Dylan Besseau (born September 15, 1997) is a French filmmaker[1] and producer born in Vietnam.[2][3] He won an honorable mention at SWIFF 2023 and selected for the Justice Documentary Festival Paris 2023.
Dylan Besseau | |
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| Born | Dylan Besseau September 15, 1997 Vietnam |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | Institution Saint-Gabriel/Saint-Michel |
| Occupation(s) | film director, film producer |
| Years active | 2019–present |
| Notable work | La légende de Thierry Mauvignier, The Venus Chained |
| Awards | Honorable Mention at SWIFF 2023 |
Education
editHe followed his schooling at the private Catholic institution Saint-Gabriel/Saint-Michel in the commune of Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre. He obtained his general baccalaureate ES at the private high school of Brittany in 2014.[4] Then, he began a university course at the faculty of law in Nantes in 2015,[4] but abandoned his studies to reorient himself to study cinema in art school, after being struck by seeing the film The Handmaiden.[2]
Career
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In 2018, he studies in art school. The same year, he followed audiovisual internships in various associations, where he carried out some projects in co-production with France 3 Pays de la Loire.[2]
In 2019, he began his career with director Jean-Yves Bilien.[5] He directs the short film The Sozo Girl and Happiness[2] based on the song Like a Blooming Season in collaboration with Shin Hae Gyeong.[6]
In 2021, he created the audiovisual agency Artwooks Media[2] and directed the feature-length documentary La légende de Thierry Mauvignier[1] about the director Thierry Mauvignier, distributed on Prime Video[7][8].
Through this film, he is portrayed as a filmmaker who :
Seems to share with us, nonetheless, a question that he appears to carry finding his more personal voice through a prescribed exercise, one in which he doesn't seem entirely comfortable or in agreement. The result, in any case, reflects this internal conflict, as the film grapples with two conflicting aspirations: the commissioned, marketing-driven objective and the desire of a young filmmaker attempting to bring forth his unique perspective.
— Reported by Frédéric Rougeot[9]
According to The Source :
The cinematographic influence of Dylan Besseau could be characterized by directors such as Kwak Jae-yong, Park Chan-wook, Wong Kar-wai, Martin Scorsese, and Chantal Akerman. In terms of form, particularly in the photography of his films, there is an attempt to highlight the entirety and composition of the shots, something inherited from Asian cinema.
— Reported by Sha Be Allah[10]
In 2022, he created the Wooksart Foundation,[1] a charitable audiovisual association bringing together around thirty members that will produce a short documentary film on Rotary International.
In 2023, he produced the documentary The Venus Chained which won the honorable mention at the SWIFF 2023[11] then, he directed the documentary Anne Bouillon : Justice for women[1] with the french lawyer Anne Bouillon[12] whose musical soundtrack composed by Keziah Chamsidini, the son of M'Toro Chamou.[citation needed] This film will be selected at the Justice Documentary Festival,.[13] he's the youngest director in the selection of the first new edition.[14]
In 2024, he directed the film Gevart[15] "a film delicately representing a tutelary figure of a doctor" according to Bande à part (magazine).[16] He began directing the film Blast Punch[10] and produced the documentary Makiko on Makiko Furuichi.[17]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Happiness. | Director | Short film |
| 2019 | Dreamhour - Better Friends | Director | Short film |
| 2021 | La légende de Thierry Mauvignier | Director | Feature film |
| 2022 | The Sozo Girl | Director | Short film |
| 2023 | Castle's Light | Director | Short film |
| 2023 | Anne Bouillon : Justice for women | Director | Medium-length film |
| 2023 | The Venus Chained | producer | Medium-length film |
| 2024 | Gevart | Director | Medium-length film |
| 2025 | Makiko | Producer | Feature film |
| 2026 | Blast Punch | Director | Feature film |
Distinctions
edit- 2022 : Official Selection at The Paus Premiers Festival[18]
- 2023 : Official Selection at Justice Documentary Festival Paris[19]
- 2023 : Honorable Mention at SWIFF[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Frédéric Rougeot (31 January 2024). "Trouver sa voie, faire entendre d'autres voix". Le Mag Cinéma (in French).
- ^ a b c d e Alicia Baca Mondéjar. "Le réalisateur Dylan Besseau sur les traces de la Corée : l'audiovisuel d'aujourd'hui" (in French).on Korea.net
- ^ "ISNI Data Bibliothèque National de France". Bibliothèque nationale de France (in French).
- ^ a b Alain R. "The humanism of French director Dylan Besseau".on BNN
- ^ Hassan Javed (6 October 2023). "Dylan Besseau, 26 years old French producer gets honorable mention at Student World Impact Film Festival 2023". Film Daily.
- ^ Malvika Padin (7 March 2024). "Baek Seung Won, Dylan Besseau, HIGHGRND: The legacy of Asian cinema in music videos". Earmilk.
- ^ David Charrier (3 October 2023). "La Légende de Thierry Mauvignier : une aventure cinématographique à petit budget". JustFocus (in French).
- ^ Vincent Mollier (14 March 2024). "La légende de Thierry Mauvignier, une histoire à dormir debout – Critique". Le Blog du Cinéma (in French).
- ^ Trouver sa voie, faire entendre d’autres voix on Le Mag Cinéma
- ^ a b Dylan Besseau, The MMA And The Aesthetics Of Violence on The Source
- ^ a b Julie Hofman. "The Chained Venus: behind the scenes of French prostitution". APNnews.com.
- ^ Caroline. "Nantes. Dylan Besseau dévoile le combat féministe d'Anne Bouillon dans son nouveau documentaire". France Live (in French).
- ^ Margaux d'Adhénor (17 September 2023). "Le conseil culture" (in French).on Le Figaro
- ^ "Le festival du documentaire sur la justice aura lieu du 18 au 21 septembre 2023". JustFocus (in French). 4 September 2023.
- ^ Bryson Paul. "Gevart: An Intimate Look Into A Doctor's Life By Guillaume Gevart And Dylan Besseau, Available On Prime Video". Substream magazine.
- ^ Hélène Robert. "État Limite de Nicolas Peduzzi : Sisyphe chez les " fous "". Bande à part (in French).
- ^ José Villarreal. "Antoine Godet paints the portrait of Makiko Furuichi". on Art Daily
- ^ The Paus Premieres Festival Presents: 'The Sozo Girl' by Dylan Besseau Archived 2023-10-21 at the Wayback Machine on allevent.com
- ^ Festival Programmation Archived 2023-10-21 at the Wayback Machine on avocatparis.org
External links
edit- Dylan Besseau at IMDb
- "Fiche de Dylan Besseau" (in French). on SensCritique
- "Fiche de Dylan Besseau" (in French). on Allociné
- "Fiche de Dylan Besseau" (in French). on film-documentaire.fr