Olivier Ducastel

Olivier Ducastel (born February 23, 1962 in Lyon ) is a French screenwriter and film director .

Life

Ducastel grew up in Rouen . He studied film and theater at the Paris III University in Paris . Ducastel lives in France with his partner Jacques Martineau , whom he met in 1995 and with whom he also works professionally. Together they shot and filmed several films that deal in particular with LGBT subjects.

Filmography

Films as a director:

• 1988: Le goût de plaire
• 1998: Jeanne et le garçon formidable
• 2000: Felix (Drôle de Félix)
• 2002: My real life in the provinces (Ma vraie vie à Rouen)
• 2005: Seafood (Crustacés et coquillages)
• 2008: Nés en 68
• 2010: The tree and the forest (L'arbre et la forêt)
• 2010: Juste la fin du monde de Jean-Luc Lagarce (TV)
• 2016: Théo & Hugo

Awards (selection)

• 2000: Prize of the Teddy Jury for Felix (jointly with Jacques Martineau)
• 2009: Jean Vigo Prize for The Tree and the Forest (in collaboration with Jacques Martineau)

Web links

• Olivier Ducastel in the Internet Movie Database (English)