{{short description|French film director of Lebanese origin}} {{Use American English|date=September 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Audrey Diwan | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1980}} | birth_place = [[Paris]], France | occupation = {{hlist|journalist|editor|film director|screenwriter}} | website = | notable_works = | other_names = | years_active = 2008–present .<ref name="Audrey"/> | partner = [[Cédric Jimenez]] (–2018) | children = 2 }}
'''Audrey Diwan''' ({{IPA|fr|odʁe diwan}};<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtO5WxhrGhI |title=Audrey Diwan & Cédric Jimenez |work=Yozone |date=1 April 2012 |access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> born 1980) is a French filmmaker, journalist and screenwriter.<ref>{{cite web|title=Audrey Diwan|url=http://www.evene.fr/celebre/biographie/audrey-diwan-25743.php|access-date=12 September 2021|website=Evene|archive-date=12 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112150138/http://www.evene.fr/celebre/biographie/audrey-diwan-25743.php|url-status=live}}</ref>
She is most known for her 2021 film ''[[Happening (film)|Happening]]'', which won the [[Golden Lion]] at the [[78th Venice International Film Festival]].
==Career==
=== Early life === Before filmmaking, Diwan was a junior editor at [[Éditions Denoël|Denoël]] as well as publishing various novels.<ref>{{Cite web |title=San Sebastian Film Festival |url=https://www.sansebastianfestival.com/2021/awards_and_jury_members/offical_selection_jury_members/1/19369/in |access-date=8 May 2023 |website=sansebastianfestival |language=en |archive-date=27 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927120503/https://www.sansebastianfestival.com/2021/awards_and_jury_members/offical_selection_jury_members/1/19369/in |url-status=live }}</ref>
She has written many books, which led her to become a screenwriter including ''How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are: Love, Style, and Bad Habits,'' ''Confessions d'un salaud, De l'autre côté de l'été, La fabrication d'un mensonge, Cléo de 5 à 7.''
She has also held senior positions in editorial offices for various fashion and culture magazines such as ''[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]'' and ''[[Stylist (magazine)|Stylist]]''.<ref name="Audrey">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne=265599.html |title=Audrey Diwan |last=AlloCine |language=fr |access-date=2025-10-16 |via=www.allocine.fr}}</ref>
=== Filmmaking career === Diwan transitioned to filmmaking co-writing with Arnaud Duprey the thriller film ''[[Paris Under Watch]]'' (2012). She also collaboratted with her former husband [[Cédric Jimenez]] in three films: ''[[The Connection (2014 film)|The Connection]]'' (2014), ''[[The Man with the Iron Heart (film)|The Man with the Iron Heart]]'' (2017) and ''[[BAC Nord]]'' (2020).
Her directorial debut feature film ''{{ill|Losing It (film)|lt=Losing It|fr|Mais vous êtes fous}}'' (''Mais vous êtes fous'') premiered in 2019.
In 2021, Diwan directed ''[[Happening (film)|Happening]]'' (''L'Événement'') based on [[Annie Ernaux]]'s 2000 [[Happening (book)|memoir of same name]]. The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the [[78th Venice International Film Festival]], where it won the [[Golden Lion]] in a "unanimous decision",<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lattanzio |first=Ryan |date=11 September 2021 |title=Venice Film Festival Awards: Golden Lion Goes to Audrey Diwan's 'Happening' (Full List) |url=https://www.indiewire.com/awards/industry/venice-film-festival-winners-2021-1234663899/ |access-date=8 May 2023 |website=IndieWire |language=en-US}}</ref> thus making her the sixth female director to ever win this award.<ref name="viff:indwire">{{cite web |last1=Lattanzio |first1=Ryan |title=Venice Film Festival Awards: Golden Lion Goes to Audrey Diwan's 'Happening' (Full List) |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/09/venice-film-festival-winners-2021-1234663899/ |access-date=11 September 2021 |website=Indie Wire |archive-date=12 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912051251/https://www.indiewire.com/2021/09/venice-film-festival-winners-2021-1234663899/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It was theatrically released in France shortly after, where it was met with critical acclaim, winning the [[Lumière Award for Best Film]], alongside nominations for the [[César Awards|César Award]] for [[César Award for Best Film|Best Film]], [[César Award for Best Director|Best Director]] and [[César Award for Best Adaptation|Best Adaptation]].
