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Claus Drexel at the Cannes Film Festival 2013

Claus Drexel is a screenwriter and film director. He has worked in France.

Biography

During his teenage years, he was very active in sports. First as an alpine ski downhill racer. Then he joined the Centaures de Grenoble American football team, where he played tight-end. He won the French National 2nd division championship in 1989 and played in the 1st division for several years. He is part of the team's Hall of Fame.

After attending international school and studying cinematography and sound at the University of Grenoble, Claus moved to Paris, where he went to film school. After his graduation, he first worked as sound engineer, editor and cinematographer, before starting his career as a director.

He has directed three short-films : C4 (1996), Max au bloc (1998) and La Divine Inspiration (2000), with lead actor Keir Dullea, star of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: a space odyssey.

His first feature-film, Affaire de famille, with André Dussollier and Miou-Miou, was theatrically released on June, 4th 2008. The screenplay, co-written with Claude Scasso, won the screenplay prize of the French National Cinema Center (CNC). The film was selected in many international festivals and won several prizes.

In 2012, Claus directed a stage version of Johann Sebastian Bach's St Matthew Passion at the famous Cirque d'Hiver in Paris.[1]

His film Au Bord Du Monde ("on the edge of the world") is about homeless people in Paris.[2]: 257 

Filmography

Feature films

  • 2008 : Affaire de famille
  • 2014 : Au bord du monde (On the Edge of the World)

Short films

  • 1996 : C4
  • 1998 : Max au bloc
  • 2000 : La Divine Inspiration

Music and opera

Awards and nominations

  • 2015 : Nominated: Prix Louis-Delluc, Au bord du monde
  • 2014 : Won: « La Croix » best documentary of the year, Au bord du monde
  • 2014 : Won: FIPRESCI- International critics award, Thessaloniki, Greece, Au bord du monde
  • 2014 : Won: Best documentary, Festival de Nador, Morocco, Au bord du monde
  • 2014 : Won: Best documentary, Teheran Film Festival, Iran, Au bord du monde
  • 2008 : Won: National Screenplay Prize, Franch National Cinema Center, Affaire de famille
  • 2008 : Best European Film, 25th Avignon Film Festival, Affaire de famille

References

  1. ^ (fr) « Grandiose Passion selon Saint Matthieu », sur Le Sauvage,‎ (consulté le 13 mai 2016)
  2. ^ John Rennie Short (2014). Urban Theory: A Critical Assessment. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781137382665.
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