Laurent Micheli

Laurent Micheli graduated from INSAS in Brussels in 2007 He began his career in theatre performing in Belgian and French productions for ten years before directing several plays notably with the theatre company Madame Véro In 2016 he directed his first selfproduced feature film Even Lovers Get the Blues before joining Latelier scénairio at La Fémis in Paris The film praised for its exploration of sexuality earned him a nomination for Best First Film at the Magritte Awards After attending the Émergence residency in Paris he directed Lola vers la mer 2019 starring Benoît Magimel and Mya Bollaers who made her acting debut as an 18yearold transgender girl The film received critical acclaim was released in around fifteen countries and was selected for numerous festivals worldwide It won around twenty awards including two Magritte Awards and was nominated for Best Foreign Film at the César Awards Laurent recently completed his third feature film Nino dans la nuit an adaptation of the novel by Capucine and Simon Johannin produced by Wrong Men in Belgium and Haut Court in France