Dylan Besseau
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| Born | Dylan Besseau September 15, 1997 Vietnam |
| Education | Institution Saint-Gabriel/Saint-Michel |
| Occupations | film director, film producer |
| Years active | 2019–present |
| Notable work | La légende de Thierry Mauvignier, The Venus Chained |
| Movement | minimalist film |
| Awards | Honorable Mention at Student World Impact Film Festival 2023 |
Dylan Besseau (born September 15, 1997) is a French filmmaker[1] and producer, who was born in Vietnam.[2][3]
Education
He was educated at the private Catholic institution Saint-Gabriel/Saint-Michel in the commune of Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre. He obtained his general baccalaureate ES at a private high school of Brittany in 2014.[4] Then, he began a university course at the faculty of law in Nantes in 2015,[4] but later decided to change direction and pursue cinema after discovering the film The Handmaiden[2] and developed an interest in minimalist film.[5]
Career
In 2018, he studied at an art school. The same year, he completed audiovisual internships in various associations, where he carried out some projects in co-production with France 3 Pays de la Loire.[2] He directed the short film The Sozo Girl and Happiness[2] based on the song Like a Blooming Season in collaboration with Shin Hae Gyeong.[6]
In 2021, he created the audiovisual agency Artwooks Media[2] and directed the feature-length documentary La légende de Thierry Mauvignier[1] about the director Thierry Mauvignier.[7][8]
The film was noted for its reflection of an internal conflict between commissioned objectives and personal artistic expression :
Seems to share with us, nonetheless, a question that he appears to carry finding his more personal voice through a prescribed exercise, one in which he doesn't seem entirely comfortable or in agreement. The result, in any case, reflects this internal conflict, as the film grapples with two conflicting aspirations: the commissioned, marketing-driven objective and the desire of a young filmmaker attempting to bring forth his unique perspective.
— Reported by Frédéric Rougeot[9]
In 2022, he founded the Wooksart Foundation,[1] a charitable audiovisual association.
In 2023, he produced the documentary The Venus Chained which won the honorable mention at the SWIFF 2023.[10] Then, he directed the documentary Anne Bouillon : Justice for women[1] with the French lawyer Anne Bouillon[11] This film will be selected at the Justice Documentary Festival.[12][13]
In 2024, he directed the film Gevart[14] "a film delicately representing a tutelary figure of a doctor" according to Bande à part[15].
In 2026, he produced the documentary Makiko on Makiko Furuichi.[16] According to an interview published in The Movie Buff, the film was directed with Antoine Godet and produced on a budget of $40,000.[17]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Happiness. | Director | Short film |
| 2019 | Dreamhour - Better Friends | Director | Short film |
| 2021 | La légende de Thierry Mauvignier | Director | Feature film with Yannick Jaulin |
| 2022 | The Sozo Girl | Director | Short film |
| 2023 | Castle's Light | Director | Short film |
| 2023 | Anne Bouillon : Justice for women | Director | Medium-length film |
| 2023 | The Venus Chained | Producer | Medium-length film |
| 2024 | Gevart | Director | Medium-length film |
| 2026 | Makiko | Producer | Feature film with Yuichi Yokoyama |
Distinctions
References
- 1 2 3 4 Frédéric Rougeot (31 January 2024). "Trouver sa voie, faire entendre d'autres voix". Le Mag Cinéma (in French).
- 1 2 3 4 5 Alicia Baca Mondéjar. "Le réalisateur Dylan Besseau sur les traces de la Corée : l'audiovisuel d'aujourd'hui" (in French).on Korea.net
- ↑ "ISNI Data Bibliothèque National de France". Bibliothèque nationale de France (in French).
- 1 2 Alain R. "The humanism of French director Dylan Besseau".on BNN
- ↑ Sha Be Allah. "SOURCE SPORTS: Dylan Besseau, The MMA And The Aesthetics Of Violence".on The Source (magazine)
- ↑ Malvika Padin (7 March 2024). "Baek Seung Won, Dylan Besseau, HIGHGRND: The legacy of Asian cinema in music videos". Earmilk.
- ↑ David Charrier (3 October 2023). "La Légende de Thierry Mauvignier : une aventure cinématographique à petit budget". JustFocus (in French).
- ↑ Vincent Mollier (14 March 2024). "La légende de Thierry Mauvignier, une histoire à dormir debout – Critique". Le Blog du Cinéma (in French).
- ↑ Trouver sa voie, faire entendre d’autres voix on Le Mag Cinéma
- 1 2 Julie Hofman. "The Chained Venus: behind the scenes of French prostitution". APNnews.com.
- ↑ Caroline. "Nantes. Dylan Besseau dévoile le combat féministe d'Anne Bouillon dans son nouveau documentaire" (in French).
- ↑ Margaux d'Adhénor (17 September 2023). "Le conseil culture" (in French). on Le Figaro
- ↑ "Le festival du documentaire sur la justice aura lieu du 18 au 21 septembre 2023". JustFocus (in French). 4 September 2023.
- ↑ Bryson Paul. "Gevart: An Intimate Look Into A Doctor's Life By Guillaume Gevart And Dylan Besseau, Available On Prime Video". Substream magazine.
- ↑ Hélène Robert. "État Limite de Nicolas Peduzzi : Sisyphe chez les " fous "". Bande à part (in French).
- ↑ José Villarreal. "Antoine Godet paints the portrait of Makiko Furuichi". on Art Daily
- ↑ Vidal Dcosta. "Interview: Filmmaker/Producer Dylan Besseau on his Upcoming Passion Project, 'Makiko'". TheMovieBuff.
- ↑ The Paus Premieres Festival Presents: 'The Sozo Girl' by Dylan Besseau Archived 2023-10-21 at the Wayback Machine on allevent.com
- ↑ Festival Programmation Archived 2023-10-21 at the Wayback Machine on avocatparis.org
External links
- Dylan Besseau at IMDb
- "Fiche de Dylan Besseau" (in French). on SensCritique
- "Fiche de Dylan Besseau" (in French). on Allociné
- "Fiche de Dylan Besseau" (in French). on film-documentaire.fr