Emmanuelle Nicot (born 18 November 1985) is a French film director and screenwriter.[1] She is also a casting director, specialising in the recruitment of non-professional actors.[2][3]
Emmanuelle Nicot | |
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| Born | 18 November 1985 Sedan, France |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
| Notable work | Love According to Dalva |
Early life edit
Emmanuelle Nicot was born on 18 November 1985 in Sedan, in the Ardennes department. She studied at the Institut des arts de diffusion in Belgium.[1]
Career edit
Nicot made her film debut in 2012 with her first short film Rae for which she won 15 awards.[4]
In 2016, she presented À l'arraché, a short film which she made after immersing herself in an emergency reception center for adolescents in France.[5] It was presented at more than 60 festivals, winning 17 awards.[1][6]
In July 2021, she began filming on her feature-length debut Love According to Dalva (2023) in Charleville-Mézières, Reims and Sedan.[7][8][9] The film, which tells the story of the rehabilitation of a 12-year-old victim of incest,[10] was selected in the official competition of the Critics' Week section at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize and Rail d'or.[11][12][13]
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Screenwriter | |||
| 2012 | Rae[4] | Yes | Yes | Short |
| 2016 | À l'arraché | Yes | Yes | Short |
| 2022 | Love According to Dalva | Yes | Yes | |
Accolades edit
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Film | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgian Film Critics Association | December 2023 | Prix André Cavens | Love According to Dalva | Won | [14] |
| Brussels Short Film Festival | 8 May 2016 | Grand prix national | À l'arraché | Won | [4] |
| Cannes Film Festival | 28 May 2022 | Critics' Week FIPRESCI Prize | Love According to Dalva | Won | |
| Rail d'or | Won | ||||
| Magritte Awards | 4 February 2017 | Best Fiction Short Film | À l'arraché | Nominated | [15] |
| 9 March 2024 | Best Film | Love According to Dalva | Won | [16] | |
| Best First Feature Film | Won | ||||
| Best Director | Won | ||||
| Best Screenplay | Won |
References edit
- ^ a b c "Emmanuelle Nicot". semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Avant-premières - Dalva". Festival Premiers Plans - Angers. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Mastorou, Elli (15 March 2023). ""Dalva" d'Emmanuelle Nicot : "Je voulais raconter une histoire de reconstruction"". Les Grenades (in French). RTBF. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "Emmanuelle Nicot". tripodeproductions.fr. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Entretien avec Emmanuelle Nicot, réalisatrice". www.cameo-nancy.fr (in French). Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ Eveno, Flora (24 January 2018). ""A l'arraché" : bal(affres) adolescent(es)". Rtbf.be.
- ^ "L'Amour selon Dalva, un nouveau film en tournage à Charleville-Mézières". lardennais.fr. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Emmanuelle Nicot bientôt en tournage de son premier long". Le Film français. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "On tourne à Sedan pour le film L'Amour selon Dalva". lardennais.fr. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ Renou-Nativel, Corinne (22 March 2023). "« Dalva », un retour chaotique vers l'enfance". La Croix.
- ^ Sbille, Sylvestre (21 March 2023). "Emmanuelle Nicot, réalisatrice: "Je voulais qu'on voie Dalva, pas moi"". L'Echo.
- ^ Cauhapé, Véronique (20 May 2022). "Cannes 2022 : « Dalva », une gamine prise dans les rets d'un père incestueux". Le Monde. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ Engelen, Aurore (21 May 2022). "Cannes 2022 Semaine de la Critique, Emmanuelle Nicot • Réalisatrice de Dalva". Cineuropa. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "The Quiet Girl Grand Prix de la Critique du cinéma belge 2023!". Madame fait son Cinéma - Le cinéma d'auteur et plus... (in French). 5 January 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ "Nominations 2017". lesmagritteducinema.com. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Un Triomphe pour « Dalva » auréolé de sept Magritte". Le Soir (in French). 10 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
