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Philippe Lacôte

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Philippe Lacôte
Philippe Lacôte in 2014
NationalityIvorian
CitizenshipIvorian
Occupation
  • Film director
Known for'Run, Screen Daily,Night of the Kings
AwardsRun for the 88th Academy Awards in 2016 and Night of the Kings for the 93rd Academy Awards in 2021

Philippe Lacôte is an Ivorian film director.[1] He is most noted for his 2014 film Run, which was a Lumières Award nominee for Best French-Language Film at the 20th Lumières Awards,[2] and his 2020 film Night of the Kings (La Nuit des rois), which won the Amplify Voices Award at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]

Both films were also selected as Côte d'Ivoire's submissions to the Academy Awards for the Best International Feature Film at the 88th Academy Awards in 2016[4] and at the 93rd Academy Awards in 2021,[5] respectively.

In 2024, Lacote directed the film "Killer Heat," based on Jo Nesbø's "Jealousy Man and Other Stories," and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley and Richard Madden.[6]

Accolades

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In 2021, he was selected as a jury member for the International competition section of the 74th Locarno Film Festival, held from August 4 to 14.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Melanie Goodfellow, "Philippe Lacôte talks ‘Night Of The Kings’, martial arts, African independence project". Screen Daily, September 10, 2020.
  2. ^ Melanie Goodfellow, "Lumière Awards nominations unveiled". Screen Daily, January 12, 2015.
  3. ^ "'Nomadland' wins People's Choice Award at Toronto International Film Festival". CTV News, September 20, 2020.
  4. ^ Essien, Iquo B. (October 9, 2015). "Philippe Lacôte's Debut Feature 'Run' Is Ivory Coast's Best Foreign Language Film Oscar Entry". IndieWire.
  5. ^ McNary, Dave (September 9, 2020). "Neon Buys Ivory Coast Awards Contender 'Night of the Kings'". Variety.
  6. ^ "Killer Heat — Philippe Lacôte".
  7. ^ "74th Locarno Film Festival (Concorso Internazionale: Jury)". Locarno Film Festival. July 3, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
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