Dylan Besseau
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| Born | Dylan Besseau September 15, 1997 Vietnam |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | Institution Saint-Gabriel/Saint-Michel |
| Occupation(s) | 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
[edit]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
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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]
In 2019, he worked alongside director Jean-Yves Bilien at the start of his career.[6] 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.[7]
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.[8][9]
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[10]
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.[11] Then, he directed the documentary Anne Bouillon : Justice for women[1] with the French lawyer Anne Bouillon[12] This film will be selected at the Justice Documentary Festival.[13][14]
In 2024, he directed the film Gevart[15] "a film delicately representing a tutelary figure of a doctor" according to Bande à part[16] and produced the documentary Makiko on Makiko Furuichi.[17] According to a 2025 interview published in The Movie Buff, the film was directed with Antoine Godet and produced on a budget of $40,000.[18]
Filmography
[edit]| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2025 | Makiko | Producer | Feature film |
Distinctions
[edit]- 2022 : Official Selection at The Paus Premiers Festival[19]
- 2023 : Official Selection at Justice Documentary Festival Paris[20]
- 2023 : Honorable Mention at Student World Impact Film Festival[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Frédéric Rougeot (31 January 2024). "Trouver sa voie, faire entendre d'autres voix". Le Mag Cinéma (in French).
- ^ a b c d e 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).
- ^ a b 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)
- ^ Hassan Javed (6 October 2023). "Dylan Besseau, 26 years old French producer gets honorable mention at Student World Impact Film Festival 2023". Film Daily.
- ^ 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
- ^ a b 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
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- 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