About Justine Triet
Justine Triet (French: [ʒystin tʁije]; born 17 July 1978) is a French film director, screenwriter, and editor. She has received several awards including an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, a Palme d'Or, three César Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Triet started her career making documentary short films surrounding social justice issues and commentary starting with Sur Place (2007) which explored the 2006 youth protests in France. She made her narrative directorial feature film debut with the comedy drama Age of Panic (2013) followed by the romantic comedy In Bed with Victoria (2016) and the drama Sibyl (2019). She gained widespread acclaim for directing Anatomy of a Fall, which debuted at the 76th Cannes Film Festival and won the Palme d'Or, making Triet the third female director to win the award. In 2024, she became the first female French filmmaker to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director and to win the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. In 2023, her courtroom thriller Anatomy of a Fall was presented at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Palme d'Or, making Triet the third female director to win the award. The film also won the Audience Award for Best Short Film at the Paris International Film Festival.
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