Morgan Simon

Morgan Simon, French Institute of Athens, 2017

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. In 2016, his short film Try To Die Young was a César Award nominee.

A Taste of Ink, his first feature film, was developed at L’Atelier de la Cinéfondation during the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, as well as The Jerusalem International Film Lab, rubbing shoulders with László Nemes’s Son of Saul. 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. It received fifteen awards and was selected by more than fifty festivals, such as Rotterdam, Shanghai, Stockholm, Los Angeles, Zurich, Jerusalem. A Taste of Ink was released in France on January 25, 2017, with Kévin Azaïs, Monia Chokri and Nathan Willcocks as main actors.

In 2018, Simon took part in the Queer Palm jury at the 71st Cannes Film Festival rewarding Girl directed by Lukas Dhont. In 2019, his 35mm short film Ghost Pleasure was selected at the Directors' Fortnight during the 72nd Cannes Film Festival. In 2021, he directed We Shall Meet Again, a short film dealing with migration and narrated by the French writer Édouard Louis.

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. 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. In 2025, Somewhere In Love received the Best European Union Feature Film Prize at Queer Screen's Mardi Gras Film Festival of Sydney.

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
  • 2018: Ces garçons-là - Radio Elvis
  • 2022: Ma vie - Liv del Estal

Video games

Main awards and nominations

References

  1. ↑ Interview Cineuropa, Fabien Lemercier, Jan 26, 2017
  2. ↑ Cesar nominations 2016, Huffington Post, Lauren Provost, Jan 27, 2016
  3. ↑ Variety, Emilio Mayorga, Jan 18, 2016
  4. ↑ "Atelier Cinéfondation, selection 2015" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2016-11-06. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  5. ↑ Variety, John Hopewell, Sep 22, 2016
  6. ↑ Indie Wire, Liz Calvario, Sep 24, 2016
  7. ↑ "Stockholm Film Festival announces 2016 Award Winners". News Powered by Cision.
  8. ↑ Erbland, Kate (6 April 2017). "21st COLCOA French Film Festival Adds VR and Web Series Categories, Unveils Full Expanded Festival Slate".
  9. ↑ Pahle, Rebecca (28 Sep 2016). "Zurich Film Festival showcases bold voices with 'Lady Macbeth,' 'I Am Not Madame Bovary,' 'A Taste of Ink' - Film Journal International". www.filmjournal.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  10. ↑ The Hollywood Reporter, Justin Lowe, May 16, 2017
  11. ↑ Cineuropa, Fabien Lemercier, Jan 26, 2017
  12. ↑ Le Monde, Clarisse Fabre, May 22, 2018
  13. ↑ 51st Directors’ Fortnight, 2019 selection
  14. ↑ IMDb page
  15. ↑ Rebecca Leffler for Screen Daily, September 5, 2024
  16. ↑ IMDb page
  17. ↑ Seville Film Festival 2024 prize list
  18. ↑ FilmInk, February 2025
  19. ↑ Alternative Press, Taylor Markarian, Feb 2nd, 2017
  20. ↑ Trois Couleurs, Sep 20th, 2018
  21. ↑ Virgin Radio, Mar 10th, 2022
  22. ↑ La Fémis, alumnus