- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- January 1, 1985
- Place of Birth
- France
Jean-Baptiste Durand
Born in 1985, Jean-Baptiste Durand grew up in Montpeyroux, a little village near Montpellier. After a difficult time in school, he nevertheless passed a literary baccalaureate with a speciality in art history. He went on to study at the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Montpellier. He was firstly interested in painting and drawing, but his work evolved towards film. His first short fiction, L'Amour sans le sexe, was his art school graduation film and is an autobiographical film about friendship, exploring the passionate relationship between three young people in a village. On leaving art college, he worked for a time as a technician on films as a stagehand, set constructer, assistant director and even actor. Alongside this he made some rap music videos and continued drawing. In 2014, his first short in a professional context, Il venait de Roumanie, was screened in several festivals. He…
Filmography
movieUnder a Bad Star
2026 · The cashier
movieWild Foxes
2026 · Bogdan
movieLove Me Tender
2025 · Police Officer
movieHer Will Be Done
2025 · Franck
movieCe que regardent les statues
2025
movieMisericordia
2024 · Vincent
tvLoups Garous
2024 · Candidate
movieL'Acteur
2023
movieJunkyard Dog
2023 · Director, Screenplay
movieFireworks
2022 · Marc
Big Boy
movieBig Boy
2021 · , Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
La cousinade
movieLa cousinade
2021
movieLe bal
2019 · Director, Writer
moviePiano Panier
2018 · Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
movieIl venait de Roumanie
2014 · Director
movieChaque jour est une petite vie
2014 · Momo, Assistant Director
Jo ou Joe
movieJo ou Joe
2011 · J.B., Director, Writer, Editor
L'Amour sans le sexe
movieL'Amour sans le sexe
2010 · J.B., Director
movieLes Artifices
— · Jean
movie& (Esperluette)
—
L'homme qui avait peur des femmes
movieL'homme qui avait peur des femmes
— · Director, Screenplay, Author
Garance
movieGarance
— · Director, Screenplay