Diwan also collaborated with [[Valérie Donzelli]] in ''[[Just the Two of Us (2023 film)|Just the Two of Us]]'', and with [[Teddy Lussi-Modeste]] in ''[[The Good Teacher]]''.
In 2024, Diwan released her English language debut feature ''[[Emmanuelle (2024 film)|Emmanuelle]]'', a feminist reboot of the popular softcore erotic [[Emmanuelle|series of the same name]]. The film was met with negative reviews.
Also in 2024, Diwan co-wrote the French box-office hit ''[[Beating Hearts]]'' alongside [[Gilles Lellouche]] and Ahmed Hamidi.
== Personal life == Diwan is of Lebanese and Romanian descent.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://lespresso.it/c/cultura/2021/11/2/audrey-diwan-gli-spari-che-hanno-tagliato-le-mie-radici-libanesi/20735|title=Audrey Diwan: «Gli spari che hanno tagliato le mie radici libanesi»|work=L'Espresso|language=Italian|date=2 November 2021|access-date=25 April 2022}}</ref>
Diwan was in a relationship with French director [[Cédric Jimenez]], with whom she had two children, born in 2007 and 2008, respectively.<ref name="monde">{{Cite web |last=Cauhapé |first=Véronique |date=23 November 2021 |title=Le cinéma intime et politique d'Audrey Diwan, réalisatrice de "L'Evénement" |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2021/11/23/le-cinema-intime-et-politique-d-audrey-diwan-realisatrice-de-l-evenement_6103200_3246.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231218180808/https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2021/11/23/le-cinema-intime-et-politique-d-audrey-diwan-realisatrice-de-l-evenement_6103200_3246.html |archive-date=18 December 2023 |access-date=18 December 2023 |website=[[Le Monde]] |language=fr}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Diwan and Jimenez separated in 2018.<ref name="monde" />
On 29 September 2023, Diwan announced her engagement to film producer Thibault Gast,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Diwan |first=Audrey |date=29 September 2023 |title=Engaged ❤️ @thibault_gast |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cxw2UZUN51T/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231220173552/https://www.instagram.com/p/Cxw2UZUN51T/ |archive-date=20 December 2023 |access-date=20 December 2023 |website=[[Instagram]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> with whom she has been in a relationship since 2021.<ref name="monde" />
She is a member of Collectif 50/50, a French [[Non-governmental organization|NGO]] promoting equality between men and women in the film industry.<ref>{{cite web|language=fr|title=Femmes dans le cinéma : "La parité n'est pas qu'un problème de nana !"|trans-title=Women in cinema: "Parity is not just a girl's problem!"|first=Christophe|last=Carrière|url=https://www.lexpress.fr/culture/cinema/femmes-et-cinema-la-parite-n-est-pas-qu-un-probleme-de-nana_2078783.html|website=LExpress.fr|date=18 May 2019|access-date=12 September 2021|archive-date=16 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716210007/https://www.lexpress.fr/culture/cinema/femmes-et-cinema-la-parite-n-est-pas-qu-un-probleme-de-nana_2078783.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Filmography ==
=== Feature films === {| class="wikitable" !Year !English Title !Original Title !Notes |- !2019 |''Losing It'' |''Mais vous êtes fous'' | |- !2021 |''[[Happening (film)|Happening]]'' |''L'Événement'' | |- !2024 | colspan="2" |''[[Emmanuelle (2024 film)|Emmanuelle]]'' |Also producer<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/markets-festivals/lea-seydoux-audrey-diwan-emmanuelle-erotic-novel-1235267802/ |title=Léa Seydoux, Audrey Diwan Team Up on 'Emmanuelle,' Adaptation of Erotic Novel |last=Lang |first=Brent |date=16 May 2022 |access-date=10 November 2022 |website=Variety |archive-date=17 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517043301/https://variety.com/2022/film/markets-festivals/lea-seydoux-audrey-diwan-emmanuelle-erotic-novel-1235267802/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Keslassy |first=Elsa |date=1 November 2023 |title=Neon Circling Audrey Diwan's Erotic Drama 'Emmanuelle' Starring Noemie Merlant (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/neon-audrey-diwan-erotic-emmanuelle-noemie-merlant-1235776053/ |publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> |}
