Olivier Nakache & Éric Toledano

Olivier Nakache & Éric Toledano
Olivier Nakache Éric Toledano
Born	1973 (Nakache) 1971 (Toledano) Suresnes (Nakache) Paris, France (Toledano)
Occupation	Filmmakers
Years active	1995 – present

Olivier Nakache (born 15 April 1973 in Suresnes) and Éric Toledano (born 3 July 1971 in Paris) are French filmmakers, who are best known for directing the 2011 film The Intouchables.

Career

Nakache and Toledano collaborated several times before directing The Intouchables (2011), which became one of the greatest box office successes in French film history^[1] and for which they were nominated for several awards, including three Cesar Awards. They have collaborated several times with actor Omar Sy, most recently with the 2014 film Samba.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Le jour et la nuit	Director & Writer	Short
1999	Les petits souliers	Director & Writer	Short Paris Film Festival - Best Short Film
	La part de l'ombre	Director	Short Paris Film Festival - Best Short Film
2002	Ces jours heureux	Director & Writer	Short
2005	Je préfère qu'on reste amis	Director & Writer	Nominated - Golden Goblet Award for Best Feature Film
2006	Those Happy Days	Director, Writer & Actor	Alpe d'Huez International Comedy Film Festival - Audience Award
2009	Tellement proches	Director & Writer	Alpe d'Huez International Comedy Film Festival - Youth Jury Award
2011	The Intouchables	Director & Writer	African-American Film Critics Association - Best Foreign Language Film Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film Black Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Foreign Film Black Reel Award - Outstanding Foreign Film Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro - Best Foreign-Language Film Czech Lion Award - Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film not in the English Language Nominated - Amanda Award - Best Foreign Feature Film Nominated - Awards Circuit Community Awards - Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - Cinema Writers Circle Awards - Best Foreign Film Nominated - César Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated - César Award for Best Director Nominated - César Award for Best Film
2014	Samba	Director & Writer

References

1. Bosio, Alice (9 January 2012). "Intouchables réussira-t-il à battre les Ch'tis ?". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 17 October 2013.

External links

• Olivier Nakache at the Internet Movie Database
• Éric Toledano at the Internet Movie Database