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Cédric Kahn

Cédric Kahn
Kahn in January 2012
Born (1966-06-17) 17 June 1966 (age 58)
Crest, Drôme, France
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, actor
Years active1990–present

Cédric Kahn (French: [kan]; born 17 June 1966) is a French screenwriter, film director and actor.

Career

His films include L'Ennui (1998), based on the Alberto Moravia novel Boredom, and Red Lights (2004), based on the Georges Simenon novel. His film Roberto Succo was entered into the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Political views

In December 2023, alongside 50 other filmmakers, Kahn 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.[2][3][4]

Filmography

As director / screenwriter

Year Title Credited as Notes
Director Screenwriter
1990 Les Dernières Heures du millénaire Yes Yes Short film
1990 Overseas No Yes Bayard d'Or for Best Screenplay
1991 Bar des rails Yes Yes
1993 Normal People Are Nothing Exceptional No Yes
1994 Trop de bonheur Yes Yes 1994 Cannes Film Festival - Award of the Youth
Prix Jean Vigo
1996 Zero Guilt Yes Yes Telefilm
1998 L'Ennui Yes Yes Louis Delluc Prize for Best Film
2001 Roberto Succo Yes Yes Nominated—2001 Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or
2004 Red Lights Yes Yes Nominated—54th Berlin International Film Festival - Golden Bear
Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film
2005 L'Avion Yes Yes
2006 Les Ambitieux No Yes
2009 Regrets (Les Regrets) Yes Yes
2011 Une vie meilleure Yes Yes
2014 Wild Life Yes Yes San Sebastián International Film Festival - Special Jury Prize
Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Director
2018 The Prayer Yes Yes
2019 Happy Birthday (Fête de famille) Yes Yes
2023 The Goldman Case Yes Yes Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Director
Making Of Yes Yes

As actor

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Don't Forget You're Going to Die Benoit's Friend
2012 Alyah Isaac Raphaelson
2013 Miss and the Doctors Boris Pizarnik
2015 The Anarchists Gaspard
2016 L'Economie du couple Boris
2016 Up for Love Bruno
2018 Maya
2018 Cold War Michel
2022 Neneh Superstar Jean-Claude Kahane

As editor

  • 1993: L'Exposé

References

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Roberto Succo". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  2. ^ "Gaza : des cinéastes du monde entier demandent un cessez-le-feu immédiat". Libération (in French). 28 December 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  3. ^ Newman, Nick (29 December 2023). "Claire Denis, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Christian Petzold, Apichatpong Weerasethakul & More Sign Demand for Ceasefire in Gaza". The Film Stage. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Directors of cinema sign petition for immediate ceasefire". The Jerusalem Post. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
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