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Boris Lojkine

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Boris Lojkine
Born (1969-07-24) July 24, 1969 (age 55)[1]
OccupationFilm director
Years active2001 – present

Boris Lojkine (born July 24, 1969) is a French film director.[2][1]

Early life and education

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Lojkine was born in Paris and studied at the École normale supérieure.[1]

Career

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Prior to his film career, Lojkine taught philosophy at Aix-Marseille University. His first film projects were documentaries inspired by his time in Vietnam[2]

Lojkine's narrative feature debut, Hope, screened at the Critics' Week section of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.[3] His second narrative feature, Camille, won the Audience Award at the 2019 Locarno Film Festival.[4]

In 2024, Lojkine's feature Souleymane's Story was selected to screen in the Un Certain Regard portion of the 77th Cannes Film Festival.[5]

Filmography

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Year Title Director Writer Editor Notes Ref.
2001 Ceux qui restent Yes No No Documentary short film [2]
2004 Les chantiers de la coopération Yes Yes No Documentary short film [2][6]
2005 Wandering Souls Yes No No Documentary short film [2][7]
2014 Hope Yes Yes No [2]
2018 Alone at my Wedding No Yes No Directed by Marta Bergman [8]
2019 Camille Yes Yes No [2][9]
2021 We, Students! No No Yes Directed by Rafiki Fariala [10]
2024 Souleymane's Story Yes Yes No [5]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2014 Critics' Week Prix SACD Hope Won [4]
2019 Locarno Film Festival Audience Award Camille Won [4]
2024 Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard The Story of Souleymane Nominated [5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Boris Lojkine". Semaine de la Critique. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "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. ^ a b c Lemercier, Fabien. "EXCLUSIVE: Boris Lojkine now shooting L'histoire de Souleymane". Cineuropa. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "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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