Marc Fitoussi

Marc Fitoussi born 20 July 1976 is a French film director and screenwriter After a university degree course in English and art history Fitoussi joined the Conservatoire européen décriture audiovisuelle CEEA European Conservatory for screen writing It was there that he developed his screenwriting trade He began also a parallel career as film director making several short features including Illustre Inconnue and Bonbon au poivre which earned him a nomination for César Award for Best Short Film in 2007 The same year he directed his first long film La Vie dartiste with Sandrine Kiberlain Denis Podalydès and Émilie Dequenne in the lead rôles This film won the Prix MicheldOrnano for the best work of French fiction at the Deauville American Film Festival In 2010 his second long film was released Copacabana whose action takes place in the Belgian town of Ostend starring Isabelle Huppert and her daughter Lolita Chammah in the lead parts as mother and daughter Source Article Marc Fitoussi from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30