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Audrey Diwan (French: [odʁɛ diwan]; born 1980) is a French film director of Lebanese origin. Prior to becoming a film director, she worked as a journalist and a screenwriter. In 2021, her film Happening won the Golden Lion at the 78th Venice International Film Festival in a "unanimous decision."
May 6, 2022 · W inner of the 2021 Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival, writer-director Audrey Diwan’s unflinching and suspense-ridden Happening follows its young female protagonist, Anne (Anamaria...
May 6, 2022 · Director Audrey Diwan makes this point throughout our interview about her Golden Lion-winning film, which comes to American theaters at a critical moment for abortion rights. “Happening” opened in France last fall, where it inspired women—including Diwan herself—to push back against social stigma by sharing their own abortion stories .
Audrey Diwan was born in 1980 in France. She is a writer and director, known for Happening (2021), The Connection (2014) and Just the Two of Us (2023). She is married to Cédric Jimenez. They have two children.
Dec 21, 2022 · Audrey Diwan on How Agnès Varda’s ‘Vagabond’ Impressed Her as an Aspiring Young Filmmaker. By Audrey Diwan. Diwan: Getty Images; Vagabond: Everett Collection. This essay is one of several...
Oct 10, 2021 · Since winning the prestigious Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival just over a month ago, French-Lebanese filmmaker Audrey Diwan has emerged as one of the most exciting and relevant new voices...
May 24, 2022 · Diwan’s portrayal of a young girl undergoing an illegal abortion is unflinching—but at no point did the director set out to make “a moral movie.” “I love the fact that the book starts ...
