David Bonneville

David Bonneville (Porto, 1978) is a London-based filmmaker.

Education and background[]

Bonneville received the University of Westminster academic Excellence scholarship for his MA in Screenwriting & Producing. He holds a Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin Film Directing Diploma in the context of the Gulbenkian Foundation Arts Programme. David has also completed a BA (Hons) in Sound & Image (first class degree), having studied at the Catholic University of Portugal and the Pompeu Fabra University, in Spain. David speaks six languages: Portuguese, Spanish, and English fluently, also French, elementary Italian and Catalan.

David has been a mentor and lecturer at the Masaryk University, , University of Westminster and several other national and international structures.

Bonneville began his career by assisting Turner-Prize winner Douglas Gordon and Cannes Palme d'Or winner Manoel de Oliveira. He has also worked at the BBC.

Films[]

The Last Bath was an Oscars' Best Foreign Film submission nominee by the Portuguese Academy of Film. The film premiered at the Tokyo Film Festival and the São Paulo International Film Festival. It won several Best Film, Director, Actress, Actor and Screenplay Awards at festivals such as the Luso-Brazilian Film Festival, Liverpool, Trieste, Skopje, Cyprus and Vancouver. It was broadcast on RTP2 in December 2021. The film is primarily set in the Douro valley region of Portugal.^[1]

Cigano aka 'Gypsy' (Golden Palm in Mexico; Golden Cat in Izmir; Elche Best Fiction Award in Spain; etc.) was funded by the Portuguese Film Board and premiered at the Locarno International Film Festival. It was a SXSW and Hamptons Film Festival nominee.

L'Arc-en-Ciel (Best Actress Award at the International Portuguese Language Film Festival) premiered at Fantasporto and was funded by the Gulbenkian Foundation and the RTP.

Heiko (Best Short Film at the 24th Mix:Copenhagen Film Festival/Denmark and Special Mention at the 10th Slamdance Film Festival/Park City, Utah, USA) is commercially distributed in the UK by Peccadillo Pictures. Heiko has screened at more than 70 festivals worldwide, taking Bonneville to the 58th Berlin Film Festival.

Selected filmography[]

• 2020 - The Last Bath
• 2015 - Farewell
• 2013 - Cigano
• 2010 - Eden
• 2009 - L'Arc-en-Ciel
• 2008 - Heiko
• 2007 - The Balcony
• 2007 - Photomotion
• 2005 -
• 2004 - Le Déjeuner Répéter

References[]

External links[]

• David Bonneville - official website
• Profile at the Berlinale Talents
• David Bonneville at IMDb
• DIRECTORS UK

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