Boris Lojkine
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Boris Lojkine | |
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| Born | July 24, 1969[1] |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 2001 – present |
Boris Lojkine (born July 24, 1969) is a French film director.[2][1]
Early life and education
[edit]Lojkine was born in Paris and studied at the École normale supérieure.[1]
Career
[edit]Prior to his film career, Lojkine taught philosophy at Aix-Marseille University. His first film projects were documentaries inspired by his time in Vietnam[2]
Lojkine's narrative feature debut, Hope, screened at the Critics' Week section of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.[3] His second narrative feature, Camille, won the Audience Award at the 2019 Locarno Film Festival.[4]
In 2024, Lojkine's feature Souleymane's Story was selected to screen in the Un Certain Regard portion of the 77th Cannes Film Festival.[5]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Editor | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Ceux qui restent | Yes | No | No | Documentary short film | [2] |
| 2004 | Les chantiers de la coopération | Yes | Yes | No | Documentary short film | [2][6] |
| 2005 | Wandering Souls | Yes | No | No | Documentary short film | [2][7] |
| 2014 | Hope | Yes | Yes | No | — | [2] |
| 2018 | Alone at my Wedding | No | Yes | No | Directed by Marta Bergman | [8] |
| 2019 | Camille | Yes | Yes | No | — | [2][9] |
| 2021 | We, Students! | No | No | Yes | Directed by Rafiki Fariala | [10] |
| 2024 | Souleymane's Story | Yes | Yes | No | — | [5] |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Critics' Week | Prix SACD | Hope | Won | [4] |
| 2019 | Locarno Film Festival | Audience Award | Camille | Won | [4] |
| 2024 | Cannes Film Festival | Un Certain Regard | The Story of Souleymane | Nominated | [5] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Boris Lojkine". Semaine de la Critique. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Boris Lojkine, France". Trigon-film. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ Tesson, Charles. "Interview with the director Boris Lojkine". Semaine de la Critique. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ a b c Lemercier, Fabien. "EXCLUSIVE: Boris Lojkine now shooting L'histoire de Souleymane". Cineuropa. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "All the French films at the 77th Cannes Film Festival". Unifrance. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "Cooperation projects". Unifrance. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "Wandering souls". Unifrance. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "Alone at my Wedding". Unifrance. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "Camille". Unifrance.
- ^ "We, Students!". Unifrance. Retrieved 8 May 2024.