Olivier Ducastel

Olivier Ducastel (born 23 February 1962) is a French film director, screenwriter and sound editor who collaborates with his partner, Jacques Martineau.

Life and career

After spending his adolescence in Rouen, Martineau moved to Paris to study film and theatre at the University of the New Sorbonne. In 1988, he directed a short musical comedy, Le Goût de plaire. In the same year, he acted as assistant to his mentor, Jacques Demy, on the film Trois places pour le 26, the last film Demy completed before his death in 1990. Ducastel spent the early 1990s working as a sound editor on various films.

In 1995, Ducastel met Jacques Martineau, and the two began a professional and personal relationship. Their first collaborative venture, Jeanne et le Garçon formidable, (an HIV/AIDS-themed musical comedy inspired by the films of Demy, and featuring Virginie Ledoyen and Demy's son Mathieu) was released in 1998. The film was entered into the 48th Berlin International Film Festival.

Ducastel and Martineau have since directed further films with gay-related storylines, including the ambitious, almost three-hour-long Nés en 68 starring Laetitia Casta and Yannick Renier.

Filmography Year Title Credited as NotesDirectorScreenwriterOther 1988 Trois places pour le 26 Assistant sound editor and assistant director 1989 Alexandria Again and Forever Sound editor 1989 Le Goût de plaire Short 1990 Outremer Sound editor 1991 Transit Sound mixer 1991 Comédie d'un soir Editor; short 1992 La Fille de l'air Assistant director 1992 Sam suffit Assistant sound editor and assistant director 1992 Voleur d'images Editor; short 1993 Lettre pour L... Sound mixer 1993 Faut-il aimer Mathilde ? Sound editor 1994 Al-Mohager Sound editor 1994 Nous, les enfants du XXe siècle Editor; documentary 1995 Adultery: A User's Guide Sound editor 1995 Le Maître des éléphants Sound editor 1998 The Perfect Guy Nominated—Berlin Film Festival - Golden BearNominated—César Award for Best First Feature Film 2000 Berlin Film Festival - Teddy Jury AwardBerlin Film Festival - Siegessäule Readers Award 2002 My Life on Ice Nominated—Locarno International Film Festival - Golden Leopard 2005 Crustacés et Coquillages Berlin Film Festival - Europa Cinemas Label 2008 Born in 68 2010 Family Tree 2011 Juste la fin du monde Telefilm 2016 Paris 05:59: Théo & Hugo Berlin Film Festival - Teddy Audience AwardGuadalajara Film Festival - Premio Maguey Best Feature Film