Flore Vasseur

Flore Vasseur
Vasseur in 2019
Born1973 (age 50–51)[1]
Annecy, France[2]
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • film producer
  • novelist
  • journalist
  • entrepreneur
Years active2006–present
Children2
Websitehttps://florevasseur.com

Flore Vasseur (born 1973) is a French film director, screenwriter, film producer, novelist, journalist and entrepreneur.[3][4][5] Her first feature-length documentary film, Bigger Than Us (2021), premiered in the Cinema for the Climate section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the 2022 César Award for Best Documentary Film.[6][7][8]

Personal life

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Vasseur is a former snowboard champion.[9][10][11] She graduated in Business and Marketing at HEC Paris, and in Political Studies at the Grenoble Institute of Political Studies.[9][12] Vasseur lives in France and has two children.[12]

Filmography

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Documentaries

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Television

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Books

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  • Une fille dans la ville (2006)[18]
  • Comment j’ai liquidé le siècle (2010)[18]
  • En bande organisée (2013)[18]
  • Ce qu'il reste de nos rêves (2019)[18]
  • Et maintenant, que faisons-nous ? (2024)[19]

Awards and nominations

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Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Better World Fund 2022 Best Achievement Bigger Than Us Won [20]
César Awards 2022 Best Documentary Film Nominated [8]
Cinema For Change 2022 Honorary Award Won [21][22]

References

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  1. ^ De Larminat, Astrid (4 September 2013). "Flore Vasseur : qui gouverne quoi ?". Le Figaro (in French).
  2. ^ Maujean, Guillaume (29 June 2010). "Un oeil féminin sur la folie financière". Les Echos (in French).
  3. ^ Rocken, Vincent (16 October 2013). "RENCONTRE AVEC Flore Vasseur, entrepreneur, journaliste et auteur | "La croissance est devenue un projet de société"". Le Progrès (in French). Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  4. ^ Pedersen, Lise (14 July 2021). "Bold Entrepreneur-Turned-Filmmaker on Her Road to Making Marion Cotillard-Produced Climate Change Doc". Variety. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  5. ^ Miller, Karryn (8 July 2022). "Meet Flore Vasseur: Director, Storyteller, Novelist and Activist". Beauty Disrupted. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  6. ^ Utichi, Joe (11 July 2021). "Marion Cotillard On Youth Activism Doc 'Bigger Than Us': "This Desire For Change Is A Fuel To Action" – Cannes Studio". Deadline. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Bigger Than Us". Festival de Cannes. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Bigger Than Us". Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma (in French). Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Le regard de Flore Vasseur". Le Journal du Dimanche (in French). 20 March 2010. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  10. ^ "L'Annécienne Florence Vasseur, qui se bat pour la planète, a présenté son film "Bigger than us"". Le Dauphiné libéré. 28 September 2021. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Flore Vasseur". Le Figaro (in French).
  12. ^ a b "About Me – Flore Vasseur". florevasseur.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  13. ^ "Meeting Snowden (2017)". FilmAffinity. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Bigger Than Us de Flore Vasseur (2021)". Unifrance. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  15. ^ "La Nuit des Idées". Le Monde (in French). 12 June 2009.
  16. ^ a b c "Films – Flore Vasseur". florevasseur.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  17. ^ "Les insoumises". Radio France (in French). 17 November 2013.
  18. ^ a b c d "Books – Flore Vasseur". florevasseur.com.
  19. ^ "Et maintenant, que faisons-nous ? (Grand format - Broché 2024), de Flore Vasseur". Éditions Grasset (in French). Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Better World Fund hosts series of powerful sustainability focused events in Dubai". Zawya. 5 April 2022. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  21. ^ "Festivals and awards". biggerthanus.film. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  22. ^ "R2R Festival wraps up the 24th hybrid edition!". Reel 2 Real Youth Festival. 6 May 2022. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
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