Stéphane Brizé is a French screenwriter and director born in Rennes in 1966. After studying electronics, he moved to Paris, where he studied drama and worked as a television technician. His first feature film, Le Bleu des villes, won the Michel Ornano prize at the Directors’ Fortnight at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. His second feature, Not here to be loved, was released in 2005. Mademoiselle Chambon won the César for Best Adaptation in 2010. In 2012, her film A Few Hours of Spring was once again a critical success. It was in 2015 with the film The Measure of A Man that the director exploded: the film was presented at Cannes and nominated for a César, while Vincent Lindon received the Best Actress award. Out of Season was presented at the Venice Festival in 2023.
