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Biography
Léa Mysius (born 4 April 1989) is a French film director and screenwriter. In 2017, she made her feature directorial debut with the film Ava, which premiered at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival where it won the SACD Award. Her second feature film, The Five Devils, was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. As a screenwriter, Mysius has also collaborated with Arnaud Desplechin on Ismael's Ghosts (2017) and Oh Mercy! (2019), Jacques Audiard on Paris, 13th District (2021), and Claire Denis on Stars at Noon (2022).
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2025 · nominated
Filmography7 titles
Paris, 13th District
2021Writer
2021Writer
The Five Devils
2022Dialogue, Director, Screenplay
2022Dialogue, Director, Screenplay
Emilia Pérez
2024Co-Writer
2024Co-Writer
Eat the Night
2024Thanks
2024Thanks
Ava
2017Director, Screenplay
2017Director, Screenplay
Stars at Noon
2022Screenplay
2022Screenplay
Ismael's Ghosts
2017Scenario Writer
2017Scenario Writer