David Oelhoffen
David Oelhoffen (born 1968) is a French film director and screenwriter. His debut feature In Your Wake premiered in the International Critics' Week of the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. His next film was Far from Men from 2014, which is based on the short story The Guest by Albert Camus and stars Viggo Mortensen and Reda Kateb.
David Oelhoffen

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- Name
- David Oelhoffen
- Born
- 1968
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter
- Nationality
- France
- Fields
- film direction · film screenwriting
- Languages
- French
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David Oelhoffen (born 1968) is a French film director and screenwriter. His debut feature In Your Wake premiered in the International Critics' Week of the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. His next film was Far from Men from 2014, which is based on the short story The Guest by Albert Camus and stars Viggo Mortensen and Reda Kateb.
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It played in competition at the 71st Venice International Film Festival where it won three awards.
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• Name — David Oelhoffen • Born — 1968 • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter • Years Active — 1996–present
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• Le Mur (1996) – short film • Big Bang (1997) – short film • En mon absence (2001) – featurette • Sous le bleu (2004) – short film • In Your Wake (Nos retrouvailles) (2007) • Far from Men (Loin des hommes) (2014) • In the Forests of Siberia (Dans les forêts de Sibérie) (2016) • Close Enemies (2018) • The Fourth Wall (Le Quatrième Mur) (2024)
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- 1.De l'écrit à l'écran - Cinéma Festival - Montélimar - 2024. De L'écrit à l'écran – 11-27 septembre 2024. 2018-05-22.
- 2.Accueil. Festival du film du Croisic.
- 3.LE PALMARÈS 2024 !. Festival du film de société de Royan. 2024-12-08.
- 4.Festival du cinéma francophone de Málaga - 2024 (Espagne) - Unifrance. www.unifrance.org.
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