Morgan Simon
{{short description|French director and screenwriter (born 1987)}}
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Morgan Simon (born 1987) is a French director, screenwriter and photographer born in the Paris suburbs.
Life and career
Morgan Simon studied screenwriting at La Fémis in Paris.[http://cineuropa.org/it.aspx?t=interview&l=en&did=321785&bid=1 Interview Cineuropa, Fabien Lemercier, Jan 26, 2017] In 2016, his short film Try To Die Young was a César Award nominee.[http://www.huffingtonpost.fr/2016/01/27/cesar-2016-liste-nommes-audiard-dheepan-desplechin-mustang-mon-roi-la-tete-haute-_n_9086172.html Cesar nominations 2016, Huffington Post, Lauren Provost, Jan 27, 2016]
A Taste of Ink, his first feature film, was developed at L’Atelier de la Cinéfondation during the 2015 Cannes Film Festival[https://variety.com/2016/film/global/french-film-festival-unifrance-mfff-morgan-simon-try-to-die-young-1201682438 Variety, Emilio Mayorga, Jan 18, 2016],{{Cite web |url=http://www.cinefondation.com/uploads/maquette_livre_15-04-2015.pdf |title=Atelier Cinéfondation, selection 2015 |access-date=2019-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161106202451/http://www.cinefondation.com/uploads/maquette_livre_15-04-2015.pdf |archive-date=2016-11-06 |url-status=usurped }} as well as The Jerusalem International Film Lab, rubbing shoulders with László Nemes’s Son of Saul.[https://variety.com/2016/film/festivals/morgan-simon-a-taste-of-ink-france-san-sebastian-1201867991 Variety, John Hopewell, Sep 22, 2016]
A Taste of Ink premiered at the 64th San Sebastián Film Festival in the New Directors section and was awarded by a special mention of the jury.[https://www.indiewire.com/2016/09/2016-san-sebastian-festival-winners-i-am-not-madame-bovary-1201730386 Indie Wire, Liz Calvario, Sep 24, 2016] It received fifteen awards and was selected by more than fifty festivals, such as Rotterdam, Shanghai, Stockholm,{{cite web|url=http://news.cision.com/stockholms-filmfestival/r/stockholm-film-festival-announces-2016-award-winners,c2126141|title=Stockholm Film Festival announces 2016 Award Winners|website=News Powered by Cision}} Los Angeles,{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/04/21st-colcoa-french-film-festival-slate-1201802497/|title=21st COLCOA French Film Festival Adds VR and Web Series Categories, Unveils Full Expanded Festival Slate|first1=Kate|last1=Erbland|date=6 April 2017|publisher=}} Zurich,{{cite web|url=http://www.filmjournal.com/zurich-film-festival-showcases-bold-voices-lady-macbeth-i-am-not-madame-bovary-taste-ink|title=Zurich Film Festival showcases bold voices with 'Lady Macbeth,' 'I Am Not Madame Bovary,' 'A Taste of Ink' - Film Journal International|website=www.filmjournal.com|first=Rebecca|last=Pahle|date=28 Sep 2016|access-date=6 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418081839/http://www.filmjournal.com/zurich-film-festival-showcases-bold-voices-lady-macbeth-i-am-not-madame-bovary-taste-ink|archive-date=18 April 2017|url-status=dead}} Jerusalem. A Taste of Ink was released in France on January 25, 2017 with Kévin Azaïs, Monia Chokri and Nathan Willcocks as main actors.[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/a-taste-ink-1003664 The Hollywood Reporter, Justin Lowe, May 16, 2017][http://cineuropa.org/nw.aspx?t=newsdetail&l=en&did=321783&bid=1 Cineuropa, Fabien Lemercier, Jan 26, 2017]
In 2018, Simon took part in the Queer Palm jury at the 71st Cannes Film Festival rewarding Girl directed by Lukas Dhont.[https://www.lemonde.fr/festival-de-cannes/article/2018/05/22/cannes-2018-les-films-queer-se-sont-imposes-sur-la-croisette_5302612_766360.html Le Monde, Clarisse Fabre, May 22, 2018] In 2019, his 35mm short film Ghost Pleasure was selected at the Directors' Fortnight during the 72nd Cannes Film Festival.[https://www.quinzaine-realisateurs.com/en/edition/2019 51st Directors’ Fortnight, 2019 selection] In 2021, he directed We Shall Meet Again, a short film dealing with migration and narrated by the French writer Édouard Louis.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15378702/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_1 IMDb page]
In 2024, Somewhere In Love, Simon's second feature film is released in France and Belgium. The movie depicts a fusional mother and son story with Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Félix Lefebvre and Lubna Azabal as main cast. Somewhere In Love was awarded the Fondation Barrière Cinema Prize 2024.[https://www.screendaily.com/features/the-films-that-impressed-french-audiences-at-angouleme-2024/5196879.article Rebecca Leffler for Screen Daily, September 5, 2024][https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27787469 IMDb page] For her performance in Somewhere In Love, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi was awarded a special mention of the jury Rampa at the 21st Seville European Film Festival.[https://festivalcinesevilla.eu/noticias/and-their-children-after-them-gana-el-giraldillo-de-oro-del-festival-de-sevilla Seville Film Festival 2024 prize list] In 2025, Somewhere In Love received the Best European Union Feature Film Prize at Queer Screen's Mardi Gras Film Festival of Sydney.[https://www.filmink.com.au/public-notice/my-queer-career-winners-and-inaugural-best-eu-feature-film-prize-announced-at-mardi-gras-film-festival/ FilmInk, February 2025]
Filmography
= Feature films =
- 2017: A Taste of Ink (Compte tes blessures)
- 2024: Somewhere In Love (Une vie rêvée)
= Short films =
- 2011: A Long Sadness (Une longue tristesse)
- 2011: Goose
- 2012: American Football
- 2014: Try To Die Young (Essaie de mourir jeune)
- 2015: Wake The Dead (Réveiller les morts)
- 2019: Ghost Pleasure (Plaisir Fantôme)
- 2021: We Shall Meet Again (Nous nous reverrons)
= Music videos =
- 2017: This Loneliness Won’t Be The Death Of Me - Being As An Ocean[http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/being_as_an_ocean_performance_filmed_days_after_paris_attacks_featured_in_f Alternative Press, Taylor Markarian, Feb 2nd, 2017]
- 2018: Ces garçons-là - Radio Elvis[http://www.troiscouleurs.fr/culture/radio-elvis-presente-son-clip-ces-garcons-la-realise-par-morgan-simon Trois Couleurs, Sep 20th, 2018]
- 2022: Ma vie - Liv del Estal[https://www.virginradio.fr/liv-del-estal-devoile-le-clip-de-ma-vie-est-c-est-a-decouvrir-de-suite-video-a785253.html Virgin Radio, Mar 10th, 2022]
= Video games =
Main awards and nominations
- 2014: Screenplay Grand Jury Junior Prize for A Taste of Ink
- 2015: UniFrance Prize nomination for Try To Die Young
- 2016: César Award nomination of the best short film for Try To Die Young
- 2016: Special mention of the jury for A Taste of Ink at San Sebastián Film Festival
- 2024: Fondation Barrière Cinema Prize for Somewhere in Love
- 2025: Best EU Feature Film Prize at Queer Screen's Mardi Gras Film Festival of Sydney for Somewhere in Love
References
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External links
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