Laurent Firode
Laurent Firode | |
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| Born | 11 March 1963 Paris, France |
| Occupations | Director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Laurent Firode (born 11 March 1963) is a French film director and screenwriter.
Biography
Directing career
After studying Chinese and Arabic,[1] Laurent Firode directed his first short film, La Mort du chanteur de Mexico, in 1993.[2]
The film was a success at festivals and allowed him to make his first feature film, Happenstance (Le Battement d'ailes du papillon), starring Audrey Tautou. After working in Canada on an English-language film, My First Wedding, he returned to France to direct Johnny Hallyday in Quartier VIP. He then wrote and directed several television films, including La Pomme de Newton for Arte, which won the award for Best Screenplay at the Saint-Tropez TV Fiction Festival. In 2012, Firode released the feature film Par amour, before dedicating ten years to directing short films.
In 2022, the director returned to cinemas with Le Monde d'après, a satirical sketch comedy addressing various social phenomena (reactions during the health crisis, neo-feminism, transhumanism, identity extremism, etc.). The film, produced outside the traditional institutions and funding of French cinema, was shown during special screenings in a single theater, where it attracted a few hundred viewers.
In 2026, Laurent Firode is involved in both the writing and directing of a French series in the duanju format, produced by Guillaume Sanjorge, extending a Parisian aesthetic already present in his film work, notably in Le Battement d’ailes du papillon with Audrey Tautou/.[3]
YouTube channel
Laurent Firode is the producer of the YouTube channel "Les films à l'arrache," which publishes satirical short films. According to an article published in La Lettre, the channel received financial support from the conservative Catholic billionaire Pierre-Édouard Stérin as part of his "Périclès" plan.[4] The channel, described as far-right by Charlie Hebdo, caricatures anti-racist discourse, support for transgender identity, environmentalism, and immigration.[5]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Box office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | La mort du chanteur du Mexico | Director, writer, Actor, Editor & Producer | Short Torino Film Festival - Jury Special Prize Torino Film Festival - Special Mention Nominated - Torino Film Festival - Prize of the City of Torino | |
| Super bon prix | Director & writer | Short | ||
| 1997 | La nuit est belle | Director, writer, Actor & Cinematographer | Short Festival du Film Policier de Cognac - Best Short | |
| Le cri | Director, writer & Actor | Short | ||
| 1998 | Les astres | Director, writer & Cinematographer | Short | |
| La cité Raymond Queneau | Director, Cinematographer & Composer | Short | ||
| 1999 | Les menteurs | Director & writer | Short | |
| Le rendez-vous | Cinematographer | Short directed by Husky Kihal | ||
| 2000 | Happenstance | Director & writer | $727,431[6] | Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur - Best Film Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur - Best First Screenplay |
| 2004 | Moitié-moitié | Director | TV movie | |
| 2005 | Quartier V.I.P. | Director & writer | $451,530[7] | |
| La pomme de Newton | TV movie | |||
| 2006 | My First Wedding | Director | $666,154[8] | |
| Comment lui dire | Director & writer | TV movie | ||
| 2011 | Midi et soir | TV movie | ||
| 2012 | Par amour | Director, writer & Editor | ||
| Télé gaucho | Actor | $758,347 | ||
References
- ↑ "Laurent Firode - Filmbug". www.filmbug.com. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ↑ "Film card". Torino Film Fest. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ↑ Fleter, Emma (31 March 2026). "Vidéo. Dans les coulisses d'un micro-drama français".
- ↑ "Think tanks, médias, activistes… Pierre-Édouard Stérin sort le carnet de chèques pour faire gagner la droite de la droite dans les têtes et dans les urnes". La Lettre (in French). 2025-01-30. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ↑ Verner, Robin (4 July 2025). "« Les films à l'arrache » : sur YouTube, le compte d'extrême droite faux cul mais malin". Charlie Hebdo (in French). Retrieved 2025-09-23.
- ↑ "Le Battement d\'ailes du papillon (Happenstance) (2000)- JPBox-Office". jpbox-office.com.
- ↑ "Quartier VIP (2005)- JPBox-Office". jpbox-office.com.
- ↑ "My First Wedding (2006) - Box Office Mojo". boxofficemojo.com.