Daphné Baiwir

Daphné Baiwir
Baiwir in 2022
Born18 July 1992 (1992-07-18) (age 32)
Belgium
Occupation(s)Filmmaker
screenwriter
model

Daphné Baiwir (born 18 July 1992) is a Belgian documentarist, actress, screenwriter, and former model.

Life and career

Baiwir started her career as a model at just 3 years old; as a model, her collaborations include Christian Lacroix and Sonia Rykiel.[1] She made her acting debut on stage at 7 years old.[2] After appearing in several films and TV-series, she made her directorial debut with Devant les barreaux, a documentary about the everyday life of the officers at the Lantin prison.[1] Her documentary The Rebellious Olivia de Havilland was screened at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.[3] In 2022, she directed a documentary about film and television adaptations of Stephen King's works, King on Screen.[4][5] Her 2023 film Le Film pro nazi d'Hitchcock premiered at the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival.[6][7]

Selected filmography

Director
  • Devant les barreaux (2013)
  • Deauville et le rêve américain (2019)
  • The Rebellious Olivia de Havilland (Olivia de Havilland, L'insoumise, 2021)
  • King on Screen (2022)
  • Le Film pro nazi d'Hitchcock (2023)
Daphné Baiwir in 2013
Actress

References

  1. ^ a b Quesnel, Sophie (8 June 2013). "Daphné Baiwir, jeune actrice et réalisatrice en devenir". Actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Daphné Baiwir". Film-documentaire.fr (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  3. ^ Grater, Tom (2 July 2021). "Cannes Doc Pair To Stream For Free". Deadline. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  4. ^ Archer, Stephanie (26 September 2022). "Fantastic Fest 2022: KING ON SCREEN". Film Inquiry. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  5. ^ Hermanns, Grant (7 August 2023). "King on Screen Director Daphné Baiwir Talks Stephen King Adaptation Documentary & Her Love Of The Author". Screen Rant. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  6. ^ Renkin, Adrien (11 June 2022). "Et si Hitchcock avait été nazi? Un documentaire de la Verviétoise Daphné Baiwir". Sudinfo (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Three French filmmakers in Competition at the 80th Venice Film Festival - Unifrance". Unifrance. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.