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Romain Cogitore

{{short description|French film director, screenwriter and photographer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}

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| name = Romain Cogitore

| image = Romain Cogitore au Grand Prix du Meilleur Scenariste 2009.jpg

| caption = Cogitore in 2009

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1985|2|2}}{{Cite web |url=https://vodkaster.telerama.fr/artistes/romain-cogitore/557126 |title=Romain Cogitore |access-date=1 July 2023 |website=Télérama |language=fr |archive-date=1 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701180453/https://vodkaster.telerama.fr/artistes/romain-cogitore/557126 |url-status=live }}

| birth_place = Alsace, France{{Cite web |title=Romain Cogitore |url=https://www.cinemaespacemelies.fr/medias-pages/nl/Progamme_2019-20191028-164312.pdf |website=Lure - Espace Melies |page=1 |language=fr |access-date=1 July 2023 |archive-date=1 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701180453/https://www.cinemaespacemelies.fr/medias-pages/nl/Progamme_2019-20191028-164312.pdf |url-status=live }}

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| occupation = {{hlist|Film director|screenwriter|photographer}}

| years_active = 2000–present

| relatives = Clément Cogitore (brother)

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Romain Cogitore (born 2 February 1985) is a French film director, screenwriter and photographer.{{Cite web |url=https://en.unifrance.org/directories/person/355873/romain-cogitore |title=Romain Cogitore |website=Unifrance |access-date=1 July 2023 |archive-date=1 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701180450/https://en.unifrance.org/directories/person/355873/romain-cogitore |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Romain Cogitore |url=https://www.torinofilmlab.it/people/704405/Romain-Cogitore |access-date=1 July 2023 |website=TorinoFilmLab |archive-date=1 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701180453/https://www.torinofilmlab.it/people/704405/Romain-Cogitore |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Romain Cogitore, un réalisateur précoce |url=https://www.jds.fr/agenda/actu-cinema/romain-cogitore-un-realisateur-precoce-31764_A |access-date=1 July 2023 |website=JDS.fr |language=fr |archive-date=1 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701153138/https://www.jds.fr/agenda/actu-cinema/romain-cogitore-un-realisateur-precoce-31764_A |url-status=live }} He wrote and directed the films 15 Lads (2011), Territory of Love (2018), and A Place to Fight For (2023).

Early life

Cogitore was born on 2 February 1985 in Alsace, France. His older brother, Clément Cogitore, is also a film director.

Career

Cogitore wrote and directed the feature films 15 Lads (2011), Territory of Love (2018), and A Place to Fight For (2023). He is also a photographer.{{Cite web |title=Romain Cogitore |url=https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/p/romain-cogitore/ |access-date=1 July 2023 |website=festival-cannes.com |archive-date=1 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701180451/https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/p/romain-cogitore/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Raphaël |first=Ulrich |last2=Kenzo |first2=Munsch |last3=Armand |first3=Simonis |date=21 November 2024 |title=Le réalisateur munstérien Romain Cogitore filme la société d'aujourd'hui |url=https://www.dna.fr/education/2024/11/21/le-realisateur-munsterien-romain-cogitore-filme-la-societe-d-aujourd-hui |website=Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace |language=fr}}

He was a member of the Caméra d'Or jury at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.

Filmography

;As director

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! colspan=2| Credited as

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width=65 |Director

! width=65 |Screenwriter

align="center"| 2000

| {{Lang|fr|Nettoyeurs}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Short film{{Cite web |title=Nos Résistances - French press kit |url=https://medias.unifrance.org/medias/19/189/48403/presse/nos-resistances-carpeta-de-prensa-frances.pdf |access-date=1 July 2023 |website=Unifrance |page=17 |language=fr |archive-date=1 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701180453/https://medias.unifrance.org/medias/19/189/48403/presse/nos-resistances-carpeta-de-prensa-frances.pdf |url-status=live }}

align="center"| 2001

| {{Lang|fr|Nicotine}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Short film

align="center" rowspan=2| 2002

| {{Lang|fr|Draculine}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Short film

