Writer-director David Bonneville (1978) started his career as an assistant to Turner-winner Douglas Gordon, and Palm d'Or winner Manoel de Oliveira. He has also worked for Universal Pictures and the BBC.
THE LAST BATH was funded by the Ministry of Culture / ICA; it also received support from RTP, CNC and Eurimage. It is his first feature film.
GYPSY premiered at Locarno, Guadalajara and was SXSW nominee. It won best film, director, actors, cinematography and audience Awards.
L'ARC-en-CIEL premiered at Fantasporto and won best actress Award at the International Portuguese Language Film Festival.
HEIKO premiered at Slamdance and IndieLisboa. It was Soho Rushes and TIFF (Transylvania) nominee and won best short at the MIX:CPH.
Retrospectives of his films have screened at festivals, universities, cinematheques and TV channels in Europe, Asia and America.
Bonneville is also a mentor at the University of Westminster, a tutor at The Actors Centre, and a diversity of international structures. He has been juror at a variety of acting academies and film festivals.
Complete filmography
2018 THE LAST BATH (post-production)
2017 KARMA
2015 FAREWELL
2013 GYPSY
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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