Justine Triet

Triet is a graduate of the Beaux-Arts de Paris.

== Career ==

=== 2007–2009: Documentary short films ===

The majority of her early work consisted of short documentary filmmaking focused on social justice issues and commentary, beginning with Sur Place (2007), L’Orde des mots (2007), Solférino (2009), and Des ombres dans la maison (2010).“Justine Triet.” IFFR, 25 Jan. 2024, iffr.com/en/persons/justine-triet On the Spot or Sur Place (2007), shot, edited, and directed by Triet, is a documentary film depicting the 2006 youth protests in France with a more nuanced coverage than what was televised.{{cite web |last1=Triet |first1=Justine |title=On the Spot |url=https://letterboxd.com/film/on-the-spot-2007/ |website=Letterboxd |publisher=Tiny |access-date=19 March 2024}} Binding Words or L’Orde des mots (2007), co-directed and edited by Triet, tackles questions of sexual identity head on.{{cite web |last1=Arra |first1=Cynthia |last2=Arra |first2=Mélissa |last3=Triet |first3=Justine |title=Binding Words |url=https://letterboxd.com/film/binding-words/ |website=Letterboxd |publisher=Tiny |access-date=19 March 2024}} Solférino (2009), shot, edited, and directed by Triet, covered the 2007 French presidential election.{{cite web |last1=Zadig |title=Solférino |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1620966/plotsummary/?ref_=tt_ov_pl |website=IMDb |publisher=Amazon |access-date=19 March 2024}} Shadows in the House or Des ombres dans la maison (2010), shot, edited, and directed by Triet, focuses on Paulo Gustavo's life with his mother who struggles with alcoholism.{{cite web |last1=Triet |first1=Justine |title=Shadows in the House |url=https://letterboxd.com/film/shadows-in-the-house/ |website=Letterboxd |publisher=Tiny |access-date=19 March 2024}}

=== 2012–2022: Narrative films ===

In 2012, Triet began to shift away from documentary films, writing and directing her first short film, Two Ships, which garnered a total of 9 total awards and 6 additional nominations in the film festival circuit that year, including Best European Short Film at the Berlin International Film Festival and Grand Prize for the Best International Short-film at the Angers European First Film Festival.{{cite web |last1=Triet |first1=Justine |title=Two Ships Awards |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2199709/awards/?ref_=tt_awd |website=IMDb |publisher=Amazon |access-date=19 March 2024}} Her directorial debut feature film, Age of Panic, was presented as part of the ACID programme at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival{{cite web |url=http://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2013/09/17/justine-triet-n-est-pas-celle-que-vous-croyez_3478851_3246.html |title=Têtes de mort sous la frise du jacquard, Justine Triet n'est pas celle que vous croyez |date=17 September 2013 |work=Le Monde |language=fr |access-date=7 April 2016 |archive-date=28 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328065549/http://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2013/09/17/justine-triet-n-est-pas-celle-que-vous-croyez_3478851_3246.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=https://cinema.arte.tv/fr/article/la-bataille-de-solferino-de-justine-triet|title="La bataille de Solférino " de Justine Triet|work=Arte|access-date=7 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328120651/http://cinema.arte.tv/fr/article/la-bataille-de-solferino-de-justine-triet|archive-date=28 March 2017|url-status=dead}} and was ranked number 10 on Cahiers du Cinéma's Top 10 List in 2013,{{Cite web |date=26 November 2013 |title='Stranger By the Lake' and 'Spring Breakers' Head Up Cahiers du Cinéma's Top 10 Films for 2013 |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/stranger-by-the-lake-and-spring-breakers-head-up-cahiers-du-cinemas-top-10-films-for-2013-32623/ |website=IndieWire |access-date=4 September 2023 |archive-date=4 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904182412/https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/stranger-by-the-lake-and-spring-breakers-head-up-cahiers-du-cinemas-top-10-films-for-2013-32623/ |url-status=live}} after being highlighted by critic Stéphane Delorme in the April 2013 editorial among a generation of young, emerging French filmmakers.{{Cite magazine |last=Delorme |first=Stéphane |date=29 March 2013 |title=Édito n°688, avril 2013 Pas morts ! |url=https://www.cahiersducinema.com/editos/edito-n688-avril-2013-pas-morts/ |access-date=24 January 2024 |magazine=Cahiers du Cinéma |language=fr}} The film also won the Audience Award for Best Short Film at the Paris International Film Festival.{{cite web |last1=Triet |first1=Justine |title=Age of Panic Awards |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2846996/awards/?ref_=tt_awd |website=IMDb |publisher=Amazon |access-date=19 March 2024}}

In 2016, she wrote and directed the romantic comedy-drama In Bed with Victoria, which was nominated for the César Awards for Best Film and Best Original Screenplay.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/01/cesar-nominations-2017-elle-isabelle-huppert-roman-polanski-full-list-1201893753/|title=César Awards Nominations: Verhoeven's 'Elle', Ozon's 'Frantz' In The Lead|first=Nancy|last=Tartaglione|date=24 January 2017|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=28 June 2023|archive-date=28 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128122041/http://deadline.com/2017/01/cesar-nominations-2017-elle-isabelle-huppert-roman-polanski-full-list-1201893753/|url-status=live}} In 2019, her comedy-drama film Sibyl premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/apr/18/cannes-festival-2019-full-list-of-films |title=Cannes festival 2019: full list of films |work=The Guardian |date=6 May 2019 |access-date=27 May 2023 |archive-date=8 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608003505/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/apr/18/cannes-festival-2019-full-list-of-films |url-status=live }}

