Michel Hazanavicius

Michel Hazanavicius (born 29 March 1967) is a French film director, producer and screenwriter best known for his spy movie parodies OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies and OSS 117: Lost in Rio, both of which star Jean Dujardin. His most recent film, The Artist, competed for the Palme d'Or... Read More

Michel Hazanavicius (born 29 March 1967) is a French film director, producer and screenwriter best known for his spy movie parodies OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies and OSS 117: Lost in Rio, both of which star Jean Dujardin. His most recent film, The Artist, competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. Although the film lost to The Tree of Life, Dujardin won the Best Actor prize as the lead in The Artist. The Artist also won the Academy Award for Best Picture. See Less