Olivier Dahan

Olivier Dahan
Olivier Dahan in 2010
Born	June 26, 1967 (1967-06-26) (age 44) La Ciotat, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Occupation	Director/Screenwriter
Years active	1994–present

Olivier Dahan (born June 26, 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter. His third directed film, La Vie En Rose, was the first French cinema film ever to win two Academy Awards, including its first acting Oscar in the French language.

Biography

In 1991, Olivier Dahan received a diploma in art at the Art school of Marseille, then shot several short subjects and clips.

In the beginning of 2004, he decided to shoot a film on the life of the French singer Édith Piaf. The film was a success and the actress Marion Cotillard won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Upon accepting the award, she credited Olivier Dahan, for changing her life in whole and as an actress.

In the afterwards of the Academy Award ceremony, Olivier Dahan started to work on an English-language road movie named My Own Love Song due to be released in Spring 2009.^[1]

Selected filmography

• Frères: La roulette rouge (1994)
• Les Fantômes du samedi soir (1997)
• Déjà mort (1998, starring Romain Duris, Benoît Magimel and Zoé Félix)
• Le Petit Poucet (2001, starring Élodie Bouchez, Romane Bohringer and Catherine Deneuve)
• La vie promise (2002, starring Isabelle Huppert and Pascal Greggory)
• Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse (2004, starring Jean Reno, Benoît Magimel and Christopher Lee)
• La Vie En Rose (2007, starring Marion Cotillard, Sylvie Testud and Clotilde Courau)
• My Own Love Song (2009, starring Renée Zellweger and Forest Whitaker)

Awards and nominations

Nominations:

• BAFTA - Best Film Not in the English Language for La Vie En Rose (Shared with Alain Goldmen)
• Berlin International Film Festival - Golden Berlin Bear for La Vie En Rose
• César Awards - Best Director, Best Film (Shared with Alain Goldmen), Best Writing for La Vie En Rose
• European Film Awards - Best Film for La Vie En Rose
• San Sebastián International Film Festival - Golden Seashell for La Vie Promise
• Satellite Awards - Best Director for La Vie En Rose

Wins:

• Philadelphia Film Festival - Audience Award - Best Feature Film for La Vie En Rose
• Torino International Festival of Young Cinema - FIPRESCI Prize, Special Mention for Tous les garçons et les filles de leur âge

References

1. ^ "'La Vie en Rose' director to shoot in US deep south". AFP. 2008-02-26. http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hW7s7JtAWXv3aHbZhhb-Bb_oHfvA. Retrieved 2008-03-16. 

External links

• Olivier Dahan at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Dahan, Olivier
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Date of birth	1967-06-26
Place of birth	La Ciotat, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
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