Stéphane Demoustier
Stéphane Demoustier (born 1977 in Lille) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He has directed five feature films: 40-Love (2014), Cléo & Paul (2018), The Girl with a Bracelet (2019), Borgo (2023), and The Great Arch (2025).
Stéphane Demoustier
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- Name
- Stéphane Demoustier
- Born
- 1977
- Birthplace
- Lille, France
- Occupation
- * Film director
- Nationality
- France
- Honours
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- Languages
- French
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Stéphane Demoustier (born 1977 in Lille) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He has directed five feature films: 40-Love (2014), Cléo & Paul (2018), The Girl with a Bracelet (2019), Borgo (2023), and The Great Arch (2025).
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Stéphane Demoustier (born 1977) is a French film director, film producer and screenwriter. The film director was born in Lille.
Languages used include French. Stéphane Demoustier received Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.
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• Name — Stéphane Demoustier • Born — 1977 • Birthplace — Lille, France • Occupation — * Film director • screenwriter • producer • Years Active — 2008–present • Relatives — Anaïs Demoustier (sister)
Biography
Biography
A graduate of political science at HEC Paris, Demoustier began his career in the Ministry of Culture, in the architecture department, where he produced and directed documentaries, before deciding to leave his position to pursue a career in film. In 2005–2006, he studied at the Atelier Ludwigsburg-Paris, a training programme organised by La Fémis and the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg. Co-founder of the production company Année Zéro with his sister Jeanne Demoustier, Stéphane Demoustier directed several short films, before directing his first feature film, 40-Love, released in 2014. He is also the brother of actress Anaïs Demoustier and jewelry designer Camille Demoustier. In 2018, he directed his own twin daughter and son in the film Cléo & Paul.
Television
Television
• 2021–2022: L'Opéra • 2025: Cimetière indien (episodes 1–4)
As producer
As producer
• 2011: Un monde sans femmes, directed by Guillaume Brac • 2014: La Contre-allée, directed by Cécile Ducrocq • 2016: Villeperdue, directed by Julien Gaspar-Oliveri • 2021: Anaïs in Love, directed by Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet
Accolades
Accolades
• Award — Date of ceremony — Category — Film — Result • Cannes Film Festival — 24 May 2025 — Un Certain Regard — The Great Arch • César Awards — 25 February 2016 — Best Short Film (shared with Cécile Ducrocq and Guillaume Dreyfus) — La Contre-allée • 12 March 2021 — Best Adaptation — The Girl with a Bracelet • 28 February 2025 — Best Original Screenplay — Borgo • Lumière Awards — 19 January 2021 — Best Film — The Girl with a Bracelet • Best Screenplay • 18 January 2026 — Best Film — The Great Arch • Best Director • Best Screenplay
lors du festival Reims polar de 2024.
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Feature films
Feature films
• Year — English Title — Original Title — Notes • 2014 — 40-Love — Terre battue • 2018 — Cléo & Paul — Allons enfants • 2019 — The Girl with a Bracelet — La Fille au bracelet • 2023 — Borgo • 2025 — The Great Arch — L'Inconnu de la Grande Arche • TBA — La Chaleur — Post-production
Short films
Short films
• 2008: Première • 2010: Dans la jungle des villes • 2011: Bad Gones • 2011: Des nœuds dans la tête • 2012: Fille du calvaire • 2014: Les Petits Joueurs
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- 1.Stéphane Demoustier, des courts de tennis aux plateaux de cinéma. La Voix du Nord. 17 December 2014.
- 2.Diaphana Distribution. terre-battue-dp-a4.
- 3.Média, Prisma. Stéphane Demoustier - La biographie de Stéphane Demoustier avec Gala.fr. Gala.fr.
- 4.Stéphane Demoustier - La biographie de Stéphane Demoustier avec Voici.fr. Voici.fr.
- 5.Actualité des anciens étudiants de la Fémis. www.femis.fr.
- 6.Année Zéro sur societe.com. www.societe.com.
- 7.Lemercier, Fabien. Arte France Cinéma to support Stéphane Demoustier and Lars von Trier. Cineuropa. 27 June 2012.
- 8.Mintzer, Jordan. '40-Love' ('Terre battue'): Film Review. The Hollywood Reporter. 2 December 2014.
- 9.À Lille, Camille Demoustier, c'est de l'or qu'elle a au bout des doigts. La Voix du Nord. 13 December 2015.
- 10.Chessel, Luc. «Allons enfants», deux mômes piaffent à Paris. Libération. 17 April 2018.
- 11.Tournage de Cimetière indien, la nouvelle Création Originale de Canal+. VL Média. 2 June 2023.
- 12.Cannes Film Festival 2025 line-up guide: Un Certain Regard titles. Screen International. 6 May 2025.
- 13.Roxborough, Scott. 'Bye Bye Morons' Wins French Cesar for Best Film. The Hollywood Reporter. 12 March 2021.
- 14.Roxborough, Scott. 'Emilia Pérez' Wins Best Film at France's César Awards. The Hollywood Reporter. 28 February 2025.
- 15.Goodfellow, Melanie. Filippo Meneghetti's 'Two Of Us' leads nominations in French Lumières. Screen International. 14 December 2020.
- 16.Goodfellow, Melanie. 'Love Affair(s)', 'DNA', 'Two Of Us' top France's Lumière awards. Screen International. 19 January 2021.
- 17.Goodfellow, Melanie. Lumière Awards: François Ozon's 'The Stranger' Leads Nominations; Jodie Foster Up For Best Actress & Natalie Portman Animation Also In Running. Deadline. 12 December 2025.
- 18.Goodfellow, Melanie. François Ozon's The Stranger' & Richard Linklater's 'Nouvelle Vague' Scoop Top Prizes At France's Lumière Awards – Full Winners List. Deadline. 18 January 2026.
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