Thomas Bidegain
Thomas Bidegain is a French screenwriter, producer and film director. He is noted for his collaborations with the director Jacques Audiard. He received the César Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2010 for A Prophet and Best Adaptation in 2013 for Rust and Bone and in 2024 for Emilia Pérez; all three wins were shared with Audiard.
Thomas Bidegain
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- Name
- Thomas Bidegain
- Occupation
- Screenwriter, Producer, Film director
- Born
- 1968 · Mauléon-Licharre.
- Nationality
- France
- Fields
- film
- Languages
- French
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Thomas Bidegain is a French screenwriter, producer and film director. He is noted for his collaborations with the director Jacques Audiard. He received the César Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2010 for A Prophet and Best Adaptation in 2013 for Rust and Bone and in 2024 for Emilia Pérez; all three wins were shared with Audiard.
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Thomas Bidegain (born 1968) is a French actor, director and film producer, among other activities. The actor was born in Mauléon-Licharre.
Thomas Bidegain is a member of Collectif 50/50. The actor is active in film. Languages used include French.
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Bidegain's directorial debut The Cowboys premiered in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. His Machine TV series, co-created with Fred Grivois, took the main prize at 2024 Series Mania French Competition.
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• Name — Thomas Bidegain • Occupation — Screenwriter, Producer, Film director • Years Active — 2001–present
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• Illustration — At 2015 London Film Festival presenting 'The Cowboys' • The Cowboys (Les Cowboys) (2015) • Selfie (segment "Vlog") (2020) • Soudain seuls (2023)
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1968
Thomas Bidegain born at Mauléon-Licharre.
Screenwriter
• À boire (2004), directed by Marion Vernoux • A Prophet (Un prophète) (2009), directed by Jacques Audiard • Rust and Bone (De rouille et d'os) (2012), directed by Jacques Audiard • Our Children (À perdre la raison) (2012), directed by Joachim Lafosse • Saint Laurent (2014), directed by Bertrand Bonello • La Famille Bélier (2014), directed by Eric Lartigau • Through the Air (La Résistance de l'air) (2015), directed by Fred Grivois • The Wakhan Front (Ni le ciel ni la terre) (2015), directed by Clément Cogitore • Dheepan (2015), directed by Jacques Audiard • The White Knights (Les Chevaliers blancs) (2015), collaboration, directed by Joachim Lafosse • The Dancer (La Danseuse) (2016), directed by Stéphanie Di Giusto • The Racer and the Jailbird (Le Fidèle) (2017), directed by Michaël R. Roskam • The Sisters Brothers (Les Frères Sisters) (2018), directed by Jacques Audiard • Lady Winsley (Lady Winsley'i Kim Öldürdü) (2019), directed by Hiner Saleem • The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily (La Fameuse Invasion des ours en Sicile) (2019), directed by Lorenzo Mattotti • #Iamhere (#jesuislà) (2019), directed by Éric Lartigau • Stillwater (2021), directed by Tom McCarthy • The Salamander (La Salamandre) (2021), directed by Alexandre Carvalho • Notre-Dame on Fire (Notre-Dame brûle) (2022), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud • A Place to Fight For (2023), directed by Romain Cogitore • Santo Subito! (TBA), directed by Bertrand Bonello
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- 1.Thomas Bidegain : " Un bon scénariste c'est une personne qui réécrit bien ". Bondy Blog. 2012-11-26.
- 2.Thomas Bidegain : Ses récompenses et nominations. AlloCiné.
- 3.Keslassy, Elsa. Director Thomas Bidegain Denies Jake Gyllenhaal’s Behavior Ruined Their Film, but Says ‘We Didn’t Have the Same Vision’. Variety. 2024-02-02.
- 4.McDougall, A. J. French Screenwriter Shivs Jake Gyllenhaal With Bizarre Claims. The Daily Beast. 2024-02-01.
- 5.Chang, Justin. Cannes: Directors' Fortnight Unveils 2015 Lineup. Variety. 2015-04-21.
- 6.Lemercier, Fabien. French series Rematch triumphs at Series Mania. Cineuropa. 2024-03-25.
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