Étienne Comar
Étienne Comar (born 25 January 1965) is a French film producer, screenwriter and film director. He is known for producing the films Of Gods and Men (2010) and Timbuktu (2014), for which he won the César Award for Best Film as producer in 2011 and 2015. In 2017, his directorial debut Django was selected to open the 67th Berlin International Film Festival.
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- Étienne Comar
- Birth Name
- Étienne Comar in 2017
- Born
- 25 January 1965
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Occupation
- Film producer, screenwriter, film director
- Nationality
- France
- Fields
- film production
- Languages
- French
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• Name — Étienne Comar • Birth Name — Étienne Comar in 2017 • Born — 25 January 1965 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Occupation — Film producer, screenwriter, film director • Years Active — 1990–present
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• Year — Title — Credited as — Notes • Producer — Director — Screenwriter • 1990 — Babel — Short film • 1991 — Le Fond de l'air est frais — Short film • 1997 — Mektoub • 1998 — Zonzon • 1999 — Superlove • 1999 — 1999 Madeleine • 2000 — Sur un air d'autoroute • 2000 — Ali Zaoua • 2001 — Gamer • 2002 — 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman • 2003 — Dédales • 2005 — Papa • 2005 — Les Parrains • 2006 — Du jour au lendemain • 2007 — The Key — As associate producer • 2008 — Les Insoumis — As associate producer • 2010 — Of Gods and Men — César Award for Best Film Nominated—César Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated—European Film Award for Best Film • 2010 — The Women on the 6th Floor — As associate producer • 2012 — Paris Manhattan — As associate producer • 2012 — Haute Cuisine • 2014 — Timbuktu — César Award for Best Film • 2014 — The Price of Fame • 2015 — Mon Roi — As co-producer • 2017 — Django • 2017 — Gauguin

Étienne Comar beim Photo Call zu Django bei der Berlinale 2017
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Étienne Comar beim Photo Call zu Django bei der Berlinale 2017
Maximilian Bühn · Maximilian Bühn, CC-BY-SA 4.0
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