Emilia Pérez

Born in Paris (France) in 1952. He studied Literature and Philosophy at the Sorbonne, and began his professional career as a film editor and scriptwriter before making his debut in 1994 with ‘See How They Fall’, selected for the Cannes Critics’ Week and awarded the César for best debut feature. His second film, ‘A Self-Made Hero’, won the Silver Spike at Seminci and Best Screenplay at Cannes. After ‘Read My Lips’ (2001), he won eight Cesar Awards and a Bafta for ‘The Beat That My Heart Skipped’, before winning the Special Jury Prize at Cannes in 2010 with ‘A Prophet’, which won nine César Awards. In 2012 he won the awards for best director, actor and screenplay at Seminci with ‘Rust and Bone’ and a year later he received the Honorary Spike in Valladolid. In 2015 he opened the festival with ‘Dheepan’ (Palme d’Or at Cannes), and in 2019 he won the Golden Lion for best director at Venice for ‘The Sisters Brothers’. After ‘Paris, 13th District’ (2021), he returned to Cannes this year with ‘Emilia Perez’, Jury Prize and Best Actress award for its entire female cast.