Iris Kaltenbäck

ActivitiesDirector, Screenwriter

SecteurCinéma

Biography

Iris Kaltenbäck grew up in France, with a French mother, Austrian father and American half-brother. After studying law and philosophy, she joined the screenplay department at the Fémis film school and assisted director Declan Donnellan at Théâtre Les Gémeaux (Scène nationale).
In 2015, she directed her first short, A Visit from the Stork, winner of the Next Generation International Audience Award at the Brussels Short Film Festival.
Her first feature, The Rapture, was selected for La Semaine de la Critique in 2023, where it received the SACD Prize. Presented at numerous international festivals (Zürich, Ghent, Morelia, São Paolo, Hamburg, among others), it won several awards, including the Special Jury Prize in Turin. In France, where it was very well received, The Rapture, won the Louis-Delluc Prize for Best First Feature and was nominated for the César Award for Best First Film.

Filmography(3)

The Rapture

(2023)

A Visit from the Stork

(2015)

Panda

(2013)

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29 FEBRUARY 2024

10 To Watch | Iris Kaltenbäck on 'The Rapture' ('Le Ravissement')

10 TO WATCH
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We had the opportunity to sit down with the visionary Iris Kaltenbäck, director of the film “The Rapture” ("Le Ravissement"), a story that intertwines love, deception, and the complexities of friendship. 🌹.

🏆 The film was nominated for the César Award for Best First Feature Film, and main actress Hafsia Herzi for César Award for Best Actress 🏆

Lydia’s journey, played by the incredible Hafsia Herzi, takes us through the emotional rollercoaster of her life as a midwife, friend, and lover. Amidst a personal turmoil, Lydia finds herself entangled in a web of deceit that challenges her very essence.

Iris Kaltenbäck is also one of Unifrance 10 to Watch this year!
Unifrance’s 2024 “10 to watch” is a remarkable group of talents who have already made waves at major international festivals in 2023. Get ready to witness their incredible performances on screens worldwide this year. 🌍✨

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