François Ozon

François Ozon is, for my money, one of the most reliably surprising directors working in France. I love how he marries aesthetic elegance with a sly, sometimes wicked sense of humor, treating sexuality and identity with a freedom too few filmmakers dare to match. His recurring meditations on death, transience, and the slipperiness of reality give his work real weight beneath the polish. That he writes, edits, and even operates camera tells me he is a true auteur who trusts his own hand. The Silver Bear and his honors confirm it, but it is his playful seriousness that keeps me watching.

Name (English)

François Ozon

Name (Japanese)

フランソワ・オゾン

Reading

ふらんそわ・おぞん

Born

November 15, 1967 (age 58)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Goat

Origin

14th arrondissement of Paris, France

Occupation

film director / screenwriter / film producer / film editor / camera operator

Awards & achievements

• Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
• 2013 European Film Award for Best Screenwriter
• 2011 Officer of Arts and Letters
• 1999 Sitges Film Festival Best Screenplay award
• 2012 Golden Shell
• 2014 Sebastiane Award
• 2019 Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize
• 2018 Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

• Official sitehttp://www.francois-ozon.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ozonfrancois/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois%20Ozon
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BD%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%82%BE%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q266535

Tags

• film director
• screenwriter
• film producer

Last updated

2026-06-21

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