Elie Grappe

Screenwriter, Director, Editor, Cinematographer, Sound Editor, Location Sound Mixer, Casting

Born 1994 in France. Elie Grappe completed musical training at the National Conservatory in Lyon. After attending the preparatory course at École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne (ECAL) he proceeded to study film, receiving his Bachelor in film from ECAL in 2015. His short documentary film REHEARSAL (2014) was selected for IDFA, Clermont-Ferrand and Krakow Film Festivals. His short fiction film SUSPENDU (2015) was shown at 60 film festivals worldwide and garnered numerous awards. OLGA (2021), his first feature- length fiction film, was selected for the 60th Semaine de la Critique at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Prix SACD for Best Screenplay. OLGA is Switzerland’s official submission for International Feature Film competition for the 94th Academy Awards®. Elie Grappe lives and works in Switzerland.

Filmography
(a selection)

Director

2024
Belle-Île by Elie Grappe
2021
Olga by Elie Grappe
2017
Hors scène by Elie Grappe, Timothée Zurbuchen
2015
Suspendu by Elie Grappe
2014
Répétition by Elie Grappe
2014
Limbes by Elie Grappe

Screenwriter

2024
Belle-Île by Elie Grappe
2021
Olga by Elie Grappe
2017
Hors scène by Elie Grappe, Timothée Zurbuchen
2015
Suspendu by Elie Grappe
2014
Limbes by Elie Grappe
2014
Répétition by Elie Grappe

Cinematographer

2017
Hors scène by Elie Grappe, Timothée Zurbuchen
2014
Répétition by Elie Grappe

Editor

2017
Hors scène by Elie Grappe, Timothée Zurbuchen
2014
Répétition by Elie Grappe
2014
Limbes by Elie Grappe

Casting

2019
Les particules by Blaise Harrison

Location Sound Mixer

2016
Côté cour by Lora Mure-Ravaud

Sound Editor

2017
Hors scène by Elie Grappe, Timothée Zurbuchen
2014
Répétition by Elie Grappe

Awards

(a selection)

2022
Zürich, Swiss Film Award 2022, Best Screenplay (Winner) in Olga