Delphine Girard

Delphine Girard is a Belgian film director.^[1] She is most noted for her 2018 short film A Sister (Une sœur), which was an Academy Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Film at the 92nd Academy Awards in 2020.^[2]

Born in Quebec, she moved to Belgium with her family in childhood, and studied film at INSAS. She directed the short films Monstre (2014) and Caverne (2017) prior to making A Sister.^[3]

Her feature debut, Through the Night (Quitter la nuit), premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival,^[4] where Girard won the Audience Award for the Giornate degli Autori program.^[5]

References

1. Jamie Lang, "'A Sister' Director Delphine Girard on Her Oscar-Nominated Short". Variety, 16 January 2020.
2. "Oscars: Full List of Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. 13 January 2020. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020.
3. "QUITTER LA NUIT de Delphine Girard ouvrira le 38e FIFF Namur !". CTVM, 17 August 2023.
4. Aurore Engelen, "Review: Through the Night". Cineuropa. 6 September 2023.
5. Marta Bałaga, "'Radical and Courageous' Dark Comedy 'Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person,' 'Through the Night' Pick Up Venice Days Awards". Variety, 8 September 2023.

External links

• Delphine Girard at IMDb