Mikhaël Hers

Mikhaël Hers
Hers at the Berlinale 2022
Born (1975-02-06) 6 February 1975
OccupationsFilm director
Screenwriter
Years active2003–present

Mikhaël Hers (French: [mikaɛl ɛʁs];[1] born 6 February 1975) is a French film director and screenwriter.

His directorial credits includes Memory Lane (2010), This Summer Feeling (2015) and Amanda (2018) among others. His latest film The Passengers of the Night (2022) premiered at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Bear.[2]

Career

After studying at La Fémis in the production section, from which he graduated in 2004. In 2006 he made his first medium-length film, Charell, adapted from a novel by Patrick Modiano. The film was notably selected for Critics' Week at the Cannes Film Festival.

In 2007, he directed Primrose Hill, also selected for Critics' Week and awarded at Clermont-Ferrand. In 2009, his third medium-length film, Montparnasse won the Jean-Vigo prize and was awarded at the Directors' Fortnight in Cannes that same year.

In 2010, he directed his first feature, Memory Lane, shown for the first time at the Locarno International Film Festival . The film is released in France in November 2010. In 2015, he shot his second feature film, This Summer Feeling.

In 2018, his film Amanda won the Grand Prize and Best Screenplay award at the Tokyo International Film Festival.[3]

From 3 to 12 September 2021, he was a member of the jury of the 47th Deauville American Film Festival, chaired by Charlotte Gainsbourg.[4]

His 2022's The Passengers of the Night had its world premiere at the main competition of the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Golden Bear.

Filmography

Year English Title Original Title Notes
2006 Charell
2007 Primrose Hill
2009 Montparnasse
2010 Memory Lane
2015 This Summer Feeling Ce sentiment de l'été
2018 Amanda
2022 The Passengers of the Night Les Passagers de la nuit
2026 Cattle and Cane Une autre histoire Post-production

Only writer

Year Title Notes
2003 An Embrace Short film

References

  1. ^ "La chronique familiale du cinéaste Mikhaël Hers". France Culture. Radio France. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  2. ^ "72nd International Film Festival Berlin - Berlinale". Visit Berlin. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  3. ^ Festival (TIFF), Tokyo International Film. ""Amanda" Wins Tokyo Grand Prix at 31st Tokyo International Film Festival". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Jurys - Festival du Cinéma Américain de Deauville". Festival du cinéma américain de Deauville (in French). Retrieved 1 September 2021.