Benoît Delépine
Benoît Delépine (dəlepin; born 30 August 1958) is a French comedian and film director. He is known for his satirical activities on TV channel Canal+. Director of the TV program Guignols de l'info for many years, he currently writes TV programs about the fictional country of Groland.
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- Name
- Benoît Delépine
- Born
- 30 August 1958
- Birthplace
- Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France
- Occupation
- Comedian, screenwriter, film director, actor, producer
- Nationality
- France.
- Fields
- satire, film direction and acting.
- Languages
- French.
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Benoît Delépine (dəlepin; born 30 August 1958) is a French comedian and film director. He is known for his satirical activities on TV channel Canal+. Director of the TV program Guignols de l'info for many years, he currently writes TV programs about the fictional country of Groland.
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He also plays the cynical journalist-reporter Mickael Kael. In the cinema, Delépine has written and performed in two films. Michael Kael contre la World News Company, a chess commercial, reprising two elements of the fictional career of the director: his role as a reporter for Groland and the World Company, which he contributed to create for Les Guignols. In 2004, Aaltra, which he wrote, directed, and starred in with Gustave Kervern enjoyed critical success. The two companions from the Groland adventure wrote and directed it as a road movie where two enemies travel the roads of northern France and Finland following an accident. His 2010 film Mammuth was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival. His 2012 film Le grand soir competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Special Jury Prize.
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Key facts
• Name — Benoît Delépine • Born — 30 August 1958 • Birthplace — Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France • Occupation — Comedian, screenwriter, film director, actor, producer • Years Active — 1974–present
As filmmaker
As filmmaker
• Year — Title — Credited as — Notes • Director — Screenwriter — Producer • 2004 — Aaltra — BFI London Film Festival - FIPRESCI Prize Transilvania International Film Festival - Audience Award • 2006 — Avida • 2008 — Louise Hires a Contract Killer — Amiens International Film Festival - Audience Award Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario for Best Original Screenplay San Sebastián International Film Festival - Best Screenplay Sundance Film Festival - Special Jury Prize for Originality (World Cinema Dramatic) Nominated—Lumière Award for Best Screenplay • 2010 — Comme un chien — Short film; co-producer • 2010 — Mammuth — Cabourg Film Festival - Coup de Foudre Nominated—Berlin Film Festival - Golden Bear Nominated—César Award for Best Film Nominated—César Award for Best Original Screenplay • 2012 — Le Grand Soir — Cannes Film Festival - Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize • 2014 — Enfin la fin — Short film • 2014 — Ablations • 2014 — Near Death Experience — Nominated—Venice Film Festival - Horizons Award • 2016 — Saint-Amour • 2018 — I Feel Good • 2020 — Delete History • 2022 — En même temps
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- 1.Karl Zéro, le vrai départ. Le Monde. 04-05-2006 lire en.
- 2.Emmanuel. Ponce. Benoît Delépine, 41 ans, ex-auteur phare des Guignols, se voit comme un Don Quichotte qui se prend les pieds dans sa lance. Oiseau de parodie. Libération. Libération (journal). mars. 2000. 23 septembre 2012.
- 3.Olivier. Séguret. Malgré une charge subtile contre les médias façon CNN, Benoît Delépine, la meilleure plume des «Guignols», rate son passage au cinéma faute d'une réalisation à la hauteur. Libération. 18. février. 1998. 24 février 2012.
- 4.Gilles. Médioni. Benoît Delépine, plume grande gueule. L'Express. 19. janvier. 2004. 23 février 2007.
- 5.NO MONEY PRODUCTIONS (PARIS 12) Chiffre d'affaires, résultat, bilans sur SOCIETE.COM - 482882016. www.societe.com.
- 6.C’est « Le Grand soir » pour Delépine, Kervern, Poelvoorde et Dupontel à Cannes. Angers Info. 27-05-2012.
- 7.Brigitte Fontaine tire son irrévérence au Printemps de Bourges. france24.com. 18-04-2022.
- 8.Interview Benoit Delépine & Gustave de Kervern / AVIDA. www.cinezik.org.
- 9.À l'arraché (1995). www.unifrance.org.
- 10.Satire dans la campagne - Le film qui suivra la campagne des présidentielles de 2017 auprès d’humoristes satiriques !. Satire dans la campagne.
- 11.Cécile Vargoz. Ad Vitam annonce de nouvelles dates. boxofficepro.fr. 18 juin 2025.
- 12.Philippe Audoin. Le Bogue dans le mille. BoDoï. 27. 13 . 2000.
- 13.Benoît Delépine et Gustave Kervern décrochent un Ours d'Argent à Berlin pour 'Effacer l'historique'. www.unifrance.org.
- 14.Autour des Nominations 2021. Académie des César.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 1
- Benoît Delépine et Gustave Kervern, De Groland au Grand Soir, entretiens avec Hervé Aubron et Emmanuel Burdeau, éd. Capricci, 2012.
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