Marina de Van facts for kids

Marina de Van was born on February 8, 1971, in France. She is a talented French artist who works in movies. She is known as a film director, a screenwriter, and an actress.

As a director, she guides the making of a film. As a screenwriter, she writes the story and dialogue. As an actress, she performs roles in movies.

One of her films, Don't Look Back, was shown at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. This festival is a very famous event where new films are presented.

Marina de Van has a brother named Adrien de Van. He is also an actor. They have worked together on several films. For example, he appeared with her in the 1998 movie Sitcom. He played her brother in that film. Later, in her first movie as a director, In My Skin (2002), he played an intern.

Marina de Van studied filmmaking at a well-known school called La Fémis. This school is in France and teaches people how to make movies. She finished her studies there in 1997.

Marina de Van's Film Work

Here are some of the films Marina de Van has worked on:

• See the Sea (1997) – She was an actress and a writer for this film.
• Sitcom (1998) – She acted in this movie.
• 8 Women (2002) – She helped write the story for this film.
• In My Skin (2002) – She wrote the script and directed this movie.
• La clef (2007) – She was an actress in this film.
• Don't Look Back (2009) – She wrote and directed this movie.
• Hop-o'-My-Thumb (2011) – She directed this film and helped write it.
• Dark Touch (2012) – She wrote and directed this film.

See also

In Spanish: Marina de Van para niños