Romain Compingt
Romain Compingt is the youngest graduate of the CEEA (European Conservatory of Audiovisual Writing).
POPULAIRE by Régis Roinsard (5 nominations at the 2013 César, Public Prize at COLCOA, as well as at the Tokyo French Film Festival & San Francisco International Film Festival), is his first work to be released on screens. He then co-wrote DIVINES with director Houda Benyamina, working also as Artistic collaborator on the film. DIVINES won the Golden Camera at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival and the 2017 César for the Best first film. The same year, Holy Fatma’s PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER Romain co-wrote, won the award for Best short film at the Screamfest in Los Angeles. He collaborates again with Régis Roinsard for EN ATTENDANT BOJANGLES (2022) and signs the adaptation & dialogues of MAGNETIC BEATS, Vincent Cardona’s first film (SACD prize at 2021 Cannes Director’s Fortnight, Ornano Valenti Prize at Deauville film festival 2021, 2022 César for the Best first film).
Romain is also a consultant on LA FILLE DE BREST by Emmanuelle Bercot (2016), and TREAT ME LIKE FIRE by Marie Monge (2018 Cannes Directors’ Fortnight), among others – and a playwright for Tutu, a contemporary dance show by Philippe Lafeuille (Public Prize – Avignon 2015).
Divines
Sélection Annuelle 2013
In a ghetto where trafficking and religion work hand in hand, Dounia craves power and success. Supported by her best friend Maimouna, she decides to follow in the footsteps of Rebecca, a respected drug dealer. Her encounter with Djigui, a sensual young dancer, will turn her daily life upside down.
A travaillé avec...
La résidence nous a vraiment aidés. Le fait d’être isolés, loin de notre quotidien à Paris, confinés dans une bulle de création, nous a permis de travailler non-stop… Même à la plage, on discutait !
Scénariste
Moon River
Sélection Annuelle 2017
1954. Unwillingly engaged to Saïd, a soldier in French Algeria, Assia leads a double life. Unknown to her family, she is a liaison officer for the FLN. Her encounter with Peter, an American archaeologist with obscure motives who has come to carry out research in the country, upsets this delicate balance. As the love triangle evolves, the land of Algeria rumbles and prepares for revolution. MOON RIVER paints an uncompromising portrait of a woman in search of the absolute, ready to do anything for the independence of her country… and herself.
