Olivier Assayas was born on 25 January 1955 and is a French film director, screenwriter and film critic.
16 Facts About Olivier Assayas
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Olivier Assayas's work has become associated with the film movement known as the New French Extremity and he has frequently collaborated with Juliette Binoche and Kristen Stewart.
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The son of filmmaker Jacques Remy, Olivier Assayas began his career as a critic for influential magazine Cahiers du Cinema.
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Olivier Assayas made several shorts, and then made the leap from writer to screenwriter.
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Olivier Assayas made his directorial film debut with Disorder in 1986.
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Olivier Assayas continued directing films, with Cold Water becoming a breakthrough film in his career.
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Olivier Assayas's follow up film Irma Vep screened at Cannes, while Sentimental Destinies, Demonlover, and Clean all officially competed for the Palme d'Or.
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Olivier Assayas gained acclaim with his dramas Summer Hours, Clouds of Sils Maria and Personal Shopper ; the latter won him the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director.
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Olivier Assayas has directed the comedy Non-Fiction and the spy thriller Wasp Network.
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Olivier Assayas's father was of Turkish-Jewish origin who had settled in Italy, while his mother, Catherine de Karolyi, was a fashion designer of Protestant Hungarian origin.
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Olivier Assayas started his career in the industry by helping his father.
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Olivier Assayas made his debut in 1986, after directing some short films and writing for the influential film magazine Cahiers du cinema.
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Olivier Assayas's biggest hit to date has been Irma Vep, starring Hong Kong star Maggie Cheung, which manages to be a tribute both to French director Louis Feuillade and to Hong Kong cinema.
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Olivier Assayas directed and co-wrote the acclaimed 2010 French television miniseries Carlos, about the life of the terrorist Ilich Ramirez Sanchez.
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In 2016, Olivier Assayas won Best Director Award for Personal Shopper, which starred Kristen Stewart.
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In June 2017, it was announced that Olivier Assayas would preside over the 2017 70th anniversary Locarno Film Festival.