Girlhood

Céline Sciamma was born in 1978 and grew up in the Paris suburbs. After a Master’s degree in French literature, she followed screenwriting courses at the French film school La Fémis. She shares her work between collaborations with directors and writing feature and television projects. Water Lilies, her first feature film was selected in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard (2007) and in more than 30 festivals worldwide. Awardwinning film Tomboy (2011) opened Panorama programme in Berlin Film Festival and was screened in Scanorama.