Céline Sciamma (born November 12, 1978) is a French director and screenwriter.
She graduated in screenwriting at the Fémis film school, where she was mentored by actor, director and screenwriter Xavier Beauvois. Common themes of her filmography include fluidity of gender and sexual identity among girls and, more broadly, coming of age.
She is openly lesbian herself.
Feature films (with French titles):
- Water Lilies (Naissance des Pieuvres, 2007, direction and screenplay)
- Tomboy (2011, direction and screenplay)
- Girlhood (Bande de Filles, 2014, direction and screenplay)
- My Life as a Zucchini (Ma vie de Courgette, 2016, screenplay)
- Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Portrait de la jeune fille en feu, 2019, direction and screenplay)
- Petite Maman (2021, direction and screenplay)
Tropes & Trivia:
- Associated Composer: Céline's DJ friend Jean-Baptiste de Laubier, a.k.a. Para One, composed the soundtrack for all of her films. Their friendship dates back to their studies at the Fémis film school.
- Creator Cameo: She appears in a scene of Water Lilies as a McDonald's restaurant cashier.
- Referenced by...: Queer character Katie Mitchell from The Mitchells vs. the Machines is a fan of her.
- Romance on the Set: She dated actress Adèle Haenel after they met while filming Water Lilies.
