Emmanuel Marre

Emmanuel Marre
Marre at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival
Born1979 or 1980 (age 46–47)
Paris, France
EducationInstitut des arts de diffusion [fr]
Occupations
  • Director
  • screenwriter
Years active2008–present
PartnerJulie Lecoustre [ht]

Emmanuel Marre (French pronunciation: [emanɥɛl maʁ]; born 1979 or 1980) is a French film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his films Zero Fucks Given (2021) and A Man of His Time (2026), the latter of which won him the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay.

Biography

Marre attended the Institut des arts de diffusion [fr] in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, where he befriended Swiss filmmaker Antoine Russbach [fr]. He began his career writing and directing short films. His debut feature film, Zero Fucks Given, was announced in February 2020, with Adèle Exarchopoulos starring. It premiered in the Critics' Week section of the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.

Marre at the awards ceremony of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival

His second feature film, A Man of His Time, was announced in April 2025, with Swann Arlaud starring as Henri Marre, Marre's own great-grandfather, during the Vichy regime. Filming took place over nine weeks. It was screened in the main competition of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, where Marre won the award for Best Screenplay.

Personal life

Marre has worked between France and Belgium, and lives in Brussels. His partner is French screenwriter Julie Lecoustre [ht].

Filmography

Feature films

Year English Title Original Title Director Writer Notes Ref.
2018 Those Who Work [fr] D'un château l'autre No Yes Co-written with Antoine Russbach
2021 Zero Fucks Given Rien à foutre Yes Yes Co-written and co-directed with Julie Lecoustre and Mariette Désert [fr]
2026 A Man of His Time Notre Salut Yes Yes

Short films

Year Title Director Writer Notes Ref.
2008 Michel Yes Yes Short film; co-written and directed with Antoine Russbach [fr]
La vie qui va avec Yes Yes Short film
2011 Le petit chevalier Yes Yes Short film
2014 Le désarroi du flic socialiste Quechua Yes Yes Short film
2017 The Summer Movie [fr] Yes Yes Short film
2018 Castle to Castle [fr] Yes Yes Short film; co-written with Julie Lecoustre [ht]

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Berlin International Film Festival 2017 Short Film Golden Bear The Summer Movie [fr] Nominated
Cannes Film Festival 2021 Critics' Week Grand Prix Zero Fucks Given Nominated
Caméra d'Or Nominated
2026 Palme d'Or A Man of His Time Nominated
Best Screenplay Won
Cinema Jove 2017 Luna de Valencia for Best Short Film The Summer Movie [fr] Nominated
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2017 National Competition Castle to Castle [fr] Won
2019 International Competition The Summer Movie [fr] Nominated
Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur 2011 Best Short Film Award Le Petit Chevalier Won
Gijón International Film Festival 2021 Retueyos Competition Zero Fucks Given Won
International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg 2021 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Award for Best Screenplay Zero Fucks Given Won
Locarno Film Festival 2018 Golden Pardino for Best International Short Film Castle to Castle [fr] Won
Junior Jury Award Won
Lumière Awards 2023 Best International Co-Production Zero Fucks Given Nominated
Magritte Awards 2018 Best Fiction Short Film The Summer Movie [fr] Nominated
2019 Castle to Castle [fr] Nominated
2023 Best Film Zero Fucks Given Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated
Best First Feature Film Won
Seattle International Film Festival 2022 New Directors Competition Zero Fucks Given Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 Cauhapé, Véronique (12 July 2021). "Cannes 2021: décollage intime avec Julie Lecoustre et Emmanuel Marre". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  2. ↑ Hopewell, John (3 August 2018). "Locarno: Profile of Antoine Russbach, Director of 'Those Who Work'". Variety. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Pélisson, Olivier (25 February 2022). "Du court au long: les fragments émouvants d'Emmanuel Marre". Bref [fr] (in French). Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  4. ↑ Marchand Ménard, Cécile (4 March 2022). ""Rien à foutre": Emmanuel Marre, ou l'obsession d'un cinéma "à l'arrache"". Télérama (in French).
  5. ↑ Engelen, Aurore (11 February 2020). "Adèle Exarchopoulos to play an air hostess in Emmanuel Marre's feature debut, Zero Fucks Given". Cineuropa. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  6. ↑ Leroy, Joséphine (1 March 2022). "Julie Lecoustre, co-réalisatrice de «Rien à foutre»: «On a réalisé que les hôtesses de l'air fuyaient toutes quelque chose: une rupture, un deuil...»". Trois couleurs (in French). Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  7. ↑ Dayez, Hugues (16 March 2022). "L'interview de Julie Lecoustre et Emmanuel Marre, les réalisateurs de 'Rien à foutre'". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  8. ↑ Engelen, Aurore (4 April 2025). "Swann Arlaud toplining Emmanuel Marre's Notre salut". Cineuropa. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  9. ↑ Joigneault, Fabienne (9 April 2026). "Deux films tournés en Haute-Vienne dans la sélection officielle du Festival de Cannes". Ici (in French). Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  10. ↑ Gateau, Lisa (6 March 2025). "Après Rien à foutre, Emmanuel Marre prépare un nouveau film avec Swann Arlaud". Première (in French). Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  11. ↑ Murray, Miranda; Cabrera, Michaela (9 April 2026). "Cannes Film Festival announces arthouse-heavy line-up as Hollywood scales back". Reuters. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  12. ↑ Szalai, Georg (9 April 2026). "Cannes: Ira Sachs, Pedro Almodóvar, Asghar Farhadi, Hirokazu Kore-eda Lead Arthouse-Heavy Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  13. ↑ Granada, Emiliano (21 January 2018). "MyFrenchFilmFestival: 'The Summer Movie's' Emmanuel Marre on Roadtrips, Depression, Male Sensibility". Variety. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  14. ↑ Leffler, Rebecca. "Emmanuel Marre's drama 'A Man Of His Time' picked up by Charades ahead of Cannes Competition debut". Screen Daily. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  15. ↑ Ntim, Zac; Wiseman, Andreas (9 April 2026). "Cannes 2026 Movies: Competition Lineup, Special Screenings". Deadline. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  16. ↑ "Palmarès du 26e Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur". Groupe Sudmedia (in French). 8 October 2011. Archived from the original on 3 August 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  17. ↑ Rivera, Alfonso (29 November 2021). "Zero Fucks Given crowned a winner at the 59th Gijón Film Festival". Cineuropa. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  18. ↑ Vena, Teresa (22 November 2021). "Il buco wins the International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg". Cineuropa. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  19. ↑ Engelen, Aurore (14 January 2019). "The 2019 Magritte Awards: a close-run competition". Cineuropa. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  20. ↑ Engelen, Aurore (6 March 2023). "Bouli Lanners and Close reign supreme at the 2023 Magritte Awards". Cineuropa. Retrieved 10 April 2026.