Dylan Besseau
Dylan Besseau | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dylan Besseau September 15, 1997 Vietnam |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | Institution Saint-Gabriel/Saint-Michel |
| Occupation(s) | movie director, movie producer |
| Years active | 2019–present |
| Notable work | La légende de Thierry Mauvignier, Anne Bouillon : Justice pour toutes, The Venus Chained |
| Awards | Honorable Mention at Student World Impact Film Festival in 2023 |
Dylan Besseau (born September 15, 1997) is a French filmmaker[1] and producer born in Vietnam.[2][3]
Education
[change | change source]He followed his schooling at the private Catholic institution Saint-Gabriel/Saint-Michel in the commune of Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre. He obtained his general baccalaureate ES at the private high school of Brittany in 2014.[4] Then, he began a university course at the faculty of law in Nantes in 2015,[4] but abandoned his studies to reorient himself to study cinema in art school, after being struck by seeing the film The Handmaiden.[4]
Career
[change | change source]In 2018, he studies in art school. The same year, he followed audiovisual internships in various associations, where he carried out some projects in co-production with France 3 Pays de la Loire.[5]
In 2019, he began his career with director Jean-Yves Bilien.[6] He directs the short film The Sozo Girl and Happiness[2] based on the song Like a Blooming Season by Shin Hae Gyeong[7].
In 2021, he created the audiovisual agency Artwooks Media[2] and directed the feature-length documentary La légende de Thierry Mauvignier[1] about the director Thierry Mauvignier, also distributed on Prime Video.[8][9][10].
Through this film, he is portrayed as a filmmaker who :
"Seems to share with us, nonetheless, a question that he appears to carry finding his more personal voice through a prescribed exercise, one in which he doesn't seem entirely comfortable or in agreement. The result, in any case, reflects this internal conflict, as the film grapples with two conflicting aspirations: the commissioned, marketing-driven objective and the desire of a young filmmaker attempting to bring forth his unique perspective."
— Reported by Frédéric Rougeot[11]
In 2022, he created the Wooksart Foundation,[1] a charitable audiovisual association bringing together around thirty members that will produce a short documentary film on Rotary International.
In 2023, he produced the documentary The Venus Chained which won the honorable mention at the Student World Impact Film Festival[12][13] then, he directed the documentary Anne Bouillon: Justice pour toutes[1] with the french lawyer Anne Bouillon[14] whose musical soundtrack composed by Keziah Chamsidini, the son of M'Toro Chamou.[15] He will film a scene at the Panthéon (Paris) with the essayist Laurent Kupferman[16][17] This film will be selected at the Justice Documentary Festival,[18][19] he's the youngest producer in the selection of the first new edition.[20][21] In 2024, he directed the film Gevart "a film delicately representing a tutelary figure of a doctor" according to Bande à part (magazine).[22] He began directing the film Blast Punch[23] and produced the documentary Makiko on Makiko Furuichi.[24]
According to The Source :
The cinematographic influence of Dylan Besseau could be characterized by directors such as Kwak Jae-yong, Park Chan-wook, Wong Kar-wai, Martin Scorsese, and Chantal Akerman. In terms of form, particularly in the photography of his films, there is an attempt to highlight the entirety and composition of the shots, something inherited from Asian cinema.
