Emmanuel Marre (; born 1979 or 1980) is a French film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his films Zero Fucks Given (2021) and A Man of His Time (2026), the latter of which won him the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay.
Biography Marre attended the in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, where he befriended Swiss filmmaker . He began his career writing and directing short films. His debut feature film, Zero Fucks Given, was announced in February 2020, with Adèle Exarchopoulos starring. It premiered in the Critics' Week section of the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
His second feature film, A Man of His Time, was announced in April 2025, with Swann Arlaud starring as Henri Marre, Marre's own great-grandfather, during the Vichy regime. Filming took place over nine weeks. It was screened in the main competition of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, where Marre won the award for Best Screenplay.
Personal life Marre has worked between France and Belgium, and lives in Brussels. His partner is French screenwriter .
Filmography
Feature films Year English TitleOriginal Title Director Writer Notes 2018 D'un château l'autre Co-written with Antoine Russbach 2021 Zero Fucks GivenRien à foutre Co-written and co-directed with Julie Lecoustre and 2026 A Man of His TimeNotre Salut
Short films Year Title Director Writer Notes 2008 Michel Short film; co-written and directed with La vie qui va avec Short film 2011 Le petit chevalier Short film 2014 Le désarroi du flic socialiste Quechua Short film 2017 Short film 2018 Short film; co-written with
Awards and nominations Award Year Category Nominated work Result Berlin International Film Festival 2017 Short Film Golden Bear Cannes Film Festival 2021 Critics' Week Grand Prix Zero Fucks Given Caméra d'Or 2026 Palme d'Or A Man of His Time Best Screenplay Cinema Jove 2017 Luna de Valencia for Best Short Film Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2017 National Competition 2019 International Competition Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur 2011 Best Short Film Award Le Petit Chevalier Gijón International Film Festival 2021 Retueyos Competition Zero Fucks Given International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg 2021 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Award for Best Screenplay Zero Fucks Given Locarno Film Festival 2018 Golden Pardino for Best International Short Film Junior Jury Award Lumière Awards 2023 Best International Co-Production Zero Fucks Given Magritte Awards 2018Best Fiction Short Film 2019 2023 Best Film Zero Fucks Given Best Screenplay Best Screenplay Best First Feature Film Seattle International Film Festival 2022 New Directors Competition Zero Fucks Given
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