Dylan Besseau

Dylan Besseau (born September 15, 1997) is a French filmmaker[1] and producer born in Vietnam.[2][3]

Dylan Besseau
Born
Dylan Besseau

September 15, 1997 (aged 28)
Vietnam
NationalityFrench
EducationInstitution Saint-Gabriel/Saint-Michel
Occupationmovie director, movie producer
Years active2019–present
Notable work
La légende de Thierry Mauvignier, Anne Bouillon : Justice pour toutes, The Venus Chained
AwardsHonorable Mention at Student World Impact Film Festival in 2023

Education

He followed his schooling at the private Catholic institution Saint-Gabriel/Saint-Michel in the commune of Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre. He obtained his general baccalaureate ES at the 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 abandoned his studies to reorient himself to study cinema in art school, after being struck by seeing the film The Handmaiden.[4]

Career

In 2018, he studies in art school. The same year, he followed audiovisual internships in various associations, where he carried out some projects in co-production with France 3 Pays de la Loire.[5]
In 2019, he began his career with director Jean-Yves Bilien.[6] He directs the short film The Sozo Girl and Happiness[2] based on the song Like a Blooming Season by 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, also distributed on Prime Video.[8][9][10].
Through this film, he is portrayed as a filmmaker who :

"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."

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In 2022, he created the Wooksart Foundation,[1] a charitable audiovisual association bringing together around thirty members that will produce a short documentary film on Rotary International.
In 2023, he produced the documentary The Venus Chained which won the honorable mention at the Student World Impact Film Festival[12][13] then, he directed the documentary Anne Bouillon: Justice pour toutes[1] with the french lawyer Anne Bouillon[14] whose musical soundtrack composed by Keziah Chamsidini, the son of M'Toro Chamou.[15] He will film a scene at the Panthéon (Paris) with the essayist Laurent Kupferman[16][17] This film will be selected at the Justice Documentary Festival,[18][19] he's the youngest producer in the selection of the first new edition.[20][21] In 2024, he directed the film Gevart "a film delicately representing a tutelary figure of a doctor" according to Bande à part (magazine).[22] He began directing the film Blast Punch[23] and produced the documentary Makiko on Makiko Furuichi.[24]

According to The Source :

The cinematographic influence of Dylan Besseau could be characterized by directors such as Kwak Jae-yong, Park Chan-wook, Wong Kar-wai, Martin Scorsese, and Chantal Akerman. In terms of form, particularly in the photography of his films, there is an attempt to highlight the entirety and composition of the shots, something inherited from Asian cinema.

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Filmography

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
2026 Blast Punch Director Feature film

Distinctions

Notes and references

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  8. TSB Report (9 October 2023). "Unveiling French Landscape's Enigmatic Tales : The legend of Thierry Mauvignier on Prime Video". Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.on TheSunBulletin.com Archived 2023-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
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  11. Trouver sa voie, faire entendre d’autres voix on Le Mag Cinéma
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  22. Hélène Robert. "État Limite de Nicolas Peduzzi : Sisyphe chez les « fous »". Bande à part (magazine) (in français).
  23. 23.0 23.1 Dylan Besseau, The MMA And The Aesthetics Of Violence on The Source
  24. José Villarreal. "Antoine Godet paints the portrait of Makiko Furuichi". on Art Daily
  25. The Paus Premieres Festival Presents: 'The Sozo Girl' by Dylan Besseau Archived 2023-10-21 at the Wayback Machine on allevent.com
  26. Festival Programmation Archived 2023-10-21 at the Wayback Machine on avocatparis.org
  27. Julie Hofman. "The Chained Venus: behind the scenes of French prostitution". APNnews.com.
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Dylan Besseau Media

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