Thomas Cailley
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Thomas Cailley | |
|---|---|
| File:Thomas Cailley 2015.jpg Thomas Cailley in 2015 | |
| Born | 29 April 1980 |
| Occupations | Screenwriter, director |
| Years active | 2009–present |
Thomas Cailley (French: [tɔmɑ kajɛ]; born 29 April 1980) is a French screenwriter and film director. In 2014, he made his feature directorial debut with Love at First Fight, which won three César Awards including Best First Film.[1] In 2023 he made his second movie The Animal Kingdom.[2]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Born in Clermont-Ferrand[3] Cailley, studied at Sciences Po Bordeaux.[4] After completing general studies, he spent three years working in a company producing television documentaries.[5] In 2007, he entered La Fémis, studying in the screenwriting department.[6]
He is a member of the Collectif 50/50, which aims to promote gender equality and diversity in cinema and audiovisual.
Filmography
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | À domicile | Writer | Short directed by Bojina Panayotova | |
| 2011 | Paris Shanghai | Director/Writer/Composer | Short IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival - Best Short Film Molodist International Film Festival - Best Film |
[7] |
| 2012 | Baba Noël | Writer | Short directed by Walid Mattar | [6] |
| Le premier pas | Writer | Short directed by Jonathan Lennuyeux-Comnène | [6] | |
| 2014 | Love at First Fight | Director/Writer | César Award for Best First Film Cannes Film Festival - C.I.C.A.E. Award Cannes Film Festival - FIPRESCI Award Cannes Film Festival - Label Europa Cinemas Cannes Film Festival - SACD Prize Louis Delluc Prize - Best First Film French Syndicate of Cinema Critics - Best First Film Nominated - César Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated - César Award for Best Director Nominated - César Award for Best Film Nominated - Cannes Film Festival - Golden Camera Nominated - Cannes Film Festival - Queer Palm Nominated - Globes de Cristal Award - Best Film Nominated - Lumière Award for Best First Film |
[8] |
| 2015 | Louise Attaque: "Anomalie" | Director | Music video | [9] |
| 2016 | Ma révolution | Writer | Directed by Ramzi Ben Sliman | |
| Trepalium | Writer | TV Mini-Series, directed by Vincent Lannoo | ||
| 2018 | Ami-ami | Writer | Directed by Victor Saint Macary | [10] |
| Ad Vitam | Director/Writer | TV Mini-Series, co-directed 3 episodes with Manuel Schapira | [11] | |
| 2023 | The Animal Kingdom | Director/Writer | Lumière Award for Best Director Nominated – César Award for Best Director |
[12] |
Decorations
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b c Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]Lua error in Module:Authority_control at line 153: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Categories:
- 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
- Best Director Lumières Award winners
- La Fémis alumni
- Directors of Best First Feature Film César Award winners
- French film director stubs