Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel
Caroline Poggi (born 1990) and Jonathan Vinel (born 1988) are a French filmmaking duo,[1] whose debut feature film Jessica Forever premiered in 2018.[2]
Poggi directed the short film Chiens in 2013 on her own,[3] before collaborating with Vinel on As Long As Shotguns Remain (Tant qu'il nous reste des fusils à pompe), which won the Short Film Golden Bear at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.[4] They subsequently collaborated on the short films Our Legacy (Notre héritage) and After School Knife Fight, and Vinel was solo director of the short film Martin Cries (Martin pleure), before they released Jessica Forever, which premiered in the Platform Prize program at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.[5]
They followed up with the short films Baby Anger (Bébé Colère) in 2020,[6] Watch the Fire or Burn Inside It (Il faut regarder le feu ou brûler dedans) in 2022, and Best Secret Place in 2023.
Their second feature film, Eat the Night, premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival,[7] where it was a nominee for the Queer Palm.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Yonca Talu, "Interview: Caroline Poggi & Jonathan Vinel". Film Comment, February 7, 2019.
- ^ Romney, Jonathan (24 January 2018). "Film of the Week: Jessica Forever". Film Comment.
- ^ Claire Hamon, "'Chiens' de Caroline Poggi. Bref Cinéma, 1 May 2019.
- ^ "China's Black Coal, Thin Ice wins Berlin Golden Bear". Screen Daily, 15 February 2014.
- ^ Mullen, Pat (17 September 2018). "'Destroyer' Dominated TIFF's Platform Competition, But Where Were the Docs?". POV.
- ^ Giulia Ronchi, "Bébé Colère is a cry of despair shot in CGI". Domus, 3 February 2021.
- ^ Fabien Lemercier, "Review: Eat The Night". Cineuropa, 24 May 2024.
- ^ Tim Dams, "Queer Palm reveals eligible titles from 2024 Cannes lineup". Screen Daily, 9 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Caroline Poggi at IMDb
- Jonathan Vinel at IMDb