French film director, screenwriter and producer
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| Born | (1958-01-26) 26 January 1958 (age 66)
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| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, producer |
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| Years active | 1984–present |
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Philippe Faucon (French pronunciation: [filip fokɔ̃]; born 26 January 1958) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer.
Life and career
Philippe Faucon was born in Oujda, the son of a French soldier and an Algerian pied-noir mother. He grew up between Morocco and Algeria, where his father did his military service. After completing his studies at Aix-Marseille University, he began to work in film and in 1984, he directed his first short film, titled La Jeunesse.[1]
In 2015, he directed the film Fatima, which was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.[2] For the film, he received the Louis Delluc Prize for Best Film, the César Award for Best Film and the César Award for Best Adaptation, among other awards.[3]
Political views
In December 2023, alongside 50 other filmmakers, Faucon signed an open letter published in Libération demanding a ceasefire and an end to the killing of civilians amid the 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, and for a humanitarian corridor into Gaza to be established for humanitarian aid, and the release of hostages.[4][5][6]
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