F.J. Ossang

F.J. Ossang

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Parigi, Francia
August 7, 1956

Biography

F.J. Ossang (born 1956) studied philosophy and law before starting his artistic career in the middle of the 1970s with the publication of poetic texts. He debuted as filmmaker in 1982 with La dernière énigmem, his graduation film at La Fémis, the film and television school of PSL Research University. His debut feature The Case of the Morituri Divisions premiered in Cannes in 1985. Treasure of Bitch Islands (1990), his second feature, won the Best Film Award in Belfort. In 1998, a retrospective about Ossang's work featured at Festival de La Rochelle after which more festivals followed.

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F.J. Ossang 1

Representative Works

Crime
Crime
5.2
/ French
Délices lointains
Délices lointains
No Rating Yet
/ French
Silencio
Silencio
5.8
/ English
Ciel éteint !
Ciel éteint !
6.0
/ French
Cinématon VI
Cinématon VI
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/ French
Vladivostok!
Vladivostok!
No Rating Yet
/ French
Dharma Guns
Dharma Guns
3.0
/ English
9 Fingers
9 Fingers
6.7
/ French
Zona inquinata
Zona inquinata
5.0
/ French

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Crime
2010Nominee

Best Performance

Crime

Délices lointains
2012Nominee

Best Performance

Délices lointains

Silencio
2007Nominee

Best Director

Silencio

Career Highlights

Ciel éteint !
2008Highlight

Best Director

Ciel éteint !

La dernière énigme
1982Highlight

Best Performance

La dernière énigme