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French film director and screenwriter

Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • Raw

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Film & TV

Directing · Paris, France

Julia Ducournau is a French film director and screenwriter. She made her feature film debut in 2016 with Raw. At the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, she won the Palme d'Or for her film Titane, which made her the second female director to win the award as well as the first to win the award solo. Her films typically fall under the body horror genre.

Known for

  • No Mercy — Self2026
  • Vidéo Club — Self2018
  • Eat — Cousine à Moustache2012

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Germany
Active from
1966-07-29
german audiobook reader

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
27
Total plays
39

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Key facts

Born
( 1983-11-18 ) 18 November 1983 (age 42) , Paris , France
Education
La Fémis
Occupations
Film director, screenwriter
Years active
2011–present

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Encyclopedic overview

Julia Ducournau ( French: [ʒylja dykuʁno]; born 18 November 1983) is a French film director and screenwriter. She made her feature film debut in 2016 with Raw. At the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, she won the Palme d'Or for her film Titane, which made her the second female director to win the award as well as the first to win the award solo. Additionally, Ducournau also received a nomination for Best Director at the 75th British Academy Film Awards. Her 2025 film, Alpha, earned her a second Palme d'Or nomination. Her films typically fall under the body horror genre.

Early life and career

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Julia Ducournau” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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