Yves Lavandier

Yves Lavandier (Born April 2, 1959) is a French filmmaker.

Biography

Yves Lavandier was born on April 2, 1959. After taking a degree in civil engineering, he studied film at Columbia University, New York, between 1983 and 1985. Miloš Forman, František Daniel, Stefan Sharf, Brad Dourif, Larry Engel, Melina Jelinek were among his teachers. During these two years he wrote and directed several shorts, including Mr. Brown?, The Perverts and Yes Darling. He returned to France in 1985, directed a further short (Le scorpion), and embarked on a scriptwriting career mainly for television. He is the creator of an English teaching sitcom called Cousin William. In addition to his career as scriptwriter, he began to teach screenwriting throughout Europe and published a treatise on the subject: Writing Drama. For the occasion he founded his own publishing and production company, Le Clown & l'Enfant. Writing Drama is now considered a bible amongst European scriptwriters and playwrights. In August and September 2000, he shot his first feature film as writer-director : Yes, But... which deals with brief therapy and teenage sexuality. It was released in France on April 18, 2001 and won several Audience Awards in festivals around the world. Yves Lavandier is married with four children.

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0491774/ Yves Lavandier] on IMDb
* [http://www.clown-enfant.com Le Clown & l'Enfant web site]
* [http://www.clown-enfant.com/leclown/eng/drama/interview.htm Interview on Writing Drama]
* [http://www.clown-enfant.com/ouimais/eng/film2.htm Interview on Yes, But...]