=== Only writer === {| class="wikitable" !Year !English Title !Original Title !Notes |- !2008 | colspan="2" |{{lang|fr|De feu et de glace}} |TV movie |- !2012 |''[[Paris Under Watch]]'' |''Aux yeux de tous'' |Co-written with Arnaud Duprey |- !2014 |''[[The Connection (2014 film)|The Connection]]'' |''La French'' |Co-written with [[Cédric Jimenez]] |- !2017 |''[[The Man with the Iron Heart (film)|The Man with the Iron Heart]]'' |''HHhH'' |Co-written with [[Cédric Jimenez]] and [[David Farr (theatre director)|David Farr]] |- !2018 | colspan="2" |''(Girl)Friend'' | |- !2020 | colspan="2" |''[[BAC Nord]]'' |Co-written with [[Cédric Jimenez]] |- ! rowspan="2" | 2023 |''[[Just the Two of Us (2023 film)|Just the Two of Us]]'' |''L'Amour et les Forêts'' |Co-written with [[Valérie Donzelli]] |- | colspan="2" |''[[Visions (2023 film)|Visions]]'' |Collaboration with [[Michel Fessler]], Aurélie Valat, Jean-Baptiste Delafon and [[Yann Gozlan]] |- ! rowspan="2" |2024 |''[[The Good Teacher]]'' |''Pas de Vagues'' |Co-written with [[Teddy Lussi-Modeste]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keslassy |first=Elsa |date=9 May 2023 |title=Indie Sales Boards Teddy Lussi-Modeste's 'The Good Teacher,' Co-Written by Audrey Diwan, Starring François Civil (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/indie-sales-teddy-lussi-modestes-the-good-teacher-audrey-diwan-francois-civil-1235607553/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> |- | ''[[Beating Hearts]]'' |''L'Amour ouf'' |Co-written with [[Gilles Lellouche]] and Ahmed Hamidi<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keslassy |first=Elsa |date=18 May 2023 |title=French Hitmakers Hugo Selignac, Alain Attal Set for Banner 2024 With Studiocanal and Netflix on Gilles Lellouche's 'L'Amour Ouf,' and With WB, HBO Max on Boukherma Brothers' Next Film (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/hugo-selignac-alain-attal-lamour-ouf-boukherma-brothers-1235617012/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> |}
== Awards and nominations == Throughout the course of her career, Audrey Diwan has been nominated for 25 films, 13 of which she has won. This includes winning all three awards she had been nominated for at the International Online Cinema Awards, winning Best Director as well as Best Adapted Screenplay two years in a row. {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width: 99%;" ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Work ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row" | [[75th British Academy Film Awards|2022]] | [[British Academy Film Awards]] | [[BAFTA Award for Best Direction|Best Director]] | rowspan="6" | ''[[Happening (film)|Happening]]'' | {{nom}} |<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=3 February 2022|title=Baftas 2022: the full list of nominations|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/feb/03/bafta-awards-2022-the-full-list-of-nominations|access-date=5 February 2022|website=The Guardian|language=en-GB|archive-date=22 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222153851/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/feb/03/bafta-awards-2022-the-full-list-of-nominations|url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! rowspan="3" scope="row" | [[47th César Awards|2022]] | rowspan="3" |[[César Awards]] | [[César Award for Best Film|Best Film]] | {{nom}} | rowspan="3" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/global/cesar-awards-2022-winners-1235190152/|title='Lost Illusions' and 'Annette' Lead France's Cesar Awards — Full Winners List|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=25 February 2022|accessdate=26 February 2022|first=Elsa|last=Keslassy|archive-date=26 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226000834/https://variety.com/2022/film/global/cesar-awards-2022-winners-1235190152/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | [[César Award for Best Director|Best Director]] | {{nom}} |- | [[César Award for Best Adaptation|Best Adaptation]] | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" | [[34th European Film Awards|2021]] | [[European Film Awards]] | [[European University Film Award]] | {{nom}} | <ref>{{Cite web|date=9 November 2021|title=European Film Awards Nominations 2021|url=https://www.europeanfilmacademy.org/nominations-announced-2021/|access-date=10 November 2022|website=European Film Academy|language=en-US|archive-date=10 