Olivier Nakache & Éric Toledano

Olivier Nakache & Éric Toledano
Olivier Nakache
Éric Toledano
Born 1973 (Nakache)
1971 (Toledano)
Suresnes (Nakache)
Paris, France (Toledano)
Occupation Filmmakers
Years active 1995 – present

Olivier Nakache (born 15 April 1973 in Suresnes) and Éric Toledano (born 3 July 1971 in Paris) are French filmmakers, who are best known for directing the 2011 film The Intouchables.

Career

Nakache and Toledano collaborated several times before directing The Intouchables (2011), which became one of the greatest box office successes in French film history[1] and for which they were nominated for several awards, including three Cesar Awards. They have collaborated several times with actor Omar Sy, most recently with the 2014 film Samba.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Le jour et la nuit Director & Writer Short
1999 Les petits souliers Director & Writer Short
Paris Film Festival - Best Short Film
La part de l'ombre Director Short
Paris Film Festival - Best Short Film
2002 Ces jours heureux Director & Writer Short
2005 Je préfère qu'on reste amis Director & Writer Nominated - Golden Goblet Award for Best Feature Film
2006 Those Happy Days Director, Writer & Actor Alpe d'Huez International Comedy Film Festival - Audience Award
2009 Tellement proches Director & Writer Alpe d'Huez International Comedy Film Festival - Youth Jury Award
2011 The Intouchables Director & Writer African-American Film Critics Association - Best Foreign Language Film
Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film
Black Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Foreign Film
Black Reel Award - Outstanding Foreign Film
Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro - Best Foreign-Language Film
Czech Lion Award - Best Foreign Language Film
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film not in the English Language
Nominated - Amanda Award - Best Foreign Feature Film
Nominated - Awards Circuit Community Awards - Best Foreign Language Film
Nominated - Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Nominated - Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Nominated - Cinema Writers Circle Awards - Best Foreign Film
Nominated - César Award for Best Original Screenplay
Nominated - César Award for Best Director
Nominated - César Award for Best Film
2014 Samba Director & Writer

References

  1. Bosio, Alice (9 January 2012). "Intouchables réussira-t-il à battre les Ch'tis ?". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 17 October 2013.

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