Denis Dercourt

Dercourt started his career as a singer and violin player. He performed with the French symphonic orchestra directed by Laurent Petitgirard and taught music at the Conservatoire de Strasbourg. He shot his first short film with his brother. He has directed nine films since 1997. His film The Page Turner (La Tourneuse de pages) was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. The $4.2 million (€3.07 million) film went on to become an international box office success, grossing $11.1 million worldwide. Three years later, his film Demain dès l'aube competed in the same section at the 2009 festival. In 2021, he shot the French-Korean film Vanishing based on the novel The Killing Room by Peter May.

• Name — Denis Dercourt • Born — 1 October 1964 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Occupation — Film director Screenwriter • Years Active — 1997-present

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1997 — Le déménagement — Director • 1998 — Les cachetonneurs — Director & Writer — Nominated - Chicago International Film Festival - New Directors Competition • 2000 — Lise et André — Avignon Film Festival - Prix SACD Bergamo Film Meeting - Bronze Rosa Camuna Nominated - Ghent International Film Festival - Grand Prix • 2003 — Mes enfants ne sont pas comme les autres • 2006 — The Page Turner — Nominated - Globe de Cristal Award for Best Film • 2009 — Tomorrow at Dawn — Nominated - Cannes Film Festival - Un Certain Regard • 2013 — La chair de ma chair — Director, Writer, Cinematographer, Editor, Producer & Sound • A Pact — Director & Writer — Nominated - Chicago International Film Festival - Audience Choice Award • 2015 — En équilibre • 2022 — Vanishing — Korean-French Film

Denis Dercourt is recorded as film director and screenwriter.