Robin Campillo

{{Short description|French screenwriter, editor and film director (born 1962)}}

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| occupation = Screenwriter, film editor, director

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Robin Campillo ({{IPA|fr|ʁɔbɛ̃ kɑ̃pijo|lang}}; born 16 August 1962) is a Moroccan-born French screenwriter, editor and film director. Most know for his 2017's BPM (Beats per Minute) which received mass acclaim and went on to garner many awards, including the Grand Prix at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, and the César Award for Best Film.

Career

Campillo gained international recognition for Time Out (2001), which he co-wrote with the film's director Laurent Cantet. The duo was nominated for the European Film Award for Best Screenwriter at the 14th European Film Awards.{{cite web |date=3 December 2009 |title=The best films of the '00s |url=https://www.avclub.com/the-best-films-of-the-00s-1798222348 |access-date=8 October 2011 |work=The A.V. Club}}

The 2004's production They Came Back marked Campillo directing debut, the film had its world premiere at the Orizzonti section of the 61st Venice International Film Festival.{{cite news |date=2008 |title=They Came Back |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/315426/They-Came-Back/overview |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080224230953/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/315426/They-Came-Back/overview |archive-date=24 February 2008 |work=The New York Times |department=Movies & TV Dept.}} The film popularity sparked two TV adaptations: The Returned by French premium television channel Canal+ and The Returned by American cable television channel A&E.

In 2008, once again reunited with Cantent, Campillo co-wrote The Class, which won the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 81st Academy Awards. Campillo and Cantent were awarded the César Award for Best Adaptation at the 34th César Awards.

His second feature film, 2013's Eastern Boys, had its world premiere at the Orizzonti section of the 70th Venice International Film Festival, winning the section main prize. For the film, Campillo was nominated for the first time for the César Award for Best Director and the César Award for Best Film.

In 2017, Campillo directed BPM (Beats per Minute), the film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix (second place), receiving universal acclaim. At the 43rd César Awards, Campillo won Best Film, Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing, and was nominated for Best Director.

His fourth feature film, Red Island, was released in French theaters on 31 May 2023, after being rejected by the Cannes Film Festival committee.{{cite news |last=Leblanc |first=Damien |date=15 May 2023 |title=Robin Campillo : « J'ai fait ce film pour balayer ma nostalgie, pour la brûler » |url=https://www.troiscouleurs.fr/article/lile-rouge-robin-campillo-interview |access-date=16 May 2023 |work=Trois Couleurs |lang=fr}} Followed by a International premiere at the main competition of the 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 2023.

In 2025, Campillo directed Enzo, originally conceived for Laurent Cantet, following his death Campillo took over the directing duties. The film will have its world premiere at the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival as the opening film.

Filmography

= As filmmaker =

class="wikitable" !Year !English Title !Original Title !Notes
2004 \|They Came Back \|Les Revenants \|Also editor
2013 \| colspan="2" \|Eastern Boys \|Also editor Orizzonti Winner - 70th Venice International Film Festival
2017 \|BPM (Beats per Minute) \|120 battements par minute \|Also editor Grand Prix — 2017 Cannes Film Festival César Award for Best Film César Award for Best Original Screenplay César Award for Best Editing Lumières Award for Best Film Lumières Award for Best Director Lumières Award for Best Screenplay Nominated — César Award for Best Director
2023 \|Red Island \|L'Île rouge \|Also editor
2025 \| colspan="2" \|Enzo \|Co-written with Laurent Cantet

class="wikitable"

!Year

!English Title

!Original Title

!Notes

2004

|They Came Back

|Les Revenants

|Also editor

2013

| colspan="2" |Eastern Boys

|Also editor
Orizzonti Winner - 70th Venice International Film Festival

2017

|BPM (Beats per Minute)

|120 battements par minute

|Also editor
Grand Prix — 2017 Cannes Film Festival
César Award for Best Film
César Award for Best Original Screenplay
César Award for Best Editing
Lumières Award for Best Film
Lumières Award for Best Director
Lumières Award for Best Screenplay
Nominated — César Award for Best Director

2023

|Red Island

|L'Île rouge

|Also editor

2025

| colspan="2" |Enzo

|Co-written with Laurent Cantet

= Other Credits =

class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2" width="33" \| Year ! rowspan="2" \| Title ! colspan="2" \|Credited as ! rowspan="2" \| Notes
width="65" \|Screenwriter ! width="65" \|Editor
align="center" \| 1997 \| align="left" \| Les Sanguinaires \| \| {{yes}} \|
align="center" \|1999 \| align="left" \| Human Resources \| \| {{yes}} \|
align="center" \| 2001 \| align="left" \| Time Out \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| Nominated—European Film Award for Best Screenwriter
align="center" \| 2003 \| align="left" \| Who Killed Bambi? \| \| {{yes}} \|
align="center" \| 2005 \| align="left" \| Heading South \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \|
align="center" \| 2008 \| align="left" \| The Class \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \|César Award for Best Adaptation Nominated—César Award for Best Editing Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Screenplay Nominated—Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario for Best Adaptation
align="center" \| 2012 \| align="left" \| Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \|
align="center" \| 2014 \| align="left" \| Return to Ithaca \| \| {{yes}} \|
align="center" \| 2015 \| align="left" \| Disorder \| {{yes}} \| \| rowspan="2" \|Script consultant
align="center" \| 2015 \| align="left" \| Suite armoricaine \| {{yes}} \|
align="center" \| 2016 \| align="left" \| Planetarium \| {{yes}} \| \|
align="center" \| 2017 \| align="left" \| The Workshop \| {{yes}} \| \|

class="wikitable"

! rowspan="2" width="33" | Year

! rowspan="2" | Title

! colspan="2" |Credited as

! rowspan="2" | Notes

width="65" |Screenwriter

! width="65" |Editor

align="center" | 1997

| align="left" | Les Sanguinaires

| {{yes}}

align="center" |1999

| align="left" | Human Resources