Dominik Moll | |
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 Dominik Moll in 2011 | |
| Born | 7 May 1962 |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1987–present |
Dominik Moll (born 7 May 1962) is a German-born 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. Both Lemming and Harry, He's Here to Help were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or 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.[1]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
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| Director | Screenwriter | Other | |||
| 1987 | Le Gynécologue et sa secrétaire | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film; also cinematographer |
| 1991 | November Days | Yes | Documentary film; assistant editor | ||
| 1994 | Intimité | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1994 | Veillées d'armes : histoire du journalisme en temps de guerre | Yes | Documentary film; assistant director | ||
| 1994 | Joyeux Noël | Yes | Short film; editor | ||
| 1996 | Le Cri de Tarzan | Yes | Editor | ||
| 1997 | Les Sanguinaires | Yes | Assistant director | ||
| 1999 | Human Resources | Yes | Assistant director | ||
| 1999 | C'est plus fort que moi | Yes | Short film; assistant director | ||
| 2000 | Harry, He's Here to Help | Yes | Yes | César Award for Best Director San Diego Film Festival - Best Feature Film Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language Nominated—Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or Nominated—César Award for Best Film Nominated—César Award for Best Writing Nominated—European Film Award for Best Film Nominated—European Film Award for Best Screenwriter | |
| 2005 | Lemming | Yes | Yes | Nominated—Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or | |
| 2009 | The Queen of Hearts | Yes | Actor | ||
| 2010 | Black Heaven | Yes | |||
| 2011 | The Monk | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2013 | The Tunnel | Yes | TV series Globes de Cristal Award for Best Television Film or Television Series | ||
| 2016 | News from Planet Mars | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2016 | Dans la forêt | Yes | |||
| 2019 | Only the Animals | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2022 | The Night of the 12th | Yes | Yes | ||
References
- ^ "César Awards: Dominik Moll's 'The Night Of The 12th' Sweeps Board Winning Best Film & Director – Full List". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
External links
- Dominik Moll at IMDb
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