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110065256/https://www.europeanfilmacademy.org/nominations-announced-2021/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Gotham Independent Film Awards 2022|2022]] | [[Gotham Awards]] | [[Gotham Independent Film Award for Best International Feature|Best International Feature]] | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite web|first=Hilary|last=Lewis|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/gotham-awards-2022-nominations-nominees-list-1235248225/|title=Gotham Awards: ''Tár'', ''Aftersun'' Lead Nominees|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=25 October 2022|accessdate=10 November 2022|archive-date=31 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031123125/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/gotham-awards-2022-nominations-nominees-list-1235248225/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[20th Lumière Awards|2015]] | rowspan="3" | [[Lumière Awards]] | [[Lumière Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] | ''[[The Connection (2014 film)|The Connection]]'' | {{nom}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/frances-lumiere-awards-nominations-unveiled-762567|title=France's Lumiere Awards Nominations Unveiled|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=12 January 2015|accessdate=13 January 2015|first=Rhonda|last=Richford|archive-date=15 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150115065150/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/frances-lumiere-awards-nominations-unveiled-762567|url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! rowspan="2" scope="row" | [[27th Lumière Awards|2022]] | [[Lumière Award for Best Film|Best Film]] | rowspan="6" | ''[[Happening (film)|Happening]]'' | {{won}} | rowspan="2" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/happening-annette-the-worst-person-in-the-world-triumph-at-lumieres/5166663.article|title='Happening', 'Annette', 'The Worst Person In The World' triumph at Lumières|work=[[Screen International|Screen Daily]]|date=18 January 2022|accessdate=19 January 2022|first=Melanie|last=Goodfellow|archive-date=25 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525164049/https://www.screendaily.com/news/happening-annette-the-worst-person-in-the-world-triumph-at-lumieres/5166663.article|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | [[Lumière Award for Best Director|Best Director]] | {{nom}} |- ! rowspan="4" scope="row" | [[78th Venice International Film Festival|2021]] | rowspan="4" |[[Venice Film Festival]] | [[Golden Lion]] | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite web |title=Venice Film Festival: 'L'Événement' Wins Golden Lion, 'Hand Of God' Takes Grand Jury Prize, Jane Campion Best Director, Penelope Cruz Best Actress, Maggie Gyllenhaal Best Screenplay – Full List |url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/venice-film-festival-2021-winners-golden-lion-full-list-1234831129/ |last=Tartaglione |first=Nancy |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=11 September 2021 |access-date=11 September 2021 |archive-date=11 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911171628/https://deadline.com/2021/09/venice-film-festival-2021-winners-golden-lion-full-list-1234831129/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | [[FIPRESCI Prize]] | {{won}} | rowspan="3" |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.labiennale.org/en/news/collateral-awards-78th-venice-film-festival|title=COLLATERAL AWARDS OF THE 78TH VENICE FILM FESTIVAL|work=labiennale.org|date=10 September 2021|accessdate=10 November 2022|archive-date=10 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110065306/https://www.labiennale.org/en/news/collateral-awards-78th-venice-film-festival|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | [[Brian Award]] | {{won}} |- | Arca CinemaGiovani Award: Venezia 78 Best Film | {{won}} |}
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name}} * {{Allocine name}} * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Hbr4tiNOjU Q&A: Director Audrey Diwan on 'Happening' & Abortion in Cinema | Presented By rePRO Film & IFC Films] * https://aframe.oscars.org/what-to-watch/post/audrey-diwan-5-movies-that-influenced-me-as-a-filmmaker * https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/cannes-critics-week-2023-jury-audrey-diwan-president-1235372032/
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