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

Frédéric Sojcher
Frédéric Sojcher at 2010 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Born1967 (age 56–57)
Brussels, Belgium
OccupationFilm director

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

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  • Regarde-moi, 2000 feature film;
  • Cinéastes à tout prix, 2004 feature film, selected in the Official section at Cannes;[3]
  • Hitler à Hollywood [fr], 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

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

References

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  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.