A French director and screenwriter, born on July 26, 1961 in Lyon, France. He began his artistic career by directing the short film Interim in 1988. Among the most important films he directed and written are: Marie's Story in 2014, Les aveux de l'innocent in 1996 and Romantics Anonymous in 2010. He won several awards at the Cannes Film Festival for the film Les aveux de l'innocent in 1996.