Max Jacoby
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Max Jacoby is a Luxembourg
ian film director and screenwriter. He studied at the London Film School
(formerly London International Film School) where he graduated in 2001 with his short film Babysitting. In 2003 he made a short film called The Lodge, with Eve Best
in the lead role. His next film, Butterflies, was adapted from a short story by English author Ian McEwan
and won, among others, the Prix UIP for 'Best European Short Film' at the 62nd Venice International Film Festival
. Butterflies was also nominated for the 2005 European Film Awards.
In 2009 his first feature film Dust
got released.
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
ian film director and screenwriter. He studied at the London Film School
London Film School
The London Film School is a private film school in London and is situated in a converted brewery in Covent Garden, London, close to a hub of the UK film industry based in Soho. The LFS was founded in 1956 by Bob Dunbar as The London School of Film Technique...
(formerly London International Film School) where he graduated in 2001 with his short film Babysitting. In 2003 he made a short film called The Lodge, with Eve Best
Eve Best
Eve Best is an English actress, best known for her roles as Dr. O'Hara in the Showtime television series Nurse Jackie, as Wallis Simpson in the 2010 film The King's Speech, and Dolley Madison in the 2011 American Experience television special about that First Lady.-Early life and education:Best...
in the lead role. His next film, Butterflies, was adapted from a short story by English author Ian McEwan
Ian McEwan
Ian Russell McEwan CBE, FRSA, FRSL is a British novelist and screenwriter, and one of Britain's most highly regarded writers. In 2008, The Times named him among their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945"....
and won, among others, the Prix UIP for 'Best European Short Film' at the 62nd Venice International Film Festival
62nd Venice International Film Festival
The 62nd Venice International Film Festival opened on August 31, 2005 with Tsui Hark's Seven Swords and closed on September 10, 2005 with a screening of Peter Ho-sun Chan's musical Perhaps Love. The lineups were announced by the festival director Marco Müller on July 28, 2005 in Rome...
. Butterflies was also nominated for the 2005 European Film Awards.
In 2009 his first feature film Dust
Dust
Dust consists of particles in the atmosphere that arise from various sources such as soil dust lifted up by wind , volcanic eruptions, and pollution...
got released.
Filmography
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Babysitting |
| 2003 | The Lodge |
| 2005 | Butterflies |
| 2009 | Dust Dust (2009 film) Dust is a 2009 film by Luxembourgian director Max Jacoby.-Plot:Since most of the human race has disappeared from the face of the earth, Elodie and Elias are living by themselves in an isolated mansion in the countryside. Their peaceful existence risks coming to an end however when they discover an... |