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'''Michel Franco''' (born 28 August 1979) is a Mexican [[film director]] and [[film producer|producer]].<ref name="bio">{{Cite web |url=https://www.festivalscope.com/director/franco-michel |title=Michel Franco |access-date=2 March 2015 |work=Festival Scope |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402142203/https://www.festivalscope.com/director/franco-michel |archive-date=2 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> His film ''[[After Lucia]]'' won the [[Un Certain Regard|Prize Un Certain Regard]] at the [[2012 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Cannes|date=27 May 2012|url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/2012/awardUnCertainRegard.html|title=Awards 2012|work=festival-cannes.fr|publisher=[[Cannes Film Festival]]|access-date=2 March 2015}}</ref> His 2015 film ''[[Chronic (film)|Chronic]]'' was selected to compete for the [[Palme d'Or]] at the [[2015 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="2015Cannes">{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/fr/article/61323.html |title=Complement to the Official Selection |access-date=23 April 2015 |date=23 April 2015 |work=Cannes Film Festival |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505040811/http://www.festival-cannes.com/fr/article/61323.html |archivedate=5 May 2015 }}</ref> At Cannes, Franco won the award for [[Best Screenplay Award (Cannes Film Festival)|Best Screenplay]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/live/2015/may/24/cannes-2015-palme-dor-announcement |title=Cannes 2015: Jacques Audiard's Dheepan wins the Palme d'Or |author=Henry Barnes |date=24 May 2015 |access-date=24 May 2015 |work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-2015-winners-announced-797340 |title=Cannes: 'Dheepan' Wins the Palme d'Or |author=Rebecca Ford |date=24 May 2015 |access-date=24 May 2015 |work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> His 2017 film ''[[April's Daughter]]'' was selected to compete in the [[Un Certain Regard]] section at the [[2017 Cannes Film Festival]], where it won the Jury Prize.<ref name="2017Cannes">{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/actualites/articles/the-2017-official-selection |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413234941/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/actualites/articles/the-2017-official-selection |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 April 2017 |title=The 2017 Official Selection |work=Cannes |date=13 April 2017 |access-date=13 April 2017 }}</ref><ref name="UCR">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/festivals/a-man-of-integrity-wind-river-barbara-win-cannes-un-certain-regard-award-uma-thurman-mathieu-amalric-taylor-sheridan-1202446610/ |title='A Man of Integrity', 'Wind River', 'Barbara' Take Un Certain Regard Awards at Cannes |first=Guy |last=Lodge|date=27 May 2017 |access-date=27 May 2017 |work=Variety}}</ref>
'''Michel Franco''' (born 28 August 1979) is a Mexican film director, screenwriter and producer<ref name="bio">{{Cite web |url=https://www.festivalscope.com/director/franco-michel |title=Michel Franco |access-date=2 March 2015 |work=Festival Scope |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402142203/https://www.festivalscope.com/director/franco-michel |archive-date=2 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> His best known for his film ''[[After Lucia]]'' that won the [[Un Certain Regard|Prize Un Certain Regard]] at the [[2012 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Cannes|date=27 May 2012|url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/2012/awardUnCertainRegard.html|title=Awards 2012|work=festival-cannes.fr|publisher=[[Cannes Film Festival]]|access-date=2 March 2015}}</ref>

His films typically deal with themes of dysfunctional families, in particular Mexican upper classes; His 2020 film [[New Order (film)|New Order]] was received with an overwhelming backlash due accusations of racism towards lower classes in Mexico to the point Franco had to made a public apology in social media as he claimed the film was subject of "[[reverse racism]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-21|title=Película mexicana ’Nuevo orden’ recibe críticas de clasista y racista en redes sociales|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/espanol/al-dia/espectaculos/2020/10/20/pelicula-mexicana-nuevo-orden-recibe-criticas-de-clasista-y-racista-en-redes-sociales/|access-date=2021-02-22|website=Dallas News|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Michel Franco se disculpa por decir "whitexican" a días de estrenarse "Nuevo Orden" que triunfó en Venecia {{!}} Video|url=https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/video/michel-franco-pelicula-nuevo-orden-polemica-whitexican-disculpa-racismo-perspectivas-mexico/|access-date=2021-02-22|website=CNN|language=es}}</ref>"

Although many of his films have been poorly received by Mexican critics and audiences, Franco has received numerous awards in film festivals like[[Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]], Venice and [[Chicago International Film Festival|Chicago]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/live/2015/may/24/cannes-2015-palme-dor-announcement |title=Cannes 2015: Jacques Audiard's Dheepan wins the Palme d'Or |author=Henry Barnes |date=24 May 2015 |access-date=24 May 2015 |work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-2015-winners-announced-797340 |title=Cannes: 'Dheepan' Wins the Palme d'Or |author=Rebecca Ford |date=24 May 2015 |access-date=24 May 2015 |work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref name="UCR">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/festivals/a-man-of-integrity-wind-river-barbara-win-cannes-un-certain-regard-award-uma-thurman-mathieu-amalric-taylor-sheridan-1202446610/ |title='A Man of Integrity', 'Wind River', 'Barbara' Take Un Certain Regard Awards at Cannes |first=Guy |last=Lodge|date=27 May 2017 |access-date=27 May 2017 |work=Variety}}</ref>


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==

Revision as of 01:41, 22 February 2021

Michel Franco
Born (1979-08-28) 28 August 1979 (age 45)
Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation(s)Film director, producer
Years active2003-present

Michel Franco (born 28 August 1979) is a Mexican film director, screenwriter and producer[1] His best known for his film After Lucia that won the Prize Un Certain Regard at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.[2]

His films typically deal with themes of dysfunctional families, in particular Mexican upper classes; His 2020 film New Order was received with an overwhelming backlash due accusations of racism towards lower classes in Mexico to the point Franco had to made a public apology in social media as he claimed the film was subject of "reverse racism.[3][4]"

Although many of his films have been poorly received by Mexican critics and audiences, Franco has received numerous awards in film festivals likeCannes, Venice and Chicago.[5][6][7]

Selected filmography

As director

As producer

References

  1. ^ "Michel Franco". Festival Scope. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  2. ^ Cannes (27 May 2012). "Awards 2012". festival-cannes.fr. Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Película mexicana 'Nuevo orden' recibe críticas de clasista y racista en redes sociales". Dallas News (in Spanish). 21 October 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Michel Franco se disculpa por decir "whitexican" a días de estrenarse "Nuevo Orden" que triunfó en Venecia | Video". CNN (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  5. ^ Henry Barnes (24 May 2015). "Cannes 2015: Jacques Audiard's Dheepan wins the Palme d'Or". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  6. ^ Rebecca Ford (24 May 2015). "Cannes: 'Dheepan' Wins the Palme d'Or". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  7. ^ Lodge, Guy (27 May 2017). "'A Man of Integrity', 'Wind River', 'Barbara' Take Un Certain Regard Awards at Cannes". Variety. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
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