{{Lang|fr|À ma façon}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Short film{{Cite web |title=Flavien REPPERT |url=https://viadeo.journaldunet.com/p/flavien-reppert-1438478 |access-date=1 July 2023 |website=Journal du Net |language=fr |archive-date=1 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701160242/https://viadeo.journaldunet.com/p/flavien-reppert-1438478 |url-status=live }}

align="center"| 2004

| {{Lang|fr|Les Routes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Short film, documentary

align="center"| 2004

| {{Lang|de|Das Bild}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Documentary{{Cite web |title=Nos résistances |url=https://shellacfilms.com/dvd/nos-resistances |access-date=1 July 2023 |website=Shellac Films |date=26 April 2014 |archive-date=1 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701181955/https://shellacfilms.com/dvd/nos-resistances |url-status=live }}

align="center"|2005

| Concerto

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Short film{{Cite web |title=Concerto |url=https://www.crew-united.com/en/Concerto__294373.html |access-date=1 July 2023 |website=Crew United |archive-date=1 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701180452/https://www.crew-united.com/en/Concerto__294373.html |url-status=live }}

align="center"|2008

| {{Lang|fr|Des hommes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Short film

align="center"|2011

| 15 Lads
({{Lang|fr|Nos Résistances}})

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| First feature film{{Cite web |title=Fifteen Lads |url=https://www.cinemadefacto.com/portfolio/fifteen-lads/ |access-date=1 July 2023 |website=Cinéma Defacto |archive-date=1 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701180454/https://www.cinemadefacto.com/portfolio/fifteen-lads/ |url-status=live }}

align="center" rowspan=2|2018

| Art Stories: Monuments with Soul

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Documentary TV series, episode "Elegant Gardens"{{Cite web |title=Art Stories: Monuments with Soul - Elegant Gardens |url=https://www.arte.tv/en/videos/067058-001-F/art-stories-monuments-with-soul/ |access-date=1 July 2023 |website=Arte.tv |archive-date=1 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701151724/https://www.arte.tv/en/videos/067058-001-F/art-stories-monuments-with-soul/ |url-status=live }}

Territory of Love
({{Lang|fr|L'Autre continent}})

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{Cite web |last=Marmiesse |first=Anna |date=24 June 2019 |title=Interview de Romain Cogitore, réalisateur de "L'Autre continent" |url=https://lecteursanonymes.org/interview-de-romain-cogitore-realisateur-de-lautre-continent/ |website=Lecteurs Anonyme |language=fr |archive-date=20 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320200838/https://lecteursanonymes.org/interview-de-romain-cogitore-realisateur-de-lautre-continent/ |url-status=live}}

align="center"| 2022

| Last Mountain
({{Lang|fr|Dernière montagne}})

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

align="center"| 2023

| A Place to Fight For ({{Lang|fr|Une zone à défendre}})

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{Cite web |first=Elsa |last=Keslassy |title=Disney+ Teams With 'Stronghold' Producer for First French Film Original |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/global/disney-france-original-film-1235315661/ |website=Variety |date=13 July 2022 |access-date=1 July 2023 |archive-date=6 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206021648/https://variety.com/2022/film/global/disney-france-original-film-1235315661/ |url-status=live}}

;As assistant director

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align="center" rowspan=2| 2006

| {{Lang|fr|Des gens dans mon lit}}

| rowspan=2|Short film, first assistant director

| rowspan=9|{{Cite web |title=Romain Cogitore |url=https://www.cinelounge.org/Perso/7310/Romain-Cogitore |access-date=1 July 2023 |website=CinéLounge |language=fr |archive-date=1 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701180453/https://www.cinelounge.org/Perso/7310/Romain-Cogitore |url-status=live }}

{{Lang|fr|Chroniques}}
align="center" rowspan=7| 2007

| {{Lang|fr|Vermilion Souls}}

| First assistant director

{{Lang|fr|Le haori de soie mauve}}

| rowspan=6|Short film, first assistant director

{{Lang|fr|Visités}}
Weekend in the Countryside
({{Lang|fr|Week-end à la campagne}})
{{Lang|fr|Un bisou pour le monde}}
{{Lang|fr|Dans leur peau}}
{{Lang|fr|Comme un chien dans une église}}

