Franssou Prenant
Writing
- Born
- November 8, 1952 (age 73) · Paris, France
Franssou Prenant (born 8 November 1952 in Paris) is a French filmmaker, screenwriter, editor, actress and camera operator.
Prenant studied at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC). In 1974, she played a young Native American woman in Marco Ferreri's Don't Touch the White Woman!. Her first short film, Paradis perdu, was released in 1975. In 1977 she served as script supervisor on Robert Bresson's The Devil, Probably. From 1982 onwards, she worked as an editor for Raymond Depardon, notably on Faits divers, a documentary for which she received a nomination for the César Award for Best Editing.
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Her own films have been selected at numerous festivals in France and abroad, including IndieLisboa (Portugal), the Viennale (Austria), the IFFR (Netherlands), EntreVues - Festival du film de Belfort, Côté court, and Visions du Réel (Switzerland).
Her most recent film, De la conquête, was selected in 2022 at the Rencontres du cinéma documentaire de Montreuil, the États généraux du film documentaire de Lussas, and FIDMarseille.
Known for
Behind the camera17
- 2022About the Conquest Director of Photography, Sound, Writer, Director, Editor
- 2017Bienvenue à Madagascar Director, Writer, Editor
- 2012I Am Too Sexy for My Body, for My Bo-ody Director
- 2007Le Jeu de l'oie du Professeur Poilibus Director
- 2005Reviens et prends-moi Director
- 2001Sous le ciel lumineux de son pays natal Director
- 2000Paris, My Little Body Is Very Tired of This Big World Director, Writer
- 2000Ipoustéguy, l'âge de la décision Editor
- 1990Calle San Luis Potosi Editor