L'Âge atomique

Héléna Klotz grew up in the suburbs of Paris. She began her career at the Théâtre de Chaillot as a sound designer. In 2003, she directed the medium-length film Le léopard ne se déplace jamais sans ses taches. In 2006, she completed the documentary Les Amants Cinéma. In 2012, she shot L'Âge atomique (Atomic Age), which won the Grand Prix at Premiers Plans, the FRIPESCI prize at the Berlin Festival and the Prix Jean Vigo. The film travelled to over fifty festivals around the world. In 2013, she was a member of the Caméra d’or jury at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2014, she was artistic director of Jacques Audiard's Dheepan, which won the Palme d'Or. In 2016, she directed several music videos, including one for Philippe Katerine. She also collaborated on several screenplays, including Madeleine Collins by Antoine Barraud, starring Virginie Efira, which was selected for the 2021 Venice Film Festival. After the short film Amour Océan, shot in 2021, she is now completing her latest feature film, La Vénus d'argent, with Pomme and Sofiane Zermani.