Olivier Dahan (born 26 June 1967) is a French film director and
screenwriter. His third directed film, La Vie en rose, was one of the
only French cinema films to win two Academy Awards, including the
first acting Oscar in the French language.Dahan was born in La Ciotat,
France, to a father of Algerian-Jewish origin. In 1991, Olivier Dahan
received a diploma in art at the Art school of Marseille, then shot
several short subjects and clips.In the beginning of 2004, he decided
to shoot a film on the life of the French singer Édith Piaf. The film
was a success and the actress Marion Cotillard won the Academy Award
for Best Actress. Upon accepting the award, she credited Olivier
Dahan, for changing her life in whole and as an actress.In the
afterwards of the Academy Award ceremony, Olivier Dahan started to
work on an English-language road movie named My Own Love Song released
on April 7, 2010.
screenwriter. His third directed film, La Vie en rose, was one of the
only French cinema films to win two Academy Awards, including the
first acting Oscar in the French language.Dahan was born in La Ciotat,
France, to a father of Algerian-Jewish origin. In 1991, Olivier Dahan
received a diploma in art at the Art school of Marseille, then shot
several short subjects and clips.In the beginning of 2004, he decided
to shoot a film on the life of the French singer Édith Piaf. The film
was a success and the actress Marion Cotillard won the Academy Award
for Best Actress. Upon accepting the award, she credited Olivier
Dahan, for changing her life in whole and as an actress.In the
afterwards of the Academy Award ceremony, Olivier Dahan started to
work on an English-language road movie named My Own Love Song released
on April 7, 2010.
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