Jessica Palud Explained

Jessica Palud is a French filmmaker.

Early life

Palud was born in Paris.

Career

Prior to directing her own films, Palud worked as an assistant director, most notably alongside Philippe Lioret.

Palud's short film Marlon was nominated for the 2018 César Award for Best Short Film.^[2] Her first feature-length film, Back Home, debuted at the 76th Venice International Film Festival in 2019.

Being Maria, Palud's biographical film about Maria Schneider, premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.^[3]

Filmography

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2017	Marlon	Short film	[4]
2019	Back Home
2024	Being Maria

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2018	César Awards	Best Short Film	Marlon
2019	Venice Film Festival	Horizons Award for Best Film	Back Home		[5]
		Horizons Award for Best Screenplay

Notes and References

1. News: Van Hoeij . Boyd . ‘Back Home’ (‘Revenir’): Film Review Venice 2019 . 24 May 2024 . The Hollywood Reporter.
2. Web site: Jessica Palud . César Awards . 24 May 2024.
3. News: Keslassy . Elsa . Studiocanal Unveils First Image of Matt Dillon, Anamaria Vartolomei as Marlon Brando, Maria Schneider in Jessica Palud’s Cannes Movie (EXCLUSIVE) . 24 May 2024 . Variety.
4. Web site: Marlon . Unifrance . 24 May 2024.
5. News: Tartaglione . Nancy . Venice Film Festival Winners: ‘Joker’ Is Golden Lion; Roman Polanski’s ‘An Officer And A Spy’ Takes Grand Jury Prize . 24 May 2024 . Deadline.