Xavier Gens
Xavier Gens (born April 27, 1975 in Dunkerque , France ) is a French film director and screenwriter .
Life
Xavier Gens did not attend a film school , but gained his knowledge as an intern and assistant in various film productions. The first self-made commercials and short films followed . With Au petit matin he won the prize for best short film at the 2006 Cognac Film Festival. With his first full-length film Frontier (s) - Do you know your pain threshold? , for which he also wrote the screenplay, he attracted international attention. Not least to this sensation and the advocacy of Luc Besson , who worked as a co-producer at Frontière (s) , he also owed the position of directing the video game adaptation of Hitman - Everyone Dies Alone .
Filmography (selection)
- 2000: BTK - Born to Kast (short film)
- 2005: Au petit matin (short film)
- 2006: Frontier (s) - Do you know your pain threshold? (Frontière (s))
- 2007: Hitman - Everyone Dies Alone (Hitman)
- 2009: Les incroyables aventures de Fusion Man
- 2011: The Divide (The Divide)
- 2012: The ABCs of Death
- 2014: Crossing Lines (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2017: Cold Skin - Isle of Creatures (Cold Skin)
- 2017: The Crucifixion
- 2018: Budapest
- 2020: Gangs of London (TV series, 3 episodes)
Web links
- Xavier Gens in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Horror's new Frontier (s): Interview with Xavier Gens (accessed August 15, 2010)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gens, Xavier |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 27, 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dunkerque , France |