Dominik Moll

Dominik Moll (born 7 May 1962) is a German-French film director and screenwriter. He was born in Bühl, West Germany.

In 2001, he won the César Award for Best Director for Harry, He's Here to Help. Harry, He's Here to Help, Lemming and Case 137 were selected to compete for the at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2023, Moll won the César Award for Best Director for his film The Night of the 12th, which also won Best Film at the 48th César Awards.

Life and career Moll was born to a German father and a French mother. After spending his childhood in Germany, Moll studied film at the City College of New York and the French National Film School (IDHEC). He then worked as assistant editor, editor and assistant director, among others with Marcel Ophuls and Laurent Cantet. His debut feature film, Intimité, was released in 1994. In 2000, his second feature film, Harry, He's Here to Help, was screened in official competition at the Cannes Film Festival. His third film, Lemming, was chosen to open the Cannes Film Festival in 2005.

At the 48th César Awards in 2023, Moll's film The Night of the 12th won the César Award for Best Film, and earned him the César Award for Best Director as well, the second in his career.

Filmography

As filmmaker

Other credits Year TitleCredited as NotesScreenwriterOther 1991 November DaysDocumentary film; assistant editor 1994 Veillées d'armes: histoire du journalisme en temps de guerreDocumentary film; assistant director 1994 Joyeux Noël Short film; editor 1996 Le Cri de TarzanEditor 1997 Les SanguinairesAssistant director 1999 Human ResourcesAssistant director 1999 C'est plus fort que moiShort film; assistant director 2009 The Queen of Hearts Actor 2010 Black Heaven 2013 The Tunnel TV seriesGlobes de Cristal Award for Best Television Film or Television Series 2016 Dans la forêt