About

Known credits:
34
Birthday:
1968-01-22
Place of birth:
Paris, France
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Sébastien Lifshitz

Overview

Sébastien Lifshitz (born 1968) is a French screenwriter and director. He teaches at La Fémis, a school that focuses on the subject of image and sound. He studied at the École du Louvre and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Paris in history of art. He is Jewish and gay.

Lifshitz's work involves LGBTQ+ themes. His 2004 film, Wild Side, involves several narratives, some told forward and some backward, about a transgender prostitute.

He is a two-time winner of the Teddy Award, presented by an independent committee at the Berlin International Film Festival to the year's best films with LGBT themes, winning Best Feature Film in 2004 for Wild Side and Best Documentary Film in 2013 for Bambi, a documentary profile of transgender French entertainer Marie-Pierre Pruvot.

In 2014, Rizzoli International published Lifshitz's The Invisibles: Vintage Portraits of Love and Pride, a collection of gay-themed photos from the early 20th century.

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Known for

Acting
2019 Avenue de Lamballe Actor Self (voice) N/A
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1999 Cold Lands Actor Ice rink boy 58
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1998 Open Bodies Actor Guy in Porn Cinema 59
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Directing
2024 Madame Hofmann Directing Director 58
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2022 Casa Susanna Directing Director 59
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2021 Sensitive Boys Directing Director N/A
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2021 Bambi: A French Woman Directing Director 58
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2020 Little Girl Directing Director 62
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2020 Adolescents Directing Director 61
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2019 Avenue de Lamballe Directing Director N/A
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2016 The Lives of Thérèse Directing Director 59
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2013 Bambi Directing Director 58
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2012 Les Invisibles Directing Director 59
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2009 Going South Directing Director 58
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2008 Jour et nuit Directing Director 59
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2004 Wild Side Directing Director 59
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2001 The Crossing Directing Director 58
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2000 Come Undone Directing Director 59
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1999 Cold Lands Directing Director 58
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1998 Open Bodies Directing Director 59
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1996 Claire Denis, The Vagabond Directing Director N/A
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1994 Il faut que je l'aime Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2024 Madame Hofmann Writing Screenplay 58
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2022 Casa Susanna Writing Writer 59
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2020 Little Girl Writing Writer 62
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2020 Adolescents Writing Writer 61
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2013 Bambi Writing Writer 58
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2009 Going South Writing Writer 58
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2004 Wild Side Writing Writer 59
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2000 Come Undone Writing Writer 59
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1999 Cold Lands Writing Screenplay 58
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1998 Open Bodies Writing Screenplay 59
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1994 Il faut que je l'aime Writing Screenplay N/A
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Production
2013 Bambi Production Producer 58
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