Cédric Kahn

Award-winning French writer-director Cédric Kahn explored the heights and depths of interpersonal relationships in a string of critically acclaimed films in the 1990s and 2000s, including "Trop de Bonheur" (1994), "Roberto Succo" (2001), "Red Lights" (2004) and "Une vie meilleure" (2011). He began as an editor before moving into feature writing and directing with "Overseas" (1990) and "Bar des rails" (1991). Success on the film festival marked followed with "Trop de Bonheur" and the thriller "Roberto Succo" before Kahn defied expections with an animated film, L'avion" (2005). He subsequently returned to more complex dramatic fare with "Meilleure" while also enjoying a second career as an actor. Kahn's diverse body of work underscored critical and audience opinion of him as one of Europe's most versatile directors.