FILM DIRECTOR

Julia Ducournau

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Julia Ducournau (French: [ʒylja dykuʁno]; born 18 November 1983) is a French film director and screenwriter. She made her feature film debut in 2016 with Raw. At the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, she won the Palme d'Or for her film Titane, which made her the second female director to win the award as well as the first to win the award solo. Additionally, Ducournau also received a nomination for Best Director at the 75th British Academy Film Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Julia Ducournau is the 1,627th most popular film director (up from 1,686th in 2024), the 5,286th most popular biography from France (up from 5,405th in 2019) and the 165th most popular French Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Julia Ducournau ranks 1,627 out of 2,041. Before her are Tom Six, Penelope Spheeris, Tarik Saleh, Lou Ye, Miguel Gomes, and Kazuya Tsurumaki. After her are Kelly Reichardt, Radu Jude, Frank Perry, Ivor Montagu, Maren Ade, and Chris Weitz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Julia Ducournau ranks 230. Before her are Alessandro Diamanti, Jun Matsumoto, Fernando Cavenaghi, Wang Hao, Derek Boateng, and Philipp Kohlschreiber. After her are Yuka Miyazaki, Viva Bianca, Krista Kosonen, Zoe Kazan, Iveta Benešová, and Simon Eder.

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In France

Among people born in France, Julia Ducournau ranks 5,286 out of 6,770. Before her are Louis Gabrillargues (1914), Enzo Fernández (1995), Nando de Colo (1987), Alberto Angela (1962), Laurent Robuschi (1935), and Yael Naim (1978). After her are Nico Prost (1981), André Testut (1926), Isabelle Mir (1949), Frédérique Bel (1975), France Nuyen (1939), and Jordan Ayew (1991).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, Julia Ducournau ranks 165. Before her are Alexandre Aja (1978), Stéphane Brizé (1966), Nabil Ayouch (1969), Jean-François Richet (1966), Bruno Delbonnel (1957), and Erick Zonca (1956). After her are Christophe Honoré (1970), Lucile Hadžihalilović (1961), Christophe Barratier (1963), Olivier Dahan (1967), Christian Carion (1963), and Cédric Kahn (1966).

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