Luc Besson
- Biography
- Considered the French equivalent of Steven Spielberg, filmmaker Luc Besson has a reputation for creating fast-paced, ultra-stylish, and hugely budgeted films with mass appeal.
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- Born
- March 18, 1959
Awards
French Academy of Cinema
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Nominated | French Academy of Cinema |
Best Director The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc |
| 1997 | Won | French Academy of Cinema |
Best Director The Fifth Element |
| 1994 | Nominated | French Academy of Cinema |
Best Director The Professional |
| 1994 | Nominated | French Academy of Cinema |
Best Picture The Professional |
Lumière de Paris d'Unifrance
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Won | Lumière de Paris d'Unifrance |
Best French Director The Fifth Element |
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Shelf Life: The Professional
11/19/09 The Professional on Blu-ray, and because I have the best job in the world, I got to watch it for this column. | Cinematical.com -
Economic storm hits French vfx studios
10/30/09 The global economic storm has hit the French vfx and animation studios, leading to a contraction among those companies. | Variety -
Luc Besson to build mega studio
06/11/09 Luc Besson's EuropaCorp and Tarak Ben Ammar's Quinta Communications are partnering to launch Paris Studios, France's first modern, mega movie studio. | Variety -
Luc Besson probes third dimension
06/03/09 Luc Besson's EuropaCorp has sealed a strategic alliance with France's Dassault Systemes to develop 3-D software applications for marketing and movies. | Variety -
Besson film sells well for EuropaCorp
05/19/09 EuropaCorp has sold out 80% of territories on Luc Besson's next directorial gig, the French-language "The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec." Sales come only days after bringing the film to the market at Cannes. | Variety -
Dog Prods. crosses film, commercials
05/06/09 Luc Besson set up Dog Prods. in 2001 to make his own commercials, but the company rapidly took on a life of its own. | Variety -
Besson's 'Arthur' broke new ground
05/06/09 Luc Besson took a bold step into the toon biz in 2006 with "Arthur and the Invisibles." | Variety -
Film Review: Transporter 3
11/25/08 Moviefone The third installment in the Transporter series returns Jason Statham to his best screen role to date, driver extraordinaire Frank Martin. | The Hollywood Reporter