Amélie Bonnin

Amélie Bonnin is a French director, screenwriter, and art director born in 1985 in Châteauroux.

In 2023, she received a César for Best Short Film for Partir un jour. In 2025, she adapted the short into a feature film, also called Partir un jour (English title: Leave One Day) which was selected to open the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.

Biography

Amélie Bonnin was born in Châteauroux in 1985. Her parents worked in banking, and her maternal family came from a lineage of butchers spanning several generations. This familial heritage inspired her to create a 52-minute documentary in 2012 called La mélodie du boucher, which was aired on Arte.

She completed her high school studies with a theater option. She also addressed her two sons: "Guys, it’s not only Mbappé who can bring the cup home!"

She then adapted the same theme into a feature film, with variations and additions. Among the cast are actors Juliette Armanet, Bastien Bouillon, and François Rollin, who were also in the short film.

Filmography

2012: La Mélodie du boucher (TV documentary) 2017: La Bande des Français (TV documentary) - co-directed with 2021: Partir un jour (short film) 2023: Parlement (TV series), season 3: Episode 5, Super pro Brexit Episode 6, Riders Episode 7, You shall not pass 2025: Partir un jour (feature film, English title Leave One Day)

Honours

Awards

Festival Off-Courts 2021: Audience Award Region Normandy for Partir un jour Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2022: Audience Award for Partir un jour César Awards 2023: Best Short Film for Partir un jour Cabourg Film Festival 2025: Golden Swan for Best Direction for Partir un jour

Nominations Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2022: In competition for the Grand Prix in the National Selection for Partir un jour 2025 Cannes Film Festival: Opening film and in competition for the Golden Camera for Partir un jour