— Reported by Sha Be Allah[23]
Filmography
[change | change source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Happiness. | Director | Short film |
| 2019 | Dreamhour - Better Friends | Director | Short film |
| 2021 | La légende de Thierry Mauvignier | Director | Feature film |
| 2022 | The Sozo Girl | Director | Short film |
| 2023 | Castle's Light | Director | Short film |
| 2023 | Anne Bouillon : Justice for women | Director | Medium-length film |
| 2023 | The Venus Chained | producer | Medium-length film |
| 2024 | Gevart | Director | Medium-length film |
| 2025 | Makiko | Producer | Feature film |
| 2026 | Blast Punch | Director | Feature film |
Distinctions
[change | change source]- 2022 : Official Selection at The Paus Premiers Festival[25]
- 2023 : Official Selection at Justice Documentary Festival Paris[26]
- 2023 : Honorable Mention at Student World Impact Film Festival[27]
- 2023 : Promising young french directors by Elucid magazine[28]
Notes and references
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Frédéric Rougeot. "Trouver sa voie, faire entendre d'autres voix". LeMagCinema.fr (in French).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Alicia Baca Mondéjar. "Le réalisateur Dylan Besseau sur les traces de la Corée : l'audiovisuel d'aujourd'hui" (in French).on Korea.net
- ↑ "ISNI Data Bibliothèque National de France". Bibliothèque nationale de France (in French).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Alain R. "The humanism of French director Dylan Besseau".on BigNewsNetworks.com
- ↑ "Les chroniques secrètes de l'Ouest". vlipp.fr (in French).
- ↑ Hassan Javed. "Dylan Besseau, 26 years old French producer gets honorable mention at Student World Impact Film Festival 2023". Filmdaily.co.
- ↑ Malvika Padin. "Baek Seung Won, Dylan Besseau, HIGHGRND: The legacy of Asian cinema in music videos". Earmilk.
- ↑ TSB Report (9 October 2023). "Unveiling French Landscape's Enigmatic Tales : The legend of Thierry Mauvignier on Prime Video". Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.on TheSunBulletin.com Archived 2023-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ David Charrier. "La Légende de Thierry Mauvignier : une aventure cinématographique à petit budget". JustFocus.fr (in French).
- ↑ Vincent Mollier. "La légende de Thierry Mauvignier, une histoire à dormir debout – Critique". leblogducinema.com (in French).
- ↑ Trouver sa voie, faire entendre d’autres voix on Le Mag Cinéma
- ↑ "Producer Dylan Besseau receives an honorable mention at SWIFF 2023". The Washington Mail.
- ↑ Shabir Ahmad. "Dylan Besseau awarded at SWIFF 2023". VentsMagazine.com.
- ↑ "Josephine Baker's Legacy : France's Fearless Feminist Lawyer".on BigNewsNetworks.com
- ↑ Hardcore Flava. "French filmmaker Dylan Besseau collaborated with the son of M'toro Chamou". This is 50.
- ↑ Caroline. "Nantes. Dylan Besseau dévoile le combat féministe d'Anne Bouillon dans son nouveau documentaire". FranceLive.fr (in French).
- ↑ Marchais. "Un documentaire féministe signé Dylan Besseau". leguideculturel.com (in French).
- ↑ Margaux d'Adhénor. "Le conseil culture" (in French).on LeFigaro Archived 2023-08-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "From Shyness to the Silver Screen : The journey of Dylan Besseau at the Paris Justice Documentary Festival". MENAFN.
- ↑ "Le festival du documentaire sur la justice aura lieu du 18 au 21 septembre 2023". justfocus.fr (in French).
- ↑ Josselin. "Trois jeunes nantais en lice pour le Festival du documentaire sur la justice 2023". francelive.fr (in French).
- ↑ Hélène Robert. "État Limite de Nicolas Peduzzi : Sisyphe chez les « fous »". Bande à part (magazine) (in French).
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Dylan Besseau, The MMA And The Aesthetics Of Violence on The Source
- ↑ José Villarreal. "Antoine Godet paints the portrait of Makiko Furuichi". on Art Daily
- ↑ The Paus Premieres Festival Presents: 'The Sozo Girl' by Dylan Besseau Archived 2023-10-21 at the Wayback Machine on allevent.com
- ↑ Festival Programmation Archived 2023-10-21 at the Wayback Machine on avocatparis.org
- ↑ Julie Hofman. "The Chained Venus: behind the scenes of French prostitution". APNnews.com.
- ↑ Delphine Herault. "Top 10 Promising Young French Directors of 2023". Elucid magazine.
Other websites
[change | change source]- "Fiche de Dylan Besseau" (in French). on SensCritique
- "Fiche de Dylan Besseau" (in French). on Allociné
- "Fiche de Dylan Besseau" (in French). on film-documentaire.fr