Marine Atlan
French cinematographer and director (born 1989 or 1990)
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Marine Atlan (French pronunciation: [ma.ʁin at.lɑ̃]; born 1989 or 1990) is a French cinematographer and film director.
Early life
Atlan's father was born in Tunisia.[2] She studied at Lycée Jacques Prévert for two years. After attending university for a year, she passed the entrance exam and enrolled at La Fémis. She later taught at Geneva University of Art and Design.[3]
Career
For most of her early career, Atlan worked primarily as a cinematographer. In 2016, she directed the short film Green Romances, and in 2018 she directed the short film Daniel; she also worked as the cinematographer on both films.[1] In 2019, she was named one of 10 Europeans to Watch by Variety.[4] The following year, she served on the jury of the Generation 14Plus section of the 70th Berlin International Film Festival.[5]
Her cinematography work on The Girl in the Snow (2025) earned nominations for Best Cinematography at the 51st César Awards and Best Cinematography at the 31st Lumière Awards in 2026.[6][7]
Her feature-length directorial debut, La Gradiva, premiered in the Critics' Week section of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the section's Grand Prize.[8][9][10] The film also won the top prize at the Melbourne International Film Festival.[11][12] It is also slated to screen at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival in the Centrepiece section.[13]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Cinematographer | Director | Writer | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Green Romances | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film | [1] |
| Blind Sex | Yes | No | No | Short film | [14] | |
| 2017 | After School Knife Fight | Yes | No | No | Short film | [15] |
| 2018 | Jessica Forever | Yes | No | No | [1] | |
| Daniel | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film | ||
| 2019 | Romance, abscisse et ordonnée | Yes | No | No | Short film | [16] |
| 2020 | Massacre | Yes | No | No | Short film | [17] |
| Le départ | Yes | No | No | Short film | [18] | |
| 2021 | The Day Today | Yes | No | No | [19] | |
| The Demons of Dorothy | Yes | No | No | Short film | [20] | |
| Le cormoran | Yes | No | No | Short film | [21] | |
| Fille de la mer Baltique | Yes | No | No | Short film | [22] | |
| 2022 | Nos cérémonies | Yes | No | No | [1] | |
| Des jeunes filles enterrent leur vie | Yes | No | No | Short film | [23] | |
| Thunder | Yes | No | No | [24] | ||
| 2023 | The Rapture | Yes | No | No | [1] | |
| Room 999 | Yes | No | No | |||
| 2024 | Queens of Drama | Yes | No | No | ||
| 2025 | The Girl in the Snow | Yes | No | No | [25] | |
| 2026 | La Gradiva | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-written with Anne Brouillet | [26] |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cannes Film Festival | 2026 | Critics' Week Grand Prize | La Gradiva | Won | [27] |
| César Awards | 2026 | Best Cinematography | The Girl in the Snow | Nominated | [7] |
| Lumière Awards | 2026 | Best Cinematography | Nominated | [6] |
