Jessica Palud

Jessica Palud (born March 7, 1982 in Paris ) is a French director and screenwriter .

Life

Palud is the daughter of film director Hervé Palud ; she grew up with a sister in Paris. She finished school with a Baccalauréat L and from 2003 initially worked as a film assistant. Palud works with Bernardo Bertolucci ( The Dreamers ), Sofia Coppola ( Marie Antoinette ) and Philippe Lioret ( Don't worry, I'm fine , Welcome ); Lioret cast her as the first assistant director in 2011 in All our wishes .

As early as 2013, Palud had made her first feature- length film, Les yeux fermés , which she directed and wrote the script with Olivier Chenille . In 2016, Palud's first short film Poupée followed . She directed again and wrote the script with Clémence Madeleine-Perdrillat . Her second short film Marlon was released in 2017 , which she wrote again with Madeleine-Perdrillat. Marlon has screened at numerous festivals including the Toronto International Film Festival and the Festival du Court-Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand . For Marlon , Palud was nominated for a César in the category Best Short Film in 2018 .

At the beginning of 2018, Palud finished the script for her feature film Revenir . The film drama, starring Niels Schneider and Adèle Exarchopoulos, premiered at the Venice International Film Festival in 2019 and was shown in French cinemas in 2020.

2018: César nomination, Best Short Film, for Marlon
2019: Orizzonti Section Award for Best Screenplay, Venice International Film Festival, for Revenir

personal data
SURNAME	Palud, Jessica
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French director and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH	March 7, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH	Paris