FILM DIRECTOR

Céline Sciamma

1978 - Today

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Céline Sciamma (French: [selin sjama]; born 12 November 1978) is a French screenwriter and film director. She wrote and directed Water Lilies (2007), Tomboy (2011), Girlhood (2014), Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), and Petite Maman (2021). Sciamma has received awards and nominations for her films, including two BAFTA nominations for Best Film Not in the English Language. A common theme in Sciamma's films is the fluidity of gender, sexual identity among girls and women, and the female gaze. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2024). Céline Sciamma is the 1,304th most popular film director (down from 1,288th in 2024), the 4,903rd most popular biography from France (down from 4,843rd in 2019) and the 147th most popular French Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Céline Sciamma ranks 1,304 out of 2,041. Before her are Kjell Grede, Michael Caton-Jones, Roman Abelevich Kachanov, Rob Bowman, Gregg Araki, and Pierre Morel. After her are George Abbott, Eric Kripke, Julie Taymor, Fyodor Bondarchuk, Iosif Kheifits, and Steve Miner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Céline Sciamma ranks 171. Before her are Jason Biggs, Kerri Walsh Jennings, Papa Bouba Diop, Paul Anderson, Bill Hader, and Owain Yeoman. After her are Fernando Meira, Judith Barsi, Tanishaa Mukerji, Shinya Hoshido, Jesper Christiansen, and Mirka Federer.

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In France

Among people born in France, Céline Sciamma ranks 4,903 out of 6,770. Before her are Marcellin Boule (1861), Louise du Pierry (1746), Henri Louveau (1910), Henri Eberhardt (1913), Émile Léonard Mathieu (1835), and Pierre Morel (1964). After her are Auguste Giroux (1874), Cédric Villani (1973), Bernard Bosquier (1942), Agnès Jaoui (1964), Elizabeth Debicki (1990), and Nathalie Stutzmann (1965).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, Céline Sciamma ranks 147. Before her are George Fitzmaurice (1885), Jacques Rouffio (1928), Laurent Cantet (1961), Christian de Chalonge (1937), Arnaud Desplechin (1960), and Pierre Morel (1964). After her are Bertrand Bonello (1968), Diane Kurys (1948), Cédric Klapisch (1961), Justine Triet (1978), Noémie Lvovsky (1964), and Olivier Megaton (1965).

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