Steve Suissa

Steve Suissa (b. 1970, Paris) graduated from Paris's Cours Florent acting school (1989), then began his career in both film and television, where he has appeared in nearly 20 titles (e.g. John Frankenheimer's 1998 film Ronin). Eventually he moved into directing, screenwriting and producing. He drew admiration for his first feature Taking Wing (L'envol, 1999), which won Best Director, Best Actor (Clément Sibony) and the FIPRESCI Prize at the 2000 Moscow IFF. After the short film Elle pleure pas (2001), he shot two movies for television, followed by a biting comedy set in the world of actors, Le grand rôle (2003), screened at Karlovy Vary in 2004.

MFF Karlovy Vary