Morgan Simon Explained

Morgan Simon (born 1987) is a French director and screenwriter born in Paris.

Life and career

Morgan Simon studied screenwriting at La Fémis in Paris.[1] In 2016, his short film Try To Die Young was a César Award nominee.[2]

A Taste of Ink, his first feature film, was developed at L’Atelier de la Cinéfondation during the 2015 Cannes Film Festival[3] ,[4] as well as The Jerusalem International Film Lab, rubbing shoulders with László Nemes’s Son of Saul.[5] A Taste of Ink premiered at the 64th San Sebastián Film Festival in the New Directors section and was awarded by a special mention of the jury.[6] It received fifteen awards and was selected by more than fifty festivals, such as Rotterdam, Shanghai, Stockholm,[7] Los Angeles,[8] Zurich,[9] Jerusalem. A Taste of Ink was released in France on January 25, 2017 with Kévin Azaïs, Monia Chokri and Nathan Willcocks as main actors.[10] [11]

In 2018, Simon took part in the Queer Palm jury at the 71st Cannes Film Festival rewarding Girl directed by Lukas Dhont.[12] In 2019, his 35mm short film Ghost Pleasure was selected at the Directors' Fortnight during the 72nd Cannes Film Festival.[13] In 2021, he directed We Shall Meet Again, a short film dealing with migration and narrated by the French writer Édouard Louis.[14]

Filmography

Feature film

Short films

Music videos

Video games

Awards and nominations

Notes and References

  1. http://cineuropa.org/it.aspx?t=interview&l=en&did=321785&bid=1 Interview Cineuropa, Fabien Lemercier, Jan 26, 2017
  2. http://www.huffingtonpost.fr/2016/01/27/cesar-2016-liste-nommes-audiard-dheepan-desplechin-mustang-mon-roi-la-tete-haute-_n_9086172.html Cesar nominations 2016, Huffington Post, Lauren Provost, Jan 27, 2016
  3. https://variety.com/2016/film/global/french-film-festival-unifrance-mfff-morgan-simon-try-to-die-young-1201682438 Variety, Emilio Mayorga, Jan 18, 2016
  4. Web site: Atelier Cinéfondation, selection 2015 . 2019-05-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161106202451/http://www.cinefondation.com/uploads/maquette_livre_15-04-2015.pdf . 2016-11-06 . dead .
  5. https://variety.com/2016/film/festivals/morgan-simon-a-taste-of-ink-france-san-sebastian-1201867991 Variety, John Hopewell, Sep 22, 2016
  6. https://www.indiewire.com/2016/09/2016-san-sebastian-festival-winners-i-am-not-madame-bovary-1201730386 Indie Wire, Liz Calvario, Sep 24, 2016
  7. Web site: Stockholm Film Festival announces 2016 Award Winners. News Powered by Cision.
  8. Web site: 21st COLCOA French Film Festival Adds VR and Web Series Categories, Unveils Full Expanded Festival Slate. Kate. Erbland. 6 April 2017.
  9. Web site: Zurich Film Festival showcases bold voices with 'Lady Macbeth,' 'I Am Not Madame Bovary,' 'A Taste of Ink' - Film Journal International. www.filmjournal.com. Rebecca. Pahle. 28 Sep 2016. 6 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20170418081839/http://www.filmjournal.com/zurich-film-festival-showcases-bold-voices-lady-macbeth-i-am-not-madame-bovary-taste-ink. 18 April 2017. dead.
  10. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/a-taste-ink-1003664 The Hollywood Reporter, Justin Lowe, May 16, 2017
  11. http://cineuropa.org/nw.aspx?t=newsdetail&l=en&did=321783&bid=1 Cineuropa, Fabien Lemercier, Jan 26, 2017
  12. https://www.lemonde.fr/festival-de-cannes/article/2018/05/22/cannes-2018-les-films-queer-se-sont-imposes-sur-la-croisette_5302612_766360.html Le Monde, Clarisse Fabre, May 22, 2018
  13. https://www.quinzaine-realisateurs.com/en/edition/2019 51st Directors’ Fortnight, 2019 selection
  14. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15378702/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_1 IMDb page
  15. http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/being_as_an_ocean_performance_filmed_days_after_paris_attacks_featured_in_f Alternative Press, Taylor Markarian, Feb 2nd, 2017
  16. http://www.troiscouleurs.fr/culture/radio-elvis-presente-son-clip-ces-garcons-la-realise-par-morgan-simon Trois Couleurs, Sep 20th, 2018
  17. https://www.virginradio.fr/liv-del-estal-devoile-le-clip-de-ma-vie-est-c-est-a-decouvrir-de-suite-video-a785253.html Virgin Radio, Mar 10th, 2022
  18. http://www.femis.fr/index.php?page=fiche_ancien&id_ancien=12861 La Fémis, alumnus

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