Michel Hazanavicius

Michel was born on 29th of March, 1967, to a Jewish family, originally native to Lithuania, but his grandparents migrated to France in the 1920's and he was raised in Paris. He is a well-known French film director, producer, screenwriter, and film editor. Michel is married to Berenice Bejo Berenice Bejo is a French actress. She has given h >> Read More... , and has two daughters namely, Lucien and Gloria. He has his residences in Paris, France and Los Angeles, United States.

He embarked his career journey by working in the television industry, beginning with the Canal+ Channel as a director in 1988. Soon, he began directing commercials for companies like Reebok. In 1993, he premiered his first feature film on television, which was co-directed by Dominique Mézerette. It basically consisted of captured stills from various films produced by Warner Bros Studio, and re-edited and translated into French. In 1997, he directed his first short film titled "Echec a capital", which was followed by his first theoretically featured film known as "Mes Amis", wherein he casted his younger brother, Serge Hazanavicius.

His second film, "Cairo, Nest of Spies", represented a parody of the 1960's spy movies, which marked his comeback after nearly seven years, making it a major box office hit and earning $23 million, worldwide. This was accompanied by another hit, Lost in Rio, in 2009.

Later, he worked on, The Artist Click to look into! >> Read More... , a romantic comedy, which was in black and white drama and was without dialogues, starring Jean Dujardin Jean Dujardin is a French actor, comedian, produce >> Read More... and Berenice Bejo. The Artist won several accolades and emerged as the spotlight in the International Arena. It also premiered at Cannes in 2011.

Michel was nominated for three Oscars on 24th January, 2012. He won the Oscars for being the Best Director, Original Screenplay, and Film Editing in the Artist, at the 84th Academy Awards.

The same year, he marked his way into the Motion Pictures Academy that comprised of 175 more people.

He is popularly known for his contribution to the film "The Players", casting Jean Dujardin.

He has announced that his upcoming film will be an adaption of the 1948 film, "The Search". The film will cast Berenice Bejo, in the Montgomery Clift role, as an NGO activist who assists a boy in finding his long-lost family in contemporary Chechnya. Also, the film will star Annette Bening One of the most remarkable actresses that hit silv >> Read More... , a Golden Globe awardee.

His classic and contemporary works have brought him success and recognition all around the world.

In 2006, he was awarded the Golden Space Needle Award for the film,"OSS: Cairo: The Nest of Spies", at Seattle International Film Festival. He won the Tokyo Grand Prix Title at the International Film Festival, Japan, for the same movie. In 2008, he was nominated for the Best Writing by the Cesar Awards.

He has been bestowed with the following highly designated honors for his distinguished work in the film, The Artist, in 2011. He was nominated for the Palme d'Or award at the Cannes Film Festival, 2011. The Phoenix Film Critics Society honored him with the prestigious awards of being the Best Director, Original Screenplay, and Film Editing. New York and Oklahoma's Film Critics Circle gave him the honour of being the Best Director.

In 2012, The AACTA awarded Michel for being the Best Director (International). Michel won the BAFTA for Original Script and Direction in the movie. He also won the Cesar Award for the Best Direction. The Film Critics Association of Chicago awarded him the Best Original Screenplay Award. He was also complimented by the Director's Guild for extinguished work in the line of Direction and Theatrical Release. The London Film Critics Circle also awarded him. Alliance of Women Film Journalist nominated Michel for awards of the Best Screenplay and Editing. However, he was honored the title of the Best Director.