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French filmmaker (born 1969)
Boris Lojkine
Born (1969-07-24) July 24, 1969 (age 55)
Paris, France
OccupationFilm director
Years active2001 – present

Boris Lojkine (born July 24, 1969) is a French film director.

Early life and education

Lojkine was born in Paris and studied at the École normale supérieure.

Career

Prior to his film career, Lojkine taught philosophy at Aix-Marseille University. His first film projects were documentaries inspired by his time in Vietnam

Lojkine's narrative feature debut, Hope, screened at the Critics' Week section of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. His second narrative feature, Camille, won the Audience Award at the 2019 Locarno Film Festival.

In 2024, Lojkine's feature Souleymane's Story was selected to screen in the Un Certain Regard portion of the 77th Cannes Film Festival.

Filmography

Year Title Director Writer Editor Notes Ref.
2001 Ceux qui restent Yes No No Documentary short film
2004 Les chantiers de la coopération Yes Yes No Documentary short film
2005 Wandering Souls Yes No No Documentary short film
2014 Hope Yes Yes No —
2018 Alone at my Wedding No Yes No Directed by Marta Bergman
2019 Camille Yes Yes No —
2021 We, Students! No No Yes Directed by Rafiki Fariala
2024 Souleymane's Story Yes Yes No —

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2014 Critics' Week Prix SACD Hope Won
2019 Locarno Film Festival Audience Award Camille Won
2024 Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard The Story of Souleymane Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Boris Lojkine". Semaine de la Critique. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Boris Lojkine, France". Trigon-film. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  3. Tesson, Charles. "Interview with the director Boris Lojkine". Semaine de la Critique. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  4. ^ Lemercier, Fabien. "EXCLUSIVE: Boris Lojkine now shooting L'histoire de Souleymane". Cineuropa. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  5. ^ "All the French films at the 77th Cannes Film Festival". Unifrance. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  6. "Cooperation projects". Unifrance. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  7. "Wandering souls". Unifrance. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  8. "Alone at my Wedding". Unifrance. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  9. "Camille". Unifrance.
  10. "We, Students!". Unifrance. Retrieved 8 May 2024.

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