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On the occasion of our 20th anniversary, a special prize is created, the 20th Anniversary Award for Best Antipodes's Short Film whose winner will be chosen by a jury of former members of the Feature Film Jury and chaired by a director of the Antipodes.


elise mc leod

Elise McLeod - President

An Australian film and theatre director as well as actor’s coach, based in Paris since 1997. She has directed several short films including the award winning « Fish & Chicks ».  Her theatre credits include « The rabbi’s cat" and most recently « K Surprise ». She has coached French actors such as Audrey Dana, Anne Charrier, Eriq Ebouaney and Lilou Fogli.

 


 

herveclaudeHervé Claude

Hervé Claude has worked as a television journalist for France 2 and currently works for Arte. He spends his time travelling between Brittany, where he was born, Paris and Australia. He is also the author of several intriguing novels set in Australia (Requins et coquins, Riches, Cruels et fardés, Mort d’une drag-queen, Cocu de Sac, Nickel chrome, Mort d'un papy voyageur, Crystal City, Les Mâchoires du serpent). "Toxic star" is his latest novel still set in Australia. 


 

Mathieu Delarive 1Mathieu Delarive


Born in 1975 in Paris, Mathieu Delarive has appeared on television, on stage and on screen. Fluent in English, he is adept in many sports. He has appeared in many series, starting with Terre indigo with Francis Huster and Cristiana Réali, followed by Le Grand Bâtre, Le Secret de Bastien, La Clé des champs, Un été de canicule , Les Secrets du volcan, Une femme d'honneur, Avocats et associés… In 2007, he is Yann, one of the heroes of Les Bleus on M6. In 2008, he is part of a very innovative series Cellule d'identité, followed in 2009 by Elisabeth Rappeneau's TV movie, Ligne de feu and a comedy for M6, Dans la peau d'une grande, costarring Claire Kelm, in 2017 he was in Le Prix de la vérité and Commissaire Magellan. On screen, he appeared in Le Pharmacien de garde, Double zero, Les Chevaliers du ciel, Le Siffleur, Picnic à Gaza by Philippe Khazarian. In 2010, he costarred in Alexandre Arcady's film, Comme les 5 doigts de la main with Patrick Bruel, Vincent Elbaz, Pascal Elbé and Eric Caravaca.
(Photo : Manuelle Toussaint)


 

Isabelle Doval 2011Isabelle Doval

Actor, director and screenwriter, Isabelle Doval started her artistic career as a professional dancer, working under the guidance of well-known choreographers such as Jérôme Savary and Thierry Godefroy. She appeared in many films under the name Isabelle Dinelli, from Le plus beau Métier du monde in 1996, Comme une bête and Comme un poisson dans l'eau in 1998, as well as La Vérité si je mens! 2. Drawn towards directing, she starting making short films from 1996. Her 1999 short Deçue took part in an anti-drug campaign. In 2003, she wrote and directed the feature film comedy Rire et Chatiment (Laughter and Punishment), a tragicomedy about a funny man who loses everything because he doesn't listen to others. This comedy brought about a huge public success for her actor husband José Garcia. In 2008, she directed the tender and imaginative film Un Château en Espagne, a funny and moving chronicle of childhood and friendship and in 2013 Fonzy follow in 2018 by Abdel et la Comtesse.


 

REGNIER Natacha 2005 Credit Photo Obligatoire Richard Schroeder Natacha Régnier


Hailing from Belgium, Natacha Régnier came to film by first acting in a short film, followed by several telemovies. En 1996, she obtained her debut feature film role in Encore by Pascal Bonitzer. But it was in 1998, with her portraying of Marie in Erick Zonca’s La vie rêvée des anges (The Dreamlife of Angels), that she gained true recognition. For this role, she won the Best Actress Prize in Cannes (with Elodie Bouchez) as well as the César Award for Best Female Newcomer. Since, she has been building an exciting career, refusing to take the easy option and following her heart, as demonstrated by Ozon’s film Les Amants criminels (Criminal Lovers). She has also played in Demain on déménage (2004), Silence (2004), La raison du plus faible (2006), Boxes (2007), La Proie (2011), Le Capital (2012), L'écume des jours (2013), Falco (2015), Le fils de Joseph (2015), Le Petit Spirou (2017), Tueurs (2017) and in the series Marseille. A politically engaged actress, she supports Amnesty International and the Tara Oceans Project, and has lent her voice for spots against domestic violence and AIDS.

(Photo : Richard Schroeder)


 

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