=== 2023–present: Anatomy of a Fall and acclaim ===

In 2023, her courtroom thriller Anatomy of a Fall was presented at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival,{{Cite web |last=Lemercier |first=Fabien |date=23 May 2023 |title=Justine Triet • Director of Anatomy of a Fall |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/interview/442904/ |website=Cineuropa |access-date=28 June 2023 |archive-date=28 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628020032/https://cineuropa.org/en/interview/442904/ |url-status=live }} where it won the Palme d'Or, making Triet the third female director to win the award.{{Cite web |last=Debruge |first=Peter |date=27 May 2023 |title=Cannes Awards: 'Anatomy of a Fall' Takes Palme d'Or, 'The Zone of Interest' and 'The Pot au Feu' Among Winners |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/cannes-film-festival-2023-palme-dor-prizes-awards-1235627110/ |access-date=27 May 2023 |website=Variety |archive-date=28 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528070941/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/cannes-film-festival-2023-palme-dor-prizes-awards-1235627110/ |url-status=live }} She also won two Golden Globe Awards for Best Screenplay and Best Foreign Language Film.{{Cite web |title=Winners & Nominees |url=https://goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/ |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=Golden Globes |language=en-US |archive-date=22 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122200650/https://goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/ |url-status=live }} In 2024, Triet became the first female French filmmaker and the eighth female director to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for Anatomy of a Fall,{{Cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Missy |date=23 January 2024 |title=Justine Triet Is 8th Woman Nominated for Best Director Oscar |url=https://www.thewrap.com/justine-triet-anatomy-of-a-fall-best-director-oscar-nomination/ |website=TheWrap}} also winning the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, with the film receiving a total of 5 nominations, including Best Picture.{{Cite web |date=10 Mar 2024 |title=96th Oscars: See the Full List of Winners |url=https://aframe.oscars.org/news/post/96th-oscars-full-winners-list-2024 |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |language=en}} Triet also won a BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay and was nominated for Best Director and Best Film Not in the English Language for Anatomy of a Fall, which received 7 nominations in total, including Best Film.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-18 |title=2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards: The Winners and Nominations |url=https://www.bafta.org/film/awards/2024-nominations-winners |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=BAFTA |language=en}} Triet also won three César Awards for Best Film, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Anatomy of a Fall, which won a total of 6 awards at the 2024 César Awards.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-24 |title=César 2024 : le palmarès complet de la 49e cérémonie |url=https://www.vogue.fr/article/cesar-2024-nominations-ceremonie |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=Vogue France |language=fr-FR}}

In February 2020, her 50 inspirational films were published on LaCinetek.{{Cite web |title=Justine Triet's list |url=https://www.lacinetek.com/fr-en/director-list/justine-triet-23 |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=LaCinetek |language=en-US}} Triet listed two works each by Gus Van Sant (Gerry and Psycho), Robert Zemeckis (What Lies Beneath and Contact), and Frederick Wiseman (Juvenile Court and Welfare), as well as three by Richard Fleischer (Mandingo, The Boston Strangler, See No Evil).

In June 2024, Triet was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-25 |title=The Academy Invites 487 New Members for 2024: See the Full List |url=https://aframe.oscars.org/news/post/the-academy-new-members-2024-full-list |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |language=en}}

=== Relationships ===

Triet is in a relationship with French filmmaker Arthur Harari, with whom she has two daughters.{{Cite web |last=Rivet |first=Solenne |date=27 May 2023 |title=Cannes 2023 : Justine Triet, lauréate de la Palme d'or, tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur la réalisatrice |url=https://www.gala.fr/l_actu/news_de_stars/cannes-2023-justine-triet-laureate-de-la-palme-dor-tout-ce-quil-savoir-sur-la-realisatrice_521561 |website=Gala.fr |language=fr |access-date=27 May 2023 |archive-date=23 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823152147/https://www.gala.fr/l_actu/news_de_stars/cannes-2023-justine-triet-laureate-de-la-palme-dor-tout-ce-quil-savoir-sur-la-realisatrice_521561 |url-status=live }} The couple first worked together on Triet's Age of Panic (2013), with Arthur starring as the friend and the lawyer of Laetitia's boyfriend. Since then, the couple had occasionally helped with each other's projects, the most recent one being the screenplay for Anatomy of a Fall (2023); however, they do not plan to collaborate on any future projects. {{cite web |last1=Campbell |first1=Nakeisha |title=All the Details on 'Anatomy of a Fall' Director Justine Triet's Partner, Arthur Harari |url=https://www.purewow.com/entertainment/justine-triet-partner |website=PureWow |publisher=Gallery Media Group |access-date=19 March 2024}}

