- Life and career
- Selected filmography As actor As filmmaker
- References
- External links
{{Infobox person
| name = Gustave Kervern
| image = Gustave Kervern 2014.jpg
| caption = Gustave Kervern in 2014
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|8|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = Mauritius
| occupation = Actor, film director, screenwriter, producer
| years_active = 1996–present
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}}Gustave Kervern (born 27 August 1962), also known as Gustave de Kervern and Gustave K/Vern, is a French actor, director and screenwriter. He is best known for his collaboration with Benoît Delépine. Life and careerIn 2004 he wrote, directed, and starred in Aaltra with Benoît Delépine. Also with Delépine, he has directed and starred in Avida, which was screened out of competition at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. The duos film Louise-Michel won a Special Jury Prize at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Their 2010 film Mammuth starred Gérard Depardieu and Isabelle Adjani. It was nominated for the Golden Bear award at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival. Their 2012 film Le Grand Soir competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival[1][2] where it won the Special Jury Prize.[3] Selected filmography As actor | Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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| 1996 | Delphine 1, Yvan 0 | The server | Dominique Farrugia | | 1998 | Ivre mort pour la patrie | Vincent Hachet | TV Short | | 1999 | H | Clément Dufresne | Édouard Molinaro | TV Series (1 Episode) | | 2001 | Toc toc toc | Gus | Sylvain Fusée | TV Mini-Series | | Grolandsat | Various | Bruno Le Jean & Sylvain Fusée | TV Series | | 2002 | Patron sur mesure | Pedro | Stéphane Clavier | TV Movie | | Caméra café | The plumber | TV Series (2 Episodes) | | 7 jours au Groland | Various | Several | TV Series | | 2004 | Aaltra | The farmer | Benoît Delépine & Gustave de Kervern | | 2006 | Enfermés dehors | The cop | Albert Dupontel | | Avida | The deaf mute captive | Benoît Delépine & Gustave de Kervern | | 2008 | Louise Hires a Contract Killer | The ship's captain | Benoît Delépine & Gustave de Kervern | | 2008-10 | Groland magazine | Gus | Bruno Le Jean & Sylvain Fusée | TV Series (29 Episodes) | | 2010 | Mammuth | The delicatessen employee | Benoît Delépine & Gustave de Kervern | | Henry | Van de Breek | Kafka & Pascal Rémy | | Bas-fonds | The lover | Isild Le Besco | | 2011 | Holidays by the Sea | Green golfer | Pascal Rabaté | | All Together | The seller of funeral pumps | Stéphane Robelin | | 2012 | Déferlente | The handler | Winifrey Bandera-Guzman & Zoé Delépine | Short | | Torpedo | The mechanic | Matthieu Donck | | Bocuse | Eric | Stéphanie Pillonca & Géraldine Renault | Short | | Mange | Vinnie | Virgile Bramly & Julia Ducournau | TV Movie | | La rentrée des émissions | Machin | Nath Dumont | TV Short | | Nuts | Bertrand | Yann Coridian | | 2013 | Bande annonce Fifigrot 2013 | Himself | Jiho | Short | | 2014 | In the Courtyard | Antoine Le Garrec | Pierre Salvadori | | Du goudron et des plumes | Paul Gracineau | Pascal Rabaté (2) | | Near Death Experience | The colleague | Benoît Delépine & Gustave de Kervern | | 2015 | Macadam Stories | Sterkowitz | Samuel Benchetrit | | Simon | Marc | Emmanuel Caussé & Eric Martin | | 2016 | Saint-Amour | The uncle | Benoît Delépine & Gustave de Kervern | | Odd Job | Tom | Pascal Chaumeil | | 150 Milligrams | Kermarec | Emmanuelle Bercot | |
As filmmaker| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | | Director | Screenwriter | Producer |
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| 2004 | Aaltra | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | BFI London Film Festival - FIPRESCI Prize
Transilvania International Film Festival - Audience Award | | 2006 | Avida | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | | 2008 | Louise Hires a Contract Killer | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Amiens International Film Festival - Audience Award
Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario for Best Original Screenplay
San Sebastián International Film Festival - Best Screenplay
Sundance Film Festival - Special Jury Prize for Originality (World Cinema Dramatic)
Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Screenplay | | 2010 | Ya basta ! | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Short film | | 2010 | Mammuth | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Cabourg Film Festival - Coup de Foudre
Nominated—Berlin Film Festival - Golden Bear
Nominated—César Award for Best Film
Nominated—César Award for Best Original Screenplay | | 2012 | Le Grand Soir | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Cannes Film Festival - Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize | | 2014 | Near Death Experience | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Nominated—Venice Film Festival - Horizons Award | | 2016 | Saint-Amour | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | | 2016 | Fleur de tonnerre | {{yes}} | | 2018 | I Feel Good | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |
References1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/article/58878.html |title=2012 Official Selection |accessdate=2012-04-21 |work=Cannes}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.totalfilm.com/news/2012-cannes-film-festival-line-up-announced |title=2012 Cannes Film Festival line-up announced! |accessdate=2012-04-21 |work=Total Film}}
3. ^{{Cite web|author=Cannes|date=2012-05-27|url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/2012/awardUnCertainRegard.html|title=Awards 2012|work=festival-cannes.fr|publisher=Cannes Film Festival|accessdate=2012-05-27}}
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