| Birth Date: | 1997 9, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Vietnam |
| Nationality: | French |
| Birth Name: | Dylan Besseau |
| Occupation: | film director, film producer |
| Notable Works: | La légende de Thierry Mauvignier, The Venus Chained |
| Education: | Institution Saint-Gabriel/Saint-Michel |
| Awards: | Honorable Mention at SWIFF 2023 |
| Years Active: | 2019–present |
Dylan Besseau (born September 15, 1997) is a French filmmaker[1] and producer born in Vietnam.[2] [3] He won an honorable mention at SWIFF 2023 and selected for the Justice Documentary Festival Paris 2023.
He followed his schooling at the private Catholic institution Saint-Gabriel/Saint-Michel in the commune of Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre. He obtained his general baccalaureate ES at the private high school of Brittany in 2014.[4] Then, he began a university course at the faculty of law in Nantes in 2015,[4] but abandoned his studies to reorient himself to study cinema in art school, after being struck by seeing the film The Handmaiden.[2]
In 2018, he studies in art school. The same year, he followed audiovisual internships in various associations, where he carried out some projects in co-production with France 3 Pays de la Loire.[2]
In 2019, he began his career with director Jean-Yves Bilien.[5] He directs the short film The Sozo Girl and Happiness[2] based on the song Like a Blooming Season in collaboration with Shin Hae Gyeong.[6]
In 2021, he created the audiovisual agency Artwooks Media[2] and directed the feature-length documentary La légende de Thierry Mauvignier[1] about the director Thierry Mauvignier, distributed on Prime Video[7] [8]
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In 2022, he created the Wooksart Foundation,[1] a charitable audiovisual association bringing together around thirty members that will produce a short documentary film on Rotary International.
In 2023, he produced the documentary The Venus Chained which won the honorable mention at the SWIFF 2023[9] then, he directed the documentary Anne Bouillon : Justice for women[1] with the french lawyer Anne Bouillon[10] whose musical soundtrack composed by Keziah Chamsidini, the son of . This film will be selected at the Justice Documentary Festival,.[11] he's the youngest director in the selection of the first new edition.[12]
In 2024, he directed the film Gevart "a film delicately representing a tutelary figure of a doctor" according to Bande à part (magazine).[13] He began directing the film Blast Punch and produced the documentary Makiko on Makiko Furuichi.[14]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Happiness. | Director | Short film |
| 2019 | Dreamhour - Better Friends | Director | Short film |
| 2021 | La légende de Thierry Mauvignier | Director | Feature film |
| 2022 | The Sozo Girl | Director | Short film |
| 2023 | Castle's Light | Director | Short film |
| 2023 | Anne Bouillon : Justice for women | Director | Medium-length film |
| 2023 | The Venus Chained | producer | Medium-length film |
| 2024 | Gevart | Director | Medium-length film |
| 2025 | Makiko | Producer | Feature film |
| 2026 | Blast Punch | Director | Feature film |