{{Short description|French screenwriter, producer and film director}} {{Infobox person | name = Thomas Bidegain | image = Thomas bidegain solasaldi 002.jpg | caption = Bidegain in 2011 | birth_name = | other names = | birth_date = | birth_place = | occupation = Screenwriter, Producer, Film director | years_active = 2001–present | spouse = | children = | website = }}
'''Thomas Bidegain''' is a French screenwriter, producer and film director.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-11-26 |title=Thomas Bidegain : " Un bon scénariste c'est une personne qui réécrit bien " |url=https://www.bondyblog.fr/culture/thomas-bidegain-un-bon-scenariste-ce-nest-pas-une-personne-qui-ecrit-bien-mais-une-personne-qui-reecrit-bien/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=Bondy Blog |language=fr-FR}}</ref> He is noted for his collaborations with the director Jacques Audiard. He received the César Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2010 for ''A Prophet'' and Best Adaptation in 2013 for ''Rust and Bone'' and in 2024 for ''Emilia Pérez''; all three wins were shared with Audiard.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-61391/palmares/|title=Thomas Bidegain : Ses récompenses et nominations|language=French|work=AlloCiné|accessdate=2015-05-03|archive-date=2015-05-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520232754/http://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-61391/palmares/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Keslassy |first=Elsa |date=2024-02-02 |title=Director Thomas Bidegain Denies Jake Gyllenhaal’s Behavior Ruined Their Film, but Says ‘We Didn’t Have the Same Vision’ |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/thomas-bidegain-jake-gyllenhaal-behavior-suddenly-vanessa-kirby-1235893938/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240301023643/https://variety.com/2024/film/global/thomas-bidegain-jake-gyllenhaal-behavior-suddenly-vanessa-kirby-1235893938/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=McDougall |first=A. J. |date=2024-02-01 |title=French Screenwriter Shivs Jake Gyllenhaal With Bizarre Claims |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/french-director-thomas-bidegain-shivs-jake-gyllenhaal-with-bizarre-claims |access-date=2024-03-30 |work=The Daily Beast |language=en |archive-date=2024-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208060025/https://www.thedailybeast.com/french-director-thomas-bidegain-shivs-jake-gyllenhaal-with-bizarre-claims |url-status=live }}</ref> Bidegain's directorial debut ''The Cowboys'' premiered in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chang|first=Justin|date=2015-04-21|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/festivals/cannes-directors-fortnight-lineup-unveiled-1201476479/|title=Cannes: Directors' Fortnight Unveils 2015 Lineup|work=Variety|accessdate=2015-05-03|archive-date=2018-08-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815000511/https://variety.com/2015/film/festivals/cannes-directors-fortnight-lineup-unveiled-1201476479/|url-status=live}}</ref>
His ''Machine'' TV series, co-created with Fred Grivois, took the main prize at 2024 Series Mania French Competition.<ref name=cine20240328>{{cite web | url =https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/458991/ | title =French series Rematch triumphs at Series Mania | last =Lemercier | first =Fabien | date =2024-03-25 | publisher =Cineuropa | access-date =2024-03-28 | archive-date =2024-03-27 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20240327090012/https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/458991/ | url-status =live }}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Director=== thumb|At 2015 London Film Festival presenting 'The Cowboys' * ''The Cowboys'' (''Les Cowboys'') (2015) * ''Selfie'' (segment "Vlog") (2020) * ''Soudain seuls'' (2023)
===Screenwriter=== * ''À boire'' (2004), directed by Marion Vernoux * ''A Prophet'' (''Un prophète'') (2009), directed by Jacques Audiard * ''Rust and Bone'' (''De rouille et d'os'') (2012), directed by Jacques Audiard * ''Our Children'' (''À perdre la raison'') (2012), directed by Joachim Lafosse * ''Saint Laurent'' (2014), directed by Bertrand Bonello * ''La Famille Bélier'' (2014), directed by Eric Lartigau * ''Through the Air'' (''La Résistance de l'air'') (2015), directed by Fred Grivois * ''The Wakhan Front'' (''Ni le ciel ni la terre'') (2015), directed by Clément Cogitore * ''Dheepan'' (2015), directed by Jacques Audiard * ''The White Knights'' (''Les Chevaliers blancs'') (2015), collaboration, directed by Joachim Lafosse * ''The Dancer'' (''La Danseuse'') (2016), directed by Stéphanie Di Giusto * ''The Racer and the Jailbird'' (''Le Fidèle'') (2017), directed by Michaël R. Roskam * ''The Sisters Brothers'' (''Les Frères Sisters'') (2018), directed by Jacques Audiard * ''Lady Winsley'' (''Lady Winsley'i Kim Öldürdü'') (2019), directed by Hiner Saleem * ''The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily'' (''La Fameuse Invasion des ours en Sicile'') (2019), directed by Lorenzo Mattotti * ''#Iamhere'' (''#jesuislà'') (2019), directed by Éric Lartigau * ''Stillwater'' (2021), directed by Tom McCarthy * ''The Salamander'' (''La Salamandre'') (2021), directed by Alexandre Carvalho * ''Notre-Dame on Fire'' (''Notre-Dame brûle'') (2022), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud * ''A Place to Fight For'' (2023), directed by Romain Cogitore * ''Santo Subito!'' (TBA), directed by Bertrand Bonello
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{IMDb name|0081179}}
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