=== Politics and beliefs ===

Triet is a member of the French gender equality group Collectif 50/50.{{Cite web |title=Les signataires - Collectif 50/50 |url=https://collectif5050.com/les-signataires/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529161457/http://collectif5050.com/les-signataires/ |archive-date=29 May 2023 |access-date=1 June 2023 |website=collectif5050.com |language=fr}}{{Cite web |last=Horst |first=Carole |date=24 September 2019 |title=Female Filmmakers Lead French Industry Revolution |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/spotlight/film-female-filmmakers-lead-french-industry-revolution-1203348419/ |website=Variety |access-date=10 September 2023 |archive-date=28 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128005152/https://variety.com/2019/film/spotlight/film-female-filmmakers-lead-french-industry-revolution-1203348419/ |url-status=live }}

While receiving her Palme d'Or at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, Triet declared her support for the pension reform protest movement and opposed to President Emmanuel Macron's repression of it. She accused the "neo-liberal government" of fostering cultural commercialization and weakening France's cultural exceptionalism.{{Cite web |last=Kennedy |first=Niamh |date=2023-05-28 |title=French film director attacks Macron during Palme d'Or acceptance speech |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/28/movies/cannes-france-triet-macron-intl/index.html |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=CNN |archive-date=21 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821175324/https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/28/movies/cannes-france-triet-macron-intl/index.html |url-status=live }}

Triet dedicated her prize to new directors and those facing challenges in the film industry, urging greater chances and support for rising talent. Her remarks linked to debates that took place in France in October 2022 at the {{lang|fr|Appel aux Etats Generaux}} (Call for General Assemblies), an exhibition conference.{{Cite web |last=Keslassy |first=Elsa |date=28 May 2023 |title=Palme d'Or Winning 'Anatomy of a Fall' Director Justine Triet Sparks Uproar in France with Fiery Political Speech |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/palme-dor-anatomy-of-a-fall-justine-triet-1235627245/ |website=Variety |access-date=22 August 2023 |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822180555/https://variety.com/2023/film/global/palme-dor-anatomy-of-a-fall-justine-triet-1235627245/ |url-status=live }} Some industry insiders blamed French "auteur" filmmaking for dwindling box office revenue, and urged a reduction in French film output.{{Cite news |last=Pérez |first=Valentin |date=29 May 2023 |title=Palme d'Or winner Justine Triet's tight gang of disciples |work=Le Monde |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/m-le-mag/article/2023/05/29/palme-d-or-winner-justine-triet-and-her-tight-gang-of-disciples_6028358_117.html |access-date=2023-08-21 |archive-date=21 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821175322/https://www.lemonde.fr/en/m-le-mag/article/2023/05/29/palme-d-or-winner-justine-triet-and-her-tight-gang-of-disciples_6028358_117.html |url-status=live }} Triet's speech was criticized by Macron's party, right-wing activists and politicians, and by French culture minister Rima Abdul Malak, who said she was "flabbergasted by such unfair comments."{{Cite web |last=Vulser |first=Nicole |date=30 May 2023 |title=French Palme d'Or winner provokes controversy with speech criticizing state for 'commercializing culture' |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2023/05/30/palme-d-or-winner-provokes-controversy-with-speech-criticizing-state-for-commercializing-culture_6028477_19.html |website=Le Monde |access-date=22 August 2023 |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822180555/https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2023/05/30/palme-d-or-winner-provokes-controversy-with-speech-criticizing-state-for-commercializing-culture_6028477_19.html |url-status=live }} Triet's speech received support from left-wing politicians and the SRF, the French directors's guild.{{Cite web |last=Goodfellow |first=Melanie |date=30 May 2023 |title=Escalating Row Over Cannes Palme d'Or Winner Justine Triet's Politicized Victory Speech Spills Into French Parliament |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/cannes-justine-triet-winning-speech-row-1235382686/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=22 August 2023 |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822180555/https://deadline.com/2023/05/cannes-justine-triet-winning-speech-row-1235382686/ |url-status=live }} According to Variety, several French insiders claimed that Triet was "punished" for criticizing Macron when France's Oscar committee chose to submit The Taste of Things over Anatomy of a Fall to represent the country in the Best International Feature Film category at the 96th Academy Awards.{{Cite web |last1=Keslassy |first1=Elsa |last2=Davis |first2=Clayton |date=21 September 2023 |title=France Selects 'The Taste of Things' for Oscars' International Feature Film Race |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/france-the-taste-of-things-oscars-international-feature-film-race-1235730963/ |website=Variety |access-date=26 September 2023 |archive-date=23 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923172702/https://variety.com/2023/film/global/france-the-taste-of-things-oscars-international-feature-film-race-1235730963/ |url-status=live}}

In January 2024, she signed a petition against Javier Milei's reforms on Argentine film schools.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/pedro-almodovar-alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu-isabelle-huppert-argentina-film-javier-milei-1235800314/|title=Argentina Industry Crisis: Local Biz Fearful Ahead Of "Devastating" Reforms; Almodóvar, Iñárritu, Justine Triet & More Sign Letter Condemning Far Right Leader's Plan To Scrap State Film Funding|publisher=Deadline}}

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