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Philippe Lacôte
View on WikipediaPhilippe Lacôte is an Ivorian film director.[1] He is most noted for his 2014 film Run, which was a Lumière Award nominee for Best French-Language Film at the 20th Lumière Awards,[2] and his 2020 film Night of the Kings (La Nuit des rois), which won the Amplify Voices Award at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]
Key Information
Both films were also selected as Côte d'Ivoire's submissions to the Academy Awards for the Best International Feature Film at the 88th Academy Awards in 2016[4] and at the 93rd Academy Awards in 2021,[5] respectively.
In 2024, Lacote directed the film "Killer Heat," based on Jo Nesbø's "Jealousy Man and Other Stories," and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley and Richard Madden.[6]
Accolades
[edit]In 2021, he was selected as a jury member for the International competition section of the 74th Locarno Film Festival, held from August 4 to 14.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Melanie Goodfellow, "Philippe Lacôte talks ‘Night Of The Kings’, martial arts, African independence project". Screen Daily, September 10, 2020.
- ^ Melanie Goodfellow, "Lumière Awards nominations unveiled". Screen Daily, January 12, 2015.
- ^ "'Nomadland' wins People's Choice Award at Toronto International Film Festival". CTV News, September 20, 2020.
- ^ Essien, Iquo B. (October 9, 2015). "Philippe Lacôte's Debut Feature 'Run' Is Ivory Coast's Best Foreign Language Film Oscar Entry". IndieWire.
- ^ McNary, Dave (September 9, 2020). "Neon Buys Ivory Coast Awards Contender 'Night of the Kings'". Variety.
- ^ "Killer Heat — Philippe Lacôte".
- ^ "74th Locarno Film Festival (Concorso Internazionale: Jury)". Locarno Film Festival. July 3, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
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