David Cronenberg op IFFR

David CRONENBERG (1943, Canada) is one of the leading authors of Canadian cinema. His eXistenZ (1999) reflected upon the phenomenon of gaming, as Videodrome (1982) did upon television. Crash (1996) was highly controversial upon release, but was awarded the Special Jury Prize at Cannes, which has not been awarded since. His latest film, Maps to the Stars (2014), was nominated for the Palme d'Or. This was Cronenberg's fifth Palme d'Or nomination. He is considered one of the most important directors in the history of cinema, especially in the realms of (body) horror and science fiction. He has been awarded the Carrosse d'Or in Cannes in 2006, the French Légion d'honneur in 2009, and the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at the 2018 Biennale. In 1990, the IFFR dedicated a retrospective to Cronenberg.

Filmography

Transfer (1966, short), From the Drain (1967, short), Stereo (1969), Crimes of the Future (1970), Letter from Michelangelo (1971, TV), Tourettes (1971, TV), Jim Ritchie Sculptor (1971, TV), Don Valley (1972, TV short), Winter Garden (1972, TV short), Scarborough Bluffs (1972, TV short), In the Dirt (1972, TV short), Fort York (1972, TV short), Lakeshore (1972, TV short), Shivers (1975), Rabid (1977), Fast Company (1979), The Brood (1979), Scanners (1981), Videodrome (1983), The Dead Zone (1983), The Fly (1986), Dead Ringers (1988), Naked Lunch (1991), M. Butterfly (1993), Crash (1996), eXistenZ (1999), Camera (2000, short), Spider (2002), A History of Violence (2005), Chacun son cinéma ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumière s'éteint et que le film commence (2007, segment), Eastern Promises (2007), A Dangerous Method (2011), Cosmopolis (2012), The Nest (2013, short), Maps to the Stars (2014)