Emmanuelle Nicot

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Emmanuelle Nicot
Born (1985-11-18) 18 November 1985 (age 38)
Sedan, France
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • casting director
Years active2012–present
Notable workLove According to Dalva

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]

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 [fr] 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]

  1. ^ a b c "Emmanuelle Nicot". semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Avant-premières - Dalva". Festival Premiers Plans - Angers. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b c "Emmanuelle Nicot". tripodeproductions.fr. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Entretien avec Emmanuelle Nicot, réalisatrice". www.cameo-nancy.fr (in French). Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  6. ^ Eveno, Flora (24 January 2018). ""A l'arraché" : bal(affres) adolescent(es)". Rtbf.be.
  7. ^ "L'Amour selon Dalva, un nouveau film en tournage à Charleville-Mézières". lardennais.fr. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Emmanuelle Nicot bientôt en tournage de son premier long". Le Film français. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  9. ^ "On tourne à Sedan pour le film L'Amour selon Dalva". lardennais.fr. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  10. ^ Renou-Nativel, Corinne (22 March 2023). "« Dalva », un retour chaotique vers l'enfance". La Croix.
  11. ^ Sbille, Sylvestre (21 March 2023). "Emmanuelle Nicot, réalisatrice: "Je voulais qu'on voie Dalva, pas moi"". L'Echo.
  12. ^ Cauhapé, Véronique (20 May 2022). "Cannes 2022 : « Dalva », une gamine prise dans les rets d'un père incestueux". Le Monde. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  13. ^ Engelen, Aurore (21 May 2022). "Cannes 2022 Semaine de la Critique, Emmanuelle Nicot • Réalisatrice de Dalva". Cineuropa. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "Nominations 2017". lesmagritteducinema.com. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Un Triomphe pour « Dalva » auréolé de sept Magritte". Le Soir (in French). 10 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

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