Alix Delaporte

Alix Delaporte (born 1969) is a French film director and screenwriter.

Life and career Delaporte studied at the London School of Economics between 1988 and 1989, and in 1993, she obtained a master's degree in contemporary history. While attending a screenwriting workshop at La Fémis from 1999 to 2000, Delaporte worked as a reporter and cameraperson at the CAPA Agency and collaborated on a number of television shows. In 2006, her short film How Do You Brake Going Downhill? (Comment on freine dans une descente ?) was screened at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Lion for Best Short Film. In 2012, her debut feature film Angel & Tony earned three nominations at the 37th César Awards and won newcomer awards for lead actors Clotilde Hesme and Grégory Gadebois. Her next film, The Last Hammer Blow, played in competition at the 71st Venice International Film Festival. Romain Paul, who played the son of Clothilde Hesme and Grégory Gadebois' characters, won the Marcello Mastroianni Award for his performance in the film.

In 2015, she was part of the jury for the Horizons section of the 72nd Venice International Film Festival.

Filmography

Year Title Credited as NotesDirectorScreenwriter 2001 Comme dans un rêve Documentary film 2003 The Trap Short film 2004 Lea Parker TV series 2004 Plus belle la vie TV series 2006 How Do You Brake Going Downhill? Short filmSilver Lion for Best Short Film 2006 Zinedine Zidane - Son Parcours Documentary film 2007 Zidane : Le Dernier Match Documentary film 2008 Fortunes Telefilm 2010 Angel & Tony Deauville American Film Festival - Prix Michel d'OrnanoNominated—César Award for Best First Feature Film 2011 Fortunes TV series 2014 The Last Hammer Blow 71st Venice International Film Festival - Laterna Magica PrizeNominated—71st Venice International Film Festival - Golden Lion 2023 Vivants Drama film