Lawrence Valin

Director

BIOGRAPHIE

France Actor, director, screenwriter Lawrence Valin (born 1989) is an actor, screenwriter and director. Originally from Neuilly-sur-Seine, he grew up in Paris. In 2017, he graduated from La Fémis after completing the ‘La Résidence’ programme. His films, which highlight the vibrant Tamil community in Paris, are particularly popular at the Clermont-Ferrand festival. His first short film, Little Jaffna, won the CANAL+ prize in 2017. His second feature, The Loyal Man, won him the Best Actor award and was also shortlisted for the César for Short Films in 2021. In 2024, his first feature film, also entitled Little Jaffna, was selected for Critics' Week at the 81ᵉ Venice Film Festival as well as the Toronto International Film Festival. Alongside his career as a filmmaker, Lawrence Valin pursued an acting career, appearing in numerous short films. SHORT FILMS Director, actor 2017: Little Jaffna, Grand prix Cinébanlieue Talents en Court (France) 2017, prix La Factory Poitiers Film Festival (France) 2017, CANAL+Award Clermont-Fd 2018 2020: The Loyal Man, Adami Award for Best Actor Clermont-Fd 2020 Director 2023: Adieu les copains Actor 2015: Talion by Medhi Hamnane 2015: Paki’s Flowers by Nas Lazreg 2015: Fortune Guru by Thomas Scohy 2016: Vacances-Travail by Bruno Deruisseau 2016: Et si on s’en sortait by Rost 2017: Suriyan by Jonathan Bouillot 2018: Les Océans by Rémi Forte 2021: Doosra by Keerthigan Sivakumar FEATURE FILM Director, actor 2024: Little Jaffna Actor (selection) 2014: Le Beau Monde by Julie Lopes-Curval 2017: Lola Pater by Nadir Moknèche 2018: Friday and Friday by Sathapranavan 2018: Amanda by Mikhaël Hers 2019: Haut perchés by Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau 2022: Dans tes yeux morts by Arthur Beaupère

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