Biography
Olivier Assayas began his career making short films, writing screenplays (especially for André Téchiné) and collaborating with Cahiers du Cinéma. His first feature film, Désordre (1986), received the FIPRESCI Prize at Venice and was presented in New Direcotrs at San Sebastian. The acknowledgements continued thanks to titles such as Paris s'éveille (Paris Awakens, 1991), Jean Vigo Award, Fin août, début septembre (Late August, Early September, 1998), Silver Shell for Best Actress in San Sebastian, Clean (2004), Best Actress award at Cannes, Apres mai (After May, 2012), Best Screenplay Award at Venice, Clouds of Sils Maria (2014), Louis-Delluc Prize, and Personal Shopper (2016), Best Director award at Cannes. With Wasp Network he competed at Venice.
Festival de San Sebastián
Director
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2025 |
Idol's Eye |
| 2024 |
Suspended Time |
| 2019 |
Wasp Network |
| 2018 |
Non-Fiction |
| 2016 |
Personal Shopper |
| 2014 |
Clouds of Sils Marie |
| 2012 |
After May |
| 2010 |
Carlos (TV movie) |
| 2008 |
Summer Hours |
| 2007 |
Boarding Gate |
To Each His Own Cinema |
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| 2006 |
Paris, I Love You |
| 2004 |
Clean |
| 2002 |
Demonlover |
| 2000 |
Les Destinées sentimentales |
| 1998 |
Late August, Early September |
| 1996 |
Irma Vep |
| 1994 |
Cold Water |
| 1993 |
Une nouvelle vie |
| 1991 |
Paris Awakens |
| 1989 |
Winter's Child |
| 1986 |
Disorder |
| Series | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2022 |
Irma Vep |
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The Terrible Wedding (E08) |
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The Spectre (E07) |
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The Thunder Master (E06) |
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| more episodes (5) | ||
| 1994 |
Tous les garçons et les filles de leur âge |
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La Page blanche (E04) |
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| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2008 |
Eldorado (TV movie) |
| 2007 |
Let them grow up here |
| 2006 |
Noise |
| 1997 |
Man Yuk: A Portrait of Maggie Cheung |
The Portrait of Hou Hsiao-Hsien |
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| 1984 |
Winston Tong en studio |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 1982 |
Laissé inachevé à Tokyo |
| 1980 |
Rectangle - Deux chansons de Jacno |
| 1979 |
Copyright |
Screenwriter
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2025 |
Idol's Eye |
| 2024 |
Suspended Time |
| 2019 |
Wasp Network |
| 2018 |
Non-Fiction |
| 2017 |
Based on a True Story |
| 2016 |
Personal Shopper |
| 2014 |
Clouds of Sils Marie |
| 2012 |
After May |
| 2010 |
Carlos (TV movie) |
| 2008 |
Summer Hours |
| 2007 |
Boarding Gate |
To Each His Own Cinema |
|
| 2006 |
Paris, I Love You |
| 2004 |
Clean |
| 2002 |
Demonlover |
| 2000 |
Les Destinées sentimentales |
| 1998 |
Alice & Martin |
Late August, Early September |
|
| 1996 |
Irma Vep |
| 1994 |
Cold Water |
| 1993 |
Une nouvelle vie |
| 1991 |
Paris Awakens |
| 1990 |
Lovely Child |
| 1989 |
Winter's Child |
| 1987 |
Avril brisé |
| 1986 |
Disorder |
Scene of the Crime |
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| 1985 |
André Téchiné's Rendez-Vous |
| Series | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2022 |
Irma Vep |
|
The Terrible Wedding (E08) |
||
The Spectre (E07) |
||
The Thunder Master (E06) |
||
| more episodes (5) | ||
| 1994 |
Tous les garçons et les filles de leur âge |
|
La Page blanche (E04) |
||
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 1997 |
The Portrait of Hou Hsiao-Hsien |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 1982 |
Laissé inachevé à Tokyo |
| 1980 |
Scopitone |
| 1978 |
Nuit féline |
Creator
| Series | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2022 |
Irma Vep |
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The Terrible Wedding (E08) |
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The Spectre (E07) |
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The Thunder Master (E06) |
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| more episodes (5) | ||
Actor
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2001 |
Léaud l'unique (TV movie) |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Lars Eidinger - Sein oder nicht sein |
Room 999 |
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| 2021 |
Corona Film Club |
The Cinematograph: Birth of an Art (TV movie) |
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| 2019 |
The First Image (series) |
| 2018 |
Il gusto della libertà - Cinema e '68 (TV movie) |
Searching for Ingmar Bergman |
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| 2016 |
Truffaut - Godard, scénario d'une rupture (TV movie) |
| 2015 |
Hitchcock/Truffaut |
| 2014 |
Face to Face (series) |
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema |
|
| 2010 |
But Film is My Mistress |
| 2009 |
Le Cinéma français est en voyage d'affaires (TV movie) |
| 2008 |
Mémoires du cinéma francais, de la libération à nos jours |
| 2007 |
In the Mood for Doyle (TV movie) |
Man of Cinema: Pierre Rissient |
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| 2006 |
Vocation cinéaste |
| 2003 |
Il était une fois... (series) |
| 1993 |
François Truffaut : Portraits volés |
Performer
| Shows | |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Beau geste |
| 2011 |
The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards |
| 2010 |
Janela Indiscreta |
| 2007 |
Rencontres de cinéma |
| 2000 |
L'invité |
Sonic Cinema |
|
| 1992 |
Le Cercle de minuit |
| 1984 |
Cinema 3 |
Producer
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
Suspended Time |