Xavier Giannoli

Xavier Giannoli (born 7 March 1972) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. In 2010, he was named a Chevalier in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.^[1]

Xavier Giannoli
Xavier Giannoli in 2013
Born	(1972-03-07) 7 March 1972 (age 53)
Occupation(s)	Film director Screenwriter Producer
Years active	1993–present

Filmography

Short film

Year	Title	Director	Writer
1993	Le Condamné	Yes	Yes
1994	Terre sainte	Yes	Yes
1995	J'aime beaucoup ce que vous faites	Yes	Yes
1996	Dialogue au sommet	Yes
1998	L'Interview	Yes	Yes

Feature film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Notes
2003	Eager Bodies	Yes	Yes	Also cinematographer
2005	Une aventure	Yes	Yes
2006	When I Was a Singer	Yes	Yes
2009	In the Beginning	Yes	Yes
2012	Superstar	Yes	Yes	[2]
2015	Marguerite	Yes	Yes
2018	The Apparition	Yes	Yes
2021	Lost Illusions	Yes	Yes

Producer

• Demonlover (2002)
• Clean (2004)
• Declaration of War (2012) (Associate producer)

TV

Year	Title	Director	Writer
2023	Of Money and Blood	Yes	Yes

Awards and nominations

Year	Title	Notes
1996	Dialogue au sommet	Nominated—César Award for Best Short Film
1998	L'Interview	César Award for Best Short Film Short Film Palme d'Or
2006	When I Was a Singer	Nominated—César Award for Best Film Nominated—César Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated—Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or Nominated—Globes de Cristal Award for Best Film[3]
2009	In the Beginning	Nominated—César Award for Best Film Nominated—César Award for Best Director Nominated—César Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Film Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Director Nominated—Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or[4]
2012	Superstar	Nominated—Venice Film Festival - Golden Lion[2]
2015	Marguerite	Venice Film Festival - P. Nazareno Taddei Award Nominated—César Award for Best Film Nominated—César Award for Best Director Nominated—César Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated—Louis Delluc Prize for Best Film Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Film Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Director Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Screenplay Nominated—Venice Film Festival - Golden Lion