Pascale Ferran
Pascale Ferran (lang; born 17 April 1960) is a French film director and screenwriter. In 2007, her film Lady Chatterley won five César Awards including Best Film, Best Cinematography and Best Adaptation. Her 2014 film Bird People was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.
Pascale Ferran
- Name
- Pascale Ferran
- Born
- 17 April 1960
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter
- Nationality
- France
- Education
- Institut des hautes études cinématographiques · La Fémis
- Honours
- Louis Delluc Prize · César Award for Best Adaptation · César Award for Best Film · Officer of Arts and Letters
- Languages
- French
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Pascale Ferran (lang; born 17 April 1960) is a French film director and screenwriter. In 2007, her film Lady Chatterley won five César Awards including Best Film, Best Cinematography and Best Adaptation. Her 2014 film Bird People was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.
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Biography
Biography
Ferran also wrote the screenplay for The Red Turtle, an animated film by Michael Dudok de Wit, that competed in the Hawaii International Film Festival on 12 November 2016.
Pascale Ferran studied at Institut des hautes études cinématographiques and La Fémis. The recorded working language is French. Work by Pascale Ferran is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art. Distinctions recorded are Louis Delluc Prize, César Award for Best Adaptation, César Award for Best Film and Officer of Arts and Letters.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Pascale Ferran • Born — 17 April 1960 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter • Years Active — 1983–present • Parents — Jacques Ferran (father)
Early life
Early life
Pascale Ferran was born on April 17, 1960, in Paris, France. Her father was sports journalist Jacques Ferran. From a young age she was involved in cinema, operating the film club at her high school. From 1980 to 1983 she attended IDHEC, which is now known as the prestigious La Fémis.
Directing and Screenwriting
Directing and Screenwriting
Ferran helped to write the documentary Mange ta soupe by Mathieu Amalric, which was released in 1997. Shortly after, in 1998, Ferran wrote, filmed, and directed Quatre jours à Ocoee ', a documentary about a jazz music record. Released in 2000, this documentary was filmed in Florida. Around this time Ferran also wrote Paratonerre which, due to funding, has never been released. In 1999 Ferran directed a film dubbing of Stanley Kubrick's 1999 film Eyes Wide Shut.
Personal life
Personal life
In 2002 Ferran appeared, as herself, in Romain Goupil's documentary Une Pure Coïncidence. To date, Ferran is politically conscious and frequently defending and advocating for workers' rights in the film industry, as well as the rights of illegal immigrants. She was in Calais, France in August 2016 when a group of migrants attacked vehicles and wrote to testify on behalf of the migrants. Ferran co-founded LaCinetek in 2015, alongside directors Laurent Cantet and Cédric Klapisch.
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — Film — Credited as — Notes • Director — Screenwriter • 1980 — Anvers — Yes — Yes — Short film; co-screenwriter • 1983 — Souvenir de Juan-Les-Pins — Short film; co-screenwriter • 1983 — Il ne faut jurer de rien — Short film • 1986 — Guardian of the Night • 1989 — Blancs cassés • 1989 — Les Cinéphiles 2 - Eric a disparu • 1989 — Un dîner avec M. Boy et la femme qui aime Jésus — Yes — Short film; co-screenwriter/dialogist • 1990 — The Kiss (Le Baiser) — Yes — Short film; co-screenwriter Nominated—Short Film Palme d'Or • 1992 — The Sentinel • 1994 — Coming to Terms with the Dead (Petits Arrangements avec les Morts) — Co-screenwriter/dialogist Bayard d'Or for Best Film Winner–Caméra d'or Award, Cannes Film Festival, 1994 Nominated—César Award for Best First Feature Film • 1996 — The Age of Possibilities (L'Âge des Possibles) — Co-screenwriter/dialogist 7 d'Or for Best Director - Fiction 7 d'Or for Best Telefilm Winner–Fipresci Award, Venice Film Festival • 1997 — Mange ta soupe • 2000 — Quatre jours à Ocoee — Yes — Yes — Documentary filmed in 1998 • 2006 — Lady Chatterley — Co-screenwriter/ adaptor/dialogist Winner–César Award for Best Film Winner–César Award for Best Adaptation (shared with Roger Bohbot and Pierre Trividic) Winner–Louis Delluc Prize Winner–Lumière Award for Best Director Nominated—César Award for Best Director Nominated—Lumière Award for Best Film • 2014 — Bird People — Nominated—Louis Delluc Prize Nominated–César Award for Best Music, 2015 Nominated–César Award for Best Sound, 2015 Co-screenwriter/adaptor/dialogist • 2016 — The Red Turtle — Co-screenwriter
Identity
Identity
Pascale Ferran is recorded as having received Louis Delluc Prize, César Award for Best Adaptation and César Award for Best Film.
Film Festivals
Film Festivals
As a director and screenwriter, Ferran has also participated in a number of film festivals. She showed a new film at the 4th annual French Film Festival UK in 1996 and, in 1997 at the 5th annual festival, presented Coming to Terms with the Dead with Pierre Trividic. In June 2014 Ferran also participated in the 12th Brussels Film Festival.
Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
From 1990 to the present, Ferran has had a steady presence at the Cannes Film Festival. Her involvement in works that were screened at Cannes include: • 1990 directed The Kiss • 1992 credited as co-screenwriter for Arnaud Desplechin's The Sentinel • 1994 directed Coming to Terms with the Dead in the Cinémas en France category of the Cannes Film Festival and won the Caméra d'Or Award. • 2007 selected as the president and chair of the Un Certain Regard jury at the 60th annual Cannes Film Festival. • 2014 directed and wrote the screenplay for Bird People, which was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section of the festival.
Influences
Ferran is a sought-after lecturer. As early as 2007, as part of the Angers Workshops, she has taught master classes on directing, screenwriting, and filmmaking in general. On September 7, 2014, she taught a master class at Alliance Française in Toronto, Ontario titled "Gravity and Grace". A segment of this film festival was actually dedicated as a "Tribute to Pascale Ferran". Also in 2014, as part of the Carte Noire IFI French Film Festival and under the category "French Fest", Ferran taught a master class titled "Literary Adaptation and Visual Effects". This collaborative effort by the French Embassy in Dublin and the Irish Film Institute also featured notable guests such as Mathieu Amalric, Assa Sylla, and Antoine de Baecque. On March 19, 2016, at the 38th International Festival of Women's Films, Ferran and composer Béatrice Thiriet presented a master class together. The two women have collaborated previously on multiple projects, most recently Bird People in 2014 and Lady Chatterley in 2006. Ferran is also, as of 2016, on the board of directors of SRF, or La Société des Réalisateurs de Films.
Recognition and collections
Where the work is held
Recognition and collections
Pascale Ferran received Louis Delluc Prize, César Award for Best Adaptation, César Award for Best Film and Officer of Arts and Letters.
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Primary material
Documents and archives
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q3367671: Pascale Ferran
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Awards
Ferran's critically acclaimed adaptation of Lady Chatterley's Lover won the Prix Louis-Delluc award and five César awards for Best Film, Adaptation, Photography, Actress, and Costumes.
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