Born in 1985 JeanBaptiste 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 BeauxArts in Montpellier He was firstly interested in painting and drawing but his work evolved towards film His first short fiction LAmour 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 then made Même les choses invisibles se cachent 2016 a creative documentary on the contemporary artist Abdelkader Benchamma for whom he had worked as an assistant for several years His first feature Chien de la casse Junkyard Dog was selected for the screenplay reading at Premiers Plans in 2021 Presented in competition in 2023 the film won the Audience Award
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