Boris Lojkine

Boris Lojkine
Born (1969-07-24) 24 July 1969
Paris, France
OccupationFilm director
Years active2001 – present

Boris Lojkine (born 24 July 1969) is a French film director. He is particularly known for his 2024 feature film Souleymane's Story.

Early life and education

Boris Lojkine was born in Paris on 24 July 1969.[1][2] His Russian grandfather escaped to France after fighting in the Civil war against the Bolsheviks. His grandmother was a Polish Jew, who also had to flee from her country.[3]

He studied at the École normale supérieure.[2]

Career

Prior to his film career, Lojkine taught philosophy at Aix-Marseille University. His first film projects were documentaries inspired by his time in Vietnam.[1]

Lojkine's narrative feature debut, Hope, screened at the Critics' Week section of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.[4] His second narrative feature, Camille, won the Audience Award at the 2019 Locarno Film Festival.[5]

In 2024, Lojkine's feature Souleymane's Story was selected to screen in the Un Certain Regard portion of the 77th Cannes Film Festival.[6] It went on to be nominated for many awards, including several Cesar Awards, winning some of them.[7]

As a producer, he worked on Rafiki Fariala's fiction debut Congo Boy.[8]

Filmography

Year Title Director Writer Editor Notes Ref.
2001 Ceux qui restent Yes No No Documentary short film [1]
2004 Les chantiers de la coopération Yes Yes No Documentary short film [1][9]
2005 Wandering Souls Yes No No Documentary short film [1][10]
2014 Hope Yes Yes No N/a [1]
2018 Alone at my Wedding No Yes No Directed by Marta Bergman [11]
2019 Camille Yes Yes No N/a [1][12]
2021 We, Students! No No Yes Directed by Rafiki Fariala [13]
2024 Souleymane's Story Yes Yes No N/a [6]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2014 Critics' Week Prix SACD Hope Won [5]
2019 Locarno Film Festival Audience Award Camille Won [5]
2024 Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard The Story of Souleymane Nominated [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Boris Lojkine, France". Trigon-film. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Boris Lojkine". Semaine de la Critique. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  3. ↑ Keramitas, Dimitri (22 March 2015). ""The World of the Road Is a State of Exception": Boris Lojkine's Hope Explores the World of African Migrants". Bright Lights Film. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  4. ↑ Tesson, Charles. "Interview with the director Boris Lojkine". Semaine de la Critique. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 Lemercier, Fabien. "EXCLUSIVE: Boris Lojkine now shooting L'histoire de Souleymane". Cineuropa. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 "All the French films at the 77th Cannes Film Festival". Unifrance. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  7. ↑ Keslassy, Elsa (28 February 2025). "Jacques Audiard's 'Emilia Perez' Wins Best Film at France's 2025 Cesar Awards (Full Winners List)". Variety.
  8. ↑ Katz, David (15 May 2026). "Review: Congo Boy". Cineuropa. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Cooperation projects". Unifrance. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  10. ↑ "Wandering souls". Unifrance. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  11. ↑ "Alone at my Wedding". Unifrance. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  12. ↑ "Camille". Unifrance.
  13. ↑ "We, Students!". Unifrance. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
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