Denis Dercourt

Denis Dercourt (; born 1 October 1964) is a French film director and screenwriter.

Denis Dercourt's grandfather directed documentaries; his father was a film producer and his brother is also a film producer. From 1988 to 1993, Dercourt studied philosophy at the Paris Nanterre University and also studied at Sciences Po.

Dercourt started his career as a singer and violin player. He performed with the French symphonic orchestra directed by Laurent Petitgirard and taught music at the Conservatoire de Strasbourg. He shot his first short film with his brother. The $4.2 million (€3.07 million) film went on to become an international box office success, grossing $11.1 million worldwide.

Three years later, his film Demain dès l'aube competed in the same section at the 2009 festival.

In 2021, he shot the French-Korean film Vanishing based on the novel The Killing Room by Peter May.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1997 Le déménagement Director 1998 Les cachetonneursDirector & Writer Nominated - Chicago International Film Festival - New Directors Competition 2000 Lise et André Avignon Film Festival - Prix SACDBergamo Film Meeting - Bronze Rosa CamunaNominated - Ghent International Film Festival - Grand Prix 2003 Mes enfants ne sont pas comme les autres 2006 The Page Turner Nominated - Globe de Cristal Award for Best Film 2009 Tomorrow at Dawn Nominated - Cannes Film Festival - Un Certain Regard2013 La chair de ma chair Director, Writer, Cinematographer, Editor, Producer & Sound Director & Writer Nominated - Chicago International Film Festival - Audience Choice Award 2015 En équilibre 2022 Vanishing Korean-French Film