Stéphane Demoustier

Stéphane Demoustier
Demoustier in 2025
Born1977 (age 47–48)
Lille, France
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
Years active2008–present
RelativesAnaïs Demoustier (sister)

Stéphane Demoustier (born 1977 in Lille)[1][2] is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He has directed five feature films: 40-Love (2014), Cléo & Paul (2018), The Girl with a Bracelet (2019), Borgo (2023), and The Great Arch (2025).

Biography

A graduate of political science at HEC Paris, Demoustier began his career in the Ministry of Culture, in the architecture department, where he produced and directed documentaries, before deciding to leave his position to pursue a career in film.[3][4] In 2005–2006, he studied at the Atelier Ludwigsburg-Paris, a training programme organised by La Fémis and the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg.[5]

Co-founder of the production company Année Zéro with his sister Jeanne Demoustier,[6] Stéphane Demoustier directed several short films,[7] before directing his first feature film, 40-Love, released in 2014.[8] He is also the brother of actress Anaïs Demoustier and jewelry designer Camille Demoustier.[9] In 2018, he directed his own twin daughter and son in the film Cléo & Paul.[10]

Selected filmography

As director

Film

  • 2008: Première (short film)
  • 2010: Dans la jungle des villes (short film)
  • 2011: Bad Gones (short film)
  • 2011: Des nœuds dans la tête (short film)
  • 2012: Fille du calvaire (short film)
  • 2014: Les Petits Joueurs (short film)
  • 2014: 40-Love
  • 2018: Cléo & Paul
  • 2019: The Girl with a Bracelet
  • 2023: Borgo
  • 2025: The Great Arch

Television

  • 2021–2022: L'Opéra (TV series)
  • 2025: Cimetière indien (TV series) (episodes 1–4)[11]

As producer

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Film Result Ref.
Cannes Film Festival 24 May 2025 Un Certain Regard The Great Arch Nominated [12]
César Awards 25 February 2016 Best Short Film (shared with Cécile Ducrocq and Guillaume Dreyfus) La Contre-allée Won
12 March 2021 Best Adaptation The Girl with a Bracelet Won [13]
28 February 2025 Best Original Screenplay Borgo Nominated [14]
Lumière Awards 19 January 2021 Best Film The Girl with a Bracelet Nominated [15]
Best Screenplay Won [16]

References

  1. ^ "Stéphane Demoustier, des courts de tennis aux plateaux de cinéma". La Voix du Nord (in French). 17 December 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  2. ^ "terre-battue-dp-a4" (PDF) (in French). Diaphana Distribution. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  3. ^ Média, Prisma. "Stéphane Demoustier - La biographie de Stéphane Demoustier avec Gala.fr". Gala.fr (in French). Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Stéphane Demoustier - La biographie de Stéphane Demoustier avec Voici.fr". Voici.fr (in French). Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Actualité des anciens étudiants de la Fémis". www.femis.fr. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Année Zéro sur societe.com". www.societe.com (in French). Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  7. ^ Lemercier, Fabien (27 June 2012). "Arte France Cinéma to support Stéphane Demoustier and Lars von Trier". Cineuropa. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  8. ^ Mintzer, Jordan (2 December 2014). "'40-Love' ('Terre battue'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  9. ^ "À Lille, Camille Demoustier, c'est de l'or qu'elle a au bout des doigts". La Voix du Nord. 13 December 2015.
  10. ^ Chessel, Luc (17 April 2018). "«Allons enfants», deux mômes piaffent à Paris". Libération (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  11. ^ "Tournage de Cimetière indien, la nouvelle Création Originale de Canal+". VL Média. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023..
  12. ^ "Cannes Film Festival 2025 line-up guide: Un Certain Regard titles". Screen International. 6 May 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  13. ^ Roxborough, Scott (12 March 2021). "'Bye Bye Morons' Wins French Cesar for Best Film". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  14. ^ Roxborough, Scott (28 February 2025). "'Emilia Pérez' Wins Best Film at France's César Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  15. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (14 December 2020). "Filippo Meneghetti's 'Two Of Us' leads nominations in French Lumières". Screen International. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  16. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (19 January 2021). "'Love Affair(s)', 'DNA', 'Two Of Us' top France's Lumière awards". Screen International. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
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