Olivier Ducastel
(February 23, 1962 - living) France
Director and screenwriter
Born in Lyon, Olivier studied at the IDHEC Film School and holds a diploma in Film Studies and Research from the University of Paris III. After pursuing an editing career (he was Sabine Mamou's assistant on Jacques Demy's "Three Places for the 26th"), he wrote and directed "Le goût de plaire," a short musical, starring Anna Alvaro, Jacques Bonnaffé and Christiane Millet
He works together with his partner Jacques Martineau. Olivier and Jacques carried off their attempt to make a musical about AIDS, and "Jeanne and the Perfect Guy" became one of the movie events of the year. His film Drôle de Felix/The Adventures of Felix, in 2001 was the winner of audience choice award for best film in Toronto's Inside Out fest.
Films:
- Jeanne et le Garcon Formidable (1998)
- Drôle de Félix (1999)
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