David CRONENBERG

Director

País: CANADÁ

Biografia

Canadian director, David Cronenberg, was born in March 1943, in Toronto. While at university, he became interested in film and produced two shorts, Transfer and From the Drain. His first films were Stereo and Crimes of the Future, both shoted in the late '60's. In 1975, Cronenberg shoted his first commercial feature, Shivers. He directed The Brood in 1979, then, Scanners. Cronenberg's next film, Videodrome (1983) was hailed by Andy Warhol as "the Clockwork Orange of the 80s". In 1996, he won the Prix Spécial du Jury at Cannes with Crash. Then he presented two films in Festival de Cannes' official Competition: Spider (2002) and A History of Violence (2005).

Filmes apresentados em Cannes

2012 - COSMOPOLIS (COSMOPOLIS ) - Em Competição Realização, Argumento e Diálogos
2007 - CHACUN SON CINÉMA (TO EACH HIS OWN CINEMA) - Fora da Competição Realização
2005 - A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE - Em Competição Realização
2002 - SPIDER - Em Competição Realização
1996 - CRASH - Em Competição Realização, Argumento e Diálogos

A lista de Prémios

1996 - Prémio especial do Júri - CRASH - Long métrage

Membros do júri

1999 - Sélection officielle - Presidente