presented at the annual Academy Awards ceremony. The award has existed, under various names, since 1957. From 1936 until 1956 there were two separate awards, "Best Short Subject, One- ...

for the 2013 film ''Avant que de tout perdre ( Just Before Losing Everything)''. His first feature '' Custody'' was in competition at the

74th Venice Film Festival The 74th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 30 August to 9 September 2017. The jury president was announced as the actress Annette Bening on 5 July 2017. '' Downsizing'', directed by Alexander Payne, was selected to open t ...

and earned Legrand the Silver Lion for Best Director.

Selected filmography

* '' Just Before Losing Everything'' (2013, short film) * '' Custody'' (2017)

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* 1979 births Living people French film directors Venice Best Director Silver Lion winners {{France-film-director-stub