Caroline Poggi (born 1990) and Jonathan Vinel (born 1988) are a French filmmaking duo,Yonca Talu, "Interview: Caroline Poggi & Jonathan Vinel". Film Comment, February 7, 2019. whose debut feature film Jessica Forever premiered in 2018.
Films Poggi directed the short film Chiens in 2013 on her own,Claire Hamon, "'Chiens' de Caroline Poggi. Bref Cinéma, 1 May 2019. before collaborating with Vinel on As Long As Shotguns Remain (Tant qu'il nous reste des fusils à pompe), which won the Short Film Golden Bear at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival."China's Black Coal, Thin Ice wins Berlin Golden Bear". Screen Daily, 15 February 2014. They subsequently collaborated on the short films Our Legacy (Notre héritage) and After School Knife Fight, and Vinel was solo director of the short film Martin Cries (Martin pleure), before they released Jessica Forever, which premiered in the Platform Prize program at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.
They followed up with the short films Baby Anger (Bébé Colère) in 2020,Giulia Ronchi, "Bébé Colère is a cry of despair shot in CGI". Domus, 3 February 2021. Watch the Fire or Burn Inside It (Il faut regarder le feu ou brûler dedans) in 2022, and Best Secret Place in 2023.
Their second feature film, Eat the Night, premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival,Fabien Lemercier, "Review: Eat The Night". Cineuropa, 24 May 2024. where it was a nominee for the Queer Palm.Tim Dams, "Queer Palm reveals eligible titles from 2024 Cannes lineup". Screen Daily, 9 May 2024.
In 2025, they directed an animated short film tilted How Are You? (Comment ça va?), which will be screened in Berlinale 2025 in Berlinale Shorts on 15 February 2025.
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