Elie Grappe
Screenwriter, Director, Editor, Cinematographer
- elie.grappe@gmail.com
- Website
- eliegrappe.tumblr.com
Born 1994 in Lyon, France. He completed musical training at the National Conservatory in Lyon. He graduated with a Bachelor in Film from ECAL (École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne) in 2015. His short documentary film REHEARSAL (2014) was selected for IDFA, Clermont-Ferrand and Krakow Film Festivals. His short fiction SUSPENDU (2015) was shown at over sixty festivals worldwide and garnered numerous awards. OLGA (2021), his debut 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 was Switzerland’s official submission for International Feature Film competition for the 94th Academy Awards®. He lives and works in Switzerland.
Filmography
(a selection)
Director
- 2025
- 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
- 2025
- 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