"a striking auteur"
Eduardo Escribano Solera, Mailuki Films (ES)
"multi-award-winning film director David Bonneville"
Wendy Ide, Screen Daily (UK)
THE LAST BATH premiered at the TokyoFF and MostraSP. It won 47 accolades, such as Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Art Direction at the Academy Awards Portugal; Best Actress Golden Globe.
GYPSY premiered at Locarno and SXSW. It won over 30 prizes.
Retrospectives of his films were held at Seoul Art Cinema (S.Korea); Quest Europe (Poland); IDEM (Spain); Selar Cinema (UK); LFF/Biennale Cinema Leiria; Cinemateca-Film Museum; UCP; Batalha Cinema Centre_TBA
David started his career acting as an assistant to Turner-winner Douglas Gordon, Palme d'Or winner Manoel de Oliveira, and at the BBC.
He holds a Screenwriting MA, a Media BA, and a Directing Diploma. David also lectures at a variety of academies.
FILMOGRAPHY
2023 A SILENT FILM
2021 MAKING OF "The Last Bath" (editorial)
2021 CONTAGION (segment)
2020 THE LAST BATH
2017 KARMA
2015 FAREWELL
2013 GYPSY
2010 SIR KEN ADAM’S BERLINALE BIRTHDAY STATEMENT
2009 EDEN
2009 ARCH IN THE SKY
2008 HEIKO
2007 PHOTOMOTION
2007 THE BALCONY
2005 MAQUETTE
2004 LE DÉJEUNER RÉPÉTER
2001 LE TEMPS (co-directed)
2000 SUPERGLUE
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