Philippe Lacôte
Ivorian film producer and film director
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Philippe Lacôte is an Ivorian film director.[1] He is most noted for his 2014 film Run, which was a Lumière Award nominee for Best French-Language Film at the 20th Lumière Awards,[2] and his 2020 film Night of the Kings (La Nuit des rois), which won the Amplify Voices Award at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]
- Film director
Philippe Lacôte | |
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Philippe Lacôte in 2014 | |
| Citizenship | Ivorian |
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| Known for | Run, Screen Daily, Night of the Kings |
| Awards | Run for the 88th Academy Awards in 2016 and Night of the Kings for the 93rd Academy Awards in 2021 |
Both films were also selected as Côte d'Ivoire's submissions to the Academy Awards for the Best International Feature Film at the 88th Academy Awards in 2016[4] and at the 93rd Academy Awards in 2021,[5] respectively.
In 2024, Lacote directed the film Killer Heat, based on Jo Nesbø's The Jealousy Man and Other Stories, and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley and Richard Madden.[6]
Accolades
In 2021, he was selected as a jury member for the International competition section of the 74th Locarno Film Festival, held from August 4 to 14.[7]
