Mikhaël Hers
Hers at the Berlinale 2022
Born (1975-02-06) 6 February 1975
Occupation(s)Film director
Screenwriter
Years active2003–present

Mikhaël Hers (French: [mikaɛl ɛʁs];[1] born 6 February 1975) is a French film director and screenwriter.

His directorial credits includes Memory Lane (2010), This Summer Feeling (2015) and Amanda (2018) among others. His latest film The Passengers of the Night (2022) premiered at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Bear.[2]

Career

After studying at La Fémis in the production section, from which he graduated in 2004. In 2006 he made his first medium-length film, Charell, adapted from a novel by Patrick Modiano. The film was notably selected for Critics' Week at the Cannes Film Festival.

In 2007, he directed Primrose Hill, also selected for Critics' Week and awarded at Clermont-Ferrand. In 2009, his third medium-length film, Montparnasse won the Jean-Vigo prize and was awarded at the Directors' Fortnight in Cannes that same year.

In 2010, he directed his first feature, Memory Lane, shown for the first time at the Locarno International Film Festival . The film is released in France in November 2010. In 2015, he shot his second feature film, This Summer Feeling.

In 2018, his film Amanda won the Grand Prize and Best Screenplay award at the Tokyo International Film Festival.[3]

Filmography

Year Title Credited as Notes
Director Writer
2003 An Embrace No Yes Short film
2006 Charell Yes Yes
2007 Primrose Hill Yes Yes
2009 Montparnasse Yes Yes
2010 Memory Lane Yes Yes
2015 This Summer Feeling Yes Yes
2018 Amanda Yes Yes Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Film[4]
2022 The Passengers of the Night Yes Yes Nominated—Golden Bear[5]

References

  1. "La chronique familiale du cinéaste Mikhaël Hers". France Culture. Radio France. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  2. "72nd International Film Festival Berlin - Berlinale". Visit Berlin. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  3. Festival (TIFF), Tokyo International Film. ""Amanda" Wins Tokyo Grand Prix at 31st Tokyo International Film Festival". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  4. "The nominees for the Lumières Awards unveiled". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  5. "72nd International Film Festival Berlin - Berlinale". Visit Berlin. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
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