Daphné Baiwir Explained

Daphné Baiwir
Birth Place:	Belgium
Occupation:	Filmmaker screenwriter model

Daphné Baiwir (born 18 July 1992) is a Belgian documentarist, actress, screenwriter, and former model.

Life and career

Baiwir started her career as a model at just 3 years old; as a model, her collaborations include Christian Lacroix and Sonia Rykiel.^[1] She made her acting debut on stage at 7 years old.^[2] After appearing in several films and TV-series, she made her directorial debut with Devant les barreaux, a documentary about the everyday life of the officers at the Lantin prison. Her documentary The Rebellious Olivia de Havilland was screened at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.^[3] In 2022, she directed a documentary about film and television adaptations of Stephen King's works, King on Screen.^{[4] [5]} Her 2023 film Le Film pro nazi d'Hitchcock premiered at the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival.^{[6] [7]}

Selected filmography

Director

• Devant les barreaux (2013)
• Deauville et le rêve américain (2019)
• The Rebellious Olivia de Havilland (Olivia de Havilland, L'insoumise, 2021)
• King on Screen (2022)
• Le Film pro nazi d'Hitchcock (2023)

Actress

• Monsieur Batignole (2002, directed by Gérard Jugnot)
• Ordo (2004, directed by Laurence Ferreira Barbosa)
• Bluebeard (2009, directed by Catherine Breillat)
• Abuse of Weakness (2013, directed by Catherine Breillat)
• Homo Faber (2014, directed by Richard Dindo)

Notes and References

1. News: Quesnel . Sophie . Daphné Baiwir, jeune actrice et réalisatrice en devenir . 8 August 2023 . . 8 June 2013 . fr.
2. News: Daphné Baiwir . 8 August 2023 . Film-documentaire.fr . fr.
3. News: Grater . Tom . Cannes Doc Pair To Stream For Free. 8 August 2023 . . 2 July 2021.
4. News: Archer . Stephanie . Fantastic Fest 2022: KING ON SCREEN . 8 August 2023 . Film Inquiry . 26 September 2022 . en-us.
5. News: Hermanns . Grant . King on Screen Director Daphné Baiwir Talks Stephen King Adaptation Documentary & Her Love Of The Author . 8 August 2023 . . 7 August 2023 . en.
6. News: Renkin . Adrien . Et si Hitchcock avait été nazi? Un documentaire de la Verviétoise Daphné Baiwir . 8 August 2023 . Sudinfo . 11 June 2022 . fr.
7. News: Three French filmmakers in Competition at the 80th Venice Film Festival - Unifrance . 8 August 2023 . . 28 July 2023.