Jean-Bernard Marlin
Of Armenian origin, he grew up in Marseille and discovered auteur cinema aged 16 at a local youth centre where he also learned about the existence of state funded film schools. He moved to Paris to sit his entry exams, later graduating from the École Louis-Lumière. In 2007, his short film La Peau dure was selected for, and won awards at, several international festivals. In 2013, La Fugue won the Golden Bear for Best Short Film in Berlin and was nominated at the 2014 César. In 2018, Shéhérazade, his feature debut, was selected for Cannes Critics’ Week, won the Jean Vigo Award, and the following year three César awards – Best First Film, Most Promising Actor and Most Promising Actress. Salem is his second feature film.
