Thomas Bidegain

Thomas Bidegain is a French screenwriter, producer and film director. He is noted for his collaborations with the director Jacques Audiard. He received the César Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2010 for A Prophet and Best Adaptation in 2013 for Rust and Bone and in 2024 for Emilia Pérez; all three wins were shared with Audiard. Bidegain's directorial debut The Cowboys premiered in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.

His Machine TV series, co-created with Fred Grivois, took the main prize at 2024 Series Mania French Competition.

Filmography Director

The Cowboys (Les Cowboys) (2015) Selfie (segment "Vlog") (2020) Soudain seuls (2023)

Screenwriter À boire (2004), directed by Marion Vernoux A Prophet (Un prophète) (2009), directed by Jacques Audiard Rust and Bone (De rouille et d'os) (2012), directed by Jacques Audiard Our Children (À perdre la raison) (2012), directed by Joachim Lafosse Saint Laurent (2014), directed by Bertrand Bonello La Famille Bélier (2014), directed by Eric Lartigau Through the Air (La Résistance de l'air) (2015), directed by Fred Grivois The Wakhan Front (Ni le ciel ni la terre) (2015), directed by Clément Cogitore Dheepan (2015), directed by Jacques Audiard The White Knights (Les Chevaliers blancs) (2015), collaboration, directed by Joachim Lafosse The Dancer (La Danseuse) (2016), directed by Stéphanie Di Giusto The Racer and the Jailbird (Le Fidèle) (2017), directed by Michaël R. Roskam The Sisters Brothers (Les Frères Sisters) (2018), directed by Jacques Audiard Lady Winsley (Lady Winsley'i Kim Öldürdü) (2019), directed by Hiner Saleem The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily (La Fameuse Invasion des ours en Sicile) (2019), directed by Lorenzo Mattotti Iamhere (#jesuislà) (2019), directed by Éric Lartigau Stillwater (2021), directed by Tom McCarthy The Salamander (La Salamandre) (2021), directed by Alexandre Carvalho Notre-Dame on Fire (Notre-Dame brûle) (2022), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud A Place to Fight For (2023), directed by Romain Cogitore Santo Subito! (TBA), directed by Bertrand Bonello