Frédéric Sojcher

Frédéric Sojcher
Frédéric Sojcher at 2010 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Born1967 (age 57–58)
Brussels, Belgium
OccupationFilm director

Frédéric Sojcher (born 1967) is a Belgian film director, writer and screenwriter.

Already at the age of 16, he made his first steps as a director and created a short film with the support of CBA. Two years later, he filmed Fumeurs de charme with Serge Gainsbourg and Michael Lonsdale.[1]

In 1996, he received the European Prize for the best thesis on cinema by the Italian critics’ union.[1]

Sojcher is the director of the master's programme in screenwriting and directing at the Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University.[2]

As an author, he has published more than 30 books on cinema.[1]

Filmography

  • Regarde-moi, 2000 feature film;
  • Cinéastes à tout prix, 2004 feature film, selected in the Official section at Cannes;[3]
  • Hitler à Hollywood, 2010 feature film, selected in the Venice Days section at Venice FF;[4]
  • Je veux être actrice, 2016 feature film.[1]
  • Le Cours de la Vie, 2023, Cineuropa Award at the Love International Film Festival Mons.[5][6]

Selected bibliography

  • L’Harmattan, 1999;
  • Main basse sur le film, 2005;
  • le Manifeste du cineaste, 2009;
  • Le Fantôme de Truffaut, 2016.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Frédéric Sojcher". CBADOC. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  2. ^ "M. Frederic Sojcher". Pantheon Sorbonne. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  3. ^ "Frédéric Sojcher". Festival De Cannes. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  4. ^ Sojcher, Frédéric (2011-06-23). "Three suggestions for the diversity of films and European audiences". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  5. ^ Engelen, Aurore (2023-03-21). "Frédéric Sojcher • Director of Le Cours de la Vie". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  6. ^ Engelen, Aurore (2023-03-20). "Iranian thriller Until Tomorrow scoops the Mons Festival's Grand Prize". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2024-08-27.