;As actor

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! Role

! Director

! Notes

align="center"| 2013

| Agit Pop

| Fabien

| Nicolas Pariser

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Awards and nominations

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align="center"|2006

| CNC Trophy

| First Screenplay, Promising New Talents

| rowspan=2|15 Lads

| {{Won}}

| {{Cite web |title=Romain Cogitore |url=https://www.winckelmuller.com/COGITORE.html?lang=fr |access-date=2 July 2023 |website=Catherine Winckelmuller |language=fr |archive-date=27 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927105018/https://www.winckelmuller.com/COGITORE.html?lang=fr |url-status=live }}

align="center"|2009

| Grand Prix du Meilleur Scénariste

| Junior Prize for Best Screenplay – Special Mention from the Jury

| {{Won}}

| {{Cite web |title=Lauréats, finalistes et films 1986-2022 |url=https://prix-scenariste.org/fr/accueil/laureats-finalistes-et-films-1986-2/21 |access-date=2 July 2023 |website=Les Prix du Scénario |language=fr |archive-date=4 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404193129/https://prix-scenariste.org/fr/accueil/laureats-finalistes-et-films-1986-2/21 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Ferenczi |first=Aurélien |date=24 November 2009 |title=Du dur exercice de lire un scénario |url=https://www.telerama.fr/cinema/du-dur-exercice-de-lire-un-scenario,49767.php |website=Télérama |language=fr |access-date=2 July 2023 |archive-date=2 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702221555/https://www.telerama.fr/cinema/du-dur-exercice-de-lire-un-scenario,49767.php |url-status=live }}

align="center"|2012

| SACD Beaumarchais Award

| Best Script

| Territory of Love

| {{won}}

| {{Cite web |last=Keslassy |first=Elsa |date=30 May 2017 |title=Cinema Defacto Boards ‘The Harvesters,’ ‘Love Wall,”Blind Willow’ (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2017/more/news/cinema-defacto-boards-the-harvesters-love-wallblind-willow-exclusive-1202447533/ |website=Variety |access-date=4 July 2023 |archive-date=25 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171125130242/http://variety.com/2017/more/news/cinema-defacto-boards-the-harvesters-love-wallblind-willow-exclusive-1202447533/ |url-status=live }}

align="center" rowspan="2"|2016

| TorinoFilmLab

| Script & Pitch

| rowspan="2"|A Place to Fight For

| {{nom}}

| {{Cite web |date=30 November 2016 |title=A Zone to Defend {{!}} TorinoFilmLab |url=http://www.torinofilmlab.it/tfl-films-series/projects/299-a-zone-to-defend |website=TorinoFilmLab |access-date=18 March 2023 |archive-date=8 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308183914/http://www.torinofilmlab.it/tfl-films-series/projects/299-a-zone-to-defend |url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |last=Scarpa |first=Vittoria |date=25 November 2016 |title=TorinoFilmLab hands out its awards, totalling €470,000 |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/320069/ |website=Cineuropa |access-date=1 July 2023 |archive-date=1 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701180454/https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/320069/ |url-status=live }}

Fondation Gan

| {{N/A}}

| {{nom}}

| {{Cite web |date=8 March 2016 |title=LA SÉLECTION 2016 : le temps fort du mois de mars |url=https://www.fondation-gan.com/la-selection-2016-le-temps-fort-du-mois-de-mars/ |website=Fondation Gan |language=fr |access-date=1 July 2023 |archive-date=1 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701180457/https://www.fondation-gan.com/la-selection-2016-le-temps-fort-du-mois-de-mars/ |url-status=live }}

align="center" |2013

| Grand Prix du Meilleur Scénariste

| Junior Prize for Best Screenplay

| rowspan=2| Territory of Love

| {{nom}}

|

align="center" |2019

| Tübingen-Stuttgart French Film Festival

| Grand Prix - International Competition

| {{won}}

| {{Cite web |title=2019 – Französische Filmtage Tübingen-Stuttgart |url=https://franzoesische.filmtage-tuebingen.de/2019-2/ |access-date=4 July 2023 |website=Französische Filmtage Tübingen |language=de |archive-date=1 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401040208/https://franzoesische.filmtage-tuebingen.de/2019-2/ |url-status=live }}

align="center" rowspan="2"|2022

| Autrans Mountain Film Festival

| Documentary Jury Prize - Prix Vie des Hommes

| Last Mountain

| {{Won}}

| {{Cite web |title=Palmarès 2022 |url=https://festival-autrans.com/fr/archives/2022 |access-date=2 July 2023 |website=Festival international du Film de montagne d’Autrans |language=fr |archive-date=3 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703041600/https://festival-autrans.com/fr/archives/2022 |url-status=live }}

References

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External links

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