Marc Raymond Wilkins Explained

Marc Raymond Wilkins
Birth Date:	1976
Birth Place:	Bern, Switzerland
Nationality:	Swiss, British
Yearsactive:	1992-present
Notable Works:	Bon Voyage

Marc Raymond Wilkins is a Swiss-British film director and screenwriter. His 2016 film Bon Voyage was entered into the 89th Academy Awards.^[1] He was chosen, as one of the world's top young directors at the “New Directors Showcase” in Cannes, in 2013.^[2]

Selected filmography

Director

• TAKSI MUNICH (1999)
• Twilight (2008) ^[3]
• Hotel Pennsylvania (2013)^[4]
• Bon Voyage (2016)
• The Saint of the Impossible (2020)

Writer

• Bon Voyage (2016)
• Twilight (2008)

Producer

• Twilight (2008)
• Leroy cleans up (2006)
• Nass (2001)

Awards and nominations

• Bon Voyage^{[5] [6] [7]}
  • San Diego International Film Festival - Best Short Film Award
  • San Diego International Film Festival - Best Narrative Short Award
  • Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films - Best Live Action Short over 15 minutes
  • Jury Prize for best short at the Jozi International Shortfilm Festival 2016, South Africa
  • Swiss Film Academy 2017 – Best short film
  • The golden knight international short film festival, Golden knight award 2016
• Hotel Pennsylvania^[8]
  • Audience Award the Festival Séquence court-métrage Toulous 2013
  • Nomination for Best Casting at the Artois Award by the Casting Society of America
• Twilight^[9]
  • Official selection of the Hof International Film Festival in 2008

Notes and References

1. News: 10 Live action Short Advance in 2016 Oscar Race. November 23, 2016. January 15, 2017. Oscars.org.
2. http://www.papaya-films.com/directors/marc-raymond-wilkins Marc Raymond Wilkins
3. http://ludwig-loehn.de/blog/portfolio-item/twilight-der-kurzfilm-von-marc-raymond-wilkins/ Twilight der kurzfilm von marc raymond wilkins
4. http://my.clermont-filmfest.com/index.php?m=145&c=3&id_film=200032762&o=178 Hotel Pennsylvania
5. https://www.swissfilms.ch/en/film_search/filmdetails/-/id_film/2146991834 SWISS FILMS: Bon voyage
6. https://www.fandor.com/films/bon_voyage_2016 Bon Voyage, the Swiss Drama by Marc Raymond Wilkins | Fandor
7. https://www.gosee.us/news/film/-bon-voyage-multiple-award-winning-short-film-by-director-marc-raymond-wilkins-c-o-1st-unit-about-the-refugee-crisis-in-the-mediterranean-on-the-shortlist-for-an-oscar-we-have-the-trailer-on-gosee-38643 'BON VOYAGE' MULTIPLE AWARD-WINNING SHORT FILM BY DIRECTOR MARC RAYMOND WILKINS
8. https://www.swissfilms.ch/en/film_search/filmdetails/-/id_film/2146671604 Hotel Pennsylvania
9. https://www.crew-united.com/en/Twilight__58267.html Twilight