{{short description|French director and screenwriter (born 1965)}} {{Infobox person | name = Michel Leclerc | image = Michel Leclerc 2011 a.jpg | caption = Michel Leclerc in 2011 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|4|24|df=y}} | birth_place = Paris, France | occupation = Director, screenwriter | years_active = 1989–present | partner = Baya Kasmi<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.parismatch.com/Culture/Cinema/Michel-Leclerc-et-Sara-Forestier-un-couple-engage-162275 | title=Michel Leclerc et Sara Forestier: un couple engagé | work=Paris Match}}</ref> | children = | website = }}

'''Michel Leclerc''' (born 24 April 1965) is a French director and screenwriter.

==Career== During the 1990s, Leclerc worked as a TV editor and cameraman. He also wrote and directed a number of shorts. For years, he was a columnist on television shows such as ''C'est ouvert le samedi'' and ''Nulle part ailleurs'' on Canal+, and ''Mon Kanar'' on France 3. He is also the singer and songwriter of the group Minaro. In 2011, he won the César Award for Best Original Screenplay for the film ''The Names of Love''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canalplus.fr/c-cinema/c-les-films-en-salles/cid389657-michel-leclerc.html|title=Michel Leclerc |work=Canal+}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://iffr.com/en/professionals/persons/michel-leclerc/|title=Michel Leclerc |work=IFFR}}</ref>

==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable sortable" ! rowspan=2 width="33"| Year ! rowspan=2| Title ! colspan=2| Credited as ! rowspan=2| Notes |- ! width=65 |Director ! width=65 |Screenwriter |- | align="center" | 1989 | align="left"| ''Le Test Robert'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Animated short film |- | align="center" | 1993 | align="left"| ''Le Mal en patience'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Short film |- | align="center" | 1994 | align="left"| ''Hélène et Lulu'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Short film |- | align="center" | 1996 | align="left"| ''Le Tutu'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Short film |- | align="center" | 1997 | align="left"| ''Oh la la la la'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Short film |- | align="center" | 1999 | align="left"| ''Facture détaillée'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Short film |- | align="center" | 2001 | align="left"| ''Les Chimères de Švankmajer'' | {{yes}} | | Documentary film |- | align="center" | 2002 | align="left"| ''Le Poteau Rose'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Short film (also as cinematographer, sound engineer, actor, editor and composer)<br>Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival - Special Mention of the Jury |- | align="center" | 2002 | align="left"| ''College Days'' | | {{yes}} | TV series |- | align="center" | 2003 | align="left"| ''La Valse des étiquettes'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Short film |- | align="center" | 2006 | align="left"| ''J'invente rien'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |- | align="center" | 2007 | align="left"| ''La Tête de maman'' | | {{yes}} | |- | align="center" | 2010 | align="left"| ''The Names of Love'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Cabourg Film Festival - Audience Award<br>César Award for Best Original Screenplay<br>Nominated—César Award for Best Film<br>Nominated—Lumière Award for Best Screenplay<br>Nominated—Globes de Cristal Award for Best Film |- | align="center" | 2012 | align="left"| ''Pirate TV'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |- | align="center" | 2014 | align="left"| ''Fais pas ci, fais pas ça'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | TV series |- | align="center" | 2015 | align="left"| ''Les Chaises musicales'' | | {{yes}} | |- | align="center" | 2015 | align="left"| ''I'm All Yours'' | | {{yes}} | Also as actor |- | align="center" | 2015 | align="left"| ''The Very Private Life of Mister Sim'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |}

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==External links== {{Commons category|Michel Leclerc}} * {{IMDb name|1098171}}

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