Cédric Kahn

Cedric Kahn began his career in the film industry as a Video Editing Assistant in Maurice Pialat's Under the Sun of Satan. In 1989, he directed his first shorts, Nadir and The Last Hours of the Millenium. Confused by his image of "naturalist filmmaker'', Cedric Kahn distanced himself from auteur cinema to work on film adaptations. In 1998, his film L'Ennui, an adaptation of Alberto Moravia's novel Boredom, was nominated for the Grand Prix des Amériques at the Montreal World Film Festival. His early success was followed by international acclaim for Roberto Succo, which was nominated for the Palme d'Or in Cannes in 2001, and Red Lights, which entered the selection of the 2004 Berlin Film Festival. Cedric Kahn is today not only a talented filmmaker but a prolific screenwriter and actor (Aliyah). He teaches at France's National Film School Femis, and has become an influential personality in the French film industry.

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