Jean-Baptiste Durand

ActivitiesActor, Director, Screenwriter, Director of Photography, Assistant Director, Camera Operator

SecteurCinema

Biography

A former student of the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Montpellier, from which he graduated with honors, Jean-Baptiste Durand first became interested in painting and drawing, before moving into filmmaking. After graduating, he worked as a film technician, then directed a number of music videos and documentaries, as well as several short films selected and awarded at film festivals. Warmly received by audiences and critics alike, his debut feature, Junkyard Dog, won the Audience Award at the Premiers Plans festival. It also earned its director the very first Pierre Chevalier Award, presented at the Cannes Film Festival in 2023, as well as the César Award for Best First Film in 2024. Jean-Baptiste Durand will also star in Alain Guiraudie’s latest film, Misericordia, presented in the Cannes Premiere strand at Cannes 2024 and selected in the Special Presentations section of the Toronto International Film Festival. He is currently working on a new feature: L'Homme qui avait peur des femmes.

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09 APRIL 2024

Jean Baptiste Durand on JUNKYARD DOG | MyFrenchFilmFestival

Jean Baptiste Durand talks about his feature film JUNKYARD DOG.

Childhood pals Dog and Mirales live in a little village in the south of France and spend their days roaming the streets. To kill time, Mirales has got into the habit of teasing Dog mercilessly. Their friendship will be tested when Dog meets Elsa and romance blossoms. Consumed by jealousy, Mirales will have to break away from his past in order to grow and find his place.

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