Frédéric Sojcher Explained

Frédéric Sojcher (born 1967) is a Belgian film director, writer and screenwriter.

Already at the age of 16, he made his first steps as a director and created a short film with the support of CBA. Two years later, he filmed Fumeurs de charme with Serge Gainsbourg and Michael Lonsdale.^[1]

In 1996, he received the European Prize for the best thesis on cinema by the Italian critics’ union.^[1]

Sojcher is the director of the master's programme in screenwriting and directing at the Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University.^[2]

As an author, he has published more than 30 books on cinema.^[1]

Filmography

• Regarde-moi, 2000 feature film;
• Cinéastes à tout prix, 2004 feature film, selected in the Official section at Cannes;^[3]
• , 2010 feature film, selected in the Venice Days section at Venice FF;^[4]
• Je veux être actrice, 2016 feature film.^[1]
• Le Cours de la Vie, 2023, Cineuropa Award at the Love International Film Festival Mons.^{[5] [6]}

Selected bibliography

• L’Harmattan, 1999;
• Main basse sur le film, 2005;
• le Manifeste du cineaste, 2009;
• Le Fantôme de Truffaut, 2016.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Frédéric Sojcher. CBADOC. 2024-08-27.
2. Web site: M. Frederic Sojcher. Pantheon Sorbonne. 2024-08-27.
3. Web site: Frédéric Sojcher. Festival De Cannes. 2024-08-27.
4. Web site: Three suggestions for the diversity of films and European audiences. Sojcher. Frédéric. 2011-06-23. Cineuropa. 2024-08-27.
5. Web site: Frédéric Sojcher • Director of Le Cours de la Vie. Engelen. Aurore. 2023-03-21. Cineuropa. 2024-08-27.
6. Web site: Iranian thriller Until Tomorrow scoops the Mons Festival's Grand Prize. Engelen. Aurore. 2023-03-20. Cineuropa. 2024-08-27.