Sylvain Estibal
Illustration — 2011 Sylvain Estibal (born 13 March 1967) is a French reporter, author and film director. The film The Last Flight was based on Estibal's 2006 book. He directed the film When Pigs Have Wings for which he was awarded the César Award for Best Debut.
Sylvain Estibal

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- Born
- 1967 · France.
- Nationality
- France · Uruguay
- Occupation
- journalist · screenwriter · writer · director
- Known for
- When Pigs Have Wings
- Honours
- César Award for Best First Film
- Languages
- French
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Sylvain Estibal (born 19 November 1967) is recorded as a journalist, screenwriter, director and writer.
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Bibliothèque nationale de France · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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