Thomas Bidegain

Thomas Bidegain is a French screenwriter, producer and film director.^[1] He is noted for his collaborations with the director Jacques Audiard. He received the César Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2010 for A Prophet and Best Adaptation in 2013 for Rust and Bone and in 2024 for Emilia Pérez; all three wins were shared with Audiard.^[2][3][4] Bidegain's directorial debut The Cowboys premiered in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.^[5]

Thomas Bidegain
Bidegain in 2011
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter, Producer, Film director
Years active	2001–present

His Machine TV series, co-created with Fred Grivois, took the main prize at 2024 Series Mania French Competition.^[6]

Filmography

Director

At 2015 London Film Festival presenting 'The Cowboys'

• The Cowboys (Les Cowboys) (2015)
• Selfie (segment "Vlog") (2020)
• Soudain seuls (2023)

Screenwriter

• À boire (2004), directed by Marion Vernoux
• A Prophet (Un prophète) (2009), directed by Jacques Audiard
• Rust and Bone (De rouille et d'os) (2012), directed by Jacques Audiard
• Our Children (À perdre la raison) (2012), directed by Joachim Lafosse
• Saint Laurent (2014), directed by Bertrand Bonello
• La Famille Bélier (2014), directed by Eric Lartigau
• Through the Air (La Résistance de l'air) (2015), directed by Fred Grivois
• The Wakhan Front (Ni le ciel ni la terre) (2015), directed by Clément Cogitore
• Dheepan (2015), directed by Jacques Audiard
• The White Knights (Les Chevaliers blancs) (2015), collaboration, directed by Joachim Lafosse
• The Dancer (La Danseuse) (2016), directed by Stéphanie Di Giusto
• The Racer and the Jailbird (Le Fidèle) (2017), directed by Michaël R. Roskam
• The Sisters Brothers (Les Frères Sisters) (2018), directed by Jacques Audiard
• Lady Winsley (Lady Winsley'i Kim Öldürdü) (2019), directed by Hiner Saleem
• The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily (La Fameuse Invasion des ours en Sicile) (2019), directed by Lorenzo Mattotti
• #Iamhere (#jesuislà) (2019), directed by Éric Lartigau
• Stillwater (2021), directed by Tom McCarthy
• The Salamander (La Salamandre) (2021), directed by Alexandre Carvalho
• Notre-Dame on Fire (Notre-Dame brûle) (2022), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud
• A Place to Fight For (2023), directed by Romain Cogitore