Christophe Barratier

Christophe Barratier ( born June 17, 1963 in Paris, France ) is a French film producer, director and screenwriter.

  • 3.1 Oscar
  • 3.2 British Academy Film Award
  • 3.3 César
  • 3.4 Further

Life

Christophe Barratier is the son of a French theater actor and actress Eva Simonet and filmmakers. As a child Barratier sang in a choir boy. Later he studied guitar at the Paris Conservatoire, but was not then a musician, but rose at a Galatée Films, the production company of his uncle Jacques Perrin. Here he served as co-producer among others, the award-winning documentary Winged Migration - The Secret of migratory birds and Les Enfants de la lumiére with. Director, he led the first time in 2002 with the short film Les tombales. In 2004, then followed his successful debut as a feature film director with the film Children of Monsieur Mathieu, who was among others nominated in 2005 for an Oscar as best foreign language film and eight million people are lured in France alone in the cinema.

Christophe Barratier has a daughter named Violet, who acted among others in a supporting role in The Les Choristes.

Filmography

Director

  • 2002: Les tombales
  • 2004: The Chorus (Les Choristes )
  • 2008: Paris Paris - Monsieur Pigoil on the road to happiness ( Faubourg 36)
  • 2011: La Nouvelle Guerre des boutons

Screenwriter

  • 2002: Les tombales
  • 2004: The Chorus (Les Choristes )
  • 2008: Paris Paris - Monsieur Pigoil on the road to happiness ( Faubourg 36)

Producer (selection)

Awards (selection)

Oscar

  • 2005: nominated in the Foreign Language Film category for The Les Choristes
  • 2005: nominated for Best Original Song for the title Vois sur ton chemin from The Les Choristes

British Academy Film Award

  • 2005: nominated in the categories Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Foreign Language Film for The Les Choristes

César

  • 2005: nominated in the categories of Best Film, Best Director and Best debut for The Les Choristes

More

Austin Film Festival

  • 2004: Audience Award for The Les Choristes

Bangkok International Film Festival

  • 2005: Best Director for The Les Choristes
  • 2005: nominated for Best Picture for The Les Choristes

David di Donatello

  • 2005: nominated in the category Best European Film For The Les Choristes

Sant Jordi Awards

  • 2005: Audience Award for The Les Choristes

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

  • 2005: Audience Award for The Les Choristes
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